Applications also fell to 8,086. Hong Kong saw lower demand for mortgages in July, according to data from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) The number of mortgage loans approved was HK$28.1b in ...
Hong Kong and parts of southern China grind to near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer
Most of Hong Kong and some other areas in southern China ground to a near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edged closer to the region on Friday.
Hong Kong hunkers down as Typhoon Saola approaches
Schools closed and flights were canceled as Hong Kong hoisted its third highest storm warning early Friday morning in anticipation of Typhoon Saola, which is expected to brush the city later in the ...
Typhoon Saola on track to swipe Hong Kong and mainland China
The storm is expected to scrape ashore as a weakening but powerful typhoon late Friday and into Saturday local time.
Hong Kong Shuts Stock Market, Schools as Super Typhoon Nears
Hong Kong is bracing for what may be the strongest storm to hit the city in at least five years as Super Typhoon heads straight toward the financial hub.
Super Typhoon Saola: Hong Kong halts stock trading on city’s T8 storm warning
Hong Kong’s financial markets are set to pause on Friday as Super Typhoon Saola triggers a T8 storm signal in the city. Markets in mainland China will open for business as usual.
Hong Kong hunkers down as super typhoon Saola approaches
Hong Kong braced for the arrival of super typhoon Saola on Friday as authorities raised the strong wind signal to No.8, bringing the city to an effective standstill with most businesses, schools and ...
Hong Kong cannot afford to be caught off guard by arrival of Saola
As city goes on disaster alert for super typhoon, the warning is to be prepared and remain vigilant Weather forecasting is much less an inexact science than it once was. But typhoons still pose a ...
Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Inches Closer To Launch Of Hong Kong Subsidiary
The Zug-based crypto bank already operates a regulated subsidiary in Abu Dhabi. Now it's poised to gain a foothold in the Asia Pacific market.
Super typhoon Saola barrels toward Hong Kong and China prompting highest level warning
China has issued its highest warning as super typhoon Saola approached its southeastern coastline on Thursday, threatening its main manufacturing hubs in Guangdong province and nearby Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Singer Tommy Yuen Jailed for Sedition, Money Laundering
Singer Tommy Yuen Man-on has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for insulting Hong Kong’s police force and for laundering some $91,000 (HK$700,000) that he raised through crowdfunding. The ...
Super Typhoon Saola hurtles towards southern China, Hong Kong
China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland's southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a ...
Inside the downfall of embattled property developer China Evergrande
By Engen Tham, Julie Zhu, Clare Jim SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -In the beginning, Hui Ka Yan followed a simple formula. Borrow to buy land. Sell homes on the site before they are built. Use the cash to pay ...
How Evergrande’s collapse foreshadowed China’s property crisis
In the beginning, Hui Ka Yan followed a simple formula. Borrow to buy land. Sell homes on the site before they are built. Use the cash to pay lenders and finance the next real estate project.