The value of Hong Kong's total exports decreased to $358.3 billion in August, down 3.7% on the same month last year, the Census & Statistics Department has announced.

Consumer prices rose by 1.8% in August year-on-year, virtually the same as in July, the Census & Statistics Department has announced.

Hong Kong's unemployment rate has held steady at 2.8 percent, remaining at its lowest level in four years.

Paul Chan, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, has emphasized the need for the government to enhance consumer sentiment amidst global economic uncertainties.

About three and a half hours' drive from Ho Chi Minh City in the southern region of Vietnam, there is a place called Hau Giang province, which many people first heard of because of a Hong Kong company, Lee & Man Paper Mfg. Ltd.

The rapid development of Generative AI (also known as Artificial Intelligence Generated Content, AIGC) sparked off waves of discussion; meanwhile, the national 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) sets out the "Smart" 57 items, stipulating that AI becomes the engine of the core driving forces for building an innovative country. In response, some Legislative Council members recently enquired about the government's reaction to artificial intelligence ("AI") and the potential regulation and development of AI in Hong Kong.

China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption strength, went up 4.6 percent year on year in August, accelerating from the 2.5-percent increase in July, official data showed Friday (Sept. 15).

Alibaba said on Wednesday (Sept. 13) it would open its artificial intelligence model Tongyi Qianwen to the public.

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.1 percent in August compared with one year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday (Sept. 9).

Tesla, for example, debuted the world's first new version of the Tesla Model 3, attracting many Chinese attendees.

China's imports and exports in yuan terms edged down 0.1 percent year on year in the first eight months of the year, official data showed Thursday (Sept. 7).

The Hong Kong government has announced the launch of a new batch of retail green bonds under the Government Green Bond Programme for Hong Kong residents' subscription, at a denomination of $10,000.

The Land Registry recorded 4,660 sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in August, up 5.3% compared with July, but 11% lower year-on-year.

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The Hong Kong authorities are actively making preparations for the promotion of the "night market economy," said Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday (Sept. 5).