The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre....

Hong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand. ...

Li Lihui, who was currently the vice chairman and president of the Chinese mainland-based Bank of China Limited, has also been appointed vice chairman and non-executive director of the company's...

Dubai: The UAE women's cricket team got off to a bad start in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Twenty20 Championship which began in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, losing to Hong Kong by nine wickets in the...

The Hong Kong government said Friday it has approved a proposal to add five extra meetings to the horse racing season in a bid to lure punters away from the glitzy casinos of its neighbouring cities....

Japan and Hong Kong say they have each identified cases of the swine influenza A-H1N1 virus that are resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. Denmark reported the first such case earlier this...

A man was killed after jumping into the path of a MTR train in Kowloon Bay this morning. He was declared dead at Kowloon Bay MTR station soon after jumping onto the tracks of the train heading for...

/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VIT) ("VanceInfo"), an IT service provider and one of the leading offshore software development companies...

(AP) — HONG KONG - Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper has named a top Wall Street Journal editor as new editor-in-chief. The appointment was announced Thursday by Kuok Hui Kwong, ...

Hong Kong stocks went up 25.35 points, or 0.14 percent to close at 18,203.40 on Friday. Turnover moved down to 54.29 billion HK dollars (7.01 billion U. S. dollars) from Thursday's 68.38 billion HK...

Hong Kong - A Chinese would-be hit man arrested in Hong Kong with a gun and bullets in a suspected plot to shoot pro-democracy champion Martin Lee was Friday jailed for 16 years. Huang Nanhua, 50,...

Hong Kong - A Hong Kong teenager pleaded guilty Friday to making a homemade bomb that blew off his left hand when it exploded in his family's high-rise apartment. Tsang Tsz-fung, 17, told the court...

Hong Kong - Hong Kong's biggest English-language daily newspaper, the South China Morning Post, said Friday that it was changing editors for the third time in three years. Reginal Chua, former editor...

jumped 24% in their debut in Hong Kong late morning Friday, in an otherwise flat session for the Hang Seng Index. Shares of the Chinese herbal shampoo manufacturer and retailer were traded at 3.06...

Hong Kong - More than half of Hong Kong adults questioned in a survey published Friday believe they should not be financially burdened by their elderly parents, indicating a decline in the...

Hong Kong - A Hong Kong couple assaulted their Filipino maid and forced her to kowtow 100 times after she served an inadequately cooked meal, a court report said Friday. Secretary Wan Sau-yee grabbed...

HONG KONG, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and the Finnish government signed an agreement for the promotion and protection of investments on Thursday...

Polish customs officers were surprised to find live scorpions in a parcel from Hong Kong supposed to contain toys.The small parcel held 39 scorpions, 32 of them still alive, customs officials told...

police early Thursday removed dozens of activists from the government headquarters where they had gathered after the city's annual pro-democracy...

A high-profile court battle over the huge estate of late Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang has lifted the lid on the city's obsession with the ancient Chinese energy system of feng shui. From burning money...

Hong Kong - University students who spend hours a day online are more likely to be overweight and to have health problems, according to a Hong Kong survey Thursday. The study by Hong Kong's Chinese...

(1 hr 2 mins ago) Hong Kong share prices opened 1.85 percent after a public holiday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rising 340.43 points to 18,719.16 in the first few minutes of trading. AGENCE...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong shares jumped early Thursday as trading resumed after a holiday, buoyed by strong manufacturing data from China and the U.S. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose...

(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, ahead of Wednesday's market holiday for SAR Establishment Day. The Hang Seng has lost more than 220 points or 1.3...

(RTTNews) - Hong Kong is scheduled to release May numbers for retail sales on Thursday, headlining a modest day for Asian economic activity. By value, sales are forecast to fall 8.8 percent on year...

HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Ocean Park announced Wednesday that it will raise its admission fee by about 20 percent on Aug.1. The single ticket for adults will cost 250 HK dollars (about...

