Hong Kong
Hong Kong faces world's greatest housing bubble risk: UBS
Hong Kong faces world's greatest housing bubble risk: UBS
The SAR is also the most overvalued housing market.
Home sales crash 21% in August amidst buyer pull out
The dismal market take-up translated to 4,882 sold units.
Office vacancy rates let up to 4.2% in August
The wave of new supply relieved the pressured market.
Exports weather through trade woes after rising 13.1% to $376.3b in August
This extends a 10% growth recorded in July.
Workers rejoice: Six in 10 firms hiked average wages in June
The average wage rate inched up 1.2%.
Government urged to boost home density in Kowloon and New Territories
The aim is to bring home density levels to that of Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong ends era of cheap money after hiking base lending rates to 2.5%
Banks are widely expected to hike prime rates soon.
Government to launch central building management platform
Owners can learn about maintenance work from relevant authorities themselves.
Chinese developer Midea Real Estate seeks up to US$493m in Hong Kong float
It is offering 180 million shares priced at $17 to $21.50 apiece.
Hong Kong retains title as world's freest economy
The SAR ranked top in international trade freedom and regulation.
Hong Kong beefs up defense with cybersecurity scheme
Members can share best practices and insights to boost cyber resilience.
Proposal converting New Territories brownfield sites wins industry support
The option can unlock land for housing and cause little environmental damage.
Hong Kong set to vault to the top of global IPO league with $300b haul
A strong Q3 performance has boosted expectations of the SAR taking the top spot.
Hong Kong mulls remote bank account opening in the Mainland
Facial recognition technology and biometric methods may be used.
O&G firm United Energy moves to buy Kuwait Energy for US$651m
The Hong Kong-listed company plans to enter the Middle East and North Africa markets.
Here's why tech tenants are ditching Hong Kong for Bangalore and Singapore
They account for under 6% of Grade A office space in H1, one of Asia’s lowest.
Rattled consumers beef up savings amidst growing uncertainties
The number of residents pledging to save spare cash rose from 68% to 72% in Q2.
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