Tag: business

The surge in visitors was driven in large part by external factors, including the depreciation of the Japanese yen and China’s economic growth, according to a report from McKinsey Global ... 1.8 million visitors from Hong Kong, an increase of 20 percent ... ( read original story ...)

Disclosure: The author of this post is not affiliated to any of the organizations mentioned in the article below. As Hong Kong continues to defend its status as one of the world’s premier locations for business in Asia, its government is pushing forward ... ( read original story ...)

BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Brazil’s giant meat industry suffered a heavy blow Tuesday, when Hong Kong became the latest to ban imports in response to allegations of rotten meat being sold with falsified certificates. Hong Kong is the biggest market for ... ( read original story ...)

Virgin Australia has unveiled its new International Business Class cabin ... granting interim approval for Virgin's tie-up with Chinese carriers HNA, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express. The alliance means passengers will be able to connect from Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Hello from Asia’s World City – Hong Kong! I just flew here in Cathay Pacific Business Class from San Francisco on the Boeing 777-300ER overnight and landed in Hong Kong this morning. I redeemed Alaska Airlines miles for this Cathay Pacific flight and ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- All businesses have experienced the headache of looking for office space, and for many, the process of having to deal with aggressive brokers and outdated classified websites is inefficient and painful. Startups ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will see a creative surge as Art Basel comes to town, but there's a push for a more permanent change to the visual landscape of the city better known for its business hustle than its art scene. Asia's largest art fair unveils its first preview ... ( read original story ...)

... the Office of the Chief Executive-elect after its controversial decision to site the temporary office in Hong Kong’s most expensive business area. It will be led by former postmaster general Jessie Ting Yip Yin-mei, who Internet users said looked ... ( read original story ...)

J.Boroski is the Hong Kong outpost of a popular Bangkok cocktail bar by the same name, with both interiors designed by Aussie Ashley Sutton (of Iron Fairies Bangkok and Ophelia Hong Kong fame). Despite only opening a few years ago, the cocktails at the ... ( read original story ...)

Last week has been busy for the Hong Kong’s drinks industry. The drinks business Hong Kong hosted the inaugural Asian Masters Cabernet Sauvignon competition, Berry Bros & Rudd held a Rhone 2015 en primeur tasting, Ned Goodwin MW flew in for an animated ... ( read original story ...)

The diamond was presented by Sotheby’s in London ahead of the auction in Hong Kong on April 4. In November 2013, a Geneva auction of the stone fetched a world record $83-million but the buyer, New York-based diamond cutter Isaac Wolf, could not pay up ... ( read original story ...)

Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs, Hong Kong's flaccid fashion scene has long struggled to compete with the sartorial cool of Tokyo's Harajuku, or the street style of Hongdae ... ( read original story ...)

ft. per year and Hong Kong (West Kowloon) (US$163 per sq. ft.) was third. Rounding out the top five were two Chinese markets -- Beijing (Finance Street) (US$179 per sq. ft.) at #2 and Beijing (Central Business District (CBD)) (US$156 per sq. ft.) ( read original story ...)

Executive director Calvert Wong Ngai Peow said AppAsia would have a different business approach for HKeX compared with its Australian model, and would take advantage of Hong Kong’s well-established Asian financial hub. “The Hong Kong listing is in our ... ( read original story ...)