Hong Kong

By cutting the reserve requirement ratio, the People's Bank of China will release $140 billion of long-term liquidity into the financial market.
China debt crunch

China lowers bank reserve ratio, boosting stimulus as growth lags

Investors press Beijing to do more to regain confidence

25 January 2024
Tencent and other Chinese video game companies saw their Hong Kong-listed shares jump on Jan. 23 amid optimism about proposed rules for the industry. 
Technology

Chinese gaming stocks surge as regulator takes down draft rules

Executives expect 'positive' final version of curbs on players' spending

23 January 2024
U.S. Treasury officials also met with bankers and regulators in Hong Kong last year to urge them to identify U.S. high-tech items being shipped to Russia through Hong Kong. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Trade

U.S. Treasury meets with banks in Hong Kong on Russia sanctions

Chinese and foreign lenders are pressed to comply with latest Biden executive order

18 January 2024
Hong Kong is home to digital asset management firm HashKey Group.
DealStreetAsia

Hong Kong's HashKey Group enters unicorn club

Digital asset management company valued at $1.2bn after $100m Series A round

17 January 2024
Major Japanese carriers ANA and Japan Airlines dropped to seventh and eighth place, respectively, in the 2023 on-time ranking by Cirium. (Photo by Kohnosuke Urata)
Travel & Leisure

Japan's airlines, Haneda slide in on-time performance ranking

Middle Eastern and Indian competitors catch up in punctuality in 2023

14 January 2024
Hong Kong's protests and repression overshadowed Taiwan's last election in 2020, but this time observers say the clampdown on the city is mostly a non-issue for voters. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by AP and Hiroki Endo)
Taiwan elections

Sway of Hong Kong oppression on Taiwan's elections fades

After playing key role in 2020, former U.K. colony's democracy fight seen in 'past tense'

12 January 2024
Simon Cheng speaks at a rally in London in July 2023. 
11 January 2024
Alibaba-backed RoboSense, which makes lidar sensors for cars with self-driving functions, made its debut on the Hong Kong stock market on Jan. 5. (Photo by Cissy Zhou)
Technology

Alibaba-backed lidar maker RoboSense dips in Hong Kong debut

Questions grow over how many self-driving cars will use costly sensors over cameras

5 January 2024
Mainland Chinese stock price opened lower on Tuesday for the year 2024, after being one of the worst performers last year. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)  
Markets

China and Hong Kong shares suffer a dismal start to 2024

Mainland developers still in distress while EV makers face uncertainty

2 January 2024
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2021.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong tycoon Lai pleads not guilty in landmark security trial

China critic faces two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces

2 January 2024
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow speaks to Nikkei Asia during an online interview on Dec. 11, in which she confirmed that she will not be returning home. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 
Hong Kong security law

Agnes Chow wanted in Hong Kong after breaking bail terms

Pro-independence activist Tony Chung seeks political asylum in U.K.

29 December 2023
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was one of the worst performers among major Asian stock market benchmarks in 2023, owing to China factors. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)  
Markets

China disappointment shapes Asia's worst and best stock markets in 2023

Hong Kong and Thailand sink with the mainland while Japan, Taiwan and India soar

29 December 2023
A Brand Off store opened in May at The One shopping center in Hong Kong: Secondhand store operator Komehyo has made Hong Kong central to its expansion plans. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Retail

Japanese secondhand goods chain to upgrade Hong Kong business

'Hidden treasures' lead Komehyo to name city regional headquarters

29 December 2023
Hong Kong, once one of the most dazzling entrepots in Asia, is reviving an investment incentive program axed eight years ago to try and attract back some of the wealth and talent Beijing's policies helped drive out. (Photo by Kenji Kawase) 
Economy

Hong Kong revives investment residencies to attract the wealthy

After eight years, the move responds to a duller city with slowing economy

19 December 2023
Police officers stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts during the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on Dec. 18.
Hong Kong security law

China's Xi praises Hong Kong chief on security as Jimmy Lai trial starts

President commends 'remolding' of district council election but doesn't mention low turnout

19 December 2023
A landmark national security trial for Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai began on Dec. 18.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial begins

Already jailed for over 1,000 days, 76-year-old faces life in prison if convicted

18 December 2023
Women pose for pictures with performers dressed as characters Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde during the media preview tour of Disney World's first Zootopia-themed land attraction in Shanghai on Nov. 29.
Your Week in Asia

Shanghai Disney launches Zootopia, Jimmy Lai trial, BOJ meeting

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

17 December 2023
The national security department of the Hong Kong police on Dec. 14 announced the addition of five pro-democracy activists to its overseas wanted list. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)   
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong adds five more democracy activists to overseas wanted list

$128,000 bounty put on each as security police ramp up pressure on critics

15 December 2023
Jimmy Lai at Stanley Prison in Hong Kong in July: He has spent most of the last three years in solitary confinement.
Opinion

Hong Kong authorities should not underestimate Jimmy Lai

Former media mogul has shown he is prepared to die in prison for his beliefs

14 December 2023
A C919 jet built by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China in Hong Kong on Dec 13. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
14 December 2023
Japan rose to second while Hong Kong slipped to sixth in the ACGA's latest corporate governance rankings. (Source photos by Kento Awashima and Kenji Kawase)
Companies

Japan soars while Hong Kong sinks in corporate governance rankings

Latest report is encouraging but nation still needs to improve

13 December 2023
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee visits a polling station to cast his vote in the District Council election on Dec. 10.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong chief touts 'good' election turnout despite steep drop

John Lee accuses 'foreign agents' of attempting to sabotage process

12 December 2023
Agnes Chow, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, speaks to Nikkei Asia during an online interview on Dec. 11. 
Interview

Agnes Chow says low turnout shows Hong Kongers avoided 'fake election'

In Canada, activist tells Nikkei Asia she endeavors to mentally recover from ordeal at home

11 December 2023
Police stand guard outside a polling station during the District Council election in Hong Kong on Dec. 10. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kongers shun 'patriots only' polls as turnout plummets to 27.5%

Participation down from 71% in 2019 despite relentless efforts to get out the vote

11 December 2023
Senior Hong Kong and Disney officials flank Anna, second from left, and fellow "Frozen" character Elsa at World of Frozen's opening to the public on Nov. 20. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Travel & Leisure

Hong Kong Disney pins hopes on 'Frozen' magic to escape the red

Trouble-plagued park grapples with growing competition from mainland rivals

10 December 2023