Asia's premier art fair opens Thursday in Hong Kong, bringing artists, collectors and dealers from around the world to a city whose booming market illustrates a shift in wealth from West to East. The four-day … (more…) Related items Hong Kong positions itself at the center of Asian art scene Angry Birds maker Rovio...
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Hong Kong shares climbed on Thursday, with financials and property developers leading in the wake of strong overnight gains on Wall Street and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled he is comfortable with current policy. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.6% to 20,760.15 and the Hang Seng China Enterprises...
HONG KONG — Two of Asia's richest and most influential property tycoons were arrested Thursday in Hong Kong on suspicion of corruption, a case that has also ensnared a former top government official in one of the city's most high-profile bribery allegations in recent memory. The arrests of… (read the news…) Related items Arrested...
Hong Kong's anti-graft body on Thursday arrested two of Asia's richest property developers, Thomas and Raymond Kwok, for alleged corruption as part of an ongoing bribery probe. (more…) Related items Hong Kong Brothers Lose Billions After Arrests Hong Kong property giant's shares plunge after arrests Billionaire Kwok brothers arrested for graft in Hong Kong...
Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption on Thursday arrested the chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties, brothers Raymond and Thomas Kwok, on suspicion of corruption, the company said. The Kwoks … (more…) Related items Hong Kong tycoons' brother arrested in graft probe Hong Kong Brothers Lose Billions After Arrests Sun Hung Kai dives as...
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Hong Kong and China shares fell on Thursday, pulled down by Chinese banks and developers on renewed fears of capital-raising in those sectors and by media reports that bank lending in February was lower than expected. (read the news…) Related items Hong Kong property sales slump in April Hong Kong, China shares up but...
Britain's White Cube gallery, known as an early champion of provocative British artists Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, launched its Hong Kong branch on Thursday, becoming the latest Western gallery to open an Asian outpost in pursuit of China's booming art market. (read on…) Related items Britain's White Cube gallery opens Hong Kong branch...
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