Hong Kong: Boosting SMEs with Funding, Tech and Sustainability

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government continues to strengthen its support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), recognising their role as a cornerstone of the local economy. Recent measures outlined in the 2025 Policy...

Hong Kong on Track to Secure 2025 IPO Crown

There is sustained momentum in Hong Kong's IPO revival with the city expected to return to the top as the world’s leading listing venue this year. In the first nine months of 2025, Hong Kong saw 66 companies list and raise $23.37 billion,...

Tottori event in Hong Kong highlights food, sightseeing

Tottori Prefecture in western Japan is running an event in Hong Kong to promote its food and sightseeing spots. The region hopes to win back tourists after direct flights from Hong Kong stopped last month. The local government and others organized...

Your next Hong Kong Uber Taxi ride could earn you more Asia Miles with Cathay

Every Uber Taxi ride in Hong Kong now helps customers earn Asia Miles with Cathay in their latest joint promotion. Uber Taxi recently partnered with premium travel lifestyle brand Cathay to reward daily journeys with miles that bring your next...

Hong Kong sets up 2 temporary sites to handle tree debris in wake of Super Typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong authorities are ramping up efforts to handle trees felled by Super Typhoon Ragasa, with two temporary sites set up to process the debris. Workers remove a fallen banyan tree in Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin on September 25, 2025, a day...

Hong Kong seeks innovative green solutions to tackle climate change, extreme weather

But experts caution that sluggish progress risks derailing those targets, leaving the city more vulnerable to extreme heat, rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms. In the first eight months of this year, the city has already been hit by...

‘Maverick’ British architect behind several Hong Kong landmarks dies at 87

Sir Terry Farrell, the British architect behind some of Hong Kong’s most recognisable landmarks, including Peak Tower, has died at the age of 87, multiple media outlets report. Farrell’s firm confirmed his death this week, describing him as “a...

The 4th Institutional Digital Assets Summit “Liquidity 2026” Has Officially Announced That it Will be Held in Hong Kong

LTP, a leading global institutional digital asset prime broker, today officially announced that the Fourth Edition of its flagship annual summit, Liquidity 2026, will take place on February 9, 2026, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong. With the...

From the Andes to the Amazon: Investigating China's climate impact in Latin America

Through innovative co-writing partnerships that bridge linguistic and political divides, our fellows explore the complex realities of how China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects, energy investments, and development policies...

China remembers ‘guiding light’ Jane Goodall’s wildlife conservation work

Jane Goodall has been remembered as a “guiding light” in China, with hundreds of millions of people paying tribute online to the conservationist who died this week, aged 91. The British primatologist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute was...

Hong Kong seafood restaurants showing signs of strain from weaker economy

Hong Kong has long boasted one of the world’s highest per-capita seafood consumption rates, but the closure in August of a high-profile seafood restaurant has highlighted the challenges facing the city’s seafood distributors. Glorious Seafood...

Hong Kong isn’t the loophole Chinese crypto firms think it is

China’s crypto ban has been in place since 2021, but that hasn’t stopped companies from chasing what they believe are ways to reenter. Hyped-up stablecoin announcements in Hong Kong and overseas listings that hint at digital assets are just some...

COOs take the helm in driving sustainability outcomes

This 2026 environmental sustainability is set to undergo a significant transformation, shifting from performative messaging to genuine efforts that yield measurable returns. Forrester predicts that organisations that view sustainability as merely...

Warmer Climate Made Super Typhoon Ragasa 36% More Destructive in Southern China, Study Finds

As climate change intensifies, southern China can expect stronger and wetter typhoons in the future, researchers at Imperial College London said. — Even small shifts in the intensity of a weather event can lead to massive increases in economic...

Sustainable Brand Lilysilk Expands to Hong Kong

The silk apparel brand Lilysilk has opened its first store in Hong Kong’s Harbour City, in the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district. The store, on the second floor of Gateway Arcade, opened as the company celebrated its 15th anniversary. The new...

‘Meeting a giant’: Hong Kong remembers late wildlife advocate Jane Goodall

Hong Kong conservationists and researchers have said they will remember the late Jane Goodall as a beacon of hope and a kind figure who genuinely cared about the city’s biodiversity, as they look back on their time spent with the British wildlife...

Hong Kong: HKPC’s AI-Driven Low-Altitude Innovation Lab

The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has launched the “Low-altitude Economy Tech Hall”, a major step in advancing Hong Kong’s airspace innovation and new industrial growth. Designed as a one-stop platform for research commercialisation,...

Thai Firms Tap Hong Kong for Cross-Border Expansion

PUBLISHED : 2 Oct 2025 at 14:00 As Thai businesses look to scale beyond borders, the question is no longer if they should go global — but where to begin. In today’s competitive landscape, choosing the right launchpad can make all the difference....

Tropical Cyclone Matmo to close in on Hong Kong this weekend; Waterbomb music festival postponed

Tropical Cyclone Matmo is set to move across the Philippines on Friday and come within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong this weekend, the Observatory has said. The T1 storm signal may be issued on Friday evening, while higher warning signals will be...

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: creativity, courage on show as 27 finalists picked

Twenty-seven individuals and organisations have been shortlisted for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, including innovators who turn waste into resources and start-ups that make food systems greener. Established in 2013, the annual awards...