Recent solid quarterly earnings announcements from HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Reliance Industries ... Asian markets were weak with Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng closing down 0.3% each, Korea's Kospi was down 0.2% and Singapore's Strait Times ... ( read original story ...)
Asia: Markets send mixed signals amid Tokyo and Hong Kong stock exchange holidays
Investors are giving out mixed signals in today’s Asian markets as the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock exchange are closed for public holidays. A lack of clarity from the Nikkei and Hang Seng makes trading patterns for the Chinese, Australian ... ( read original story ...)
Fast Asia Open: China services PMI, Australia trade balance
In Asia Pacific equities, futures tip the S&P/ASX 200 index to dip 0.1 per cent at the open in Sydney, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is set to climb 0.1 per cent when trading begins. Tokyo’s stock market is off today for Greenery Day; it will also be off ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC takes the long view with Guangdong strategy
HSBC’s choice of Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta to front its China strategy is hardly surprising, given their proximity to Hong Kong, which benefits the bank as far as Chinese consumers’ recognition of the HSBC brand goes. The bank, first called ... ( read original story ...)
Banks are closing branches all over the world, but why not in Hong Kong?
Retail banking in Hong Kong seems resilient if you look at the number of outlets. Elsewhere in the world, bank branches have been closing; in Hong Kong, by and large, they have stayed open. HSBC will have halved its UK presence compared to 2011 by the end ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong Realty Peaking?
It’s a favorite topic in Hong Kong’s traditional cha chaan teng , or tea shops: How much higher can property prices go? Housing in the Asian finance hub is already the world’s most unaffordable, having surged nearly 200% since the financial crisis in ... ( read original story ...)
Non-performing loans and capital outflow: Is China on the verge of a banking crisis?
Tight control over banks and their senior personnel has long given China a ready-made platform to control its financial institutions. But controlling the effects of financial contagion is very different from the supply side policies that central planners ... ( read original story ...)
Car, bodyguards for former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang raise questions
Disgraced former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang Yam-kuen has received support ... were paid for by the government under rules agreed by the Legislative Council’s Finance Committee in 2005, which backed a set of proposals by an independent commission ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s criminal gangs are making a fortune from gold bought in Hong Kong
According to police, a high percentage of the illegal imports are coming from Hong Kong. Japanese customs detected a mere eight attempts to smuggle gold into Japan in the 12 months to June 2014, according to the Coordination Division of the Finance ... ( read original story ...)
HK-Champagne deal signed
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So has signed a deal to boost Hong Kong's wine business with Champagne, France. The deal will facilitate co-operation in wine education and training, culinary arts, tourism and trading activities. ( read original story ...)
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Goldberg Law PC Announces an Investigation of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
Goldberg Law PC, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (“China Unicom” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CHU). The investigation concerns whether ... ( read original story ...)
Airwheel R3 Smart Assist eBike Is the Star in the 2017 HK Electronics Fair
2017 Hong Kong Electronics Fair has attracted large numbers of branded and influential exhibitors all over the world. This year, Airwheel joined the exhibition with its newly-developed electric scooters and electric foldable bikes, like R3. Have interest ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-ICBC posts Q1 financial results
Says non-performing loans ratio at 1.59 percent at end-March * Says capital adequacy ratio at 12.98 percent at end-March Source text in English: bit.ly/2oSaQJN Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.8972 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom) ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-BOC Hong Kong Q1 net operating income before impairment allowances HK$11.46 bln
April 28 BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd: * Q1 net operating income before impairment allowances HK$11,455 million versus HK$9,415 million * Qtrly net interest income and net interest margin increased on a year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter basis * Q1 ... ( read original story ...)