Tag: business

Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, currently cannot use her bank account. Earning $672,000 per year, she's one of the highest-paid leaders in the world. ( read original story ...)

The site of the old Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport -- famous for its notoriously challenging runway in the middle of the busy city center -- is set to welcome a new sky-high landmark. ( read original story ...)

As Hong Kong battles a new wave of coronavirus infections with yet another round of social restrictions, a sense of fatigue with the confusing and inconsistent nature of the city’s pandemic response ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - China's long-awaited international copper contract made its debut last week. The timing will be a bitter blow for Charles Li, whose tenure as chief executive of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

The company will use the new funds to extend its footprint to 10 major markets across Asia Pacific within the next five years. ( read original story ...)

More than 10 entities, including buyout firms Blackstone and Carlyle, have lodged bids for skincare brand FANCL's Asia business outside Japan valuing it at close to $1 billion, said people with direct ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks slipped at the start of trade Friday following five days of gains, though traders remain upbeat about a vaccine being rolled out possibly within weeks. ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks looked poised for a cautious start Thursday after U.S. shares slipped on disappointing economic data. The dollar retreated. ( read original story ...)

Global coronavirus cases topped 60 million. Hong Kong will empower doctors to mandate Covid tests for suspected virus patients, while South Korea recorded the most daily infections since March, ... ( read original story ...)

Airport Authority to acquire more shares in Zhuhai Airport to boost aviation sector; launch scheme to support local graduates in jobs over the border. ( read original story ...)

China's second-largest e-commerce operator is spinning off its online pharmacy and health clinic JD Health in a $3.4 billion IPO. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam praised a draconian national security law for restoring stability to the former British colony while blaming the region's social and economic strife on opposition ... ( read original story ...)

The main focus should be economic recovery, says Mary Nicola from PineBridge Investments, as she unpacks Carry Lam's policy address for the Hong Kong economy. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday a host of new measures to further integrate the city's battered economy with mainland China in an effort to seek new growth ... ( read original story ...)