Dizzyingly tall skyscrapers, countless shopping malls, congested streets: I knew Hong Kong was packed with them.

Alex Lawton thought he was just having a bit of a laugh with his mates, but instead he quickly found himself trapped in a nightmare scenario overseas.

A dispute over hand luggage belonging to the daughter of HK's chief executive sparked angry scenes at the territory's international airport yesterday.

Ladies market is an oldie but a goody at Mong Kok, Kowloon.

A note on the actual seat: Vietnamese silk cushions were a lovely touch.

The 'disappearing' Hong Kong publisher is in China, where he is "cooperating with the authorities with an investigation".

Sophie Barclay visits a tourist-free part of Hong Kong.

Spectacular shopping and food make Hong Kong a must-see desination, says Megan Singleton.

As she neared her final breath, people around her were contemplating ham n' cheese burgers and hotcakes.

House prices in Hong Kong have risen at the fastest pace of any country in the world over the 12 months to March.

It's a tough time to be an investment banker in Southeast Asia. Mergers involving Southeast Asian companies have dropped 45 per cent this year to the lowest level since 2009.

Jesse Mulligan lists his five must-try dishes in Hong Kong - with breakfast tripe for the more adventurous.

HSBC's decision in 1993 to abandon Hong Kong for London's Canary Wharf was one of modern history's worst business moves.

Airlines have welcomed plans to build a third runway at Hong Kong Airport but are worried about how it will be paid for.

A lawyer says an Employment Court ruling allowing two Kiwi airline pilots to continue flying until the age of 65 is ground-breaking.

Two Kiwi pilots have won the right to stay in their jobs, after arguing that being forced to retire at the age of 55 was discrimination under New Zealand laws.

Jack Ma, a former English teacher who started Alibaba in his apartment in 1999, has become the richest person in Asia.

Rurik Jutting lived in a small, precise and unreal world. Each working day he would move between two skyscrapers, his home and his office, just three minutes apart by taxi.

Small groups of pro-democracy demonstrators remained on Hong Kong's streets after protest leaders agreed to talks with the government and students returned to school for exams.

Fresh clashes broke out in Hong Kong as riot police used batons and pepper spray on pro-democracy demonstrators after they were ordered to leave.

Pro-democracy protesters are continuing demonstrations in Hong Kong, with riot police responding with tear gas. What set it all off?

Pro-democracy protesters may have engaged in a night of battles with police, but then they cleaned up and apologised to police who pepper-sprayed them.

Hong Kong activists kicked off a long-threatened mass civil disobedience protest to challenge Beijing over restrictions on voting reforms.

Finance centre Hong Kong is revealing a greener side, hidden in her outlying islands and among the densely packed streets. Sophie Barclay investigates.

The pachinko industry in Japan wants casinos, driven by attendance that has sunk more than 60 per cent since the mid-90s and an uncertain legal status.

An Auckland man flying from London to HK says he was told he'd have to go without an in-flight meal for his 11-hour trip as the airline could not cater to his peanut allergy.

Roll up! Roll up! For the chance to ride some of the best double-decker trams in Hong Kong, writes Russell Maclennan-Jones.

Dutch historian Frank Dikotter, based in Hong Kong, has spent year immersed in the horrors to be found within China’s open archives.