Hong Kong Builders Go West in China With Bet on Chengdu

Hong Kong developers are heading deeper into China to lure shoppers, investing at least $1.3 billion to build malls in Chengdu, the city vying with Chongqing as the economic hub of the country’s west.

Hong Kong's skyline is breathtaking from just about any angle and time of day

In Hong Kong, the sight to see is not a single monument or even a majestic natural vista. It is the city's glittering homage to the modern skyscraper.

Looking up, up, up in Hong Kong

The city's breathtaking skyline doesn't disappoint, from any angle. The Peak Tram has been taking visitors up to 1,800-foot Victoria Peak in Hong Kong for 120 years. It was featured in the 1955 film “Soldier of Fortune.”

Hong Kong's Galaxy unveils plans to double size of flagship Macau casino in $2.1B expansion

HONG KONG - Galaxy Entertainment Group plans to double the size of its flagship Macau casino in a $2.1 billion expansion as it seeks to win over more customers in the world's biggest gambling market.

In Hong Kong, pockets of serenity amid the urban chaos

A tram or ferry ride away from the skyscraper forest lie miles of trails that can lead hikers to hillside monasteries, idyllic fishing villages and wilderness camping. Birds twitter and sunshine twinkles through groves of bamboo and banyan trees adorned with cascades of orchids. With every step, my Vibram boot soles crush hibiscus blossoms littering a pathway, while butterflies flutter around a ...