No Hong Kong Flood Will Keep This Man From His Starbucks

Nothing gets between this man and his newspaper. Not even severe flooding. Hong Kong has been hit with extreme weather this week, with residents facing two typhoons, flooding and even a black rainstorm. But the man was unfazed as he sat in a Starbucks in ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong to lure tourists with food festival

Those visiting Hong Kong on Oct. 27 to 30 may want to consider visiting its annual culinary festival that is held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space. The Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival 2016 is said to host more than 410 wine and food stalls ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong braces for severe Typhoon Haima

HONG KONG Oct 21 Hong Kong was bracing on Friday for Typhoon Haima with destructive 145 kmh (86 mph) winds at its centre, forcing authorities to shut all but essential services in the global financial hub. The Hong Kong Observatory raised its typhoon 8 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Cleans Up After Typhoon Haima Shuts Trading, Schools

Hong Kong was picking up fallen trees and fixing disrupted flight schedules Friday after Typhoon Haima shut financial markets, schools and shops across the city. The storm weakened and veered east of Hong Kong, sparing the Asian financial center damage on ... ( read original story ...)

Option500 Added to Hong Kong SFC’s Alert List

Hong Kong’s financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has issued an update to its Alert List which includes the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and which have been caught targeting Hong Kong investors. ( read original story ...)

Visa's Card Services to Support Android Pay in Hong Kong

Visa Inc. V recently announced that consumers in Hong Kong would now be able to complete online transactions with their Visa cards on Android Pay. Customers using Android devices with the version KitKat 4.4 or higher and having NFC connectivity can easily ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong ad spending continues to fall amid sluggish economy

The advertising industry in Hong Kong could be headed for its worst year in more than a decade, as spending on campaigns fell for the third consecutive quarter at the end of September. Data published by media-monitoring company admanGo on Thursday showed ... ( read original story ...)

Century Global pleased with China progress

Century Global Commodities Corp. (CVE:CNT) said it is very pleased with the growth in revenue, product range and customer base in the company’s food business in Hong Kong, China where Century relocated its headquarters. The move to Hong Kong was in line ... ( read original story ...)

Where all those ex-RBS employees in Hong Kong ended up working

Around this time last year RBS was busy cutting its Hong Kong headcount as the city became a mere sales office, mainly serving UK corporate clients doing business in Asia. And as we reported then, several other banks were vying to hire people exiting the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong cancels stock trading as Typhoon Haima lashes city

It’s the second time this year the Hong Kong markets have closed because of weather disruption. Business was halted on August 2, when Typhoon Nida hit the city. Some brokerages have contingency plans to ensure they can trade other Asia Pacific markets ... ( read original story ...)