Hong Kong’s ‘bustling’ IPO market exceeds HK$76 billion mark this year
Funds raised through Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in Hong Kong have exceeded HK$76 billion (US$9.7 billion) so far in 2025, the city’s finance chief...
China is getting ready for a key meeting to discuss its next 5-year plan
President Xi Jinping says leadership is ‘organising the drafting of a proposal’, which will need to be endorsed at the fourth plenum. Read More
Elderly Japanese woman loses US$345,000 to scammers, joins gang as they are ‘kind’ to her
An elderly Japanese woman who was conned out of 50 million yen (US$345,000) by a gang of fraudsters ended up joining the racketeers who...
New global mediation body could open in Hong Kong as early as end of 2025, official says
Published: 1:57pm, 25 May 2025Updated: 1:59pm, 25 May 2025 A new international mediation body to be inaugurated in Hong Kong and backed by mainland...
In Indonesia, China’s Li Qiang urges multilateralism in the face of protectionism
Beijing stands ready to work with Jakarta to address challenges and promote common development, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over...
Hong Kong’s investment-for-residency scheme yields HK$16.5 billion over 14 months
Published: 1:26pm, 25 May 2025Updated: 1:41pm, 25 May 2025 Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme has yielded an investment of around HK$16.5 billion (US$2.1 billion) from...
Capital from Hong Kong, mainland China sets sights on Dubai, Abu Dhabi property
Inquiries from Chinese buyers surge and Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital and Black Spade Capital make investments. Read More
Crypto trader accused of kidnapping, torturing man in New York flat to get bitcoin password
A cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a man and keeping him locked up for weeks in an upscale Manhattan flat,...
Malaysia denounces Israeli bombardment of Gaza, says Asean ‘cannot remain silent’
Malaysia’s foreign minister on Sunday condemned “atrocities” in Gaza, saying they reflected “indifference and double standards” on the plight of the Palestinian people. Advertisement...