Finance

Wall Street Slips, But Still Well Ahead For August

Wall Street finished marginally lower on Tuesday, although the slightly subdued ending to August failed to detract from ... Read more

Delta Seeks 1,500 Vaccinated Staff For Air Revival

US carrier Delta Air Lines on Tuesday said it would hire 1,500 new flight attendants in anticipation of an increase in d... Read more

More Consumption Vouchers Disbursed

The Government today disbursed the first $2,000 consumption voucher to about 810,000 eligible people who had completed... Read more

HK To Play Key Roles In Belt-Road

The Belt & Road Initiative and RCEP - the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership - have much in common, much ... Read more

Belt & Road Summit Opens

The sixth Belt & Road Summit opened online today with over 6,000 senior government officials and business leaders fr... Read more

HK-Mainland Sign Commerce Pact

Hong Kong and the Mainland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on enhancing exchanges and co-operation in... Read more

Voucher Re-registration Extended

The Government today extended to September 15 the special arrangement allowing people who had registered for the Cons... Read more

CE Hails Bay Area Opportunities

Today, amid the continuing spread of protectionism, the values of multilateralism have never been more vital. It's why... Read more

National Policies Benefit Legal Sector

I recall delivering a speech at the Belt & Road Summit last year noting that the COVID-19 pandemic has created tre... Read more

China's NetEase Plays Down Impact Of Youth Game Rules

Chinese gaming firm NetEase said on Tuesday that less than 1 percent of its revenue comes from minors, a day after Beiji... Read more

HK Stocks Open Lower After China PMI Data

Hong Kong stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday following a recent healthy run-up and after data indicated China's eco... Read more

Covid-19 Outbreak Hits Mainland Services Sector

Activity in China's services sector slipped into contraction in August, official data showed on Tuesday, as Covid-19 cur... Read more

S&P, Nasdaq Hit New Record Highs Again

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq topped their record closes once again on Monday, bolstered by technology stocks, as last week... Read more

July Retail Sales Up 2.9%

The value of total retail sales in July, provisionally estimated at $27.2 billion, rose 2.9% compared with the same mo... Read more

Mortgage Loans Down 6.8%

Residential mortgage loans approved in July decreased 6.8% compared with June to $54.4 billion, the Monetary Authority... Read more