A packed meeting of the Pattaya City Expat Club turned into a lively debate as members received crucial updates on Thailand’s...

24th September 2024 – (Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, represented by Secretary for Financial Services...

24th September 2024 – (Hong Kong) In the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 36 Report published today by Z/Yen and the China...

Planned changes to the non-dom tax regime could trigger a “mass exodus” of wealthy investors from the UK, costing the taxpayer around...

Banks will be handed new powers to freeze payments for up to four days under new fraud prevention rules from this autumn, the Telegraph...

2nd September 2024 – (Manama)  Bahrain has declared the introduction of a new domestic minimum top-up tax of 15 per cent for major...

27th August 2024 – (Hong Kong) The import and export value of goods passing through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge’s Zhuhai port has...

City is trying to regain its stature within global finance Rival Singapore has benefited from money flows in recent years The scion of...

23rd July 2024 – (Hong Kong) According to Altrata’s World Ultra Wealth Report 2024, Hong Kong holds the second-highest number of...

19th July 2024 – (Hong Kong)  Hong Kong has witnessed an unprecedented rise in business registrations, with local companies and foreign...

Multinational corporations are increasingly looking towards Hong Kong, leveraging its strategic initiatives and enhanced connectivity...

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG -- Some of China's wealthy families are turning to Hong Kong as an alternative place to manage their riches as their...

Every country takes a different approach to retirement. Some countries pay a flat-rate pension, while others — like the United States —...

The cabinet approved a raft of new visa promotions to attract more tourists on Tuesday, including visa-free and visa-on-arrival schemes...

29th May 2024 – (Hong Kong) In a recent address to US business leaders in San Francisco, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po...

Hong Kong and Shenzhen have begun to test cross-border information verification between the two cities, as they take early steps in...

6th May 2024 – (Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced plans to rebrand the city’s eight branchless banks from...

Going cashless in China as the locals do has proved tricky for overseas visitors with cards issued by foreign banks, and the central bank...

Many Hongkongers who are eligible to live elsewhere have not moved, a testament to their confidence in the city. And a disappointing...

29th April 2024 – (Hong Kong) As fortunes amass across Asia’s economic powerhouses, a discreet race is unfolding between Hong Kong and...

23rd April 2024 – (Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HKSFPA) has urged local cryptocurrency firms...

22nd April 2024 – (Hong Kong) Representatives from some of Indonesia’s prominent family conglomerates have expressed a keen interest in...

15th April 2024 – (Hong Kong) Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has once again secured its position as the world’s busiest cargo...

Local reports in Thailand say a new Schengen-style visa system in Southeast Asia could boost tourism - and the wider economy. Thailand is...