[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's stock market is suffering from a post-holiday hangover. The flood of Chinese money into the city before the mainland's National Day celebrations in early October has slowed to a trickle since traders returned from the week-long break. ( read original story ...)
'Real-life Cinderella' film delves into plight of Hong Kong maids
[JAKARTA] Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hong Kong, smiling to cheers from the crowd as she was presented with a tiara and trophy. But the euphoria faded as the Filipina beauty queen removed ... ( read original story ...)
Balancing cultural appropriation with good business
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival kicks off this Friday ... the ubiquitous sombrero. What would be the business impact if these naifs became too culturally sensitive to buy such gear? Then there was the case of actress Vanessa Hudgens being ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. banker pleads not guilty to murder in Hong Kong trial
HONG KONG -- A British banker accused of the grisly 2014 killings of two Indonesian women pleaded not guilty when he went on trial Monday in Hong Kong, in a case expected to highlight the Asian financial hub's inequality and privileged lifestyle of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court is told banker was using cocaine during murders
HONG KONG -- A British banker was using cocaine when he killed two Indonesian women by slitting their throats and then used his phone to film himself talking about it, a Hong Kong prosecutor said as a trial for the 2014 killings opened Monday. The banker ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong judge warns of 'torture' images as British banker's trial begins
File photo of Rurik George Caton Jutting, a British banker charged with two counts of murder after police found the bodies of two women in his apartment, sitting in the back row of a prison bus as he arrives at the Eastern Law Courts in Hong Kong November ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks follow China market higher amid yuan depreciation concern
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks firmed on Monday, led by buoyant mainland markets, but gains were capped by concerns over continued yuan weakness and the possibility of a US rate hike in December. The Hang Seng index rose 1.0 per cent, to 23,604.08 ... ( read original story ...)