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Dinner at Ming Court in Hong Kong

Tonight I had a very nice dinner with two gentlemen at one of Hong Kong’s handful of Michelin two-star restaurants . I’m in Hong Kong for three nights of fun and you might say that I’m pretty spoiled or pretty lucky — take your pick — because I’m eating at four two-star restaurants (and...

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Hong Kong’s delicious dining scene

At first glance, Hong Kong’s formal Spoon by Alain Ducasse and funky Yardbird are restaurants with little in common. But they’re two prime examples of how this food-focused city understands better than most that great dining is about both the ultra-refined and the down-and-dirty. This is a place… (read more…) Related items CDNetworks and...

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AXN and Hong Kong’s Charis Ents and Focus Group Link For Cyril Takayama Magic Show

Gavin J. Blair Sony Pictures Television’s networks, Asia and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan’s AXN Mystery Channel will be collaborating with Hong Kong’s Charis Entertainment on “Cyril’s Family Vacation,” a series featuring illusionist Cyril Takayama aimed at the pan-Asian market. read more (read more…) Related items CDNetworks and HKBN Partner to Enable Customers to Optimize...

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Esprit Drops on CFO Departure Amid Drive to Revive Earnings

Esprit Holdings Ltd., the clothing retailer struggling to recover from a 98 percent profit slump, fell the most in almost two months in Hong Kong trading after Chief Financial Officer Chew Fook Aun quit. (read more…) Related items Esprit Drops as CFO Departs Amid Revival Drive Esprit Shares Rise in Hong Kong After Company...

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Esprit Drops as CFO Departs Amid Revival Drive

Esprit Holdings Ltd. (330) fell the most in almost two months in Hong Kong trading after Chief Financial Officer Chew Fook Aun quit amid a push to revive earnings at the retailer that in September said its brand had “lost its soul.” (read more…) Related items Esprit Drops on CFO Departure Amid Drive to...

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Hong Kong’s shark fin traders feel pressure to change

HONG KONG, Dec 5 – The owner of Shark’s Fin City, a dried fin wholesaler in Hong Kong’s quarter for all things shrivelled, says there are only a few people who know the truth about sharks, and he’s one of them. Like many Hong Kong businessmen who trade in shark fins, Kwong Hung-kwan believes...

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Cathay Pacific Expects ‘Busy’ Christmas Travel, Weak Cargo

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia’s largest international carrier, expects a “very busy” Christmas travel season that will help offset a continued cargo slowdown. (read more…) Related items Hong Kong Airlines to Order A380s in Cathay Pacific Challenge Hong Kong Air Expects to Hold $300 Million IPO in Third Quarter Hong Kong Air May Hold...

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Winter warmers

With temperatures finally dropping, it’s time to keep warm with some comforting Chinese delicacies. (read more…) Related items 10. A look at Hong Kong’s residential market Hong Kong a city of feasts My Hong Kong Disneyland Experience Diary – Hong Kong – to May 10 Diary – Hong Kong – to May 9

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Coach Becomes First U.S. Incorporated Company to List on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coach, Inc. (NYSE: COH), a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories, today announced the listing of its Hong Kong Depositary Receipts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of introduction¸ making Coach the first company incorporated in the United States to list in Hong Kong. The company noted that no...

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Search for Olympus Scam Advisers Shines Light on Hong Kong Links

Japanese bankers whose firm helped Olympus Corp. conceal losses by channeling inflated fees on a 2008 takeover through offshore funds are operating in Hong Kong, where they have run a web of shelf companies and rented luxury apartments for at least eight years. (read more…) Related items In Hong Kong, a Wasted Chance to...

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