Tag: business

When my partner and I first flew into Hong Kong 30 years ago, the territory's Kai Tak Airport was notoriously ranked as one of the world's most dangerous. The airport was built on a strip of reclaimed ... ( read original story ...)

With the mainland’s economic rise, Hong Kong is no longer the undisputed center of business and finance in the region. But it still plays an indispensable role that Beijing will be loath to undermine, ... ( read original story ...)

Patrick Wong’s first job in Vancouver was overseeing the business development of the newly constructed Aberdeen Centre mall in Richmond, named after the Aberdeen harbour in his native city of Hong ... ( read original story ...)

... not mean that the economic downturn will not affect our business next month,” Lam said. Indeed, the problems facing Hong Kong’s wide-open economy - which is expected to grind to a halt in ... ( read original story ...)

Protests at Hong Kong's airport on Tuesday caused a second day of travel mayhem at one of the world's busiest air-transport hubs, further threatening the city's reputation as a stable place for doing ... ( read original story ...)

Protests at Hong Kong’s airport on Tuesday caused a second day of travel mayhem at one of the world’s busiest air-transport hubs, further threatening the city’s reputation as a stable place for doing ... ( read original story ...)

But each year, this ranking elicits scorn from those who actually live and work in the city, especially from anyone who has ever tried to start a company that might encroach on the business of the ... ( read original story ...)

The HKMA has also opened an application programming interface (APl) to enable startups to develop their own applications (apps). In fact, Hong Kong is one of the five ecosystems with the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has been rocked by anti-government protests for months. Here's a guide to understand what's going on. How did the protests start? Hong Kong introduced a bill in April that would allow people ... ( read original story ...)

Mass flight cancellations at Hong Kong's airport disrupted one of the world's busiest air-transport hubs on Monday, causing chaos for tourists and business travellers and playing havoc with global ... ( read original story ...)

The massive protests in Hong Kong have further disrupted one of Asia’s top business hubs (and one of Vancouver’s main links to the region) as the city’s airport has cancelled all flights Monday in and ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) -- Authorities in Hong Kong canceled nearly 200 flights Monday because of a major protest at the city's international airport. That's terrible news for companies operating in the financial hub. ... ( read original story ...)

Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg Hong Kong’s deepening political crisis now risks becoming an economic one. After protesters brought the city’s airport to a standstill ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse ... Neither warning – one aimed at residents and the other at a business emblematic of the city – deterred demonstrators. Leung Wai ... ( read original story ...)