26-02-2019 20:23
HONG KONG: Standard Chartered's pre-tax profit surged to US$3.9 billion in 2018, the bank said on Tuesday (Feb 26), after previously warning it had set aside nearly US$1 billion for regulatory fines in the US and Britain.
21-02-2019 09:44
Hong Kong earmarked a slice of its historic Fanling golf course for public housing on Wednesday (Feb 20), a controversial plan which exposed the city's dramatic social divide and was resisted by international golfing stars.
19-02-2019 09:08
HONG KONG: Asian markets rallied with oil and high-yielding currencies on Monday (Feb 18) as investors grow increasingly confident that China and the United States will eventually hammer out a deal to end their long-running trade war.
13-02-2019 08:44
Manufacturers from Hong Kong are flocking to Vietnam as the US-China trade war intensifies Asia’s production shift.
12-02-2019 10:57
HONG KONG: Asian stocks saw gains on Monday (Feb 11) as US and Chinese officials in Beijing geared up for crunch trade talks aimed at averting fresh tariff escalations.
11-02-2019 10:33
Vietjet has started selling tickets on its newest international route connecting Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang with Hong Kong.
24-01-2019 09:50
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday (Jan 23) following a negative lead from Wall Street as investors grow nervous about the chances of success in China-US trade talks ahead of a crunch meeting next week.
23-01-2019 09:44
HONG KONG: Asian markets fell Tuesday as profit-takers stepped in following a recent run-up, while a report fuelled worries about the progress of China-US trade talks.
11-01-2019 12:55
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau (China) on January 9 met with sides relevant in an oil tanker blaze in Hong Kong’s southern waters to find the causes of the incident and discuss search and rescue measures.
11-01-2019 09:39
Fugitive former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra used a Cambodian passport to register a company in Hong Kong, records show, lending weight to reports she used the neighbouring kingdom to make her dramatic escape from her homeland.
08-01-2019 15:18
At least one person has died after an oil tanker caught fire off Hong Kong on Tuesday (Jan 8), police said, sending a huge cloud of dark smoke billowing into the air.
08-01-2019 09:46
Lalamove from Hong Kong has kissed its ambitions good-bye after proving unable to beat Grab and Go-Viet to seize the local delivery market and has called it quits.
04-01-2019 09:15
Most Asian markets rose Thursday (Jan 3) after the previous day's sharp losses but technology firms fell after Apple slashed its revenue forecasts blaming slowing China sales.
07-12-2018 22:45
Hong Kong-based Fayfay.com on December 6 announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Centre to promote tourism in Vietnam, with a special focus on the city.
07-12-2018 08:00
Vietnam will soon officially implement its commitments to reduce and remove import tariffs under the ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement, facilitating the attraction of more investment from and expanding trade with this special administrative region.