Billionaire Li Ka-shing is betting on a little-known Hong Kong start-up that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to sieve through tens of thousands of daily call-centre conversations conducted in China’s major dialects. Fano Labs, which is a specialist in ... ( read original story ...)
HK online rental platform finalist in global startup contest
Like startups involved in artificial intelligence, real estate-focused new technology businesses also have opportunities to showcase their strengths at a global event, a fact that a Hong Kong firm will readily attest. SnapFlat, an online rental platform ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong redevelopment specialist reveals HK$15 billion plan for new business centre
CSI Properties unveiled a plan for an office-retail-hotel project, to be developed as a joint venture with Wing Tai Properties on a recently acquired plot next to SoHo, at an estimated cost of HK$15 billion (US$1.9 billion). “The site will be connected ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent leads Hang Seng lower ahead of likely U.S. rate hike
The top gainers among H-shares were PetroChina Co Ltd up 1.17 percent, followed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd ... 30.90 percent over the Hong Kong-listed H-shares. ** The price-to-earnings ratio of the Hang Seng index was 13.21 as of ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. banker back in Hong Kong court to appeal murder conviction
HONG KONG - A British banker sentenced to life in prison for the gruesome slayings of two Indonesian women appeared in a Hong Kong court on Tuesday in a bid to appeal his conviction. Lawyers for Rurik Jutting presented their arguments in the semiautonomous ... ( read original story ...)
How urban renewal cost Hong Kong historic business districts and handed developers big profits
Hong Kong’s urban history may be relatively short, but the city has been developed and redeveloped so many times it already has the layers of a much older metropolis. Next time you walk through a glitzy shopping centre or the lobby of a high-end office ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investors go defensive in $3bn property auction
When former South Korean president Park Geun-hye went to a Seoul prison cell last spring, many residents of Hong Kong could only express envy. The 125 sq ft in which she was incarcerated is bigger than many Hong Kong flats. And yet, Hong Kong grows ever ... ( read original story ...)
HK set to lose top IPO status
Accounting giant KPMG China said yesterday that Hong Kong will lose its top spot among IPO markets in 2017 as it is expected to raise just HK$130 billion by the end of the year, the lowest amount since 2012.The performance represents a 33 percent drop from ... ( read original story ...)
NY steals HK’s IPO crown
After two consecutive years in the top spot, Hong Kong is poised to lose its much-coveted title as the world's leading venue for initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, following a drop in the number of blockbuster listings. Though the number of IPOs in ... ( read original story ...)
With IPO, Nissin prepped to push premium noodles in China
And so the maker of instant and frozen noodles has listed Nissin Foods Co. on the Hong Kong stock exchange, marking the first-ever initial public offering by one of the group's overseas subsidiaries. The Monday IPO brought in some 950 million Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong lose its IPO crown?
Ronald Wan of Partners Capital International says Hong Kong's position as an IPO destination will be threatened as companies choose to list in Shanghai or New York. ( read original story ...)
Chinese IPO shares worst performers despite record year
... of companies getting listed on the mainland suggests more is being done to lure potential unicorns away from IPOs in the U.S. or Hong Kong. However, a poor stock market performance suggests investors are not convinced. CSRC move to slow down ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Home Prices Expected to Soar in 2018
Mass and luxury residential home prices in Hong Kong surged 14.4% and 15.3% respectively, in 2017, according to a report released by global real estate consultancy JLL on Monday. The report forecasts that home prices in the red-hot property market are ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Citi or Stan Chart: where should you send your CV in Hong Kong?
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/303340/quit-hong-kong-ibd-for-trading/ Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered: they are three of the Western commercial banks most entrenched in Hong Kong. The latter two are even deemed so important to the city’s ... ( read original story ...)