Economy
Malaysia smashes forecasts with 6.2% GDP growth in Q3
Malaysia smashes forecasts with 6.2% GDP growth in Q3
The growth was driven by a surge in investment and exports.
Hong Kong beats Singapore in attracting expats
Hong Kong's greatest strength lies in its finance skills.
Unemployment rate largely unchanged at 3% from August to October
The underemployment rate similarly went unchanged at 1.1%.
Hong Kong economy grows 3.6% in Q3
It's the fourth consecutive quarter of above-trend economic expansion.
Hong Kong inks free trade and investment agreements with ASEAN
The pacts will take effect in 2019.
Foreign currency reserves down to US$419.2b in October
Assets slipped slightly from US$419.3b in September.
Hong Kong has one of the world's top 20 investment migration programmes
Hong Kong secured the 19th spot.
Hong Kong's consumer prices up 1.4%
Price hikes were seen in take-out meals, transport, and alcohol.
Hong Kong beats Shanghai as Asia's most expensive city
Residential prices in the city soared to an average of US$51,595 psm.
Hong Kong's goods exports up 5.4%
Volume of goods re-exports edged up 5.6%.
Hong Kong slashes tax on businesses' first $2m profit
R&D firms can have as much as a 300% tax deduction.
Hong Kong's deficit hit $15.7b in August
Expenditure, on the other hand, hit $36.87b.
Approved mortgage loans fall 10.8% to $30.1b
Loans for refinancing dropped 8.1%.
RMB deposits dipped 0.4% to RMB532.8b
Overall foreign-currency deposits inched up 0.3%.
Hong Kong's total goods exports value rose 7.4%
That of goods imports ticked up 7.7%.
Hong Kong's total goods exports up 5.7% in July
Domestic exports decreased by 6% in the same period.
Ageing population to radically impact doing business in Hong Kong in the next decade
The people aged 65 and over will hit 1.9m by 2027.
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