Business sentiment has been on the upswing this year. More tourists are helping boost sales for street-level retailers in tourist hot spots, property analysts note. Tourist arrivals to Hong Kong incre... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property firms scramble to lure buyers as rate hikes loom
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Spooked by the prospect of rising interest rates, a slowing economy and a mounting supply of new apartments, Hong Kong developers are going all out to woo buyers, offering bigger ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks slammed as China calls off planned trade talks with Washington
Hong Kong stocks tumbled on Monday ... Lin said that the Hang Seng Index could dive below 26,000. Mainland Chinese financials led the decline. Shares of China Construction Bank, one of the four big st... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Interbank Rates Jump to Decade Highs After Currency Surge
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell about 1.6%, led by property stocks. Markets in Japan, South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan were closed for holidays. Monday’s Big Theme Some of the short-term rates ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong energy stocks lead Asia equities higher
Asia-Pacific equities were broadly higher on Wednesday, led by a solid gain for energy stocks in Hong Kong. The Hang Seng index climbed 1.6 per cent, boosted by a 4.3 per cent advance for the energy s... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks tumble
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed down 1.6%, with financial and real-estate companies bearing the brunt of losses. Also pressuring markets, the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate — short-term rates tha... ( read original story ...)
IDC Announces the Winners of the 2018 IDC Digital Transformation Awards (DXa) for Hong Kong
Other winners include HelloToby, Hung Hing Printing Group Limited, Hang Seng Bank, Lan Kwai Fong Group, McDonald’s Hong Kong, Lane Crawford, Gammon Construction Limited, and Airport Authority Hong Kon... ( read original story ...)
Are Hong Kong’s banks doing enough to help their disabled or elderly customers?
... who focuses on accessibility issues The Hong Kong Association of Banks put new guidelines in place in March to encourage its members to adopt best practices for “barrier free” access to banking se... ( read original story ...)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business unveils sleek Hong Kong complex on site of former Victoria Road Detention Centre
It once held inmates arrested after the city’s 1967 leftist riots but now jail cells have been converted into a sleek classroom, and floor to ceiling windows showcase a view of the sea along Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) stocks fall as new tariffs kick in
Property shares had fallen sharply in Hong Kong on Monday on the prospect of the system being ... The last signal was a sell 0 period(s) ago. HANG SENG INDEX closed down -454.189 at 27,499.391. Volume ... ( read original story ...)
East Asia ETF Breakdown: Hong Kong, Malaysia, And South Korea
The Malaysia and Hong Kong ETFs are cost efficient options compared to the South Korea one. At the same time, exposure to the financial sector is less in the South Korea ETF relative to both the ... ( read original story ...)
Property agents’ watchdog vows harsher penalties on errant brokers as it aims for orderly sales environment
The property market in Hong Kong is dominated by the sale of new homes in recent years with most of the transactions conducted by property agents. Crowds of salesmen are commonly seen at the sales sit... ( read original story ...)
SCED promotes Hong Kong’s strengths in doing business on US visit (with photos)
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, began his visit programme in Washington, DC, the United States (US) today (September 24, Eastern Standard Time), where he met with t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shirtmaker Esquel turns to robots to beat US tariffs
Esquel Group, Hong Kong’s most prolific maker of cotton shirts, is putting a bold new plan into action – one that transitions from a low-cost business model predicated on favourable locations for prod... ( read original story ...)