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China stocks cool after 5-week rally as investors eye US trade talk progress
Business Recorder
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July 28, 2025
HONG KONG: China stocks pulled back from a five-week rally on Monday, as investors looked beyond Beijing’s efforts to curb competition and overcapacity, instead focussing on U.S. trade talk progress, while Hong Kong stocks rose, driven by...
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025: Hong Kong’s Bar Leone named Best Bar in Asia for second year in a row
Time Out
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Asia’s 50 Best Bars has just wrapped up its 10th annual award ceremony, and this year, the prestigious event took place for the first time ever in Macau and was held at Wynn Place on July 15. 2025’s list comprises bars from 23 different Asian...
The Insider's Guide to Hong Kong
W Magazine
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July 14, 2025
Who Even if you’ve never set foot in Hong Kong, you might feel like you know it through Wong Kar Wai’s romantic vignettes or John Woo’s punchy gangster classics. But nothing—not even a full movie marathon—compares to seeing the city for yourself....
Go with the flow: Hong Kong consumer watchdog posts portable fan performance gaps
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
The airflow rate among rechargeable portable fans can vary by more than 1.5 times, a study by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has found. The Consumer Council, which tested 16 handheld and two neck-mounted products, found that among the lighter...
‘Cannot drag our feet’: Hong Kong gov’t moves to regulate ride-hailing services
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 15, 2025
The Hong Kong government will submit a legislative proposal on regulating ride-hailing platforms, the city’s leader has announced, saying it cannot delay tackling issues stemming from such services. The Uber app on Mr Choi’s phone. Photo: Kyle...
HMG Partners with MediConCen to spearhead Medical Claims Digitalization in Hong Kong
The Slovenia Times
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July 14, 2025
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 July 2025 - HealthMutual Group (HMG), a pioneer in medical concierge and insurance management, and MediConCen Limited, an InsurTech innovator, today announced a strategic partnership to develop an...
4 children’s raincoats fail Hong Kong watchdog’s physical, chemical safety tests
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
Four out of 14 children’s reusable raincoats tested by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog have failed physical and chemical safety tests due to having excessively long cords and drawstrings or posing a high risk of exposure to harmful substances. The...
Airport Authority Hong Kong launches tender for fashion & lifestyle concession at T1
The Moodie Davitt Report
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July 14, 2025
HONG KONG, CHINA. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) is inviting bids for a fashion accessories/lifestyle retail concession at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) Terminal 1. The concession covers a 45.9sq m space located in the Departures East...
Ducab to supply cables for Kai Tak Hospital project in Hong Kong
Emirates 24|7
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July 15, 2025
Ducab Group has been awarded a contract to electrify one of Hong Kong’s largest and most advanced hospital projects to date: the Acute Hospital in Kai Tak Development Area. This came as part of the group's participation in Build4Asia 2025, a...
Geek+ goes public in Hong Kong with a global robotics agenda
KrASIA
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July 14, 2025
A decade after founding Geek+, Yong Zheng has taken his company public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Priced at HKD 16.8 per share, the IPO raised a net total of HKD 2.2 billion (USD 281 million), giving the company a market capitalization of...
China Merchants Bank’s brokerage arm gets virtual asset licence in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
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July 15, 2025
CMB International Securities (CMBI), the brokerage arm of China Merchants Bank, said it received a virtual asset licence from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, making it the first mainland broker to conduct cryptocurrency trading...
BlueFocus Eyes Hong Kong IPO Amid Dual Listings Boom
Benzinga
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China's leading provider of marketing services is joining a growing tide of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-traded companies making second listings in Hong Kong Key Takeaways: BlueFocus has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, boasting its status as China's largest...
Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch Wins Two Major Accolades
Antara
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July 15, 2025
Taipei (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch (CUBHK) received two significant accolades at the Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2025 held by The Asset in Singapore on July 2. Leveraging its extensive experience in...
Diana Glenn to Star in New Canvas, Jacaranda Productions’ Hong Kong-Set VR Noir Thriller ‘Coltrane’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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July 15, 2025
Award-winning XR studio New Canvas has partnered with Australian production house Jacaranda Productions on “Coltrane,” a five-part VR noir thriller that blurs the line between viewer and protagonist. The immersive series, helmed by Jacaranda...
Delhi govt unveils draft industrial policy to tackle red tape, attract investments
The Indian Express
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July 21, 2025
Dealing with regulatory “inefficiencies” and bringing in a simpler registration and approval process is the way forward for Delhi to become a global business hub. This is at the core of the Delhi government’s ‘Draft Industrial Policy-2025-35’,...
Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1%
Carbon Brief
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July 21, 2025
China’s exports of clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are increasingly helping to cut emissions in other countries. Such exports in 2024 alone are already shaving 1% off global emissions outside of...
Toss Targets Over $10B Valuation in Planned 2026 US IPO
Fintech Hong Kong
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July 28, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox Toss, the widely used South Korean financial super app operated by Viva Republica, is planning to go public in the US as early as the second quarter of 2026, aiming...
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FinanceAsia Awards 2025: North Asia winners' write-ups
FinanceAsia
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July 28, 2025
Congratulations once again to the all the winners and highly commendeds of this year’s FinanceAsia Awards. In another 12 months with higher for longer interest rates and great geopolitical uncertainty, capital markets in Asia Pacific (Apac)...
China's low-altitude economy: Next frontier in global innovation
CGTN
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A drone developed by Phoenix Wings, a cargo Unmaned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) company under China's express delivery giant SF Group, is pictured at the launching ceremony of the first batch of low-altitude economy (LAE) regulatory sandbox pilot...
OKX to launch regulated retail crypto derivatives from the UAE
Cryptopolitan
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July 28, 2025
OKX, a global crypto exchange and Web3 company announced the launch of regulated retail derivative products with 5X cap, becoming the first global exchange to offer retain futures, perpetual contracts and options within Dubai, UAE. The retail...