<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kristine Servando - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kristine Servando - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASf9RJsGaGg/kristine-servando</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Kristine Servando - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASf9RJsGaGg/kristine-servando</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:20:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASf9RJsGaGg/kristine-servando.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Genso Animates Dining at HK’s Sha Tin With Racetrack Views and VR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grandstand izakaya offers a stylish way to watch the races. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-04/genso-animates-dining-at-hk-s-sha-tin-with-racetrack-views-and-vr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-04/genso-animates-dining-at-hk-s-sha-tin-with-racetrack-views-and-vr</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioRlEdbPhS3o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioRlEdbPhS3o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A section of Genso izakaya overlooking the track. Photographer: Kristine Servando/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read the Full Transcript of Trump’s Speech to the Nation on Iran War]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/read-the-full-transcript-of-trump-s-speech-to-the-nation-on-iran-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/read-the-full-transcript-of-trump-s-speech-to-the-nation-on-iran-war</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:51:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inuNV1hMvn.M/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inuNV1hMvn.M/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s Highest Gas Prices Expose Hong Kong’s Energy Vulnerability]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city depends on energy imports and prices are rising.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-02/world-s-highest-gas-prices-show-hong-kong-vulnerable-to-iran-war-energy-shock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-02/world-s-highest-gas-prices-show-hong-kong-vulnerable-to-iran-war-energy-shock</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Filipe Pacheco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:08:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iL.hQmm4ClcU/v10/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iL.hQmm4ClcU/v10/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A container ship sail past Lamma Island in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, July 7, 2017. Hong Kong May exports rose 4 percent from a year earlier to HK$303.1 billion. Imports rose 6.6 percent from a year earlier to HK$338.8 billion, the Hong Kong Government Information Center said in a statement. Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Investors Seek Help of Mysterious Forces to Navigate Wild Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong has long embraced the mixing of the esoteric and the data driven for stock picking. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-12/how-hong-kong-investors-use-feng-shui-to-navigate-wild-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-12/how-hong-kong-investors-use-feng-shui-to-navigate-wild-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chongjing Li]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:18:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHyIV_a79TCc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHyIV_a79TCc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gold horse figurines are displayed for sale in the window of a Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd. jewelry store in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Demand for gold jewelry and bars in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Greater China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, increased to about 60 percent of the global total in 2013 from 35 percent in 2004, HSBC Holdings Plc said in an Oct. 18 report. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Artsy First Restaurant at Hong Kong’s Henderson Tower]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Akira Back Hong Kong is a veritable feast for the eyes, the food doesn’t quite hit the same mark.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-11/hk-restaurant-review-akira-back-serves-artsy-dishes-at-henderson-in-central</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-11/hk-restaurant-review-akira-back-serves-artsy-dishes-at-henderson-in-central</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifYFiq1nvDNM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifYFiq1nvDNM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Akira Back. Photographer: Kristine Servando/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record $25 Million Picasso Revives Hong Kong’s Auction Season]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-09/record-25-million-picasso-revives-hong-kong-s-auction-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-09/record-25-million-picasso-revives-hong-kong-s-auction-season</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stella Ko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:14:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPAbdlAY.6ds/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPAbdlAY.6ds/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Christie&apos;s September art auction in Hong Kong. Photographer: Stella Ko/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stock Market Glossary: Terms for Navigating a Market Meltdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/what-is-a-margin-call-what-is-vix-glossary-for-navigating-a-markets-meltdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/what-is-a-margin-call-what-is-vix-glossary-for-navigating-a-markets-meltdown</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:52:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivojA7eybhBY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivojA7eybhBY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Gets Tangled in Political Battles From Panama to Philippines]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-20/hong-kong-caught-in-political-battles-from-panama-canal-to-duterte-marcos-feud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-20/hong-kong-caught-in-political-battles-from-panama-canal-to-duterte-marcos-feud</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:30:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGQ7JX4Cj90o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGQ7JX4Cj90o/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Xi Jinping, China&apos;s president, right, greets billionaire Li Ka-shing, chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. and Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd., left, as Lui Che Woo, chairman and founder of Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., second left, looks on ahead of a photo session at a meeting in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, June 30, 2017. Xi sought to reassure a divided Hong Kong of China&apos;s continued support for the former British colony, as activists called for protests to demonstrate the city&apos;s desire for greater democracy. Photographer: Bobby Yip/Reuters</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Newest Offering From Wooloomooloo Has Great Views and Steaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omaroo Grill has taken over the top floor of H Queen’s building that previously housed Michelin-starred Ecriture.