The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has teamed up with distributed ledger startup Digital Asset to develop a blockchain platform for post-trade processing. The two firms are exploring the development ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong climbs to No 4 on World Bank’s list of easiest places to do business
Hong Kong rose one place to fourth in the World Bank’s latest ranking of the easiest places to do business, while mainland China shot up 32 places to 46th. For three years in a row, New Zealand topped ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked world’s 4th easiest place to do business
HONG KONG, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong was ranked the fourth globally on the ease of doing business, moving up one place from being the fifth last year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong business opposition to Carrie Lam’s MPF solution is capitalism taken too far
I was not surprised at the comments made by Federation of Hong Kong Industries chairman Jimmy Kwok Chun-wah after the chief executive’s policy address (“MPF offset subsidy boosted to HK$29.3 billion – ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel Offers Theme Park Resort Adventure For Business And Leisure
Marriott Hotels, the iconic flagship of Marriott International, Lai Sun Group and Ocean Park Hong Kong opened the highly-anticipated Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel yesterday. Located at Ocean Par... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong trading higher, despite worse-than-expected mainland PMI reading
Hong Kong and China markets were higher at midday on Wednesday, shrugging off China’s worse-than-expected reading for manufacturing activity for October. The Hang Seng Index closed for lunch up 0.6 pe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Ocean Park Hotel offers theme park resort adventure for business and leisure
Marriott Hotels, the iconic flagship of Marriott International, Lai Sun Group and Ocean Park Hong Kong opened the highly-anticipated Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel yesterday. Located at Ocean Par... ( read original story ...)
Uruguayan Foreign Affairs Minister and business delegation visited Hong Kong to strengthen commercial ties
HONG KONG, Oct 31, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - The Latin American country held a business seminar for buyers and potential investors from Hong Kong on Wednesday October 31st. Business rounds were also org... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developers to build larger flats as tiny homes lose appeal amid increasing public housing supply
Hong Kong developers are having to rethink their approach to tiny flats, as the strategy of building low-priced homes no bigger than a car park space is being squeezed by the government’s commitment t... ( read original story ...)
HK business group encourages more BRI investment
Next year, the Hong Kong Chamber of Commere in China said it plans to visit and inspect the investment environments of more BRI economies, including Ukraine, Croatia and Macedonia, to see if there are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong artificial island’s potential as land source could be sunk by this
First of all, unaffordable rent resulting from a shortage of land is making small-to-medium-sized start-ups near-impossible to run and existing enterprises are struggling to sustain their business in ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Hong Kong launches Startup Xchange
DBS in Hong Kong is taking a long-term view of the startup ecosystem, setting up a programme for young fintech companies to work in tandem with the bank on innovative solutions that address distinct b... ( read original story ...)
Vogue Hong Kong to Launch Early 2019
BEIJING — Condé Nast International is to debut a bilingual Hong Kong edition of Vogue, the company announced, a title which will be the 26th addition to the Vogue family and tasked with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong science and tech hub set to deploy US$1.3B focussed on startups
In the Pearl of the Orient, 2018 will be remembered as a defining for the year Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP). In March, HKSTP stepped into the policy spotlight when it rec... ( read original story ...)