Hong Kong

COVID-19 restrictions and tightened press freedom contributed to the dip in the list. 

Companies are expected to weather out disruptions for up to 6 months.

This follows the $3.8b earlier investment to make HK a tourism destination.

This continues a four-month streak of positive net absorption. 

This is against the backdrop of an era-defining hybrid phenomenon, IWG said.

56%, meanwhile, look to increase the use of on-demand delivery.

This comes as the government reported 351 cases today.

Local currency deposits, meanwhile, decreased by 0.8%.

JLL served as the auctioneer for the property.

The period covered will be from 21 January to 20 February.

Areas of concern include the quarantine hotel and pet shop clusters.

The tourism board attributes this to anti-epidemic measures involving border control. 

But the number of homes to be built under the project are 'fewer than expected'.

By mid-June of 2021, more than 2.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered to populations in 180 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. While that may be encouraging news on its face, a return to ‘business as usual’ remains a distant and uncertain prospect; though COVID transmission rates are down in some countries, they have skyrocketed in others, causing yet more rounds of lockdowns and bringing economic activity to a virtual halt.

The country’s new grant system now allows a direct route for patent protection.