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Business operations hit all-time high

7,250 companies are alive and kicking.

Business operations hit all-time high

7,250 companies are alive and kicking.

Trade takes another beating

Hong Kong’s domestic export volume from January to August plunged 18.3% year-on-year.

Hang Seng continues climb despite dour Chinese news

The Hang Seng Index rose to a seven-month high yesterday with investors buoyed by data seeming to indicate China might have turned the corner.

Hong Kong bond issuers most active in Asia

Hong Kong accounts for 19% of the USD77.8bn-worth of USD bond issuances in Asia ex-Japan.

Hong Kongers 2nd most workaholic among top cities

Hong Kongers working more than 8 hours a day boost shoebox popularity.

Housing woes still top priority

10 initiatives had been unveiled to increase housing supply.

Hong Kong to suffer from increasingly unstable house prices

But on the flip side, HKMA's measures reduce the risk in the banking system.

This graph shows housing prices vs household incomes in Hong Kong

When money is this cheap there is always trouble down the line.

Nearly 4 in 10 employers now offering paternity leave

That is a significant increase from 1 in 10 in 2006.

3 consequences of HKMA's tightening of mortgage debt availability

There is always more debt than we can see, says Barclays.

Here’s why shoebox units are getting more popular in Hong Kong

Since Q108, there have been a total of 192 shoebox unit sales transactions, only six of which were secondary transactions.

Hong Kong & China Gas PRC NG sales volume up 15% YoY

It outwits main rival Towngas China (TCCL).

Europeans keen to invest in HK small to mid-caps

Corporate governance is their key consideration and guess what company tops their list.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair's passengers dip 0.4% in September

Passenger load factor also fell by 1.5 percentage points to 78.2%.

Foreign companies in Hong Kong more confident to attract talent

Only 34% of local companies believe in their ability to retain talent.

Far East Consortium to launch more residential properties

FEC believes the properties could fetch HKD 2.8 billion in revenue.