Hong Kong
How much autonomy actually remains under mainland rules keeps getting tested in new ways — through finance, through law, through what’s still allowed to be published.
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Sep- 2026 -21 SeptemberCapital
Hong Kong’s elderly are losing millions to investment scams weekly
An 80-year-old woman lost HK$6 million to a fraudster she met on Facebook, one of over 50 cases in a single week costing victims HK$30 million, as losses accelerate faster…
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17 SeptemberLife & Health
Hong Kong’s mortgage reprieve hinges on the Fed’s next move
Banks held prime rates at 5 percent after the HKMA's September rate increase, but the one-month HIBOR at 2.95 percent leaves little buffer before another US hike forces them to…
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13 SeptemberTech & AI
Z.ai’s $5 billion raise can’t stop its stock from collapsing
The Beijing AI developer disclosed a HK$15.7 billion share placement and 20.14 billion yuan convertible bond on September 13, even as its shares have plunged 73% from June highs, raising…
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12 SeptemberTech & AI
Singapore pools bank data to catch scams regulators can’t see alone
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is testing AI models trained on transaction data from five banks and law enforcement, aiming to detect fraud chains that fragment across institutions in seconds…
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11 SeptemberCapital
Citi’s blockchain rail lets Japanese treasurers move money at 2 a.m.
A tokenised deposit service launching by end-2026 will connect Japan to five Citi hubs, enabling round-the-clock foreign-currency transfers that bypass correspondent banking delays.
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9 SeptemberCompass
Hong Kong’s helper shortage will outlast the Jakarta ash cloud
With 178 aircraft at Soekarno-Hatta requiring individual safety checks, employment agencies warn Western expat employers to expect week-long delays in domestic worker arrivals.
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6 SeptemberScience
Hong Kong’s first astronaut will teach from orbit. Beijing is watching.
Lai Ka-ying, a 43-year-old former police superintendent, will broadcast live experiments from Tiangong to Hong Kong and Macau classrooms, signaling Beijing's strategy to anchor the city's youth in China's space…
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Aug- 2026 -29 AugustEarth
A debris dam now threatens Nepal and Tibet more than the flood itself
Rescue teams paused operations after a 3 million cubic-metre barrier lake formed upstream, while over 1,400 people remain missing across the Nepal–Tibet border and monsoon rains continue.
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23 AugustSociety
Hong Kong’s beauty counters are trapping elderly shoppers for hours
An 88-year-old woman spent HK$100,000 in three hours at a Sheung Wan counter, prompting Customs to arrest two managers and investigate six related complaints under consumer-protection law.
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21 AugustCapital
China sentenced its biggest property fraudster to life in prison
Hui Ka Yan, founder of Evergrande Group, received a life sentence on August 20, 2026, after the Shenzhen court found he overstated revenue by $78–80 billion between 2019 and 2020,…
