Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Hong Kong's largest developer by market value, said half-year underlying earnings rose 57pc, as sales benefited from a surging home market. Profit excluding property revaluations climbed to HK$14.6bn (€1.78bn) in the six ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo overtakes Hong Kong to become most expensive business travel location
Tokyo becomes the most expensive location in the Asia-Pacific region for business travel in 2016, while Hong Kong has fallen to the second place, a survey from consulting firm ECA International showed. The London-based company released its latest Daily ... ( read original story ...)
SDEV promotes closer bilateral business ties in Indonesia (with photos)
Mr Ma is leading a Hong Kong delegation to visit Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Jakarta in Indonesia to promote the development of professional services and business co-operation between Hong Kong and the two places. The delegation left Cambodia and arrived in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Jan retail sales slip as strong HK$ hurts business
* Jan retail sales fall 0.9 pct y/y in value, down for 23 months * Jan jewellery sales fall 3.9 pct, vs 2.3 pct rise in Dec * Tourist arrivals up 4.8 pct in Jan, vs 5.4 pct rise in Dec HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales fell for the ... ( ...
Vancouver's historic downtown Rosewood Hotel Georgia to be sold for $145 million
It was brought under new management. This week, a deal was made for it to be sold to a joint-venture of Hong Kong-based firms owned by two brothers for $145 million. Able Shine Enterprises and Magnificent Hotel Investments will together buy the hotel from ... ( read original story ...)
Wine and dining in contemporary Hong Kong
(Hong Kong Tourism Board) Pairing food and wine is only natural ... “Consumers are all about perception; it affects business if you have one, two or three stars.” Leung Haynes elaborates: “Food is in some ways about status, even more so now ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Atlantic closes Clubhouse lounge in Hong Kong
will instead be afforded complimentary access to the nearby Plaza Premium Lounge in Hong Kong located at West Hall, Level 7, Departure level, Terminal 1. In a statement to Business Traveller Asia-Pacific, the airline said: “It’s a difficult decision to ... ( read original story ...)
SmarTone appoints Lam as independent non-executive director
Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone has appointed Kenny Lam Kwok-fung as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective immediately. Lam is currently president of Noah Group. Prior to Noah, Lam was a Global Partner at McKinsey & Company ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks edge higher after Trump speech light on detail
Hong Kong stocks nudged higher amid volatile trading on the first day in March after US President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress failed to provide solid details on policy. Trump emphasised his tax reform and infrastructure policies but produced ... ( read original story ...)
New technologies key for Hong Kong CFOs in 2017, survey finds
making it thesecond business priority of the year among Hong Kong’s financial decision-makers. Looking further ahead, 46 per cent of the respondents said they would make new technologies their first priority in 2020, topping the list for that year ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong Startup That Wants To Power Asia With Clean Energy
Hong Kong, like many other places is gravitating towards innovation, technology and entrepreneurship as a keystone of economic policy for future growth. If new business growth doesn’t outpace the rate of old industries declining, economies and societies ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t strips tech startup of gov’t IT award amid controversy over eligibility
The product is very similar to littleBits, a toy invented by a US startup in 2008. But the company has argued it has received effective patents in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and was not involved in any copyright lawsuits. The company also ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong woos Indian investors with business-friendly benefits
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IBNS): Hong Kong is wooing Indian investors and businessmen citing its low and simple tax regime, subsidized office space, loan guarantee schemes and easy connectivity to all of Asia's major business cities. At an interactive seminar in ... ( read original story ...)
Dah Chong Hong Announces 2016 Annual Results
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited (‘DCH’ or the ‘Group’; stock code: 01828) announced today its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2016. For the year ended 31 December 2016, Turnover of the Group increased 3.7% ... ( read original story ...)