Polymarket’s China Push
Polymarket’s China Push Collides With Beijing’s Gambling and Crypto Red Lines Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction market that lets users trade on the likelihood of real-world events, is leaning into Chinese-language…
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Chu Kong Shipping Braces for Profit Slump as Trade War and New Bridge Bite
Chu Kong Shipping Braces for Profit Slump as Trade War and New Bridge Bite – The Hong Kong ferry company faces a punishing combination of US-China tariffs and an infrastructure project that has permanently reshaped passenger routes
Hong Kong’s Financial Future: Wealth Hub Dreams in an Age of Political Risk
Hong Kong’s Financial Future: Wealth Hub Dreams in an Age of Political Risk – As Beijing tightens its grip, the city’s ambitions as Asia’s premier financial center face their most severe test since 1997
The Big Heat on Blu-ray: Rediscovering Johnnie To’s Forgotten First Masterpiece
The Big Heat on Blu-ray: Rediscovering Johnnie To’s Forgotten First Masterpiece – Shout Factory’s 4K release of the 1988 Hong Kong crime thriller reveals the seeds of one of cinema’s great careers
China Resources Beverage: A Hong Kong-Listed Consumer Giant at a Crossroads
China Resources Beverage: A Hong Kong-Listed Consumer Giant at a Crossroads – As the maker of C’estbon water faces valuation questions in a tightening market, investors weigh brand strength against premium pricing in China’s consumption story
Hong Kong Dollar Bonds Stay Red-Hot as Global Investors Seek Alternatives
Hong Kong Dollar Bonds Stay Red-Hot as Global Investors Seek Alternatives – Record MTN issuance in HK dollars signals genuine confidence in the city as a capital market – but political risk shadows every deal
Beijing’s Classroom Coup: Hong Kong Plans National Security Loyalty Oath for 70,000 Teachers
Beijing’s Classroom Coup: Hong Kong Plans National Security Loyalty Oath for 70,000 Teachers – A proposed certification renewal every three years, with mandatory allegiance declarations, extends the political purge of education to every school in the city
Chinese Banks Are Missing Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Revolution as Beijing Blocks the Door
Chinese Banks Are Missing Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Revolution as Beijing Blocks the Door – Tight new rules and mainland interference have pushed Chinese financial giants to the sidelines while international banks and fintech firms race for the first licenses
Night King Review: Hong Kong’s Golden Age Gets a Bittersweet Encore
Night King Review: Hong Kong’s Golden Age Gets a Bittersweet Encore – Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng reunite in a neon-drenched comedy that mourns what the city has lost
The Murder That Crossed the Pacific: Norfolk Navy Reservist Charged After Wife Found Dead
The Murder That Crossed the Pacific: Norfolk Navy Reservist Charged After Wife Found Dead – David Varela flew to Hong Kong with no ties there as FBI closed in – and a Colombian family was left grieving thousands of miles away
Hong Kong Wedding Planners Pioneer Structured Luxury in Asia’s Most Competitive Market
Hong Kong Wedding Planners Pioneer Structured Luxury in Asia’s Most Competitive Market – How professionals in the city are building systematic, transparent approaches to high-end events that serve couples from across the region
British Tourist Smashes Airport Kiosks in Hong Kong – Traveler Meltdown Caught on Camera
British Tourist Smashes Airport Kiosks in Hong Kong – Traveler Meltdown Caught on Camera – A 35-year-old man’s dawn rampage at Terminal 1 sent footage viral worldwide, highlighting the human cost of travel stress and airport pressure points
Wuxi Lead Floats Flat in Hong Kong: What a Muted IPO Tells Us About the China Tech Listings Boom
Wuxi Lead Floats Flat in Hong Kong: What a Muted IPO Tells Us About the China Tech Listings Boom – The battery equipment giant raised $627 million but barely moved on its debut day – and that story reveals the structural realities of the city’s revived IPO market
Jimmy Lai Gets 20 Years: Rubio Calls It Unjust as World Demands His Freedom
Jimmy Lai Gets 20 Years: Rubio Calls It Unjust as World Demands His Freedom – The 78-year-old Apple Daily founder receives what his son calls a death sentence in all but name, as Beijing silences Hong Kong’s most famous journalist
The Tourism Flood: Over 663,000 Visitors Pour Into Hong Kong for Lunar New Year 2026
The Tourism Flood: Over 663,000 Visitors Pour Into Hong Kong for Lunar New Year 2026 – More mainland visitors than ever before are choosing to celebrate the Year of the Horse in the city, but who benefits and at what cost to Hong Kong’s identity?
Year of the Horse Babies: Hong Kong Greets Its First Foals of the New Era
Year of the Horse Babies: Hong Kong Greets Its First Foals of the New Era – Four newborns arrived at midnight on February 17 as the city entered its most auspicious zodiac year – with a father from mainland China and a local family of seven among the stories
China’s Air War Is Being Won – But Hong Kong and the Region Are Still Breathing Dirty Air
China’s Air War Is Being Won – But Hong Kong and the Region Are Still Breathing Dirty Air – A decade of dramatic pollution reductions cannot erase the health crisis facing millions of people in southern China and the territory that depends on its airshed
America Must Get Creative to Defend Hong Kong’s Freedoms
America Must Get Creative to Defend Hong Kong’s Freedoms – Washington’s old playbook has failed – bold new strategies are needed before the last embers of democracy are extinguished
Hong Kong Rings in the Year of the Horse with a Spectacular Night Parade
Hong Kong Rings in the Year of the Horse with a Spectacular Night Parade – Tens of thousands pack Tsim Sha Tsui as the city throws its biggest Lunar New Year celebration in years
Hong Kong New Year Fair 2026: Police Clarify Gambling Rumor as Stalls Sell Out
Hong Kong New Year Fair 2026: Police Clarify Gambling Rumor as Stalls Sell Out – A viral image of a sealed booth at Victoria Park triggered panic online, but officers quickly confirmed mainland visitors were simply playing cards
British Backpacker’s Airport Kiosk Rampage Goes Global: The Full Story From Hong Kong Terminal 1
British Backpacker’s Airport Kiosk Rampage Goes Global: The Full Story From Hong Kong Terminal 1 – Caught on camera at 6am on February 16, a 35-year-old Briton’s methodical destruction of check-in machines became one of 2026’s most watched viral moments
Navy Reservist Charged With Murder Flees to Hong Kong, FBI Closes In
Navy Reservist Charged With Murder Flees to Hong Kong, FBI Closes In – David Varela, accused of killing his wife in Norfolk, Virginia, vanished to the city with no discernible ties there – raising questions about fugitive flight and international cooperation
Crypto Clash in Hong Kong: Why Hoskinson and Cysic Are Fighting Over the Soul of Decentralization
Crypto Clash in Hong Kong: Why Hoskinson and Cysic Are Fighting Over the Soul of Decentralization – At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, a debate over Google Cloud and blockchain infrastructure exposed crypto’s deepest unresolved tension