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17 hours 59 sec ago
Store sales fell by 3.4% as both luxury goods and discount products experience a drop in consumer purchases, by 5.9% and 2.4% respectively. Read ››
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20 hours 6 min ago
A drop in spending and a rise in delinquencies were experienced by Hong Kong in the first quarter this year. Read ››
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21 hours 35 min ago
A drop in spending and a rise in delinquencies were experienced by Hong Kong in the first quarter this year. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
17 May 12
A proposed pay increase for Hong Kong’s government ministers is quite generous. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
17 May 12
The wild ride taken by the Hang Seng isn’t over. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
16 May 12
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Trade Development Council have held a seminar in Tokyo promoting Hong Kong’s renminbi business. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
15 May 12
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So is in Japan for a five day visit to promote Hong Kong. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
15 May 12
Financial Secretary John Tsang is in Taipei as head of a delegation that officiated at the opening of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade & Cultural Office. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
14 May 12
A serious slowdown in growth in the first quarter is blamed on weak exports. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
14 May 12
It’s another move to grow a faltering economy by telling foreigners that Hong Kong is great for their businesses. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
10 May 12
The recent crackdown on brokers pushing sub-standard IPOs heads in a parallel direction. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
04 May 12
Analyst says the economy’s sails have yet to pick up wind even as sufficient new business continues to support job creation. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
04 May 12
When Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner recently visited China in a rah-rah session for the dollar—their reaction was almost appalling. Read ››
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03 May 12
A website that steals the bank passwords of unwary users has claimed Hong Kong victims and must be avoided. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
02 May 12
With European markets still struggling, can China's export market save the region's economy? Read ››
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ECONOMY |
02 May 12
Hong Kong’s government expenditures and revenues for the year ending March 31 was $7 billion higher than the revised estimate. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
01 May 12
Hong Kong will remain imperiled in 2012.
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ECONOMY |
30 Apr 12
An inflation reading of 4.5% y-o-y is expected amid uncertainties. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
27 Apr 12
Financial Secretary John Tsang was in Bangkok yesterday for the last leg of his Southeast Asian visit. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Apr 12
Financial Secretary John Tsang is on the last leg of a tour to further promote Hong Kong’s advantages as a business destination to a trio of key Asian trading partners. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Apr 12
Living adequately in Hong Kong is becoming more and more of a challenge. Read ››
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25 Apr 12
A recent study reveals that over 90% of professionals surveyed said moving to Hong Kong had improved their career prospects. Read ››
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24 Apr 12
A suitable time to implement changes is being negotiated between the People's Bank of China and select government officials. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
24 Apr 12
The relentless drop in foreign trade has finally goaded the government to act. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
18 Apr 12
A pair of tax agreements came into force recently.
The Hong Kong-Indonesia agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion became enforceable beginning March 28 after the completion of ratification procedures on both sides. Read ››
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16 Apr 12
It’s been a very busy two weeks for Chief Executive Donald Tsang. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Apr 12
With an amount pegged at USD77.7bn, around 7% of the 2011 GDP, how will this impact the nation's coffers? Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Apr 12
Total new Yuan loan grew CNY2.46tn in the first quarter, up from CNY2.26tn in Q1 2011. Read ››
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13 Apr 12
Hong Kong’s goes massive for its "Think Global, Think Hong Kong" campaign in Japan from May 13 to 19. Read ››
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10 Apr 12
The Bank of Japan prepares to counter the 0.1% slowdown in monetary base and reaccelerate growth by taking on a more conservative approach. Read ››
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10 Apr 12
Suspicions he’s not and is really a “closet communist” continue to hound Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying. Read ››
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09 Apr 12
Retail sales pad slowdown in merchandise exports and growth is likely to remain in the 15-17% range in the coming months. Read ››
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04 Apr 12
Thanks to modest spending growth coupled with the 13.7% rise in 2M11 total revenues. Read ››
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04 Apr 12
The city state faces rising macro-prudential risks due to a surge in bank lending and housing inflation, says Fitch. Read ››
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04 Apr 12
Less than half of Hong Kong firms are reporting revenue growth, another symptom of the sagging confidence among the city’s businessmen. Read ››
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03 Apr 12
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 227,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs were created by the economy during February. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
03 Apr 12
It's still an open game as the country reports a mixed bag of rebound in the GDP and unexpected declines in exports. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
03 Apr 12
The archipelago entered into a sweet spot of low inflation and higher growth in 2012, but things may soon change. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
03 Apr 12
China still offers growth amidst adversity.
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29 Mar 12
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying has been a media darling since his election Sunday. Read ››
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