Hong Kong

Is the end near for Hong Kong's red hot property market?

A looming prime rate hike is set to dampen housing demand.

Is the end near for Hong Kong's red hot property market?

A looming prime rate hike is set to dampen housing demand.

IPO boom buoys short-lived HKD rally

Once the fund raising dies down, the HKD will plunge again and prompt HKMA intervention.

Tax revenue up 13% to $328.6b for 2017-18 amidst higher stamp duty receipts

The number of property transactions rose alongside prices.

Xiaomi debuts in Hong Kong for world's biggest IPO since 2014

Its flotation may be the biggest since Alibaba’s $25b listing.

Tuen Mun site sold for $2.75b

It was awarded to Westlink Investments.

Five website design and SEO trends to help optimise your online performance in 2018

In the high-paced city that is Hong Kong, the internet is alive, changing, and always moving towards new technologies and trends. If entrepreneurs and small business owners want to keep up then they will need to monitor the pulse of changing website design and SEO trends to help further optimise their online presence and strengthen their online profitability. They can do this themselves or work with website design professionals so that their online presence takes advantage of the five trends outlined below.

Loans up 3.6% in Q1 amidst intensified construction activities

On a monthly basis, loans for use also inched up 1.2% in March.

Is Kwai Tsing the new home for Hong Kong's upper class?

It’s one of the top five fastest growing districts in terms of affluence.

Hong Kong margin loans balloon nine-fold to $26.3b in 2017

The regulator has expressed concern about the risks associated with rising bad loans.

Hong Kong banks lift time-deposit rates amidst expected rate hikes

Standard Chartered and ICBC raised time-deposit rates to more than 2%.

F&B sector battered by exits in 2017

A flurry of restaurants caved under mounting competition from international brands.

Mercedes-Benz unveils boutique retail store in Central

‘Mercedes me’ features a wide array of goods, accessories and gifts from the brand’s exclusive collection.

Government mulls underground facilities to free up land for housing

Sewage plants and reservoirs can be relocated to caverns to build more homes.

Blockbuster IPOs set to trigger cash crunch

A cash crunch looms as Xiaomi moves for a public debut which could push Hibor rates.

Government estimates 96,000 units in private flat supply

This represents 1,000 less flats than the previous estimate.

Can Hong Kong successfully lure biotech firms from Nasdaq?

Mainland companies are already mulling their flotations in the city instead of the US.