Russian and Hong Kong citizens can go on tourist and business trips to both the countries without visas for a period of up to 14 days from July 1. Visa-free trips are being allowed under an...

Hong Kong - Tens of thousands of people took part in a march through Hong Kong Wednesday, demanding full democracy and criticizing policies of the city's Beijing-appointed government. Crowds...

Hong Kong, July 1 : Tens of thousands of people joined an anti-government, pro-democracy march Wednesday afternoon as Hong Kong celebrated the 12th anniversary of its return to...

Hong Kong - Chris Cheung's Hong Kong mahjong parlour is notable for two things: the incessant clatter of playing tiles and the thick fug of cigarette smoke shrouding the stony-faced gamblers. ...

In an interview with The Asian Banker conducted last month but released Wednesday, Smith said the bank remains in negotiations with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC about potentially buying some of...

Hong Kong - Smokers in Hong Kong woke up Wednesday with a bitter taste in their mouths as lighting up in nearly all public places was banned. The smoking ban first introduced in January 2007 was...

Hong Kong - A day of demonstrations marking the 12th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China began with minor scuffles Wednesday when police clashed with members of an action group demanding...

HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The renminbi deposits with authorized institutions in Hong Kong rose 0.8 percent in May to 53. 4 billion yuan (7.8 billion U.S. dollars), representing about 2 percent...

Hong Kong Disneyland — the beleaguered park that has drawn underwhelming reviews for its thin lineup of attractions — needed a lifeline. On Tuesday it got one, when the Hong Kong government...

Published Date: July 01, 2009 The Walt Disney Co. and Hong Kong have reached a deal to expand the territory's Disneyland at a cost of about $465 million in hopes of boosting the theme park's...

In this Sept. 12, 2005 file photo, fireworks and special effects explode over Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Hong Kong's Disneyland after the grand opening of the theme park. (THE ASSOCIATED...

Hong Kong - Hong Kong's troubled Disneyland theme park is to be expanded by a quarter with 30 new attractions to be added over the next five years, the city's leader said Tuesday. The Walt Disney Co...

and the local authorities. Democrats approach the latest march in fine fettle, after a record 150,000 turnout at the candlelight vigil earlier this month to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloody...

HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The sales of individual tickets in Hong Kong for next year's Shanghai World Expo will start on July 1, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government...

Hong Kong - Beijing officials were believed to be keeping a close watch on Hong Kong Tuesday ahead of an annual pro-democracy, anti-government march expected to draw a crowd of up to 100,000....

Hong Kong - A Fijian rugby player was sentenced in absentia to three weeks in jail for assaulting a police officer when he was in Hong Kong for a Rugby Sevens tournament, a news report said Tuesday....

Hong Kong - The number of visitors to Hong Kong fell by 14 per cent in June compared to the same month last year, preliminary figures from the city's tourism board showed Tuesday. Board chairman...

Hong Kong high school teacher Chris Poon's dream of buying his first apartment was dashed in December when banks refused to fund more than 50 percent of the HK$3.5 million (US$450,000)...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks gained Tuesday, with Chinese banking stocks leading the advance following overnight gains on Wall Street. Refiners and related energy firms such as China...

BLOOMBERG Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009, Page 12 China approved use of yuan to settle cross-border trade with Hong Kong, part of a drive to broaden the use of the currency and reduce reliance on the US...

The three cities could step-up financial cooperation to cope with problems stemming from the global financial meltdown, the official said, and also consider ties on other issues such as transport...

Wednesday is an official holiday to mark the handover of the former British territory back to China. Since 2003, when half a million people used the anniversary to march in protest at a planned...

Hong Kong - A 22-year-old Australian appeared in a Hong Kong court Monday morning charged with the murder of a taxi driver who died in a fatal crash while he was sitting next to him. Kelsey Michael...

MANILA: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo received an enthusiastic welcome from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong after she attended holy mass at the Hong Kong Cathedral...