Staff Reporter

But behavioural biases dragged the city's literacy score.

Disruptions in China’s manufacturing industry affected profits.

The World Bank downgraded recently its growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia and the Pacific to 7.2%.

An update of ADB’s Asian Development Outlook 2012 lowers PRC’s 2012 forecast to 7.7% from the projected 8.5%.

Fundamental price drivers like too much market liquidity and low interest rates will remain unchanged even with the new housing measures put in place by the HK government, the Deutsche Bank AG/Hong Kong said Thursday.

71% expect bonus increase in 2010 and 14% are counting on a 31-50% bonus raise.

Visitor arrivals in the first half of the year reached 16.86 million, about 23.1% higher than the number of visitors in the same period in 2009.

Hong Kong’s new renminbi inter-bank market launched as limits on offshore renminbi circulation are being loosened.

Regulators sealed agreement allowing HK financial institutions to offer higher returns on yuan savings accounts.

1 in 10 SMEs will expand their workforce as Hong Kong businesses show signs of recovery.

Short-haul flights fuel-surcharge to drop 7% to $98 while that for 2% will fall to $505.

The company priced the shares at HK$8.75-HK$9 as it offers 5 year convertible bonds.

Hong Kong Exchange 2-year plan includes attracting new international listings in metals, mining and energy industries.

Product extended to corporate customers as option to settle premiums in RMB or HKD.

Prices of total goods exports increased 4.1%, while prices of goods imports rose 6.8%.

Figures show that companies remained active in recruitment that absorbs the concurrent increase in labour supply.