Politics

30 May 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, attends a ceremony for the establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong on May 30.
The Hutchison-operated port of Balboa near the Panama Canal. CK Hutchison struck a preliminary deal to sell operating rights at 43 ports around the world to a U.S. investor group. 
Business deals

CK Hutchison navigates rough waters in sale of Panama Canal ports

Hong Kong group tries to move forward without angering Beijing or Washington

26 May 2025
Robin Zeng Yuqun, Chairman of Chinese battery giant CATL, third from left, toasts after CATL debuted trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, in Hong Kong on May 20. (AFP/Jiji)
Equities

CATL ups amount raised to $5.3bn Hong Kong debut on world's top offering this year

Chinese battery adds coffer to fund European expansion after 16% surge on day one

21 May 2025
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee meets with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Qatar on May 11. Three days later, the Emir hosted U.S. President Donald Trump. (Hong Kong Government website) 
International relations

Hong Kong woos Gulf states as Trump launches charm offensive in the region

City aligns with China's push for influence, sidesteps human rights concerns

20 May 2025
The shares of some shipping companies listed in Hong Kong have rebounded by double digits in recent days following the trade war truce between the U.S. and China. 
Trump tariffs

Trans-Pacific freight rates set to recover as tariff window opens

US importers jump at opportunities offered by the 90-day truce

15 May 2025
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9 May 2025
Chung Ying Street, which runs along the border between Sha Tau Kok and Shenzhen, is restricted but can be glimpsed from outside. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
Travel & Leisure

Once-sealed Hong Kong border zone finds new life as tourist spot

Sha Tau Kok underscores city's integration with China since 2020 security law

5 May 2025
Anna Kwok, a Washington-based Hong Kong activist, has been designated by the Hong Kong police as a fugitive with an HK$1 million bounty offered for her arrest.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police arrest father, brother of wanted activist Anna Kwok

Move over alleged financial dealings marks first use of security law on family members

2 May 2025
A KFC restaurant in Shanghai on May 1. Operator Yum China's latest earnings results showed modest growth but left investors disappointed. (Photo by Nikkei)
Food & Beverage

China consumer belt-tightening constrains KFC operator, Starbucks

Yum China shares drop 7% after earnings; homegrown chains also hit by 'shift in behavior'

1 May 2025
Amnesty International says the first 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have been "disastrous" for human rights, including in Asia. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AP)
International relations

Trump a 'super-accelerator' of human rights deterioration, Amnesty says

Annual report paints 'worrying' picture of Asia, from China to Myanmar

29 April 2025
A customer packs a postal box at the General Post Office in Hong Kong on April 9.
Trade war

Hong Kong stops U.S.-bound parcels, strikes defiant tone on tariffs

Party representing commercial interests lays out proposals for standing up to Trump

16 April 2025
Hong Kong is a friction point between the governments of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping. After the city refused entry to one of its members of parliament, who was on a personal trip, Britain said that "it would be unacceptable for any MP to be denied entry for simply expressing their views."(Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong spars with U.K. over MP's entry denial, blasts U.S. tariffs

'Wolf warrior' messaging comes as city marks 'National Security Education Day'

15 April 2025
Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas, the group's new satellite chapter, will operate across multiple countries to advocate for the rights of Hong Kongers in the city and the diaspora.
Hong Kong security law

Amnesty International opens satellite Hong Kong chapter

Move follows 2021 closure of watchdog's office in city amid security clampdown

15 April 2025
Lo Kin-hei, left, chairman of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, and vice chairman Mok Kin-shing tell reporters on April 13 that more than 90% of members who attended an extraordinary general meeting voted to go ahead with the process of disbanding. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's Democratic Party votes to proceed with disbandment

90% of members authorize move amid pressure from Beijing, but final decision put off

13 April 2025
Members of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, the city's biggest and last remaining major opposition party, say that Chinese officials or middlemen have pressured the party to disband.
Politics

China warns Hong Kong's last major opposition party to disband, members say

Diplomats say shutdown will further dent reputation of once-autonomous Chinese city

11 April 2025
HKEX in Hong Kong: Listed companies have lined up to announce share buybacks and cheery corporate news in hopes of calming jittery markets. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Companies

Chinese companies rush to serve up sunny news in rocky markets

Hong Kong's dismal Monday followed by spate of share buybacks, positive disclosures

