Category: BUSINESS

BEIJING — Trade between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region totaled $36.6 billion in the first two months of this year, down 1.5 percent year-on-year. Statistics from the Ministry of Commerce showed that mainland-Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Perched at the foot of Hong Kong’s famous Lion Rock ... “There’s fewer people around [the mall]; it’s getting harder to do business.” Inexplicably to the residents, however, Guardian has also increased management fees for shop owners ... ( read original story ...)

Retail may be suffering in Hong Kong, but pop-up shops and events have proven to be ... online-only brands such as Grana have used pop-up stores as a complementary business outlet that allows customers to experience the brand and products firsthand ... ( read original story ...)

Y&R Hong Kong has launched 1-to-1, Y&R’s in-house first-party data ... enables Kelvin to uncover different business opportunities in the digital environment. Before joining Y&R, Mr Leung was Head of Partnership Marketing at Compare Asia Group, where ... ( read original story ...)

The baseline global standards on business and human rights are clearly stated in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights , which clarify the respective duties of state actors and business enterprises “regardless of their… ownership or ... ( read original story ...)

Prada SpA said it is now firmly back on track for growth after reporting a recovery of its business in Hong Kong and mainland China last year. The Hong Kong-listed company also vowed to make all its brands, from Miu Miu to Church’s, ready for order on ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG Hong Kong and Singapore are set to launch new disclosure rules for wealth managers on what they are paid by funds to sell their products, moves aimed at revealing conflicts of interest but which could disrupt a business that generates billions of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks pared back losses to end the morning session slightly lower on Thursday, as gains in Cathay Pacific Airways and Tencent helped to buoy the index, in spite of a cautious tone after US stocks ended lower in overnight trade. The Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks enjoyed a late surge on Wednesday to erase earlier losses, after China’s President reportedly called for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean security crisis in a phone call to his American counterpart. The Hang Seng Index shot up ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG China Everbright International said on Thursday it plans to spin off and separately list its greentech subsidiary, in a deal that could value the business at up to $1.5 billion. The energy and infrastructure firm said it plans to sell up to 644 ... ( read original story ...)

In a sign of Hong Kong's determination to get a slice of the action, outgoing Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying will lead a delegation of senior officials and business leaders on a three-day visit to six mainland cities in the bay area next week. As the one ... ( read original story ...)

On Hong Kong's third largest outlying island Lamma, accessible via a 25-minute ferry from Hong Kong's central business district, a sprawling luxury development called Lamma 1 (below) sits empty. Lamma 1 was built by Hong Kong-based King Wong Development. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's newly-elected Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor discussed preparations for cabinet appointments with senior officials in Beijing on Monday, ahead of her formal appointment by China's central government. Lam, who arrived in the capital ... ( read original story ...)

Outbound mergers and acquisitions (M&As) from Hong Kong companies reached record levels in the first quarter, as firms poured US$15.5 billion into overseas market – the highest total since 2001, Mergemarket data shows. Overseas M&A activity by mainland ... ( read original story ...)