Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.8 percent to 23,740.73 while the Shanghai Composite index in mainland China climbed 0.4 percent to 3,241.73. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.2 percent to 5,712.20. CURRENCIES: The dollar slipped to 112.31 yen from Monday's 112 ... ( read original story ...)
China Unicom Global Launches “CUniq” MVNO Business in America
HONG KONG, March 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – On March 3, 2017, China Unicom Global Limited (“CUG“) launched “CUniq” mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO“) business in America, marking another milestone of CUG’s MVNO services development in ... ( read original story ...)
Bill Brooks: Chinese New Year Gala celebrates Year of the Rooster
Hosted by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA), Calgary Section, highlights of the SRO gala were numerous indeed including: a champagne reception, courtesy of Stikeman Elliott; a sumptuous 10-course meal; remarks from myriad politicians and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong group urges parents, teachers to work harder to close gender gap in STEM subjects
Parents, schools, businesses and the Hong Kong government must work harder to promote science and mathematics to girls to close the gender gap in education, a leading women’s campaign group has urged. New research suggests gender stereotyping ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive hopeful Carrie Lam makes U-turn on proposed religious affairs unit
Hong Kong chief executive hopeful Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has backtracked on a proposal in her election manifesto to set up a religious affairs unit after the “resolute opposition” expressed by the local Catholic diocese which fears restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong : Chinese bank restructures Cambodian operations
Bank of China (BOC), one of the five biggest state-owned commercial banks in China, announced yesterday that it will restructure its Cambodia operations away from the parent company by selling the assets to BOC Hong Kong for $171 million in two separate ... ( read original story ...)
Regina Ip takes aim at Hong Kong chief executive front runner Carrie Lam’s campaign
A candidate who failed to officially join the Hong Kong chief executive election launched a veiled attack on front runner Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Saturday, dismissing her campaign as “shallow”, “insincere” and a “facade”. Regina Ip Lau ... ( read original story ...)
Three Hong Kong chief executive candidates confirmed for debate at HKU
Hong Kong’s three chief executive candidates will attend a debate hosted by a local teachers’ union in the run-up to the election for the city’s highest office. The debate is to be held at a moot courtroom in Cheng Yu Tung Tower at the University of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong kids suffer in silence as cyberbullying contributes to youth suicide spike
Since the beginning of February this year, at least six Hong Kong schoolchildren have taken their own lives. And on February 28, a 19-year-old Japanese man with a Hong Kong ID card was found dead in a suspected hanging at an apartment building in the Mid ... ( read original story ...)
$500 Vancouver-Hong Kong flights on offer in March
Years later, Cheung is just the traveller he hopes to convince to fly direct from Hong Kong to Vancouver on Hong Kong Airlines. Cheung is a regional marketing manager with the airline, which is embarking on an aggressive pricing campaign to establish ... ( read original story ...)
Four Hong Kong lawmakers in oath row urge court to reject bid to unseat them, claiming they have been unfairly targeted
Four pro-democracy lawmakers threatened with disqualification for improper oath-taking urged the High Court on Friday to dismiss the case, claiming an abuse of process arising from selective prosecution. The unexpected twist came just as the three-day ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Television Network : DISCLOSEABLE TRANSACTION IN RELATION TO ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE TO THE CENTRE
Hong Kong Television Network Limited published this content on 03 ... 02/27 DJ TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOX: Fox News' Head of Ad Sales, Paul Rittenberg, to Step ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's office rent triples those of Singapore
According to property consultants Cushman & Wakefield, the rental gap between Hong Kong and Singapore since 2003 has grown from 47 per cent to 189 per cent in 2010. By 2016, the level stood at 195 per cent. ( read original story ...)
HK to boost aviation finance
Air transport directly contributes some 2.5 to 3% of Hong Kong’s GDP but this has not included the indirect and induced value added of aviation-related and non-aviation businesses at the airport. Thanks to our unique geographical location and the ... ( read original story ...)