Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Chile and Bangladesh seeking to join RCEP
The RCEP currently consists of China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and all ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Hong Kong’s new industrial push: What’s on the agenda?
In the latest Policy Address unveiled recently, the special administrative region government charted a new course to nurture emerging sectors, ranging from artificial intelligence…
Dire warnings, early planning for Super Typhoon Ragasa pay off for Hong Kong
Economists expect lower financial disruption from Ragasa, with the stock market remaining open and increased ability to work from home.
More Hong Kong residents eye retirement in mainland
This group of residents mainly includes seniors who share emotional connections with people in the Chinese mainland and those who feel pressured about spending their retirement in…
T10 signal as Ragasa batters Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds
The super typhoon was skirting around 100 kilometers to the south of Hong Kong and the weather will be persistently adverse with frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms,…
Hong Kong to hoist T1 Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches
While Hong Kong could see fine and very hot weather on Monday, there will be swells and the weather will deteriorate rapidly on Tuesday, Hong Kong Observatory said, noting that…
Singapore, Shenzhen can work together as gateways to Southeast Asia and China’s Greater Bay Area: DPM Gan
Singapore and Shenzhen have collaborated on a Smart City Initiative project since 2019, aiming to enhance digital connectivity, promote innovation, and create opportunities for…
China’s theme parks mushroom under ‘happiness economy’
Already the theme park capital of China, Shanghai has seen the opening this summer of the country's first Legoland, to be followed by a slew of other major projects including the…
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog says 140,000 people affected by two data leaks
It has been found that both companies, Japanese clothing company Adastria Co Ltd and the Kwong's Art Jewellery Trading Co Ltd, had weak password management systems, and that their…
Hong Kong water scandal: How distrust over China bottled water sparked a probe into government contract
The incident has also brought to the fore a latent mistrust of mainland-origin food and drinks that still exists within some sectors of Hong Kong society, even as Hong Kongers…