typhoon shuts down hong kong hits china

Typhoon shuts down Hong Kong, hits China

A powerful typhoon brought to a shutdown Thursday, with and businesses forced to close as it swept past before slamming into the Chinese island of Hainan.
hanoi hoi an among best asian destinations

Hanoi, Hoi An among best Asian destinations

Hanoi and Hoi An ancient quarter in the central province of Quang Nam have been named among the top ten destinations in Asia for 2011, in an online poll conducted by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.
sauce trademark owners usurped

Sauce trademark owners usurped

Ho Chi Minh City-based law firm Bross&Partners Law Co has cautioned the Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Association that the Phu Quoc fish sauce trademark has been registered by a local firm in Hong Kong.
hsbc to axe up to 3000 jobs in hong kong by 2014

HSBC to axe up to 3,000 jobs in Hong Kong by 2014

Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday it will slash up to 3,000 jobs in Hong Kong over the next three years, as part of its global cost-cutting drive as it shifts focus to fast-growing markets.
vietnam wins best asian travel brands 2011

Vietnam wins Best Asian Travel Brands 2011

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel Hanoi and the Nam Hai Resort in the central Hoi An city shared top billing as Asia’s best leisure properties for this year via an online poll by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal Smart Travel Asia.
metropole hanoi nam hai voted as asias no1 hotel resort h kong journal

Metropole Hanoi, Nam Hai voted as Asia’s No1 hotel, resort: H Kong journal

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel Hanoi and The Nam Hai Resort in Hoi An shared top billing as Asia’s best leisure properties for this year via an online poll by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal Smart Travel Asia.
hong kong seizes nearly 800 smuggled elephant tusks

Hong Kong seizes nearly 800 smuggled elephant tusks

Hong Kong has seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory worth about $1.7 million hidden in a shipment from Malaysia and detained a local man over the haul, customs authorities said Wednesday.
pccw global and fpt telecom interconnect ethernet networks

PCCW Global and FPT Telecom interconnect Ethernet networks

PCCW Global, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider, PCCW Limited, and FPT Telecom Corporation (FPT), Vietnam’s leading telecommunications services provider, have interconnected their Ethernet networks for improved international network coverage and service availability.
feed producers get sinking feeling

Feed producers get sinking feeling

News that Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group has sold its controlling stake in animal feed manufacturer CP Vietnam to Hong Kong-based C.P Pokphand has left local animal feed producers with a bad taste in their mouths.
manchester united ipo to tap massive asia fan base

Manchester United IPO to tap massive Asia fan base

Legendary English football club Manchester United plans to tap its massive Asian fan base and raise up to $1 billion by listing 30 per cent of its shares in Singapore, media reports said Wednesday.
feed maker sold to hong kong firm

Feed maker sold to Hong Kong firm

Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group has sold 71 per cent of its stake in animal feed manufacturer CP Vietnam to Hong Kong-based Charoen Pokphand subsidiary CPP in a deal worth $609 million, CP Vietnam confirmed on August 15.
new china life to raise 4 bln in hk shanghai

New China Life to raise $4 bln in HK, Shanghai

New China Life Insurance may raise as much as $4 billion in a dual Hong Kong-Shanghai listing, despite turmoil on that has seen some firms shelve their flotation plans.
gold closes higher but off record high

Gold closes higher, but off record high

Gold prices closed at $1,782.50-$1,783.50 an ounce in Hong Kong on Thursday, down from its record high above $1,800 in the morning when dealers rushed into the safe haven asset.
hong kong to unlock door to property deals

Hong Kong to unlock door to property deals

‘Mipim Asia meets the demand of the Vietnamese real estate businesses and has become a festival day for Asian real estate community’
aia reports record first half results

AIA reports record first half results

AIA Group Limited, the leading pan-Asian life insurance group, announced a record performance for the six months ended May 31, 2011, with value of new business (VONB) rising 32 per cent compared with the same period last year to $399 million.