McKinsey senior partner Joydeep Sengupta recently sat down ... At the same time, even in our core markets, like Singapore and Hong Kong, we have to have an appropriate defensive play. We have large market shares, but we’re as vulnerable to attackers ... ( read original story ...)
The rumors of US infrastructure's demise are greatly exaggerated
ADVERTISEMENT In its New Global Index of Infrastructure, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy ranks the U.S. fourth behind Hong Kong, Singapore ... A newly-published report by McKinsey Global Institute, "Bridging Global Infrastructure Gaps ... ( read original story ...)
Tech start-up Garena set to test investors’ appetite for Asia
Jayson Chi, a former partner specialising in telecoms, media and technology at McKinsey in Hong Kong, said: “China is still growing but there is less opportunity — it revolves around the big players. “There is a lot of attention right now on ... ( read original story ...)
The 15 business schools where MBAs earn the highest salaries after graduation
Its International Growth Lab pairs its students with those at ESADE in Barcelona and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ... days of graduation at companies like Amazon, Google, McKinsey & Co., and Microsoft, and 6.1% of grads went on ... ( read original story ...)
More than 100 Chinese cities now above 1 million people
But while Madrid is a cultural powerhouse and the centre of Spanish politics, Quanzhou, with its 1,000-year-old mosque and charming cafes, is rarely discussed even within Chinese media, whereas Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong continue to get most of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan banking on tourism as economic driver
The surge in visitors was driven in large part by external factors, including the depreciation of the Japanese yen and China’s economic growth, according to a report from McKinsey Global ... 1.8 million visitors from Hong Kong, an increase of 20 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Do You Have a Mortgage in Hong Kong? We’d Like to Hear From You
Do you have a mortgage in Hong Kong? Are you concerned about the uncertain economic outlook? How have volatile housing prices affected you, if at all, and what are you doing to prepare for rising interest rates? The New York Times wants to hear from Hong ... ( read original story ...)
AP Explains: Hong Kong's unusual system to pick its leader
HONG KONG – Hong Kong is poised to choose a new leader on Sunday when members of a committee dominated by elites favored by Beijing cast their ballots in the first such vote since 2014's huge pro-democracy protests. Here's a look at the electoral system ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong likely to choose Beijing's pick for leader amid tension, economic malaise
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Sunday will likely select Beijing's favored candidate for its next leader who some say will further divide a city where middle class families have become increasingly disaffected by political tension and economic hardship. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prosecutes captain, shipper in Singapore troop carriers case
Hong Kong customs officers seized the Terrex troop carriers as they were being shipped home from military exercises in Taiwan. Singapore's armed forces have maintained long-standing if low key military training facilities in Taiwan, and Beijing officials ... ( read original story ...)
The Unlikely Populist: John Tsang's Fight for Hong Kong's Top Job
John Tsang, the former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, is enjoying himself. It’s a Saturday afternoon in what the territory considers springtime — humid skies grey and heavy with pollution from mainland China; not particularly warm but not really ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyers urge Ottawa to fast-track families in Hong Kong who helped Snowden
The lawyers told a news conference March 9 of their intention to bring "Snowden's guardian angels" to Canada. Since then, according to Seguin, support for the seven people has increased but Hong Kong officials have also attempted to expedite their ... ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong, 20-year-old 'Umbrella' rebellion leader, decries rigged Hong Kong election
HONG KONG — Days before a controversial election, a student who became the face of the city's pro-democracy protests in 2014 said Chinese communist leaders are squelching political freedom in this former British colony. “Autonomy is at a low point ... ( read original story ...)
EQS-News: COSCO SHIPPING International Announces 2016 Annual Results
(23 rd March 2017, Hong Kong) The board of directors ("the Board") of COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Limited ("COSCO SHIPPING International" or the "Company", stock code: 00517.HK) today announced the audited consolidated results of the Company ... ( read original story ...)