Month: January 2017

Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. It’s not easy to joke about economic models based on rational utility maximisation, but I tried by linking similar woes that confront both Hong Kong and the US. Chinese people aren’t fans of irony, but nothing is more ... ( read original story ...)

there is genuine caring about the people and a desire to put our city at the forefront of scientific and business innovation. It is in the best interests of the city to pull together and stick together, for, in the long run, Hong Kong’s economy and ... ( read original story ...)

In 2013, facing soaring rents in Hong Kong, the chefs moved the original Tim Ho Wan to a ... they face a similar problem as rising Manhattan rents force restaurants out of business. "We're known as the cheapest Michelin star restaurant [in the U.S ... ( read original story ...)

According to an online biography, he moved to Hong Kong in 1996 to head up HarbourVest’s Asian branch. He also serves on the Board of Visitors of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Harvard Business School’s Asia Pacific Advisory Board. ( read original story ...)

And Hong Kong to Toronto, where he’s settling into his first Canadian ... so he applied for trainee jobs at banks that were targeting new business graduates and finance greenhorns from other fields. He settled on an offer from New York-based investment ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Hong Leong Insurance (Asia) Limited (HLIA) (Hong Kong). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG/BEIJING China's Dalian Wanda Group Co Ltd on Saturday said its revenue for 2016 dropped by 13.9 percent, even as operating income increased 3.4 percent, as a slowdown in the group's commercial property business impacted overall performance. ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- A top South Korean financial regulator will attend an international forum in Hong Kong this week to discuss ways to deal with external uncertainties, his office said Sunday. Jeong Eun-bo, vice chairman of the Financial Services ... ( read original story ...)

Scotland thrashed Hong Kong by 24 runs to win the first match of the Desert T20 tournament at the Shaikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in the Capital on Saturday. Scotland elected to bat first and the names that mattered, delivered on the day. Openers George ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong v Scotland Rapid half-centuries from Calum MacLeod and ... Stirling and Stuart Poynter gave Ireland a steady start with a 36-run opening stand in 32 balls but Ireland couldn't switch gears after that. The experienced William Porterfield, Kevin ... ( read original story ...)

Expect to find any type of food at any price point in Hong Kong. On an October afternoon, I take the Hong Kong Foodie Tour with Yammy Tan. We start our tour in a hole in the wall restaurant having Cantonese Wonton noodles. “If you find a wonton has more ... ( read original story ...

2016 in review – Hong Kong women break new ground with Eastern coach Chan Yuen ... a spectacular year with the club and hopefully we can enjoy another successful start to the year,” said the coach who is nicknamed “Beef Ball” in Cantonese because ... ( read original story ...)

Environmental campaigner April Lai likes to start her day early. On some days ... Watch: Green Glass Green solving Hong Kong’s glass recycling problem one bottle at a time Though she is now unwavering in her commitment to Green Glass Green, an NGO ... ( read original story ...)