Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP.

New legislation in Hong Kong has banned Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery. Under the new law, single-use cutlery like forks, spoons, straws and plates cannot be sold or distributed ...

In Hong Kong, the OTC market is particularly popular. As a jurisdiction without capital controls, easy taxation rules and a wide availability of foreign currency accounts, Bitcoin users from all ...

Critics say national security law cracking down on offences such as insurrection will further erode civil liberties Hong Kong’s parliament has passed a controversial national security law ...

The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted ...

In bars from Hong Kong to Vancouver, the medicinal tang of bitter melon is making its way onto drinks menus. The Bitter Sweet cocktail at Jade & Clover in Lower Manhattan features bitter melon in ...

The Group of Seven was unambiguous about the West's differences with Beijing, such as the quashing of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong and its failure to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on Hong Kong. The virus causes the disease Covid-19 and the World Health Organisation has declared the spread of the infection ...

In 2022, LSE welcomed 366 students from Hong Kong, 253 at undergraduate level and 113 at graduate level. If you would like to receive further information about studying at LSE, please register your ...

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an administrative district of China and one of the leading economic centers not only in Asia ...