China’s Bank of Communications appears to be taking advantage of a sustained slide in Hong Kong retail rents to expand its footprint in the city’s Central district at a rent less than half of what an ... ( read original story ...)
Consulting firm McKinsey launches new arm for design services
Lunar, founded in 1984, added offices and design studios in San Francisco, Chicago, Hong Kong and Munich to McKinsey’s footprint. Just 18 months later, Carbon12 followed suit, with the boutique design ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) Investors buy on trade optimism, but long-term interest lacking
Stocks in Hong Kong rose on Tuesday as Beijing and Washington are said to be preparing for fresh trade talks, helping investors overcome the overnight rout in the U.S. markets. The Hang Seng index gai... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba’s Jumpstarter event to showcase 100 global startups in Hong Kong
Jumpstarter aims to identify promising entrepreneurs and provides them with capital, operational support and networking resources to grow their business Jumpstarter, a not-for-profit initiative by Ali... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s I-Cable Seeks $88 Million for Content and Restructuring
Hong Kong’s cable network provider i-Cable Communications has unveiled an $88 million (HK$692 million) share issue. It is intended to restructure the company and invest in new content. The share issue ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s World-Beating IPO Market Starts to Show Cracks
Amid a banner year for Hong Kong listings, cracks are starting to show in the world’s biggest market for initial public offerings. A parenting website part-owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Tuesd... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Macau among ‘creators of China’s great miracle of reform and opening up’, says President Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping gave Hong Kong and Macau a ringing endorsement as he set out how both cities blazed a trail during China’s economic reforms, and praised the cities as being among the “miracle cre... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Chinese travel firm slashes HK IPO size amid weak markets
Tencent Holdings-backed online Chinese travel firm Tongcheng-Elong launched a far smaller than expected Hong Kong IPO of up to $233 million on Tuesday, amid a weak stock market and a string of poor pe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property developer Sino Land’s sandbox to let start-ups try and test out innovations for real world use
Property developer Sino Land has launched an innovation lab that will allow start-ups to showcase and test out how their solutions could be used in the real world. The 3,000 square feet Sino Inno Lab ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists warn that Beijing crackdown will backfire
Visiting Hong Kong last year to celebrate 20 years since it was returned ... It subsequently rejected the visa renewal application of Victor Mallet, the Financial Times’ Asia news editor, after he hos... ( read original story ...)
For China’s Startups, New York Stock Markets Still Beat Hong Kong
Despite a number of high-profile Chinese startups listing in Hong Kong this year, the U.S. still provides a compelling market for initial public offerings because of its more sophisticated investors, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s business, showbiz and political elite attend private vigil for legendary Chinese writer Louis Cha ‘Jin Yong’
The guestbook at a private service for Louis Cha Leung-yung at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point read like a who’s who of the city’s media, business, showbiz and political elite featuring lawmaker... ( read original story ...)
Lee Kum Kee Family Receives First Hong Kong “EY Family Business Award of Excellence”
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On 9 November, Lee Kum Kee Family was delighted to receive from EY the first Hong Kong "EY Family Business Award of Excellence". This award is the ... ( read original story ...)
Two arrested as Tung Chung protesters clash over influx of visitors from mainland China to Hong Kong
Police arrested two people as protesters clashed with each other in Tung Chung on Sunday as tensions erupted over the influx of tourists from mainland China into Hong Kong. Three weeks after the Hong ... ( read original story ...)