J.Boroski is the Hong Kong outpost of a popular Bangkok cocktail bar by the same name, with both interiors designed by Aussie Ashley Sutton (of Iron Fairies Bangkok and Ophelia Hong Kong fame). Despite only opening a few years ago, the cocktails at the ... ( read original story ...)
Week in pictures: Hong Kong
Last week has been busy for the Hong Kong’s drinks industry. The drinks business Hong Kong hosted the inaugural Asian Masters Cabernet Sauvignon competition, Berry Bros & Rudd held a Rhone 2015 en primeur tasting, Ned Goodwin MW flew in for an animated ... ( read original story ...)
$60-million ‘Pink Star’ diamond goes back on sale in April
The diamond was presented by Sotheby’s in London ahead of the auction in Hong Kong on April 4. In November 2013, a Geneva auction of the stone fetched a world record $83-million but the buyer, New York-based diamond cutter Isaac Wolf, could not pay up ... ( read original story ...)
Fashion renaissance: from slick city to hip Hong Kong
Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs, Hong Kong's flaccid fashion scene has long struggled to compete with the sartorial cool of Tokyo's Harajuku, or the street style of Hongdae ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is World’s Most Expensive Office Market
ft. per year and Hong Kong (West Kowloon) (US$163 per sq. ft.) was third. Rounding out the top five were two Chinese markets -- Beijing (Finance Street) (US$179 per sq. ft.) at #2 and Beijing (Central Business District (CBD)) (US$156 per sq. ft.) ( read original story ...)
AppAsia eyes Hong Kong next
Executive director Calvert Wong Ngai Peow said AppAsia would have a different business approach for HKeX compared with its Australian model, and would take advantage of Hong Kong’s well-established Asian financial hub. “The Hong Kong listing is in our ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Australia to launch Melbourne-Hong Kong flights this week?
Virgin Australia is expected to announce the start of flights between Melbourne and Hong Kong this week after the Australian Competition ... tempting corporate travellers with the promise of modern and spacious business class seats with direct aisle ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels may double room rates at new Peninsula Beijing
“In addition, sentiment in our main market of Hong Kong was negative towards tourism and retail business for much of 2016 although we believe we have seen some stabilisation since.” The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui booked a 4 per cent on year drop ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marine research centre may build wall to keep out unruly visitors
A wall may have to be put around an ecologically sensitive research area in Hong Kong if visitors do not begin respecting it, the director of a marine biology research facility warns. Professor Gray Williams of the Swire Institute of Marine Science ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Derby delight for Moreira as Dragon roars
CHAMPION jockey Joao Moreira has his first Hong Kong Derby after Rapper Dragon has become the first horse to complete the Classic series for four-year-olds. The former Sydneysider added Sunday’s Derby (2000m) to his wins in the Hong Kong Classic Mile ... ( read original story ...)
Front runners in Hong Kong leadership race dodge June 4 issue in bruising debate
The two front runners in Hong Kong’s leadership race shied away from stating their positions over vindication of the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989 as they were publicly grilled for the first time by members of the committee that will pick the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares hit a 19-month high as energy stocks surge
SHANGHAI, March 20 Hong Kong stocks powered to 19-month closing highs on Monday ... and vowed to restrict lending to the sector. The Hang Seng index rose 0.8 percent, to 24,501.99, while the China Enterprises Index gained 0.7 percent, to 10,583.98 points. ( read original story ...)
E Fund HK Develops its First Hang Seng Index Inverse Product (7302.HK) Jointly with Taiwan's Yuanta Funds
We believe the Hang Seng Index Inverse ETF product（7302.HK ... In addition, no more than 90% of the product's net asset value will be invested in bank deposits and Hong Kong dollar denominated cash management instruments such as Exchange Fund Bills ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng pushes further above 24,000 to highest level since 2015
An increase in southbound traffic from mainland investors taking advantage of Stock Connect trading schemes, which link Hong Kong with bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen, is helping to drive the current rally. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ... ( read original story ...)