Hong Kong

HK Tourism Board to open Taipei office

Hong Kong Tourism Board opened its Taipei officeas it rolled out its "Hong Kong Wine & Dine Month"  promotion in Taipei to attract Taiwan visitors to attend this annual event in Hong Kong in October.

HK Tourism Board to open Taipei office

Hong Kong Tourism Board opened its Taipei officeas it rolled out its "Hong Kong Wine & Dine Month"  promotion in Taipei to attract Taiwan visitors to attend this annual event in Hong Kong in October.

Hong Kong firms more confident in yuan than other currencies

Stability of yuan's value and market demand are among the reasons for firms' confidence on the currency.

Hang Seng Indexes unveils 4 new indexes

Among the objectives of the indexes is to provide benchmarks to the market reflecting the overall performance of HK listed foreign companies and all HK listed companies.

Trust trumps investment performance for high net worth individuals

Need arises for ensuring steady supply of private bankers as focus shifts to Asia.

CLP to build wind farm in Sai Kung

The cost will be more or less HK$6 billion.

China Construction Bank shares sold for $2.8b

Singapore's Temasek purchased a total of 4.4 billion shares.

Leung Ka-wing resigns as Asia Television news chief

His resignation follows the airing of a false report on the death of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin.

Apple to open its first store in Hong Kong

No specific date was disclosed but a spokesperson said the store will open this quarter.

GDP contracted by 0.5% in Q2 2011

Blame it on sharp deceleration in the export of goods.

Hong Kong shares suffer biggest decline in half a month

The Hang Seng Index dropped 3% following the release of the US jobs report which an economist described as “scary”.

How to expand your business based on new growth trends

Our Common Goal: Growth Growth is the engine of our economy, the main pursuit of businesses and the ambition of countless people. Growth is about hope and desire; the hope that our children have a better life than ourselves, the desire to accumulate wealth, the ambition to gain knowledge, acquire experience, but also to become a better human being. Growth per se may not be a good thing; it requires the right direction, speed and choices - and it has to be balanced in order to be sustainable.

Li Ning’s earnings drop 49% to RMB 294m in 1H11

HSBC projects its net profit will plunge 55% in 2011.

Melco Crown in talks to invest in Manila casino

Hong Kong businessman Lawrence Lo and Australian billionaire James Packer are looking at a potential $1b investment.

Cheung Kong forecast to lead bids at government land auction

Analyst says Cheung Kong’s strategy has always been to sell a lot and buy a lot.

Airports Council International wants a third runway in Hong Kong

ACI forecasts Hong Kong to reach 100 million passenger throughput by year 2027.

Hong Kong’s PMI plunges to 47.8 in August

As operating conditions in Hong Kong’s private sector economy deteriorates for the first time in over two years.

HKEx launches additional bulletin board

Available starting 5 September 2011, the additional website will be supported by technology infrastructure separate from those of the HKExnews website and Bulletin Board.