LIV Golf Hong Kong: DJs, top chefs, partying and world-class players – 5 things to know

LIV Golf returns this week for the second year running, and there’s plenty happening on and off the course at Hong Kong Golf Club over the next few days. From watching some of the world’s best try to conquer the composite course at Fanling, to a fan …

Hong Kong stocks slip as Trump’s tariffs stoke trade-war fears, BYD slumps

Hong Kong stocks slipped, taking cues from sell-offs in the US and Asia, after US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats stoked fears of a global trade war and investors rebuked BYD for its stock placement plan. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.3 per cent to 22 …

World Grand Prix: wins for Bingham, Lisowski, Gilbert on first day in Hong Kong

The World Grand Prix got under way in Hong Kong on Tuesday, marking the first time since 1989 that a ranking snooker tournament has been played in the city. While Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Maguire have pulled out for health reasons, and have been …

Fire breaks out at late ‘King of Gambling’ Stanley Ho’s former Hong Kong home

A fire broke out at the former home of late “King of Gambling” Stanley Ho Hung-sun in Hong Kong’s upmarket Repulse Bay area on Tuesday afternoon, forcing seven workers to flee. The blaze started at No 1 Repulse Bay Road after a water pump for an aquarium …

Hong Kong’s February property sales fall to 5-month low as US-China tension spooks buyers

Hong Kong real-estate sales fell to their lowest point in five months in February, reflecting caution among homebuyers and investors amid increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing, according to property agencies. Sales of homes, office units, …

Hong Kong court grants bail to IT manager accused of stealing 399 laptops

A Hong Kong court has granted bail to an IT manager accused of stealing nearly 400 computers worth HK$2.8 million (US$347,188) from a multinational audit firm. Ho Man-kit, 38, appeared in Eastern Court on Tuesday over a count of theft. Between September 1, …

Hong Kong Retail Sales Decline Eases

Hong Kong's retail sales value declined for the eleventh successive month in January, though at a slower pace than in the previous two months, preliminary data from the Census and Statistics Department showed on Monday. The value of retail sales fell 3 …

China’s bubble tea drinking chain Mixue’s shares jump more than 40% in Hong Kong trading debut

'Whirlwind' has remarkable 36-year-old link to snooker in Hong Kong

Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White is the only surviving member of the World Snooker circuit who played the last time Hong Kong staged a major professional ranking event in the 1980s. In a remarkable feat of sporting longevity, the six-time world finalist …

Hong Kong’s Commitment to AI and Industrial Transformation

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) and industrial transformation, highlighting Hong Kong’s ambition to become a global “data hub”. Speaking on a radio …