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-18/review-omaroo-grill-offers-steaks-with-great-hong-kong-views-where-ecriture-was</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-18/review-omaroo-grill-offers-steaks-with-great-hong-kong-views-where-ecriture-was</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itlgMeuNQB1Q/v4/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itlgMeuNQB1Q/v4/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>High steaks.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Are Hong Kong’s Best and Worst Outcomes Under Trump]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-16/these-are-hong-kong-s-best-and-worst-outcomes-under-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-16/these-are-hong-kong-s-best-and-worst-outcomes-under-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Filipe Pacheco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:22:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV42dyaCZB.8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV42dyaCZB.8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Donald Trump Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Getty Images North America</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s IVF Rules Send People Into Black Market for Eggs, Embryos]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the city contends with a falling birth rate, the limits of reproductive assistance are causing strains.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-05/hong-kong-ivf-fertility-rules-spur-people-into-black-market-for-eggs-embryos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-05/hong-kong-ivf-fertility-rules-spur-people-into-black-market-for-eggs-embryos</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ispl_bcevntw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ispl_bcevntw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Strict reproductive assistance rules are emerging as both an equality and economic problem for one of the world’s financial hubs.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Dine Like a Banker at Hong Kong’s Nobu, According to Nobu Himself]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-02/how-to-dine-like-a-banker-at-hong-kong-s-nobu-according-to-nobu-himself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-02/how-to-dine-like-a-banker-at-hong-kong-s-nobu-according-to-nobu-himself</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_V00eispfSU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_V00eispfSU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Nobu In Town omakase.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Crowd Returns to Hong Kong in Better Mood to Party]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-31/crypto-crowd-returns-to-hong-kong-in-better-mood-to-party</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-31/crypto-crowd-returns-to-hong-kong-in-better-mood-to-party</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suvashree Ghosh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:30:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRpyOcneipx4/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRpyOcneipx4/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A man stares into a Bitcoin. What does he see?</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Watermark Reopens With Well-Priced Menu, Great View]]></title><description><![CDATA[After six years of banquets, the Watermark reopens as decently priced seafood restaurant right atop the Star Ferry terminal.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-05/review-hong-kong-central-pier-s-watermark-offers-well-priced-menu-great-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-05/review-hong-kong-central-pier-s-watermark-offers-well-priced-menu-great-view</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if1mPARHsYr4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if1mPARHsYr4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Not many people seem to know this place has reopened.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Spectacular Stock Market Rally Comes to Hong Kong]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-03/china-stimulus-fuels-hong-kong-stock-rally-as-mainland-traders-miss-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-03/china-stimulus-fuels-hong-kong-stock-rally-as-mainland-traders-miss-out</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sangmi Cha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:30:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Strategy for Riding Out Hong Kong’s Scorching Rents]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-08/renters-try-to-beat-hong-kong-housing-costs-with-serviced-apartments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-08/renters-try-to-beat-hong-kong-housing-costs-with-serviced-apartments</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pei Li]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:30:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Expats Prepare to Flock to China’s Cheaper Restaurants and Hotels]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-04/hong-kong-s-expats-prepare-to-flock-to-china-s-cheaper-restaurants-and-hotels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-04/hong-kong-s-expats-prepare-to-flock-to-china-s-cheaper-restaurants-and-hotels</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorretta Chen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:30:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.hkv7iquk1k/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.hkv7iquk1k/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Hong Kong expats are likely to head to Shenzhen soon.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Bankers Moonlight as Influencers on Chinese Social Media]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-16/hong-kong-bankers-embrace-xiaohongshu-becoming-influencers-on-china-s-instagram</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-16/hong-kong-bankers-embrace-xiaohongshu-becoming-influencers-on-china-s-instagram</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pei Li]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 08:30:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Thailand’s Election Outcome May Mean for Military, Monarchy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-15/what-thailand-s-election-outcome-may-mean-for-military-monarchy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-15/what-thailand-s-election-outcome-may-mean-for-military-monarchy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 11:50:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4QzYyE6lW3w/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4QzYyE6lW3w/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in the Phrom Phong area of Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, May 14, 2023. A record number of Thais are projected to go to the ballot boxes in Sunday’s parliamentary election as voters decide if they’ll shift leadership away from almost a decade of military-backed rule. More than 50 million Thais are eligible to vote, and the Election Commission expects an 80% turnout. Photographer: Luke Duggleby/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tycoon’s Daughter Fails to Cash in Shinawatra Magic in Thai Vote]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-14/thailand-election-2023-live-thaksin-daughter-fails-to-stir-shinawatra-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-14/thailand-election-2023-live-thaksin-daughter-fails-to-stir-shinawatra-magic</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristine Servando]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 18:18:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isAIH2QbNdn8/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isAIH2QbNdn8/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item></channel></rss>