Chinese healthcare, biotech firms flock to Hong Kong for IPOs
Eleven Chinese healthcare and biotechnology companies filed applications to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange in the last two days of September, taking...
US pride in its own exceptionalism is hastening its decline
Well before the first Trump administration, US markets dominated because of a free and open economy for trade and ideas, its trusted currency, its...
Dump truck catches fire in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping district
Published: 4:26pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 4:39pm, 2 Oct 2025 A dump truck caught fire in Hong Kong’s shopping district of Causeway Bay on Thursday,...
OpenAI valuation hits US$500 billion, passes SpaceX as world’s largest start-up
OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell shares in the company at a US$500 billion valuation, propelling the ChatGPT creator past Elon...
Mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong head for Cheung Chau to avoid crowds
Published: 4:00pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 4:22pm, 2 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau has emerged as a quiet haven for mainland Chinese visitors who...
Singapore stablecoin issuer offers tips for Hong Kong counterparts
The issuer of XSGD – the only Singapore dollar-backed stablecoin and one of the world’s major non-US dollar stablecoins – said its commitment to...
Why are hotels in this tiny Indian town serving sushi and ramen?
In India’s Gujarat, eating meat or seafood is frowned upon, but in the state’s dusty industrial town of Vithalapur, hotels with names like Osaka...
From Stephen Chow films to Beyond hits: PLA sailors share Hong Kong affinity
Published: 3:34pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 3:38pm, 2 Oct 2025 Chinese navy sailors from two People’s Liberation Army vessels have shown their softer side by...
VTubers’ Hong Kong fame, new ‘volume eating’ trend: 7 Lifestyle highlights
Published: 3:15pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 3:58pm, 2 Oct 2025 We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our...