Economy

Record number of companies in Hong Kong

Number exceeds one million for the first time.

Hutchison completes acquisition of Orange Austria

Moody’s tags the acquisition credit positive.

Hong Kong business sentiment up while the world remains wary

HK's optimism rose 28% in Q4 while global average fell 4%.

Hong Kong PMI drops in December

Slowing down of business with the mainland cited as cause.

Exchange Fund's November assets rocket $35.9b

Resulting to a total of 2.6482 trillion.

New travel pass being issued

Application for new pass starts January 2.

Hong Kong, Korea ink customs pact

It aims for tighter cooperation with Joo Yung-sup.

Multinationals upbeat about Hong Kong future

Almost half of multinational corporations expect a better 2013.

Hong Kong rises amid global economic uncertainty

A sharp decline in business confidence in many rapidly-growing economies is raising a warning flag that global business may face continued...