Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday ... said chairman John Slosar in a statement with the latest report. "But the passenger business benefited from capacity growth, a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Peg Defense Hits $692 Million as Weakness Persists
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s de facto central bank intervened to defend the local currency’s peg against the dollar for the second time in days. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought HK$3.925 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Stocks Set for Mixed Start; Pound Declines: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia headed for a mixed start Wednesday after U.S. shares nudged higher ... Futures on equities in Japan and Australia dropped, while Hong Kong shares indicated a flat open to ... ( read original story ...)
Rowland explains button mishap that ruined his Hong Kong race
and passed his rival on the run to Turn 1 at the start of the race. The Nissan driver held onto the lead until the first lap after the red flag called for the collision between Jerome D'Ambrosio, Pasc... ( read original story ...)
Vandoorne grabbed his first Formula E pole position in wet streets of Hong Kong
Meanwhile DTM champion and fellow Brit Gary Paffett will start fourth behind Andre Lotterer. ?Starting on POLE this afternoon in Hong Kong! Let's gooo @hwaag_official ??⚡️#FullyCharged #FIAFormulaE ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong businessman seeks leniency in US bribery case
NEW YORK — Defence attorneys urged a U.S. judge Tuesday to grant leniency to a prominent Hong Kong businessman who was found guilty last year of bribing the presidents of two African nations. Dr. Chi ... ( read original story ...)
Cooley to Launch in Hong Kong
Partner Will Cai to lead firm’s capital markets practice in Asia HONG KONG — Cooley is continuing its global growth with the announcement of plans to launch in Hong Kong. Leading Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Fishing boat crew missing in tanker collision off Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Police say a search is on for crew members from a fishing boat that collided with an oil tanker in waters off Hong Kong. Hong Kong police say the fishing boat sank after the Tuesday mornin... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end higher buoyed by fresh trade talk progress
HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters ... while the IT sector rose 0.5 percent, the financial sector ended 1.5 percent higher and property stocks climbed 1.6 percent. ** Chinese Vice Premier Liu He ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Latest Move Will Stir, Not Shake Singapore
SGX investors are now jittery that Hong Kong is making a play for this bounty ... He has also worked for the Straits Times, ET NOW and Bloomberg News. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Prices Are Bouncing Back
Hong Kong property prices are bouncing back. Henderson Land Development Co. raised the average price for a new batch of apartments at The Vantage in Kowloon by about 10 percent, a price list shows. Th... ( read original story ...)
Someone Just Wrote Black Swan Options on the Hong Kong Dollar
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong authorities have never failed to keep the local dollar at its peg, or since 2005 within a set band against the dollar, yet that hasn’t stopped someone from writing options on ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong and Singapore should tax wealth more
In recent weeks, the finance ministers of Hong Kong and Singapore delivered their budget statements for the coming financial year. Both statements were notably silent on wealth taxes, an issue that ha... ( read original story ...)
Meet the men and women who’ve just made MD at HSBC in Hong Kong and Singapore
HSBC, which made almost 90% of its profits from Asia last year, has just announced a new batch of 83 managing directors (MDs). While many of them are based in its London headquarters (and ... ( read original story ...)