Tag: business

Hong Kong is one of the world’s premier financial hubs, but can it be a destination for tech startups? That was the question put to a panel of experts at the TechCrunch China event in Shenzhen today. The answer, largely, was yes but it may need a little ... ( read original story ...)

Plans also introduced for revamp of small-cap GEM venue Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. is sending a message to startup companies the world over: We want your business. The bourse operator on Friday proposed the creation of a new exchange that would ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. is sending a message to startup companies the world over: We want your business. The bourse operator on Friday proposed the creation of a new exchange that would allow firms to list before they’ve made a profit and ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — In many places, US$664,000 can buy you a nice house. For that price in Hong Kong, you can buy a slab of concrete, roughly 17 feet long and 11 feet wide, to leave your luxury car. Hong Kong is now home to a very expensive parking spot ... ( read original story ...

MTR Corp, Hong Kong’s largest transportation stock, says international expansion and opportunities arising from China’s flagship regional infrastructure-building “Belt and Road Initiative” now form the core of its business plan. Over the past 20 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has a lot of work to do if it wants to maintain its edge as a destination for mergers and acquisitions activity and stave off competition from Singapore, experts say. Since the 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule, the value of deals ... ( read original story ...)

Jota Sport has won class wins in both the Le Mans and Spa 24 Hours in two decades of endurance racing. Hong Kong-based WIN Motorsport wants to qualify for next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Led by local racing driver and team owner William Lok, the team ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is a popular destination for takeover and merger activity because locally listed firms like to acquire overseas companies to diversify their business, while many mainland firms use the city as a stepping stone to buy into overseas companies ... ( read original story ...)

In case you're keeping track, that's HK$5.18 million. Robb Report If you think millennials have it tough in the US, they really have it hard in Hong Kong. In the latest installment of jaw-dropping Hong Kong property prices, a parking spot in the Upton ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Thursday after the city’s de facto central bank followed a US decision and lifted the base interest rate. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 0.4 per cent, or 103.6 points, to open at 25,772.3, while the Hang ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — In many places, $664,000 can buy you a nice house. For that price in Hong Kong, you can buy a slab of concrete, roughly 17 feet long and 11 feet wide, to leave your luxury car. Hong Kong is now home to a very expensive parking spot ... ( read original story ...

Want to take your experience from paper and dorm rooms to real world experience? An experience is a great way to do that – and especially in a global city in Hong Kong. For me, internships during my time in college helped me define what it was I liked ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised its base rate by 0.25 percentage points on Thursday morning, following the US Federal Reserve’s overnight move. In announcing the decision, HKMA chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam reiterated his warning to Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks look set to open lower on Thursday after the city’s de facto central bank followed a US decision and lifted the base interest rate. The Hang Seng Index futures spot June contract lost 0.2 per cent, or 42 points, to 25,700 in the pre ... ( read original story ...)