Hong Kong

Strong January spending keeps retail sales up by 6.6%

Clothing and footwear sales are largely improved.

Government expenditure hit $388.3b

Surplus reached $31.8b in February.

Developer sales climbed 20% to 36 units

Discounted projects up for grabs.

Unemployment rate stagnates at 3.1%

Improvement seen in underemployment.

Leading ladies of Hong Kong's workforce

The issue of equality in the workforce is ongoing. A number of notable studies address the issue every year and inspirational female leaders have taken the headlines with their analysis of the situation.