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PDD Holdings’ Pinduoduo, the largest interactive e-commerce platform in China, is printed on a box in a mall in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks slide as PDD’s profit slump rattles Alibaba, e-commerce peers

PDD’s overnight slump in New York infects e-commerce stocks amid concerns price discounting will sap margins.

Hong Kong property

Developing | Hong Kong’s April lived-in home prices gain as duty cut spurred deals

Hong Kong society

Firefighters working to put out Hong Kong warehouse blaze raging for 19 hours

Hong Kong tourism

Opinion | Hong Kong should become a stage for green mega-events

In a world increasingly concerned about environmental impact, the success of the city’s mega-events must go beyond attendance.

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Water bottles are left outside Kai Tak Stadium on January 5. Can Hong Kong balance economic gain with environmental responsibility and utilise mega-events as a catalyst for green transformation? Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Water supply resumes in Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun after leaking pipe fixed

Slow and middle lanes on Tuen Mun Road also reopened at around 6am after temporary closure, authorities say.

Hong Kong economy

What experts say Hong Kong gets right and wrong in plan to tap ‘silver economy’

Blueprint marks ‘good start’ but government can adopt additional measures, such as flexible retirement age and insurance co-payment for employers hiring older workers, they say.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Technology can help as Hong Kong’s rainy season poses threat of landslides

City has made advances to guard against dangerous slopes, but with climate change affecting weather patterns, vigilance remains paramount.

A landslide is cleared by workers on a road leading to Shek O and Big Wave Bay in Hong Kong in September 2023. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Pilot scheme offers hope to Hong Kong patients with degenerative knee disease

Combination of Western and Chinese medicine relieves pain of knee osteoarthritis amid long queues for joint replacement surgery.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Tonic for Hong Kong as panda cubs named

Jia Jia and De De will continue to be huge draws for years to come and, with the right strategy, can boost the city’s economy in multiple ways.

Hong Kong society

German scientist wins Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for pioneering 3D imaging work

Professor Wolfgang Baumeister awarded Shaw Prize in life science and medicine for pioneering development and use of cryogenic electron tomography.

(From left) Images of John Richard Bond, George Efstathiou, Wolfgang Baumeister and Kenji Fukaya are displayed on screen at an announcement of the Shaw Prize winners. Photo: Nora Tam
Education in Hong Kong

More Hong Kong schools at risk of closing as authorities tighten class size rules

Education Bureau to step up requirements for minimum enrolment and reduce number of alternative arrangements for survival.

Secondary school students in Cha Kwo Ling. The Education Bureau estimates the number of Form One students aged 12 will drop from 58,800 in 2025 to 49,800 in 2031. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

More support needed for Hongkongers left bereaved in suicide cases: experts

University of Hong Kong study shows counselling and peer group services help loved ones of victims to better handle traumatic responses.

Hong Kong property

Well-heeled buyers swarm to New World-led Deep Water Pavilia luxury project

The flats at the 447-unit project in Wong Chuk Hang were sold at an average of HK$62 million.

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Hong Kong economy

Moody’s and S&P Global keep ‘Aa3’ and ‘AA+’ credit ratings for Hong Kong

Both rating agencies point to city’s substantial fiscal buffers and foreign exchange reserves, strong external balance sheet and high per capita income levels.

The government welcomed the latest ratings, with a spokesman saying they “demonstrate Hong Kong’s resilience in maintaining stability amid increasing global economic and financial uncertainties”. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Gale Well suffers US$6.5 million loss on sale of 2 shops

The real estate investment firm has sold a number of properties in the last few months, while some of its assets are still on the market.

Pedestrians cross the road in Causeway Bay. A Hong Kong property investor has been divesting assets despite a downturn in the property market. Photo: Sun Yeung
Accidents and personal safety

Water supply for Hong Kong’s northern Tuen Mun shut off from 11pm

Authorities say decision made so engineers can carry out emergency repairs after water seepage reported on Tuen Mun Road.

Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | Perils of Hong Kong summer could spell disaster for a winter wardrobe

The city’s cooler months require heavy warmer clothes, but how to care for these often luxury items during gruelling summers?

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Hong Kong economy

Discounts, new products, better insurance part of Hong Kong drive to aid elderly

Senior official leading new working group notes spending by people aged 60 and above reached about HK$342 billion in 2024, accounting for 11 per cent of GDP.

A working group has unveiled measures to boost consumption among the older population. Photo: Sam Tsang
US-China trade war

In Vietnam, exporters tune out Trump’s tariff riffs – and rush to replace the US

The US president’s latest comments are a good sign for textile makers in China and Vietnam. But businesses no longer believe a word he says.

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Hong Kong tourism

Dane Cheng to step down as head of Hong Kong Tourism Board in October

Dane Cheng will complete contract in October, while recruitment ad for the position has been posted on professional networking site LinkedIn.

Hong Kong society

Intense 550-degree blaze at Hong Kong warehouse set to burn ‘for some time’

Fire at warehouse in Tin Shui Wai covers an area of 200 metres by 200 metres, with more than 200 people forced to flee the scene.

Firefighters are battling a No 3 alarm fire at a Hong Kong warehouse. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s global mediation centre ‘to be on par with top courts at The Hague’

Chief executive says body will bring economic benefits, enhance city’s global status, and elevate its role and influence in international mediation.

The International Organisation for Mediation in Hong Kong will be located at the old Wan Chai Police Station. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Legal obstacles stymie mechanism on organ donation between Hong Kong, mainland

Head of China Organ Transplant Response System says it will take time to revise laws to establish regular system, but doing so will save more lives.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police arrest mother of baby, dead after being trapped in bed gap

Force says nine-month-old was found unconscious in the morning after mother, 32, fed her and left her on bed the night before.

Hong Kong economy

Blackpink’s ‘Deadline’ world tour to conclude at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium

K-pop superstars to return to city for first time since 2023 with two shows in January.

K-pop sensation Blackpink will hold two shows at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium in January. Photo: Facebook/BLACKPINKOFFICIAL
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong will welcome students hit by ‘discriminatory’ US ban: John Lee

Following Donald Trump administration’s actions against Harvard University, John Lee says Hong Kong’s doors are ‘wide open’ to foreign students.

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The US’ Department of Homeland Security has revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol foreign nationals, requiring current international students to transfer to another institution or leave the country. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong society

‘No special privileges for tax evasion,’ John Lee tells Hongkongers

Asked about tax reviews on Hong Kong Journalists Association members, city leader says groups trying to pressure government will ‘only expose their true nature’.

Paul Chan

Hong Kong embraces data trading as economic engine, finance chief says

Data is a driver of the AI-driven economy that will benefit people and businesses, Paul Chan Mo-po says at IDIA summit.

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