hong kong recalls suspect brazilian meat

Hong Kong recalls suspect Brazilian meat

HONG KONG: Hong Kong said Friday (Mar 24) it would recall Brazilian meat from 21 processing plants under investigation over a rotten meat scandal.
hong kong import ban deals brazil meat industry big blow

Hong Kong import ban deals Brazil meat industry big blow

BRASILIA: Brazil's giant meat industry suffered a heavy blow on Tuesday (Mar 21), when Hong Kong became the latest to ban imports in response to allegations of rotten meat being sold with falsified certificates.
sonkim land wins iair award for leadership

SonKim Land wins IAIR award for leadership

SonKim Land Corporation, a leading Vietnamese real estate developer, received the IAIR Award for “Company of the Year for Leadership Property and Real Estate Vietnam” at the 7th IAIR Summit and Awards held at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel and Towers.
vietnamese movie wins awards in hong kong

Vietnamese movie wins awards in Hong Kong

“Vo ba” (The Third Wife), a Vietnamese film by director Nguyen Phuong Anh and producer Tran Bich Ngoc, won the post-production and “Hong Kong to Cannes” awards at the 15th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which took place in Hong Kong (China) from March 13-15.
asia markets down as energy firms hit by oil rout dollar rises

Asia markets down as energy firms hit by oil rout, dollar rises

HONG KONG: Energy firms led a broad sell-off in Asian markets on Thursday (May 9) following a five per cent plunge in oil prices, but the dollar held on to gains after a surprisingly strong US jobs report.
asia markets mostly up but caution reigns dollar struggles

Asia markets mostly up but caution reigns, dollar struggles

HONG KONG: Investors in most Asian markets built on the previous day's advance Tuesday (Mar 7) but with caution hanging in the air the gains were limited by concerns over Donald Trump's lack of detail on economic policy as well as geopolitical risks.
taiwans foxconn definitely bidding for toshiba chip business

Taiwan's Foxconn "definitely bidding" for Toshiba chip business

HONG KONG: Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, is "definitely bidding" for the chip business of Japan's Toshiba Corp and is "very confident" it can buy into it, company founder Terry Gou said on Wednesday.
dollar firms on fed rate hike talk eyes on trump

Dollar firms on Fed rate hike talk, eyes on Trump

HONG KONG: The dollar firmed in Asia Wednesday (Mar 1) after two top Federal Reserve officials suggested US interest rates could rise this month, while Donald Trump's speech to Congress received a mixed response.
asia must spend us 26 trillion on infrastructure by 2030 adb

Asia must spend US$26 trillion on infrastructure by 2030: ADB

HONG KONG: Asian nations must spend US$26 trillion by 2030 on infrastructure to battle poverty, boost economic growth and fight climate change, the Asian Development Bank warned on Tuesday (Feb 28).
huawei staff fear cuts as smartphone profits disappoint

Huawei staff fear cuts as smartphone profits disappoint

HONG KONG/BARCELONA: Staff at China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are bracing for possible jobs cuts after internal memos highlighted intense pressure to improve earnings and an executive said the flagship smartphone business had missed internal profit targets.
dollar equities stutter in asia after trump rally

Dollar, equities stutter in Asia after Trump rally

HONG KONG: The dollar dipped on Thursday (Feb 16) in Asia as investors brushed off another record Wall Street close and upbeat US data while the rally in stock markets stuttered.
dollar asia markets boosted as trump pledges tax move

Dollar, Asia markets boosted as Trump pledges tax move

HONG KONG: The dollar extended a rally on Friday (Feb 10) after Donald Trump said he would release details of a "phenomenal" tax-cut plan, sending Asian stock markets soaring on hopes it will ramp up the US economy.
aag cable snaps again

AAG cable snaps again

The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable broke once again, causing bandwidth loss from Viet Nam to Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.
hong kong records winters first bird flu death

Hong Kong records winter's first bird flu death

HONG KONG: An elderly man has died of bird flu in Hong Kong in the city's first human case of the disease this winter, authorities said Tuesday (Dec 27).
hong kong company to build first waste to energy project in can tho

Hong Kong company to build first waste-to-energy project in Can Tho

Hong Kong-based China Everbright International Limited (Everbright) has received the investment certificate to develop the first waste-to-energy plant in the Mekong Delta in general and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in particular.