Hong Kong

Office rents break seven-quarter growth with 1% dip in Q3

Average rents in Central declined the first time since Q3 2014.

Office rents break seven-quarter growth with 1% dip in Q3

Average rents in Central declined the first time since Q3 2014.

Majority of executives struggle to upskill staff for new tech: study

Globally, 78% of business leaders predict an uphill battle in training staff on new tech.

Delivering the Virtual Restaurant of Tomorrow

No waiters, no diners: the food delivery boom is opening new doors for restaurants.

PMI sinks to eleven-year low in Q3

Hong Kong’s economy is contracting at an annual rate of just over 3% in Q3.

Hong Kong is the world's third most competitive economy

It topped macroeconomic stability, health, financial system and product market categories.

HKEX scraps $285.86b bid for London bourse

LSE’s board had unanimously rejected the proposal on 13 September.

Hong Kong faces third-greatest housing bubble risk globally: UBS

It remains the least affordable housing market amongst cities analysed.

Co-working space theDesk opens urban farm at Sheung Wan

A subscription goes for $4,000 every four months.

Greater Central office rents to fall by up to 8% in 2019

Only Hong Kong East defied the rental downturn in Q3.

Volvo Hong Kong unveil sleek sport sedans

The Volvo S60 and V60 promises the ultimate dynamic driving experience.

August retail sales plunge in worst performance on record since 1998

Sales crashed 23% in August, worse than that recorded during the Asian Financial Crisis.

Approved mortgage loans dipped 2.8% to $45.3b

The number of mortgage applications also decreased by 26.5% MoM.

Mall rents slashed by up to 25%

Protests have hit Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui rents the hardest.

Kowloon office leasing demand weakens further in August

Monthly rent in Admiralty fell 9.4% to $105.5 psf.

Costs of completed buildings totalled $2.4b in July

Another 110,548 sqm of new buildings will be added to the supply pipeline.

Q2 current account surplus more than doubled to $37.8b

This was due to a decline in the goods deficit and growth in the net inflow of primary income.

External debt hits $12.76t in Q2

However, the banking sector’s ED dipped.