8 April 2025
A view of the Balboa Port, operated by a unit of CK Hutchison, at the Panama Canal on March 4. The port and dozens of others are to be sold to a consortium led by U.S. investment firm BlackRock.
Politics

CK Hutchison faces key port sale date as Hong Kong stokes patriotism

Prospects for signing deal with BlackRock, originally set for Wednesday, unclear

2 April 2025
Hong Kong Justice Secretary Paul Lam, left, at a 2024 ceremony. The U.S. now says he and others "have used Hong Kong national security laws extraterritorially to intimidate, silence, and harass 19 pro-democracy activists."
US-China tensions

U.S. hits Hong Kong officials with sanctions for 'transnational repression'

Justice secretary and five others targeted for undermining freedoms in city and beyond

1 April 2025
Containers lie on the dockside at a port on the Panama Canal operated by a unit of CK Hutchison. The Hong Kong conglomerate had been expected to finalize the sale of this and dozens of other ports next week, but a report on March 28 suggested the signing may be delayed.
Companies

China to 'review' CK Hutchison port sale as saga enters crunch time

Amid media attacks, analysts say scuttling deal would prove Trump's Panama point

28 March 2025
The National Security Exhibition Gallery, located at the Hong Kong Museum of History, opened last August, months after the promulgation of the city's National Security Ordinance in March. The exhibit embodies Chinese President Xi Jinping's key doctrine of a "holistic approach to national security." (Photo by Kenji Kawase) 
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's 'business as usual' tune resonates despite CK Hutchison saga

One year after Article 23 security law, many ignore risks of pressure and arrests

23 March 2025
Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Center building, pictured on March 20, is the headquarters for the Li Ka-shing family's empire. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Companies

CK Hutchison tilts more to Europe than China, results show, amid Panama row

Shares fall as Li Ka-shing empire feels geopolitical heat from Trump and Beijing

21 March 2025
The office of Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said this week that Canberra "will not tolerate surveillance, harassment or intimidation against individuals or family members here in Australia."
International relations

Australian foreign minister condemns Hong Kong 'bounty letters'

Hong Kong police silent on letters offering reward for information on dissident

18 March 2025
A cargo ship sails past the Panama Canal's Port of Balboa, managed by CK Hutchison Holdings, in Panama City, on March 13.
US-China tensions

Hong Kong chief says Panama Canal deal deserves 'serious attention'

Li Ka-shing family's CK Hutchison shares take another fall

18 March 2025
Sinopec Engineering Chairman Jiang Dejun, center, explains the reasons for a sharp drop in the company's stock price on March 17, during an annual results briefing in Hong Kong. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Commodities

Sinopec Engineering stock falls 7% as state directives spark jitters

Chairman downplays dilution risk from CNPC making 5% stake tradable, hails DeepSeek

17 March 2025
Balboa Port, operated by a CK Hutchison group company, is pictured in Panama on March 4, after the sale was announced.
Equities

CK Hutchison shares volatile as China scrutinizes Panama ports sale

Li Ka-shing family empire faces questions over communication with Beijing

17 March 2025
Ta Kung Pao, a Hong Kong-based state-backed newspaper, published another commentary on Saturday, criticizing CK Hutchison's decision to sell its Panama Canal assets. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)  
US-China tensions

China ramps up attacks against Li Ka-shing's Panama Canal deal

Hong Kong-based state media argues decision should be based on patriotism

16 March 2025
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison finds itself caught between the governments of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump after it agreed to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium led by American firm BlackRock. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, Getty Images, and Yusuke Hinata)
US-China tensions

China signals anger at CK Hutchison's Panama ports sale, rattling investors

Shares fall over 6% after state-endorsed commentary claims deal not just 'commercial'

14 March 2025
An aerial view shows cargo vessels docked at Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, at the Panama Canal in February 2025.
Opinion

Li Ka-shing is cashing in on Trump's Panama Canal bluster

BlackRock makes Hutchison an offer it can't refuse

13 March 2025
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has been boosted by the post-COVID-19 rebound in air travel. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Transportation

Cathay chairman bemoans cargo risk from Trump trade friction, uncertainty

Hong Kong carrier 'interested' in Chinese aircraft maker COMAC's planes

12 March 2025
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a House committee hearing investigating his administration’s war on drugs in Manila on Nov. 13.
Politics

Philippines' Duterte says he will accept arrest if ICC issues warrant

Former president speaks in Hong Kong, defends his 'war on drugs'

10 March 2025