A shot from the Hong Kong protest documentary "Revolution of Our Times": The film's director says no cinema in the city will be willing to show it. (Image courtesy of "Revolution of Our Times" team)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong film censorship bill takes page from mainland script

Amendment up for debate on Wednesday would add to national security law pressure

1 September 2021
Travelers at Hong Kong International Airport in July. Many Hong Kong families have decided to relocate overseas.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's growing exodus impacts schools and hospitals

Brain drain becomes reality as estimated 100,000 could leave the territory

31 August 2021
U.S. service members assist at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26. 
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29 August 2021
Cheng Chung-tai shows reporters the official notice of his disqualification on Aug. 26.
Politics

Hong Kong purges last opposition voice from legislature

Cheng Chung-tai found to have failed to uphold city's constitution

26 August 2021
The Singapore Exchange cut the required market cap for SPACs by half after consultation revealed that stakeholders found the previous level prohibitively high.
Companies

SGX joins Hong Kong exchange in moving to tighten climate rules

Sustainability reporting to be made stricter as bourses prod listed companies

26 August 2021
Chow Hang-tung, center, pictured here in June, told Nikkei Asia on Aug. 25 that allegations of collusion with foreign forces were "absurd." (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police probe June 4 vigil organizer for foreign collusion

Officials demand data on ties to US groups, funding and membership

25 August 2021
The Belchatow coal-fired power plant in Poland: MioTech's platform helps client companies manage and report their ESG data.
Companies

Singapore's GIC takes stake in Hong Kong data company MioTech

China's Guotai Junan joins funding as startup develops ESG management platform

24 August 2021
The Zuvi Halo hair dryer features energy-saving technology cribbed from drones. (Photo courtesy of Fresh & Clean Technology)
Electronics

Drone tech to blast hair: Ex-DJI engineer debuts $500 dryer

Hong Kong startup Fresh & Clean locks on to Dyson's luxe market segment

24 August 2021
Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other Hong Kong officials join visiting Beijing leaders at a seminar Aug. 23. (Photo provided by Hong Kong Information Services Department)
Politics

Chinese officials lecture Hong Kong legislators on Five Year Plan

Beijing breaks protocol with visit, warning city to 'get moving' economically

23 August 2021
The Hong Kong exchange's Hang Seng Index has dropped 20% from a peak in mid-February, hampered by Beijing's moves to rein in the technology sector.
Markets

Hong Kong exchange pins hopes on China index futures in bear market

HKEX counts on derivatives to diversify revenue away from stock trading

20 August 2021
China Telecom listed on the mainland just months after delisting from NYSE.
Telecommunication

China Telecom rings up 35% debut gain after slow start in Shanghai

Muted open may cause worry for listings of China Mobile and Syngenta

20 August 2021
Quarterly revenues from WeChat Pay and other financial technology and business services jumped 40% from a year before. 
Media & Entertainment

Tencent awaits more regulation from Beijing as gaming revenue slips

Group president calls China's constraints on internet 'loose'

19 August 2021
Huarong is one of four big distressed debt managers set up by Chinese authorities.
China debt crunch

China Huarong shareholders back consumer unit exit and new president

Moves aimed at shoring up embattled distressed debt manager

18 August 2021
Sales of luxury yachts are growing among the wealthy in Hong Kong. (Photo courtesy of Benetti | Azimut Group)
Consumer

Hong Kong's consumption rebound led by wealthy stuck at home

Sales of luxuries like yachts, cars and jewelry grow amid travel restrictions

17 August 2021
Protesters in Hong Kong attend a Civil Human Rights Front demonstration on Jan. 1, 2020, to press for better governance and democratic reforms in the Chinese territory.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's mass march organizer disbands under pressure

Civil Human Rights Front is latest pro-democracy group to fold amid security law

15 August 2021
Lam Man-chung, executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily, stands in the newsroom on the day of the newspaper's final edition.
Politics

Hong Kong's call for 'fake news' law raises media crackdown fears

Press association attacks move as another 'sword over journalists' heads'

15 August 2021
 An institution and an individual from Hong Kong bought nearly 10,000 tons of China Certified Emission Reductions (CCERs) from a solar power project in the Kubuqi Desert in northern China.
Caixin

China's carbon market records its first cross-border deal

Hong Kong transactions are rare good news for system as daily volume shrivels

13 August 2021
A man waves to his family members before departing to United Kingdom at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong in June. Hong Kong's population dropped 1.2% from a year ago. 
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's population outflow accelerates amid crackdown

City marks first midyear drop since SARS following national security law

13 August 2021
A Cathay Pacific cargo plane carrying COVID-19 vaccines lands at Hong Kong International Airport in February.
Transportation

Cathay Pacific says not out of woods despite smaller loss

Airline aims to lift passenger capacity to 30% of pre-pandemic levels this year

12 August 2021
HKEX CEO Nicolas Aguzin said markets have been “jittery” amid Beijing’s regulatory interventions. (Courtesy HKEX)
Markets

Hong Kong Exchanges' profit drop signals slowing bull run

China's crackdown on tech and education companies hangs over IPO outlook

11 August 2021
Fung Wai-wah, president of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, seated second from left, speaks during a news conference Aug. 10.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong teachers union disbands under government pressure

Leader blames 'drastic changes' in territory's social and political environment

10 August 2021
Cloud Village parent NetEase was caught in the tech crunch this month after state media criticized the gaming industry.
IPO

Tencent Music rival Cloud Village shelves $1bn Hong Kong IPO plan

First Hong Kong IPO casualty from China tech crackdown

9 August 2021
Singer Anthony Wong leaves a Hong Kong courthouse on Aug. 5, after settling his case.
Politics

Hong Kong prosecutors drop charges against singer Anthony Wong

Court approves 'good behavior' order given 'minor' offense of singing at rally

5 August 2021
ESR will partly fund its takeover of ARA by selling shares to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Courtesy ESR Cayman) 
Property

Hong Kong property group ESR to buy rival ARA for $5.2bn

Deal poised to create world's third-biggest real estate manager

5 August 2021
The June 4th Museum was forced to close its physical exhibits on June 2, just ahead of the anniversary of Beijing's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
Politics

Hong Kong's June 4 Museum leaves physical world for virtual one

Germany-based Chinese reporter put in charge of online exhibits of 1989 crackdown

4 August 2021