Posts Tagged ‘ Executive ’

Hong Kong tycoons' brother arrested in graft probe

The former chief executive of Hong Kong developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. was arrested in a high profile anti-corruption probe that has already targeted his billionaire brothers and a top official.Hong … (read the news…) Related items Sun Hung Kai Rode Boom to Become World’s Second Largest Eldest Kwok brother arrested by HK...

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Hong Kong’s Leung Seeks to Bans Births by Mainland Women in City

Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect Leung Chun-ying will bar mainland Chinese women from giving birth in the city unless they have a resident husband after an influx of mothers-to-be strained resources and spurred protests. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong tycoons' brother arrested in graft probe Hong Kong's next leader to ban mainland babies...

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Hong Kong CE to visit NZ exporters

Acting Prime Minister Bill English has announced that Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang will visit New Zealand exporters as well as meet our Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade next week. (more…) Related items Chan Pushes Foreign Company Listings In Hong Kong HK public to get a vote on chief executive Singapore stock...

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Who's Afraid of Islamic Finance?

Tunisia's Islamist government is limiting the role of sharia-based finance, while Hong Kong is welcoming it with open arms. Why? Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong's new chief executive (left) and Rached Ghannouchi, … (read the rest of the story…) Related items Why Is Hong Kong Embracing Islamic Finance, if Islamists Are Rejecting It? Hong Kong’s...

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DBS boss Gupta faces biggest challenge in Indonesia

After two years of hard work to improve Singapore's largest bank and lift its underperforming Hong Kong unit, DBS Group chief executive Piyush Gupta is embarking on his biggest challenge yet – a bid for … (read the story…) Related items U.S. law firms vie to topple Hong Kong's British old guard Sun Hung...

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Apple CEO on China mission to clear up problems

By Lee Chyen Yee and Terril Yue Jones HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Tuesday held talks with government officials in China, where development of the company's biggest potential … (more…) Related items Apple CEO in China mission to clear up problems Apple sales rocket in China, but growth may...

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Apple CEO has a full agenda for first China trip

Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Tuesday held talks with government officials in China, where development of the company's biggest potential market is clouded by issues. (more…) Related items Apple CEO on China mission to clear up problems Apple CEO Tim Cook in China to clear up problems Apple CEO in China mission to...

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Asia Stocks to Watch: Hong Kong’s new leader faces big challenges

Hong Kong’s next chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, is expected to foster closer ties with mainland China and expand social spending, but he will also face some serious economic headwinds in the years ahead, analysts say. (read more…) Related items HK Disneyland narrows loss Anchor baby battle: China vs. Hong Kong ANJET Establishes ANJET ASIA...

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Their View: Election travesty in Hong Kong shows limits on democracy

Hong Kong s election of a new chief executive Sunday was a mess — a travesty in which the 1,132 handpicked voters were outnumbered by demonstrators who were kept away from the assembly with pepper spray. The winner, Leung Chun-ying, was muscled through by pressure from Beijing despite his unpopularity with the local business...

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Race for Hong Kong's top job promises drama

Elections to select Hong Kong's top official, known as the Chief Executive, are supposed to be predictable. (read on…) Related items Hong Kong candidate in house scandal Protests loom as Hong Kong braces for new leader Hong Kong approves third runway Hong Kong tycoon backs Henry Tang for chief executive Hong Kong's Election Committee...

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