Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP.

More than 70 Hong Kong government departments will use a locally developed ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence (AI) tool powered by DeepSeek’s data learning model, the city’s innovation ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong aims to cut spending by slashing 10,000 civil service jobs in an effort to rein in a rising deficit, and plans a big AI push as it navigates headwinds from global economic ...

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Party chairman Lo Kin-hei addressed reporters at a late night press conference on Tuesday The leaders of Hong Kong's Democratic Party have announced plans to dissolve what was once the city's ...

The leaders of Hong Kong's Democratic Party have announced plans to dissolve what was once the city's largest opposition group. Members will soon vote on the final decision on whether to shut down ...

China is increasing scrutiny of outbound investments by domestic companies as well as their use of proceeds from Hong Kong share sales, people familiar with the matter said, after record capital ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hong Kong’s long-running property market downturn has become a growing threat to its low-tax hub status ...

Chinese mainland investors bought HK$22.4 billion ($2.88 billion) worth of Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday, as they continued to drive a DeepSeek-spurred tech rally in the city. The inflow was the ...

Hong Kong has unveiled the 2025 edition of the Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS), aiming to streamline the entry of international professionals in key technological fields. This ...

SINGAPORE (February 27, 2025) – Despite lingering property woes and looming trade tensions, the combined wealth of tycoons on the 2025 Forbes list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest edged up to US$301 ...

SINGAPORE – Local actress Hong Ling’s Thai mother Kaewsoda Kesorn died on Feb 23 at the age of 52. It was first disclosed by Hong’s husband, local actor Nick Teo, who posted an obituary on ...