Hong Kong stocks enjoyed more gains at the open on Thursday on growing optimism that China and the United States can reach an agreement to avert an all-out trade war. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.72 per ... ( read original story ...)
China Merchants Bank Takes Over Half of HNA’s Former Hong Kong Home
Mainland financial heavyweight China Merchants Bank has leased a four floor office in Hong Kong’s Three Exchange Square in Central, taking half of the eight floors shed by liquidity-troubled HNA last ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung joins WeLab virtual bank
Former Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung has joined WeLab Virtual Bank, which has applied for a licence in the city, as chairman, he said on Tuesday. Chan joine... ( read original story ...)
HCM City seeks Hong Kong’s experiences in financial management
HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong voiced his hope that Hong Kong, as a leading financial centre of Asia and the world, will share its ... ( read original story ...)
Use of ADHD medication in Hong Kong has risen 36-fold over 15 years, university study finds
There has been a 36-fold increase in the use of medication for attention deficit disorder in Hong Kong over 15 years, indicating the condition has become a major issue in the city, a study has found. ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing recruits SenseTime, AI start-up from Hong Kong, to lead tech drive
A Hong Kong start-up whose face- and image-recognition technology is being used for smart cities, online entertainment and finance has been hand-picked by Beijing to power China’s ambition to be a glo... ( read original story ...)
Why Should You Do An MBA In Hong Kong?
For Kazuhiro Matsumoto—Kazu for short—there was only one answer: Hong Kong, at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School. Kazu had been working for Yamaha in Iwata, Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
After 8 years in the making, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link will open. Here are the issues on its bumpy ride
The cross-border high-speed rail link connecting Hong Kong to mainland China opens this month, but it has been a bumpy ride for the HK$84.4 billion (US$10.7 billion) project, which has seen delays, co... ( read original story ...)
Doctor gets life sentence in Hong Kong over ‘calculated’ yoga ball killings
HONG KONG — An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
RPT-FEATURE-In Hong Kong, disposable fashion gets a recycled makeover
HONG KONG, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ... according to a 2016 report by management consultancy McKinsey & Company. Over the same period, the number of garments bought each year, per person, j... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPOs Power Ahead Despite Recent Market Weakness
Alex Wong, a director at Ample Capital, said more startups are likely to go public in Hong Kong in the coming years, as the city repositions itself as a tech fundraising hub. In April, the stock excha... ( read original story ...)
Four-Bedroom Home Goes on Sale in Hong Kong for $446 Million
There’s expensive, and then there’s Hong Kong property expensive. A four-bedroom house in the exclusive Peak neighborhood has hit the market for an eye-watering HK$3.5 billion ($446 million), which wo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong now home to more ‘crazy rich’ people than New York
Hong Kong now has the world’s highest concentration of ultra-high net worth residents, besting New York City, a new report from wealth consultancy Wealth-X revealed this month. Around 10,010 ultra-hig... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Meituan jumps 5 percent on debut in positive signal for HK IPOs
Meituan’s stock market performance is being seen as a test of investor appetite for Hong Kong listings against a backdrop of weak markets and previous multi-billion dollar IPOs that have struggled to ... ( read original story ...)