Hong Kong

HSBC, BEA, StanChart, and Hang Seng did the move in anticipation of stiffer competition from virtual lenders.

It allows riders to avail of their earnings at any time.

A cup of coffee in Singapore costs about $39.04, compared to a $54.66 cup of coffee in Hong Kong.

Most of the deals in Central were in the small or mid-scale level of below 15,000 sqft.

Cross-border capital in Hong Kong crashed 37% to US$11.14b.

One house at Mount Nicholson sold for $916m.

Sales of jewellery, watches and luxury goods sector fell 11.4%.

The prices of electricity, gas and water fell.

Vacancies in transportation, storage, postal and courier services rose 18%.

A smart city vision can be at the center of Hong Kong enhancing its public sector mobility.

A deal could value MetLife Hong Kong at less than US$400m.

The situation isn't any easier for Singapore where costs grew 10%.

It will run from 28 September to 13 October.

A stronger HKD and higher price tags drove up its cost of living.

There were 10,128 sales and purchase agreements in April alone.

According to Hong Kong Police statistics, financial losses due to cybercrime reached $2.77b in 2018 in the territory, almost doubling the figure for 2017. As technology becomes more sophisticated and ubiquitous, cybercriminals’ skills and tools are evolving and cybersecurity experts are having to work harder to catch up.