Tag: business

It’s coming up to that time of the year when the RISE Summit hits Hong Kong. Produced by Web Summit, RISE is the biggest startup event in Asia. During the three-day series of events, held from July 11th – 13th 2017, a multitude of speakers ... ( read original story ...)

While Cathay Pacific is Hong Kong’s most well known airline, they’re not the only airline based there. Another airline that’s growing very nicely is Hong Kong Airlines, which presently has a fleet or A320 and A330 aircraft. The airline also has 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is getting a very wet start to July, with at least 12 days of frequent showers and humidity of up to 95 per cent on the way, according to the Observatory. On Tuesday morning, many had to rush to work in heavy downpours, with occasional sunshine. ( read original story ...)

A long-mooted bond trading link between Hong Kong and mainland China got underway Monday morning to little fanfare from traders. The so-called Bond Connect gives foreign investors access to China’s USD9 trillion onshore bond markets – the world’s ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and mainland stocks fell at the start of morning trading on Wednesday as technology giant Tencent took a pounding and tensions around North Korea intensified. The Hang Seng Index opened down 0.38 per cent, or 96.69 points, at 25,293.32 ... ( read original story ...)

Members of the Hong Kong Academy of School Managers attend a lecture on China's space exploration ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return. More than 600 students listened to the lecture held at the Fukien Secondary School Affiliated School. ( read original story ...)

The decision by the HKEX to hold a reform consultation at the height of the worst stock market regulation crisis in Hong Kong since the exchange was suspended during the 1987 crash may be remembered as an act of spectacular folly. A mysterious stock price ... ( read original story ...)

High-flying mobile gaming start-up Ballr is looking to raise up to US$20 million in new funding this year from Hong Kong investors, as its advertising-backed interactive football app taps into an ever-expanding fanbase across Asia-Pacific. Still only ... ( read original story ...)

Number two in flows of goods, services, and finance, says the McKinsey Global Institute. Our students are among the highest performers in the world. Hong Kong students ranked second in mathematics and reading, and ninth in science, in the widely regarded ... ( read original story ...)

Huge security operation Much of Wan Chai, a bustling business district in the city center where Xi will stay, is on partial lockdown, with 300, 2-ton barricades erected on roads around the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The venue will host ... ( read original story ...)

While in Hong Kong, Xi will spend little time near the public. Much of Wan Chai, a bustling business district in the city center where Xi is staying, is on partial lockdown, with 300, 2-ton barricades erected on roads around the Hong Kong Convention and ... ( read original story ...)

But the city has paid a price for embracing more democracy. The Hong Kong government has become less efficient and more divided than in the colonial era. An anti-business, anti-development and anti-mainland China ideology permeates debates in the ... ( read original story ...)

Huge security operation Much of Wan Chai, a bustling business district in the city center where Xi will stay, is on partial lockdown, with 300, 2-ton barricades erected on roads around the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The venue will host ... ( read original story ...)

The world’s second-largest economy no longer needs Hong Kong’s business acumen or its money. China’s economy was just five times larger than the territory’s before the handover. Now it’s more than 35 times bigger. "On the express train of a ... ( read original story ...)