According to consulting firm McKinsey & Co., music streaming users in Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines, are ( read original story ...)
FEATURE: Grabbing a ride
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN) - Co-founder of Southeast Asia’s ... that Tan returned to Malaysia to work with McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s leading consultancy firms. The job would lay the seeds for Grab’s genesis. Working into the early ... ( read original story ...)
Trump should look to China for infrastructure inspiration
According to a June study by the McKinsey Global Institute ... But what fascinated me was the Shanghai Hongqiao airport, from which I flew to Shenzhen, near Hong Kong. I expected something modest, but this airport was massively expanded for the Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Corporate Avenue 3 Officially Named Infinitus Tower
In December of last year, LKKHPG entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the Property in a consideration of RMB 5.7 billion through a joint venture between the respective subsidiaries of LKKHPG and Vanke Property (Hong Kong) Company Limited ... ( read original story ...)
Asia is developing differently from the rest of the world for music streaming, says Tencent’s Poshu Yeung
It’s interesting how the Asia market is developing differently from the rest of the world, and McKinsey has identified several ways ... such as Coach in Hong Kong. We’re also working closely with the labels to create platforms for them to meet local ... ( read original story ...)
China’s tourists: Economics, the environment and what they want
The People’s Republic of China now has 116 million middle class and wealthy households, compared to just 2 million in 2000, according to McKinsey, a global consultancy ... where Chinese-born residents (including from Hong Kong and Macau) make up the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to retain IPO crown — for now
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is poised to become the world's largest initial public offering hub for the second consecutive year in 2016. But the absence of heavyweight candidates and high valuations offered in China's domestic A-share markets might strip the ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong to Sell 70.49% Stake in Chiyu Bank for HK$7.69 Billion
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (>> BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd) has agreed to sell its stake in a small lender in Hong Kong for 7.69 billion Hong Kong dollars ($991.2 million), as it seeks to focus on its core businesses. The Hong Kong-listed unit of state ... ( read original story ...)
Want To Launch A Business Startup? Why Not Base It In Hong Kong
Since Hong Kong started operating as a free port, it has emerged as an unbeatable financial hub. It is the undisputed fort that every investor would dream of as a Launchpad to fire a business to regional and international realms. For startups, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Christmas rescue mission to fly home more than 1,000 Hong Kong tourists stranded by Japan snowstorms
Cathay Pacific will return 1,600 passengers to Hong Kong in the early hours of Boxing Day. Three further rescue flights will pick up more passengers between December 26 and 27. In anticipation of the weather deteriorating in the Hokkaido region ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong children learn sweet lessons of giving at Christmas Marshmallow Charity Sale for Salvation Army
Lee Ho-ching first sang Christmas carols and danced at the Christmas Marshmallow Charity Sale. Undeterred by the strong winds of December, the five year old then busily went about collecting donations from passers-by for the Salvation Army. “I have sold ... ( read original story ...)
Remembering the Canadian troops who fought in the battle of Hong Kong
75 years ago today the battle of Hong Kong ended with Canadian troops involved in the fight surrendering to Japanese forces. They would be interred in brutal prisoner of war camps. Jules Knox reports. ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong start-ups find it hard to raise funds
Hong Kong’s strange financial dilemma is that despite easily ... That seed capital will allow ideas to be sorted out into investable business plans. Staging near-religious, reality show style incubator conferences are only as useful as the amount of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to ban ivory trade by 2021
On Wednesday, Hong Kong government announced that its three-step plan to phase out domestic ivory trade by the end of 2021 was approved by the Chief Executive in Council. The legislature amendments will be tabled before the Legislative Council during the ... ( read original story ...)