Side Dishes: Calling all hungry social media darlings

Foodies have a chance to vie for a five-day trip to Hong Kong with exclusive tastings, celebrity chef meet-ups (like with three-Michelin star chef Alvin Leung), food tours, business class travel and five-star accommodation adding up to about $8,000. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police arrest man after 18 injured in subway fire

Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man for arson after a fire broke out in a subway car during rush hour Friday in a busy tourist district, injuring 18 people, two of them critically. Police said there was no evidence to indicate the fire was a terror ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC calls for revamp of tax regime

Compared to 15 years ago, there are more jurisdictions that have a lower tax rate than Hong Kong while Singapore’s effective tax rate is at a similar level with the SAR,” said HSBC Asia Pacific adviser George Leung Siu-kay. He said he expected the ... ( read original story ...)

Li & Fung out, Geely in as HSI reshuffles Hang Seng Index

Separately, Tsingtao Brewery – the first H share listed in Hong Kong in July 1993 – will be removed from the H-share index, officially called the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index. Its constituent position will be replaced by Postal Savings Bank of ... ( read original story ...)

Balancing the digital, human experience

Despite hard times in the fashion business, Grana - a two-year-old online fashion brand based in Hong Kong - beat the odds by outperforming ... according to a joint report by consulting firm McKinsey and industry news website Business of Fashion. ( read original story ...)

China H Shares Rally to 14-Month High as Autos, Financials Climb

Chinese stocks in Hong Kong climbed to a 14-month high as investors honed in on some of the world’s cheapest equities. Automakers and financial shares led gains. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 1.2 percent, breaking through the psychological ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong ivory trade faces bleak future as bans loom

The decline of the city's once-flourishing ivory business is set to speed up after the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese governments announced in December plans to restrict local ivory trading. Wildlife activists hailed the news, saying domestic markets must ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong ivory trade faces uncertain future as bans loom

The decline of the city's once-flourishing ivory business is set to speed up after the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese governments announced in December plans to restrict local ivory trading. Wildlife activists hailed the news, saying domestic markets must ... ( read original story ...)