On Monday evening, Hong Kong was hit by a typhoon. The storm slammed into the city, snapping trees and power lines, leaving thousands without electricity. As the winds raged, torrential rain hammered ...

The legendary Highland Park distillery, located on the Orkney Islands off the northeastern coast of Scotland, known for its delicate, sweet and aromatic peated whiskies, is celebrating its 225th ...

Pegged to the US dollar since 1983, the Hong Kong dollar is usually a dull currency. Except when it isn’t, like this year. When the US Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in March to combat ...

“Rock superstar David Bowie will give one performance in Hong Kong on December 7,” reported the South China Morning Post on October 26, 1983. “He will become the highest-paid artist to perform here, ...

“WHATEVER exchange-rate system a country has, it will wish at some times that it had another one,” according to Stanley Fischer, a former central banker. Many countries find it hard to cope with a ...