Now you could protest that Singapore and Hong Kong are small city states ... we still had to spend thousands contracting consulting firm McKinsey to write our Education Blueprint! Were there no Malaysians capable of writing our own Education Blueprint? ( read original story ...)
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Is Hiring Artificial Intelligence Specialists in China
according to McKinsey. Google’s run in China has not been smooth. The U.S. firm departed the mainland in 2010, redirecting mainland users to an unfiltered Hong Kong site. Google’s search engine and other services such as Gmail were blocked in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asean-HK trade pact agreed
HONG KONG: Hong Kong and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced on Saturday that they had concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement and related investment pact. Asean and mainland China have had a free trade agreement in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong student leaders take defiant stand on poster taunting education official over son’s death
Hong Kong student leaders on Friday refused to condemn a poster taunting the city’s education undersecretary, whose son committed suicide, saying the people behind the message were exercising their freedom of speech. The stance taken by the student ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund has a case to answer in its defence of the dollar’s peg
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund surprisingly issued additional debt papers of HK$40 billion (US$5 billion) in August, supposedly to absorb excess liquidity in the banking system. However, the Hong Kong dollar had been trading on the weak side of the peg ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar Surges Most in 1 1/2 Years, Boosting Developers
The greenback’s slide is proving too much for even the pegged Hong Kong dollar, which is heading for its biggest two-day gain against the U.S. currency since January 2016. Hong Kong’s dollar jumped 0.07 percent to HK$7.8080 against its U.S. counterpart ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese online insurer ZhongAn wins HK approval for $1 billion IPO: sources
The company plans to start gauging investor appetite for the IPO as soon as Monday after receiving the nod from the listing committee of the Hong Kong stock exchange, added the sources. It plans to launch the IPO and take orders from investors on Sept. ( read original story ...)
Cape Breton radio station surprises loyal Hong Kong listener with lobster lunch
A Maritimer living in Hong Kong recently got a taste of home after a Cape Breton radio station went the extra mile to make a special delivery to a loyal listener. Glace Bay native Carolyn Andrews has been teaching in Hong Kong for more than 20 years but ... ( read original story ...)
Luxury property buyers in Hong Kong take a break as new offerings slow
Sales of new homes in Hong Kong dipped sharply in July and August in a sign that the property market may have peaked, but prices remained stable, says a report by Knight Frank. The Hong Kong Monthly Report by the international property consultant showed ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. ADR 2017 Q2 – Results – Earnings Call Slides
The following slide deck was published by BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. ADR in conjunction with their 2017 Q2 earnings call. 129 Click to enlarge Notes: ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gauge slides under 28,000 as banks pace Chinese shares lower
Hong Kong shares fell the most in almost two weeks on Thursday, with mainland Chinese banks pacing losses as investors appeared to take profits after they reported first-half earnings. Bank of China (BOC) lost 1.5% despite an 11% increase in interim net ... ( read original story ...)
BOC International issued a research report on Beijing Gas Blue Sky
HONG KONG, CHINA, Sep 07, 2017 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Sep 7, 2017) - BOC International issued a research report on Beijing Gas Blue Sky Holdings Limited ("the Company" or "Beijing Gas Blue Sky", together with its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up wants to put an end to smartphone battery woes
A Hong Kong start-up hopes it has the cure for the panic faced by smartphone users when their devices run out of power and they have no way to charge their phones while on the move. MobiJuce, developed by Silicon Valley veterans, is launching an app-based ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge Kicking off the first season at the Happy Valley
HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2017 /CNW/ -- Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally acclaimed Skytrax four-star full-service airline firmly rooted in Hong Kong, is the new title sponsor of the Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge and will partner for the next three ... ( read original story ...)