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Now a frequent visitor to Hong Kong on business trips and holidays, Li said that while Cantonese food still appeals to her, Hong Kong fast food chains are no longer among her dining options. “I would still go to Cantonese restaurants such as Tao Heung ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s stocks fell for the first time in three days on concern that the gain on the benchmark gauge was excessive this year. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.5 per cent, or 152.03 points, to 28,335.21 in morning trading. The Hang Seng China Enterprises ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong attracted just over US$1 billion in tech venture capital deals, compared to US$2.2 billion in Singapore. While a business friendly environment bas been a catalyst for entrepreneurs - it also led to entrenched monopolies, start-up entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is in the midst of a housing crisis. As prices begin to rise and the city grows denser, some have resorted to living in the smallest of spaces. Since 2012, photographer Benny Lam has been documenting the housing situation in Hong Kong by ... ( read original story ...)

McKinsey released its annual Women in the Workplace report ... An APAC specific report is not available, and Hong Kong figures aren’t easily come by. However, we do know that there is a regional pay gap of more than 30 per cent according to a World ... ( read original story ...)

A floor trader checks printouts during afternoon trading at the Hong Kong Stocks Exchange January 31, 2000. Hong Kong stocks nosedived on Monday as strong U.S. economic growth data fuelled fears the U.S. Federal Reserve would move aggressively to choke ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has always been about trade and in the 21st century a coterie of promising start-ups are keeping the tradition. Here’s just a few to sate your appetite. From Imperial China to the British Empire to the People’s Republic of China, the port ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - AIA Group Ltd (1299.HK), the world’s third-largest life insurer by market value, clocked a 20 percent increase in new business in the third quarter aided by strong sales in its main markets of China and Hong Kong. China and Hong Kong together ... ( read original story ...)

A number of corporate mentors from various sectors have offered time and advice for free to start-ups, Taylor said. Competition in the shared office market has heated up over the past two years, as major players have aggressively expanded into Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- In Hong Kong, 35-year-old Matthew Tai has been shifting part of his family’s fortune, built by his father and uncles in real estate, into a string of digital startups. Tai says he’s invested in crowd-funding platform FundHive ... ( read original story ...)

In Hong Kong, 35-year-old Matthew Tai has been shifting part of his family's fortune, built by his father and uncles in real estate, into a string of digital startups. Tai says he's invested in crowd-funding platform FundHive, a producer of ultra-thin LCD ... ( read original story ...)

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Hong Kong stocks declined sharply on Thursday, with 47 of the 50 components falling in the benchmark Hang Seng Index. Mainland markets also fell. Analysts said investors’ anxiety on the 30th anniversary of Black Monday may have depressed the market, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Securities Association will continue to press the government to cut stamp duty in a bid to boost market turnover, according to the newly elected head of the association. Hong Kong stocks on Monday reached their highest level in nearly a decade ... ( read original story ...)