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Hong Kong leader indicates possible concession as student-government talks start

June 24, 2019 at 3:41 a.m.

The panel chosen to pick candidates for Hong Kong's 2017 election could be made "more democratic", the territory's leader said on Tuesday, the first indication of a possible concession to...

Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally

August 25, 2021 at 1:10 a.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy...

Hong Kong court orders EY to hand over mainland China audit papers

August 25, 2021 at 12:15 a.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court has ordered auditor EY to hand over documents related to a former Chinese client in a boost for international regulators seeking access...

Pilot of missing plane shared his flight simulator passion online

August 24, 2021 at 10:13 p.m.

(This March 23 story was corrected to fix crew numbers in the third paragraph) HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - Some trace of the passion that Zaharie Ahmad Shah had for flying...

Samsonite trumps LVMH as China retail moves downmarket

November 3, 2021 at 8:13 p.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The world's biggest luxury brands are slowing their expansion in China as more consumers shop abroad, leaving mall operators holding the bag. Two-thirds of high-end retailers...

Samsonite trumps LVMH as China retail moves downmarket

December 23, 2018 at 4:13 p.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The world's biggest luxury brands are slowing their expansion in China as more consumers shop abroad, leaving mall operators holding the bag. Two-thirds of high-end retailers...

Cut from the same cloth: Esprit tries on Zara for fashion makeover

August 24, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

HONG KONG/MADRID (Reuters) - Esprit Holdings' chief is doubling down on a bet to fix the struggling clothing retailer he took charge of a year ago by revamping its existing...

AIG keen to sell bank, expand mortgages: CEO

August 23, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - American International Group Inc is planning to sell its savings and loan business as soon as a federal panel labels the insurance giant "too big to...

AIG keen to sell bank, expand mortgages: CEO

December 25, 2018 at 2:48 a.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - American International Group Inc is planning to sell its savings and loan business as soon as a federal panel labels the insurance giant "too big to...

Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li returns to insurance with $2.1 billion ING deal

December 24, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong businessman Richard Li, the younger son of Asia's richest man, is buying ING's Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand insurance units for $2.14 billion in...

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