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9 hours 6 min ago
Sonia Rykiel, one of the last family-owned French luxury brands founded by one of the world’s 10 most elegant women, has severed its continental roots and is moving its ownership to Hong Kong. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
22 Feb 12
The highly-anticipated microfinance pilot scheme will begin loaning start-up capital to qualified business owners in the middle of this year. Read ››
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20 Feb 12
More IPO glitter comes to Hong Kong.
Graff Diamonds, the London-based jeweler that claims to have handled more exceptional gems than any other, will IPO in Hong Kong to finance its expansion within Asia, especially in China. Read ››
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
17 Feb 12
The January numbers for Hong Kong’s property market sectors mostly make for disheartening reading. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
16 Feb 12
What should have been a humdrum day of selling banknotes marking the Bank of China’s 100th anniversary spun out of control into a “Get rich quick” opportunity that drew frantic investors by the hundreds. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
15 Feb 12
All that glitters isn’t gold, including gold exchange-traded funds denominated in renminbi. Read ››
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TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS |
14 Feb 12
It's no longer about left-hand driving versus right-hand driving.
An on-the-ground and online campaign is being waged by Hong Kong residents against a plan to ease road travel between Hong Kong and Guangdong. Read ››
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HR & EDUCATION |
13 Feb 12
Age is finally catching up to Hong Kong's aging and declining work force. Read ››
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TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS |
09 Feb 12
Motoring to Guangdong from Hong Kong will be easier starting March—but only for a few. Read ››
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RETAIL |
08 Feb 12
Hong Kong and the largest port city and city in Texas have a lot in common. Read ››
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TELECOM & INTERNET |
08 Feb 12
With two mobile phones to every person, Hong Kong is Asia’s most “mobile” place. Read ››
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
07 Feb 12
The frantic need to curb property speculation seems to trump all other considerations in Hong Kong. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
06 Feb 12
A pilot micro-financing scheme just proposed by the government will entitle self-employed individuals and those undertaking self-enhancement training to borrow up to HK$300,000 each. Read ››
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
03 Feb 12
Government's moves to check real estate speculation and prevent the housing bubble from bursting are working—but at the expense of already battered middle-class home owners. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
02 Feb 12
It’s official: Hong Kong’s about to experience big-time pain. So much for the lucky Year of the Water Dragon. Read ››
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY |
01 Feb 12
Cheaper rents have become one of the few upsides to the dour economic climate besetting Hong Kong. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
31 Jan 12
What’s good for the USA financially could spell ruin for Hong Kong. Read ››
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AVIATION |
30 Jan 12
Hong Kong International Airport has signed a contract to keep up with increasing passenger and cargo traffic that is expected to almost double in 20 years. Read ››
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RETAIL |
27 Jan 12
The banking giant sells off four units in just two days. Read ››
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FINANCIAL SERVICES |
26 Jan 12
It's either Europe's Axa or Zurich's Ace - we'll probably know by late February. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
24 Jan 12
Hong Kong’s savers are apparently abandoning the renminbi for the still mighty but battered U.S. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
24 Jan 12
Rising food and rent prices drove inflation upwards to 5.7% in December compared to the same period in 2010. Read ››
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HR & EDUCATION |
19 Jan 12
Over 90% of all businesses surveyed in HSBC's December PMI reported no changes to their headcount. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
19 Jan 12
In banking as well as trade, size truly matters.
Despite its ongoing travails, China's huge economy is attractive enough for Taiwan's bankers to rate it as their top overseas market this year and the one promising the highest growth
A survey by the non-profit Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance showed that 37% of polled banks and financial holding companies in Taiwan feel mainland China would top their overseas markets. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
18 Jan 12
Exports continue to wilt before the worldwide economic slowdown.
The Census & Statistics Department reported that domestic exports dropped sharply by 20.6% from January to November 2011 compared to the same period in 2011. Read ››
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MEDIA & MARKETING |
18 Jan 12
Hong Kong's best companies were recognized at this year's awards held at Hotel LKF. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
17 Jan 12
Petty solutions aren’t going to do it for Hong Kong, which stands to take a tremendous hit from the explosive Eurozone debt crisis. Read ››
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TELECOM & INTERNET |
16 Jan 12
Coherent optical 100G networking solutions will be used to speed up its services in the city. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
15 Jan 12
Guess who topped the ranking and beat Hong Kong?
The city’s bureaucracy is the second best or most efficient in Asia, according to a report by the Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd (PERC). Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Jan 12
The Mainland meanwhile ranked 138th out of 179 economies.
A report by the Information Services Department said that according to the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom released on 12 January 2012, Hong Kong scored 89.9 out of 100, with world average at 59.5. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
13 Jan 12
When is lunch not lunch?- When it's a Hong Kong stock broker lunch. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
11 Jan 12
China's insatiable appetite for gold is driving Hong Kong's gold traders to seventh heaven as exports surged 19%. Read ››
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MANUFACTURING |
11 Jan 12
The British automotive company is now setting its sights on China as a potential engine of growth. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
11 Jan 12
Air pollution is a pox on Hong Kong’s business.
Just how bad can be gleaned from a report by the city's Environmental Protection Department which said pollution readings at three roadside monitoring stations in Hong Kong's Central, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok commercial districts showed that pollution levels were above the 100 mark more than 20% of the time. Read ››
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FINANCIAL SERVICES |
10 Jan 12
Survey shows Hong Kong-based investment banking and fund management staff expect an average bonus worth 37% of their salary for 2011. Read ››
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY |
10 Jan 12
The downturn is unlikely to be anywhere near as severe as in the late-1990s, according to HSBC. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
10 Jan 12
One of Hong Kong’s defenses against a recession has again inched upwards. Read ››
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AVIATION |
09 Jan 12
Hong Kong Air plans to acquire some 100 aircraft for its fight against Cathay Pacific. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
09 Jan 12
The figure for 2011 was a record high of 148,329. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
06 Jan 12
IPO market continues to be promising in 2012 as HK$230bn total funds raised through IPOs in Hong Kong is expected this year. Read ››
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