Hong Kong
South Beauty Group to list in Hong Kong
Operator of tony restaurant chain to use funds for expansion.
Cathay Pacific launches direct flights to Hyderabad
Airline schedules four flights every week to Hyderabad.
Hong Kong to become world's largest financial center by 2017
Jobs boom to fuel rise as World Number One.
Exchange Fund assets slip $34.1b
HKD assets decreased by $22.6b.
Foreign currency deposits up 2.2%
And RMB deposits increased 1.7$ to RMB554.8b.
Passenger fuel overcharge to be slashed to $243
Pop the champagne for an eased burden.
Only 15 residential units sold over the weekend
That is a 25% drop.
Government spending hits $222.6b
Consequently, deficit reached $36.5b.
Hong Kong gets boost to be legal services centre
Justice Rimsky Yuen encouraged adoption of HK law.
Tourist count surges 11.9% to 4.24m
Visitors from Mainland are still a big chunk.
Year-end IPO surge in Hong Kong
Two IPOs raise US$3.38 billion but investor sentiment remains weak.
Li expands Australian business empire
Buys third Aussie company this year.
Drinking water from Guangdong suspect
Unabated pollution at the Dongjiang River again raises fears of unsafe drinking water.
Chart of the Day: Here’s how costly office rentals are in Hong Kong compared with Asian peers
Rental values remain the highest at HKD 58.4 psf pm.
UK regulator approves LME purchase
Final LME takeover expected December 6.
Residential ASPs down 6% QoQ in 3Q12
But learn why latest property measures fail to dampen market sentiment.