Crisis brings opportunity. Many years ago, investors learnt a painful lesson after betting heavily on the so-called new economy stocks that subsequently proved toxic amid a sharp slide in the post-IPO performance. Now, the game seems...

About 700 years ago, the Chinese used mooncakes to spread revolutionary messages, using the Mid-Autumn Festival to create special pastries that served a hidden purpose. Well, we are now in our own “revolution of our times”,...

If Wednesday’s surprise announcement by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx, 00388.HK) of its proposal to acquire the London Stock Exchange (LSE) were a drama, would it be a comedy or a tragedy? Well, some...

Sometimes I wonder if there is something wrong with my smartphone. For over two months now, my handset has rarely rung. I’ve even started taking calls from those with phone numbers starting with “3” – usually...

The past three months of protests have put Hong Kong youth in the spotlight, and our political views often determine how we perceive them. For many of those who agree with what they are fighting for,...

A room at a four-star hotel near Victoria Park is now cheaper than similar accommodation in Zhongshan or Zhuhai, and you can walk into a Michelin-rated restaurant without any booking, especially on a Sunday. Another sign of...

“Hong Kong has no future and no option.” This was the running joke among brokers on Thursday after the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (00388.HK) suspended derivatives trading for the first time in its history. Not a...

With a political crisis gripping Hong Kong society at the moment, it might not be a good time to talk about job perks for young people, many of whom are preoccupied with battling police in the...

Spare a thought for Carrie Lam, who has said that she would quit if she had a choice. The embattled CE has admitted to causing “unforgivable havoc” in Hong Kong with her extradition bill misadventure, as...

If there is something Alibaba’s outgoing chairman Jack Ma wants different in his next life, it is about changing his gender. Speaking at the Global Conference on Women and Entrepreneurship in Hangzhou on Wednesday, Ma said he hopes...

Seven is not exactly a lucky number for Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. According to the latest Public Opinion Program survey of the Public Opinion Research Institute, 77 percent of the respondents were dissatisfied with...

Hong Kong, Asia’s financial hub, is by now also known as a city of protests. Many fear that the almost daily anti-government rallies, which have often descended into violence, would have a serious impact on our...

I hate having jet lag. Once I had it, I couldn’t sleep properly for nearly a month. But I hate even more what is happening in Hong Kong now because I and a lot of other...

I was shocked beyond words at what happened this morning in my neighborhood of Tseung Kwan O.  According to initial reports, a man in his forties attacked three people with a meat chopper after arguing with them...

Thank God, the mass protest in Hong Kong on Sunday was a peaceful one as police kept their distance from the demonstrators. In Canada, meanwhile, pro-democracy demonstrators and Beijing sympathizers were just a heartbeat away from actual fisticuffs...

You gotta love China Mobile (00941.HK): it really knows how to cheer up local media. The state-owned telecoms operator on Thursday gifted each reporter attending its interim results announcement with a laser pen.  Of course, it...

On the day a historic general strike is happening in Hong Kong, HSBC (00005.HK), one of the city’s leading banks, announced the resignation of its chief executive, John Flint, only 18 months after he took up...

If you are a bread master, what would you do if you have limited flour but many customers? The answer: make the bread rolls smaller – and sell them faster. Now substitute the bread with homes,...

Despite what doomsayers say, the local market appears to be taking the current political turmoil in stride. Fifty days after the mammoth rally against the extradition bill on June 9, one can say that the Hang...

Like most locals, I never had any worries about personal safety nor hesitated to travel anywhere — and at any time — within Hong Kong as I firmly believed the city was one of the safest...