J.Boroski is the Hong Kong outpost of a popular Bangkok cocktail bar by the same name, with both interiors designed by Aussie Ashley Sutton (of Iron Fairies Bangkok and Ophelia Hong Kong fame). Despite only opening a few years ago, the cocktails at the ... ( read original story ...)
Week in pictures: Hong Kong
Last week has been busy for the Hong Kong’s drinks industry. The drinks business Hong Kong hosted the inaugural Asian Masters Cabernet Sauvignon competition, Berry Bros & Rudd held a Rhone 2015 en primeur tasting, Ned Goodwin MW flew in for an animated ... ( read original story ...)
$60-million ‘Pink Star’ diamond goes back on sale in April
The diamond was presented by Sotheby’s in London ahead of the auction in Hong Kong on April 4. In November 2013, a Geneva auction of the stone fetched a world record $83-million but the buyer, New York-based diamond cutter Isaac Wolf, could not pay up ... ( read original story ...)
Fashion renaissance: from slick city to hip Hong Kong
Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs, Hong Kong's flaccid fashion scene has long struggled to compete with the sartorial cool of Tokyo's Harajuku, or the street style of Hongdae ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is World’s Most Expensive Office Market
ft. per year and Hong Kong (West Kowloon) (US$163 per sq. ft.) was third. Rounding out the top five were two Chinese markets -- Beijing (Finance Street) (US$179 per sq. ft.) at #2 and Beijing (Central Business District (CBD)) (US$156 per sq. ft.) ( read original story ...)
AppAsia eyes Hong Kong next
Executive director Calvert Wong Ngai Peow said AppAsia would have a different business approach for HKeX compared with its Australian model, and would take advantage of Hong Kong’s well-established Asian financial hub. “The Hong Kong listing is in our ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Australia to launch Melbourne-Hong Kong flights this week?
Virgin Australia is expected to announce the start of flights between Melbourne and Hong Kong this week after the Australian Competition ... tempting corporate travellers with the promise of modern and spacious business class seats with direct aisle ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels may double room rates at new Peninsula Beijing
“In addition, sentiment in our main market of Hong Kong was negative towards tourism and retail business for much of 2016 although we believe we have seen some stabilisation since.” The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui booked a 4 per cent on year drop ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s most exceptional property industry professionals honoured at RICS Awards Hong Kong 2017
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The annual RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Awards, Hong Kong recognised the region’s most successful real estate teams and developments in the property sector. Companies and individuals received 36 awards at ... ( read original story ...)
How to enjoy a Hong Kong holiday
Hong Kong, or ‘Honkers’ as it’s affectionately known, has a great deal to offer both business and leisure travellers, striking the perfect balance between a bustling commercial hub and the quintessential South East Asian cultural experience. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s TV industry pays the price for a small market
... s announcement by property major Wharf Holdings that it would halt further investment into its pay TV business speaks volumes about Hong Kong’s small and crowded television market. Operators have little room to expand into mainland China due to ... ( read original story ...)
Geek heaven or smart business? Inside Hong Kong’s high-end toy industry
The year was 2012 and the Iron Man movie franchise was on its way to a third film, sowing the superhero seeds for what would become a billion-dollar genre for Hollywood. Mars Tsoi Chun-chung, then a 31-year-old fan with Iron Man fever running high in his ... ( read original story ...)
How good are Hong Kong’s start-up incubators and accelerators?
Although research indicates nine out of 10 start-ups fail, a growing number of support services have been springing up in Hong Kong hoping to beat the odds in their search for new talent. Obviously, start-ups are not created equally, but neither are the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Losing Sheen Makes Cathay Business Model Obsolete
Being known as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier may best represent what’s wrong with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. The city of about 7.3 million people may no longer be capable of supporting a premium-service airline, especially when the 48 passenger-service ... ( read original story ...)