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RGA (RGA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Strong investment returns and favorable claims drove record quarterly results.

Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia

South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated…

Opinion | Stop mourning Hong Kong. It’s evolving, not dying

Nostalgia is understandable, but the city has reinvented itself numerous times before, and is doing so again.

In Focus | Why does Hong Kong need a 5-year plan – and will it curb its free-market economy?

As Hong Kong embraces long-term planning for the first time, economists and officials debate whether strategic state guidance can coexist with i…

Tencent Cloud promotes AI tools to support GBA youth development

Tencent Cloud highlighted the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in developing digital skills among young people in the Guangdong-Hong Ko…

Hong Kong’s low-tax lure is getting a reality check

Hong Kong’s competitiveness as a financial center is about to be tested. The low-tax haven has two opposing forces transforming its $5.4 trillio…

Hong Kong property recovery faces new risk as Beijing widens offshore tax net

Potential taxation of offshore property income could curb mainland demand, while weaker insurance activity hits decentralised office markets.

Editorial | Hong Kong must act fast to protect workers from heat distress

The government needs to deliver on its pledge to address the shortfalls of the city’s heat stress warning system.

HKUST Pre-University Program Draws 800 Global Students

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has successfully concluded its Pre-University (Pre-U) Program 2026. As one of the

Strong Momentum: Saint Bella Group Issues Interim Positive Profit Alert, with Adjusted Net Profit Expected to Rise by Over 54%

HONG KONG, Aug 11, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Saint Bella Group (2508.HK) has issued a positive profit alert for the six months ended 30 June 2026.…

Hong Kong police arrests 8 over ‘compensated dating’ scam

Police said the scheme, which began in 2024, used online advertisements to lure victims by offering a “sugar daddy” arrangement with monthly pay…

Ex-Deloitte IT manager remanded for stealing 423 laptops to fund stock trading

Ho Man-kit, 40, admits selling laptops to recycler and putting more than HK$458,000 in proceeds into failed stock options.

Manulife Appoints Jeremy Young as Chief Distribution Officer, International Brokerage, Global High-Net-Worth to Advance Growth Strategy Across Key Markets

Manulife Appoints Jeremy Young as Chief Distribution Officer, International Brokerage, Global High-Net-Worth to Advance Growth Strategy Across K…

Man arrested over doxxing 2 former associates in failed restaurant business

Wholesale food supplier posted personal details of restaurant owner and consultant after dealings turned sour, Hong Kong watchdog says.

Citi, OCBC downgrade UOB post-Q2 results; RHB upgrades on valuation

UOB has lowered its fee income guidance, and seen a spike in non-performing assets in the second quarter Read more at The Business Times.

Itaewon's Lit Lounge prepares to break curfew with 'Pajama Party!'

Pete Grella and John Everett started making crowds laugh 16 years ago, when they both were living in Hong Kong. After Everett moved here last ye…

NatSec grinds on | Big Lychee, Various Sectors

September set as target for HKSAR's inaugural five-year plan release date

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government aims to publish its inaugural five-year plan (2026-30) in September, Chief Executive John…