Category: BUSINESS

For Hong Kong resident Simon Wong, it's been a way of life for two decades. The 61-year-old has spent the last 20 years living in the tiny space he calls home. According to Business Insider, Wong's monthly rent is $295 a month. “It's been two years since ... ( read original story ...)

He was lambasted for throwing hundreds of billions of dollars at iconic projects that seemed more to please Hong Kong’s business aristocracy than to meet the needs of a community still reeling from the 2008 crash. At the time, I argued that the then ... ( read original story ...)

King, 18, who works as a bartender smokes his cigarette in a wooden box he uses as living space in Hong Kong © Romeo Ranoco / Reuters The high rents in Hong Kong are forcing some of its seven million people into so-called 'coffin homes,' or 20-square ... ( read original story ...)

Foodies have a chance to vie for a five-day trip to Hong Kong with exclusive tastings, celebrity chef meet-ups (like with three-Michelin star chef Alvin Leung), food tours, business class travel and five-star accommodation adding up to about $8,000. ( read original story ...)

Despite hard times in the fashion business, Grana - a two-year-old online fashion brand based in Hong Kong - beat the odds by outperforming ... according to a joint report by consulting firm McKinsey and industry news website Business of Fashion. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese stocks both rose by the lunchtime break, after the Nasdaq Composite Index logged a record close for a second consecutive session on Wednesday night, driven by a tech rally. The Hang Seng Index closed the morning session up 0 ... ( read original story ...)

Such was the case in reviewing the Hong Kong Post Office website and reading about a service ... When I saw the headline, my heart started racing. What would McKinsey, the lords of consulting, have to say about working with external agencies: “Marketer ... ( read original story ...)

This post is hosted on the Huffington Post's Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and post freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email. Renowned as the Wall Street of Asia, Hong Kong is famous for ... ( read original story ...)

On a recent vacation, I flew Cathay Pacific Business Class from Hong Kong to Vancouver on a Boeing 777-300 ER. This version of the Boeing 777-300 aircraft consists of three cabins – Business with 40 flat bed seats, Premium Economy with 32 recliner seats ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is home to a buzzing startup scene honing new generations of successful entrepreneurs. And Hong Kong’s premier business school is more than playing its part. Ranked number one in Asia for seven consecutive years by the Economist, the University ... ( read original story ...)

Partner Priscilla Smith told Business Weekly that there are five Hong Kong manufacturers – “all good friends” – who also want to have a presence in Cambridge. She added: “The set up is fluid at present and we will decide the structure during ... ( read original story ...)

In recent research from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), we took up the challenge ... Finally, also of note is the rise of Asian countries, notably China/Hong Kong and Singapore. This correlates well with the rise of Asia in worldwide digital commerce. ( read original story ...)

Jacques Bughin, a director of the McKinsey Global Institute ... Also of note is the rise of Asian economic and digital centres, notably Hong Kong and Singapore. This correlates well with the rise of Asia in worldwide digital commerce. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has ranked top among other Asian countries like South Korea and Hong Kong in the recent Asian Digital Transformation ... recognising the need to have a digital strategy in place. McKinsey estimates that digital technologies, including big data ... ( read original story ...)