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Easy money draws droves of Hong Kong investors
Easy money draws droves of Hong Kong investors
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.
Investors avoid initial gold ETF in RMB
All that glitters isn’t gold, including gold exchange-traded funds denominated in renminbi.
Widespread protests hit plan to ease road travel between Hong Kong and Guangdong
It's no longer about left-hand driving versus right-hand driving.
Hong Kong needs more foreign workers
Age is finally catching up to Hong Kong's aging and declining work force.
Goodbye to cross-border permits?
Motoring to Guangdong from Hong Kong will be easier starting March—but only for a few.
Houston and Hong Kong look to more trade
Hong Kong and the largest port city and city in Texas have a lot in common.
More spectrum for Hong Kong's mobile phones
With two mobile phones to every person, Hong Kong is Asia’s most “mobile” place.
Hong Kong to keep after property speculators
The frantic need to curb property speculation seems to trump all other considerations in Hong Kong.
HK throws start-ups a lifeline
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.
Property prices could lose a fourth of their value by 2013
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.
Hong Kong to bite the bullet—again
It’s official: Hong Kong’s about to experience big-time pain. So much for the lucky Year of the Water Dragon.
Hong Kong rents keep falling and falling
Cheaper rents have become one of the few upsides to the dour economic climate besetting Hong Kong.
Is Hyperinflation coming to Hong Kong?
What’s good for the USA financially could spell ruin for Hong Kong.
New billing system soon operational at HKIA
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.
HSBC continues retail banking restructuring
The banking giant sells off four units in just two days.
Who will buy HSBC Holdings' non-life insurance operations?
It's either Europe's Axa or Zurich's Ace - we'll probably know by late February.
U.S. dollar grows stronger in Hong Kong amid banking crisis
Hong Kong’s savers are apparently abandoning the renminbi for the still mighty but battered U.S. dollar.
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