Category: BUSINESS

HONG KONG, CHINA–(Marketwired – Nov 21, 2017) – With total outbound spending of US$24.2 billion in 2016, Hong Kong ranked World's 10 th / Asia's 3 rd largest market (UNWTO Tourism Barometer Jun 17), but No.1 among these 10 largest markets by per ... ( read original story ...)

Three Hong Kong-based start-ups on Tuesday each won up to US$1 million in investment from the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund’s Jumpstarter competition. Surgical robotics firm CuttingEdge MedTech, green energy solutions provider En-Trak and ... ( read original story ...)

It is almost 6pm on a Friday and Janet Middlemiss is running around the WeWork office in Wan Chai. She is jumpy because the soft launch is taking place for Born to be the Boss, a self-help guide for budding entrepreneurs that Middlemiss co-authored with ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong banks have frozen and closed accounts of bitcoin businesses, forcing the companies to open foreign accounts, according to the South China Morning Post. A representative of Hang Seng Bank advised the Gatecoin exchange on Sept. 15 that its account ... ( read original story ...)

The rules of the main board of Hong Kong’s stock exchange should be reviewed so that Chinese technology companies with dual-class share structures could list, boosting the city’s attractiveness as a destination for firms to go public. That was the view ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window US authorities have arrested a former home secretary of Hong Kong and Senegal's ex-foreign ... the Ugandan foreign minister at the time to secure business advantages for the Chinese firm. ( read original story ...)

In the heart of Hong Kong’s dynamic world famous Victoria harbor sits a world of elegance, where no luxury is out of reach. Grand Hyatt Hong Kong redefines hotel luxury and offers facilities and amenities to meet your every need. You can watch ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks rose for a fourth day on Tuesday and were on course for their longest winning streak in five weeks, as financial companies advanced. The Hang Seng Index gained 0.8 per cent, or 246.66 points, to 29,506.97 in morning trading. The Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)

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Hong Kong stocks closed higher on Monday, aided by a surge in Tencent Holdings, whose market value surpassed US$500 billion. More than HK$14.5 billion (US$1.86 billion) worth of Tencent shares changed hands, accounting for 13.4 per cent of the total ... ( read original story ...)

The biggest one of them is controlled by developer Li Ka-shing, who has made it his life’s business to turn port facilities in Hong Kong into housing projects. This would be his biggest one ever, and the port business he loses here would be gained ... ( read original story ...)

A festival of light in Hong Kong this week will, among other things, champion the city’s neon signage. As well as teaming up with artists to create 16 works at sites on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon, Lumieres Hong Kong, which runs from November 23 to ... ( read original story ...)

Mining for virtual currencies like bitcoin may not be as messy as its real-world equivalent, but the supply of electricity needed to cool the massive computing power that produces the currency means it has also developed a reputation for harming the ... ( read original story ...)

A stable economy in 2017 coupled with small improvements to the business landscape in Hong Kong has translated to optimism when it comes to salary increases in the market. The workforce will see a modest growth of 4.1% in their salaries in 2018 ... ( read original story ...)