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Mainland Chinese insurance firms will soon be permitted to invest in Hong Kong-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through the Stock Connect mechanism, according to China’s primary financial regulator. The initiative aims to reinforce Hong Kong’s status as a key international financial hub. In...

The Housing Bureau’s "Well • Being" initiative has marked a key achievement with the successful upgrading of public spaces and communal facilities at Fu Shan Estate in Wong Tai Sin. Carried out under the "Let’s Go Well-being – Well-being Design Pretest" pilot scheme, the completed revitalization...

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, highlighted that an improved network linking China with international markets is propelling the city's status as a premier hub for conventions and exhibitions. This growth coincides with strong attendance figures at Hong Kong's two primary...

At least four people have died and one remains missing after record-breaking torrential rain battered Japan’s Chiba Prefecture on August 13, 2026. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level “Level 5” heavy rain special warning for parts of the prefecture — the first time such an...

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a key architect of China’s economic reforms and its entry into the World Trade Organization, has died at the age of 98. He passed away in Beijing on the morning of August 12, 2026, after medical treatment failed, according to an official obituary released by...