Hong Kong

Rise of student hostels helps add fuel to Hong Kong property boom

2026-10-29T23:00:00.000Z
Hong Kong is one of the least affordable property markets on the planet. The city’s topography gives its horror movies a distinct texture. 

Hong Kong’s ‘apartment horror’ films skewer its ghastly property market

2026-10-29T07:36:56.000Z
The late Bruce Lee, seen here in Enter the Dragon (1973), will be the subject of a new ballet premiering in Hong Kong.
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A Bruce Lee ballet? Hong Kong bares its global arts ambitions

2026-10-29T06:05:00.000Z
Hong Kong offers average rent premiums of 23% for green upgrades, Savills data shows, followed by Amsterdam and London.

Rent premiums from greening offices least likely in Singapore among major cities

2026-10-29T04:43:09.000Z
The proposed merger would mark the first business-line integration between the two banks.

Hang Seng investment arm to merge with HSBC’s asset business: sources

2026-10-26T10:01:11.000Z
For banks, checking whether a payment carries sanctions risk is costly, partly because warning signs can be difficult to interpret.

The cost of keeping Hong Kong and Singapore financially open

2026-10-21T04:00:00.000Z
MTR was established in 1975 with the British colonial government as sole shareholder to build Hong Kong’s metro system after the population swelled by almost four million in three decades.

MTR bets US$5 billion on a Hong Kong city that doesn’t exist yet

2026-10-20T10:41:35.000Z
BOCHK’s move builds on efforts by the mainland and Hong Kong authorities to cement the city as a leading renminbi hub and promote the currency’s global status. 

Hong Kong’s clearing bank gains new funding access in renminbi push

2026-10-14T06:23:43.000Z
Châtaigniers en fleurs is poised to set a new auction record for a Van Gogh work, says Sotheby’s Scott Niichel.

Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years

2026-10-13T08:41:13.000Z