THAILAND – October 03, 2017 – Capital Trust Group and W Ventures (Hong Kong) have selected the AlphaPoint platform to create the blockchain financial technology infrastructure for Trust City. The AlphaPoint Distributed Ledger Platform will enable the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bank mistakenly dumps customer cheque deposit box
The Bank of East Asia has urged anyone who put cheques into a collection box at its Cheung Sha Wan branch on a day last month to contact them after it realised that the box was “accidentally” dumped by renovation workers. In an announcement on its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong domestic helper launches bid to end rule saying she has to live with her employer
A domestic helper on Tuesday asked a Hong Kong court to grant her and 350,000 others the choice of living apart from their employers, in the first judicial review of the live-in rule imposed since 2003. Lawyers for Nancy Almorin Lubiano from the ... ( read original story ...)
High-speed rail link border checkpoint in Hong Kong ‘has public support’ says city leader Carrie Lam
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is pressing ahead with controversial plans to set up a joint checkpoint in the city for the cross-border high-speed rail link, citing opinion polls showing that the “majority of Hong Kong people” support the ... ( read original story ...)
Sotheby’s Autumn 2017 Hong Kong Sales Achieve $404 Million – 42% Increase Year-Over-Year –
Hong Kong and Paris, and Sotheby's BidNow program allows visitors to view all auctions live online and place bids from anywhere in the world. Sotheby's offers collectors the resources of Sotheby's Financial Services, the world's only full-service art ... ( read original story ...)
Song dynasty bowl shatters world record for Chinese ceramics, fetches $37.7 million in Hong Kong sale
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A nearly 900-year-old porcelain Song dynasty bowl smashed the world auction record for Chinese ceramics on Tuesday, selling for HK$294.3 million (£28.38 million) at a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong. The small, blue-green item broke the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Ru-ware bowl sets $38m auction record in Hong Kong
These are external links and will open in a new window A 1,000-year-old bowl from China's Song Dynasty has sold at auction in Hong Kong for almost US$38m (£28m) - a record for Chinese porcelain. Sotheby's, the auction house, said the rare Ru-ware brush ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng, Nikkei lead market gains in Asia
Asian equity markets were broadly higher on Tuesday, with stocks in Hong Kong and Japan leading gains to track overnight strength on Wall Street, thanks to upbeat U.S. data. The Hang Seng Index HSI ... 0.2% and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA ... ( read original story ...)
HK stocks surge as China reserve cut boosts banks; casinos up
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks jumped on Tuesday, led by mainland banks after China's central bank cut reserve ratios and as materials shares found support from economic data out of Beijing that showed stronger-than-expected factory activity. The blue chip ... ( read original story ...)
Women-led startups on the rise in Hong Kong
While the rise of the “She Economy” in China has boosted the country’s consumer market, women are also playing a significant role in the startup sector in Hong Kong and the mainland. Women-targeted platforms that provide assistance in all aspects of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Hong Kong shares track Wall Street advance
TOKYO (AP) -- Shares in Japan and Hong Kong gained Tuesday, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street, where indexes set fresh record highs. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell, and the South Korean and Shanghai markets were closed for national holidays. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise as China reserve cut boosts banks
Casino stocks up on strong growth in Macau’s gaming revenue * Chinese banks up as central bank cut cash reserve rate Oct 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, led by Chinese banks and insurers after China’s central bank cut reserve ratios and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong- Dublin route ‘strengthens links to Asia’
A new direct route between Dublin and Hong Kong will “dramatically” strengthen an already burgeoning business relationship between Ireland and Asia, according to business and political figures. Cathay Pacific announced it will operate a new direct ... ( read original story ...)
AI development will lead to a bright future for HK
According to a study published by the McKinsey Global Institute in April ... Professor Yang Qiang, head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, was elected chairman of the Awards ... ( read original story ...)