Bank of China (3988) is to transfer its business in Vietnam and Philippines to BOC Hong Kong (2388). BOCHK will expand its business to the ASEAN region through the proposed transfer, enhancing the bank's regional customer service capabilities, boosting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s bitcoin businesses suffer after local bank accounts frozen
Hong Kong’s bitcoin entrepreneurs say they have been forced to open bank accounts overseas to operate their businesses, after local banks froze or closed their accounts, threatening the city’s push to become a fintech hub. Staff at Hong Kong-based ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland fireworks staff see jobs go up in smoke
Hong Kong Disneyland will lay off “fewer than 10” of its fireworks staff after it said it would temporarily suspend the nightly pyrotechnics shows amid the park’s expansion plans. A Hong Kong Disneyland spokeswoman said they made the decision to fire ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong high school dropout, 70, on course for master’s degree in fine arts
After a few months working on the mainland, Ho came back to Hong Kong and worked as a construction worker ... “I didn’t know he was 70 until I read about him in the news,” says Ma, who taught Ho painting in the final year of his four-year programme. ( read original story ...)
Kidambi Srikanth to skip Hong Kong Open
"I had skipped the China Open to take rest. I will play in Hong Kong. The team is leaving today," he said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Government to Establish Blockchain-Based Trade Financing System
In its comment at a forum on Nov. 10, 2017, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, James Henry Lau, claimed that Blockchain could greatly reduce the huge input of human resources and time that trade financing generally requires. ( read original story ...)
Takung Art Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results
HONG KONG, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / November 14 ... today announced its third quarter 2017 financial results. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, Takung reported $3.4 million in total revenue and net income of $0.03 million, or $0.00 diluted ... ( read original story ...)
China Finance Online Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2017 Unaudited Financial Results
Total shareholders' equityof China Finance Online was $61.8 million as of September 30, 2017. Rifa receives licenses for asset management and investment advisory in Hong Kong (Type 4, 5, 9 licenses) The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Rifa Asset ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Open: Day Three – As it Happens
The 2017 Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open continues today with some intriguing second round battles in store at the Hong Kong Squash Centre. 24 hours after stunning defending champion Ramy Ashour in one of the tournament's biggest ever ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: how did Hong Kong become a retail hub and how have our consumer habits changed?
Dubbed a “paradise” for shopaholics, Hong Kong is known to offer an abundance of goods from high-end fashion brands and busy local markets alike. Tourists are often seen unzipping empty suitcases outside shops to pile in their purchases, taking ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Hong Kong start-up hoping to make bitcoin mining environmentally friendly
Mining for virtual currencies like bitcoin may not be as messy as its real-world equivalent, but the supply of electricity needed to cool the massive computing power that produces the currency means it has also developed a reputation for harming the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong signs joint checkpoint deal for high-speed rail project, allowing mainland Chinese officials to work on city soil
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor signed a controversial deal on Saturday that will allow mainland Chinese officials to enforce national laws in the heart of the city, but questions remained over the arrangement’s legality. Under the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong signs joint checkpoint deal for high-speed rail project, allowing mainland China officials to work on city soil
Authorities from Hong Kong and Guangdong province signed a deal on Saturday setting up a joint checkpoint at a cross-border train station in Kowloon, overriding concerns about setting a precedent of mainland officials enforcing the law in the heart of the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Huishan Dairy tells lawyers to ready for liquidation
(Reporting by Adam Jourdan in SHANGHAI and Matthew Miller in BEIJIJNG; Additional reporting by Twinnie Siu and Umesh Desai in HONG KONG and Shu Zhang in BEIJING; editing by Jennifer Hughes and Jason Neely) 07/31 HANG SENG BANK: H1 Profit Up 23% 07/31 DJ ... ( read original story ...)