SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT. Alab Pilipinas and fellow league newcomer Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions clash for the first time ever. Already with victories versus the league-leaders and the defending champions, Alab Pilipinas are casting their line for another big ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong Classic Mile: Our Selections
Beauty Generation, who was G1-placed in Australia when named Montaigne, has had two starts in Hong Kong, finishing second on debut in a 1400m Class 2 handicap behind My Darling before racing to a head victory in another Class 2 handicap over the Classic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares End Weaker After Yellen's Comments
Hong Kong stocks followed Asian markets lower on Thursday, with sentiment hurt by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's hints that the pace of U.S. interest rate hikes could accelerate. Continue Reading Below The benchmark Hang Seng index dropped 0.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong property tax may help end Singapore housing slump
A report from Bloomberg said Cushman & Wakefield Inc. expects the slide in the city-state’s home prices to end this year as foreign investors turned off by Hong Kong’s move to increase the stamp duty for overseas buyers look to Singapore instead. ( read original story ...)
Hong Hong needs to join the world of the truly modern entrepreneur – and the government isn’t helping
They care about something different above owning their own business. They seek to change or transmute value not seen by others. Hong Kong’s enduring myth is that its economy is built by entrepreneurs. But, the reality is they are independent businesses. ( read original story ...)
Investment forum in Hong Kong to intensify business ties with Belarus
MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) – The official visit of the Belarusian government delegation to China's special administrative region of Hong Kong is over, BelTA learned from the press service of the government. As part of the visit on 16-18 January, First ... ( read original story ...)
Citi sees 10 percent net new money growth near term in Asia wealth business
HONG KONG Citigroup said a focus on rich young Asians and new products has helped accelerate net new money growth at its Asia-Pacific consumer wealth business in 2016 to about 10 percent, and a similar annual growth is expected over the next few years. ( read original story ...)
Why China's Supporters in Hong Kong are Divided
Hong Kong’s business community, which dominates the city’s economy and whose commercial fate is ultimately tied to corporate and political interests in the mainland, has historically formed a strong network of mutual support with the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent, Hillhouse Capital take stakes in Aviva Hong Kong
LONDON China's Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) and hedge fund Hillhouse Capital, headed by billionaire Zhang Lei, are taking stakes in British insurer Aviva's (AV.L) Hong Kong business, the insurer said on Friday. Aviva has been refocusing on online insurance ... ( read original story ...)
Paramount inks $1B film co-finance deal with 2 Chinese firms
HONG KONG - Paramount Pictures said Friday it has inked a co-financing deal with two Chinese companies for the Hollywood studio's slate of movies over the next three years. Under the terms of the deal, Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media will also set up ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong regulator sues StanChart, UBS over IPO
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's stock market regulator has filed a lawsuit against major banks Standard Chartered and UBS along with consultancy firm KPMG over a 2009 initial public offering on the city's bourse. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland stocks end lower as sentiment remains dented by Yellen’s interest rate comments
Hong Kong stocks retreated from the 23,000 threshold on Thursday ... during morning trading thanks to a continuous liquidity injection from the central bank. The Hang Seng Index shed 0.59 per cent or 136.27 points to 22,961.99 at the lunchtime break ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks snap 3-week winning streak before Trump's inauguration
Jan 20 Hong Kong stocks ended a thinly-traded week down and snapped three weeks of gains on Friday, as investors were wary ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th U.S. president later in the day. The benchmark Hang Seng index fell 0.7 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Feng shui tips for Hong Kong stocks: strong returns for property, transport, renewables and gaming
... as one of the two most important informal indicators of Hong Kong stocks. The other indicator is the “Ting Hai effect”, a strange stock market phenomenon that the Hang Seng Index often sells off when a movie or television show starring Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)