Hong Kong
Culture
Truffles and gold leaf can’t save dim sum: What the masters know
However much dim sum — bite-sized morsels originating in Guangdong province — is reinvented, the patience and fortitude that goes into the craft and the sincerity of the hands that make it remain paramount, observes writer Tan Pin Yen in ThinkChina’s Eye on Guangdong series.
Tan Pin Yen
28 Aug 2026
Technology
How did Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou become the world’s number one tech hub?
The Global Innovation Index published by the World Intellectual Property Office puts the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster in first place. The tech hub’s unique combination of strengths has allowed it to surpass the usual suspects in Silicon Valley, observes academic Erik Baark in ThinkChina’s Eye on Guangdong series.
Erik Baark
25 Aug 2026
Economy
From Hong Kong to Xiānggǎng — why Hong Kong is better with China
Former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Stephen Roach argues that the “Hong Kong of old” was finished because of the city’s greater convergence with and increasing reliance on mainland China. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing examines his argument.
Tai Hing Shing
18 Aug 2026
Economy
Singapore and Hong Kong open a new gold race
Singapore and Hong Kong are ramping up major policy initiatives to become world-class gold hubs. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tobby Siew takes a look at how the two financial centres are looking to meet the demands of Asia’s gold trade.
Tobby Siew Woei Yang
18 Aug 2026
Society
[Big read] Why Hong Kong’s legendary dim sum halls are vanishing
Hong Kong youths are shunning the yum cha tradition that features large dining groups and subpar service. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing finds out how restaurants are reinventing themselves to stay relevant in the competitive market.
Tai Hing Shing
11 Aug 2026
Technology
Can AI’s sky-high valuations survive disclosure?
As AI giants rush to go public, investors will finally get the disclosures needed to test whether soaring valuations rest on durable business models — or simply another wave of market euphoria. Professor Lin William Cong explains what will separate hype from fundamentals.
Lin William Cong
03 Aug 2026
Society
Why more Hong Kong youths are opting out of work
Some young people in Hong Kong are becoming disengaged and content to drift along aimlessly, living with their parents who indulge them amid a more accepting society. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing examines the rise of the NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
Tai Hing Shing
19 Jun 2026
Society
[Big read] The northbound drift: Hong Kong’s quiet exodus to the Greater Bay Area
The cost of living in Hong Kong is notoriously high, and some Hong Kongers are choosing to move to cities in the Greater Bay Area in mainland China to live and work, in pursuit of a more manageable pace and quality of life. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing finds out more.
Tai Hing Shing
19 May 2026
Economy
AI drives markets as valuations race ahead of earnings
From Wall Street to Shanghai, stock markets are hitting record highs as investors crowd into a narrowband of AI and semiconductor giants, turning the rally into a concentrated surge rather than a broad advance. But with gains increasingly reliant on a handful of megacap companies, is the AI boom an overstretched bubble?
Caixin Global
11 May 2026
Economy
PwC’s Evergrande crisis deepens with record Hong Kong settlement and criminal probes
Evergrande’s fraud has caught up with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong, bringing major fines, client exits and criminal probes, and casting doubt over the accounting giant’s future in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Caixin Global
04 May 2026