Ant Group, PolyU form joint AI and Web3 lab, boosting Hong Kong’s tech hub goal

Nvidia’s printed circuit board supplier Victory Giant plans Hong Kong IPO

Nvidia supplier Victory Giant Technology (Huizhou) released plans for a Hong Kong share offering after regulators eased fundraising rules to support hi-tech companies. The company, one of mainland China’s largest printed circuit board...

Hong Kong equality watchdog issues mental health workplace support guide

Hong Kong’s equality watchdog has launched a guide on supporting employees with mental health conditions in the workplace, recommending measures ranging from adopting flexible work hours to having regular short breaks. The 30-page guide was issued...

Nvidia’s printed circuit board supplier Victory Giant plans Hong Kong IPO

Nvidia supplier Victory Giant Technology (Huizhou) released plans for a Hong Kong share offering after regulators eased fundraising rules to support hi-tech companies. The company, one of mainland China’s largest printed circuit board...

HSBC profits slump as lender suffers Hong Kong property woes and fresh £1.6bn China impairment

Pre-tax profits fall 26% as credit losses grow and bank faces further BoC charge By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 03:47 EDT, 30 July 2025 HSBC saw profits slide by more than a quarter in the first half after the banking giant's stake in China's Bank of...

Researchers find automated financial traders will collude with each other through a combination of 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificial stupidity'

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, would it be fair to call it a duck? Or, in the case of a working paper from researchers at Wharton and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, how closely does the...

Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao to hold celebration events marking 100-day countdown to 15th National Games

Photo:VCG Celebration activities will be held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in August to mark the 100-day countdown to the 15th National Games, according to a press conference on the latest updates of the Games held by the State Council...

WestK unveils new season programmes, including Hong Kong’s first-ever Cabaret Festival

Good news for everyone who loves a good show – the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) has announced its programme for the 2025-2026 season, and its packed schedule of flagship events includes the WestK Cabaret Festival, a first for Hong Kong!...

Hong Kong rules require identity of every stablecoin holder

Today the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published several documents relating to the new stablecoin regulations which become effective on 1 August 2025. The regulator had warned that the anti money laundering (AML) requirements would be...

Asian stocks struggle as Trump’s new tariff sweep offsets earnings

People look at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) File HONG KONG, China — Asian stocks mostly fell Friday as Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners...

Hong Kong’s ‘superconnector’ status highlighted in US-China AI talent flow

More than half of the world’s artificial intelligence talent comes from the US and China, according to new research, which also highlighted Hong Kong’s role as a “superconnector”. The US and China accounted for 32.6 per cent and 22.4 per cent of...

Stablecoins inspire hope, and hype, in Hong Kong

Stablecoin excitement has gripped Hong Kong as the city prepares to launch a licensing system for the less volatile type of cryptocurrency, but authorities warn against overplaying its future role in financial systems. The digital units have been...

Leverage Incentives in Da Nang for High-Tech Investments

Recent reports indicate that a significant number of high-tech companies have established operations in Da Nang due to a comprehensive set of incentives and special mechanisms. As the main economic hub of Central Vietnam, Da Nang is poised to...

Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world, with Asian cities dominating the top 10

When you’re trying to come up with the image of a city crammed with soaring buildings, Hollywood would have you believe that New York City is the one place that comes to mind – remember all those sweeping shots of the NYC cityscape in everything...

New cooling technology could improve solar cell performance in the world’s hottest places

More recently, international researchers led by a team from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) developed a new cooling technology that they claim improves the longevity of a solar cell by 200% and its power output by...

Pyth Network brings Hong Kong stock prices onchain for global access

Decentralized oracle network Pyth Network has begun publishing real-time, onchain prices for 85 of the most valuable stocks listed in Hong Kong, giving builders and traders worldwide direct access to one of Asia’s most important equity markets....

Alexandra Kurdyumova: “Our Mission Is to Connect Uzbekistan with Global Technology Hubs”

Technologies 31/07/2025 Alexandra Kurdyumova: “Our Mission Is to Connect Uzbekistan with Global Technology Hubs” Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In recent years, Uzbekistan has been making an increasingly confident case for itself as a...

Hong Kong retail gets mainland makeover as Chinese brands move in

The Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong was buzzing on a Friday evening in mid-June, yet not a single customer ventured into Prince Beef Brisket and Offal Noodles in the heart of one of the city’s top tourism and shopping spots. Just next door,...

Hong Kong stocks take a breather ahead of Fed decision and earnings reports

Caution returned to Hong Kong stocks as the city’s benchmark fell from its highest point in three years, with investors gearing up for the US Federal Reserve’s rate decision and earnings reports. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.9 per cent to 25,316.44...

Hong Kong: Pioneering Safe, Smart Urban Air Mobility

The integration of drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles into urban environments represents a significant leap forward in smart mobility and service delivery. Promising faster logistics, swift emergency response, and...