Hong Kong Scraps Morning Trading as Typhoon Haima Approaches

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

GolfTEC Arrives in Hong Kong

HONG KONG—GolfTEC has just introduced its first Golf instruction Centre to Hong Kong and has chosen to set up business in Central Hong Kong. This is the first of many it intends to open in South East Asian countries. For its 1st Hong Kong Centre has ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong shuts down as Typhoon Haima hits

Typhoon Haima lashed Hong Kong with strong winds and torrential rain on Friday. The extreme weather caused schools and offices to close and more than 700 flights were cancelled. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong: The kid guide

Hong Kong is not exactly renowned to be the most kid friendly country around but don’t fret if you want to go and visit and have to bring the children. I gave birth to two out of my three babies there and I never felt that there was a lack of ... ( read original ...

Hong Kong battered by Typhoon Haima

HONG KONG: The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city was battered by Typhoon Haima after the storm left a trail of deaths and damage in the Philippines. More than 700 flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled or ... ( read original story ...)

'Starbucks uncle' captures Hong Kong hearts during flooding

Heavy rains brought flooding to parts of Hong Kong this week, but that was not enough not to stop one elderly man from enjoying his newspaper and coffee. A photo showing the old man sitting unaffected in a flooded Starbucks outlet in Chai Wan district went ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Mortgage War May Be About to Heat Up

BOC Hong Kong’s funding costs “are relatively low” because it has a large pool of deposits in its current and savings accounts, Yip said. “Our margins aren’t bad compared to” segments like syndicated loans and large corporate lending ... ( read original story ...)