Hong Xiuquan (b. 1814), a schoolteacher from a small village in the Guangzhou province, led the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, nearly toppling the government and establishing himself ...

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong aims to cut spending by slashing 10,000 civil service jobs in an effort to rein in a rising deficit, and plans a big AI push as it navigates headwinds from global economic ...

More than 70 Hong Kong government departments will use a locally developed ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence (AI) tool powered by DeepSeek’s data learning model, the city’s innovation ...

Hong Kong’s finance chief has revealed a series of measures to strictly control government expenditure as the city grapples with an estimated deficit of HK$87.2 billion (US$11.2 billion) in the ...

China is increasing scrutiny of outbound investments by domestic companies as well as their use of proceeds from Hong Kong share sales, people familiar with the matter said, after record capital ...

Hong Kong’s technology enterprises are set to benefit from the city’s annual budget as the government plans to roll out investments in artificial intelligence research. The city will allocate ...

SINGAPORE – Local actress Hong Ling’s Thai mother Kaewsoda Kesorn died on Feb 23 at the age of 52. It was first disclosed by Hong’s husband, local actor Nick Teo, who posted an obituary on ...

Hong Kong has unveiled the 2025 edition of the Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS), aiming to streamline the entry of international professionals in key technological fields. This ...

SINGAPORE (February 27, 2025) – Despite lingering property woes and looming trade tensions, the combined wealth of tycoons on the 2025 Forbes list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest edged up to US$301 ...

Hong Kong’s Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded restaurant Cafe Hunan opened its first American location in New York earlier this month in Long Island City at 4107 Crescent Street, near 41st Avenue.