Category: BUSINESS

(Bloomberg) -- The surprise decision by Hong Kong’s top leader to not seek a second term in office opened the way for a chief executive who might bridge some differences in a city riven by tensions over perceived interference by China. Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)

Reacting to the news that Leung Chun-ying will not seek re-election, some business leaders hope there will be changes for the better for the polarised society, but not everyone is optimistic. Henry Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of New World Development and the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s trade representative came to Tallahassee Wednesday looking for business. In meetings around the capital city with business and political leaders, Steve Barclay explained Hong Kong is the doorway to China and he’s holding it wide open for ... ( read original story ...)

Major supermarkets in Hong Kong were found selling mislabelled seafood products and in one case possibly overcharging customers as the wrong species of fish was identified, according to a global conservation body. The WWF published results of a local ... ( read original story ...)

GOL Smiles is the frequent flyer program for GOL Airlines, the largest low-cost carrier in South America. It’s not a program that’s often talked about, but they actually have some pretty good redemption options. You can transfer SPG Starpoints to GOL ... ( read original story ...)

McDonald’s Corp is looking to raise $1 billion to $2 billion with the sale of its China and Hong Kong stores after the U.S. fast-food chain decided to keep “a significant minority stake in the business,” a person with direct knowledge of the plans ... ( read original story ...)

But in his case, that last bit proved easier than the winner of this year’s SME Award at the DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards might have hoped. Throughout his career, Glover’s noticed a correlation between media coverage and lines stretching out the ... ( read original story ...)

The new share trading link between Shenzhen and Hong Kong is being heralded as a milestone that will strengthen Hong Kong’s role as a “super-connector” between China and the world – and the local bourses say there may be more connect schemes to come. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, yesterday (December 5, Bern time) met with his Swiss counterparts in Switzerland to promote closer trade and economic ties between Hong Kong and the country. Mr So ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Dec. 5, 2016 /CNW/ -- InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong has won the attention of the world elites at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2016 held in Maldives, garnering the biggest recognition as World's Leading ... ( read original story ...)

The Post recently featured a story about three young Hong Kong entrepreneurs who decided to cross the border to set up business in the Qianhai free-trade zone in Shenzhen. One of them was rejected by the entrepreneur programmes at Cyberport and Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking during a panel discussion at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference in Hong Kong on Friday, Chan shared his pioneering experience by saying the priority task before doing business with countries along the trade route was to be well ... ( read original story ...)

Many commentators call the 21st Century the Asian Century. In the 1700s Asia’s share of global GDP was nearly 60%. Today it is just under 30% and rising. And most forecasters predict that this will grow to over 50% by 2050. Asia was, is and will remain ... ( read original story ...)

More than a million people live in poverty in Hong Kong, a city best known for its big banks and glitzy shops. As Tara Joseph reports, high costs and low wages are denting the spirit of Asia's world City, where experts say the wealth gap is the highest in ... ( read original story ...)