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.
software forum attracts foreign businesses

Software forum attracts foreign businesses

Vietnamese IT businesses have joined more than 30 companies from Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Malaysia in a forum themed “Software Park: Trends 2020” in Ho Chi Minh City on July 13-14.
prada boosts hong kong share sale to 246 billion

Prada boosts Hong Kong share sale to $2.46 billion

Italian luxury design house Prada has issued additional shares to boost its Hong Kong initial public offering to more than $2.46 billion, after a lacklustre trading debut last month.
techcombank wins financeasia awards

Techcombank wins FinanceAsia awards

The Vietnam ’s Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) has won top awards from the Hong Kong-based FinanceAsia magazine.
prada eyes asia growth with 3 bn hong kong ipo

Prada eyes Asia growth with $3 bn Hong Kong IPO

Italian luxury fashion house Prada said on Sunday it was targeting stronger Asian growth as it aims to raise as much as $3 billion from a highly anticipated share sale in Hong Kong this month.
prada to raise up to 26 bln in hong kong ipo

Prada to raise up to $2.6 bln in Hong Kong IPO

Italian luxury fashion house Prada is set to raise as much as $2.6 billion after setting the price range for its highly anticipated offering in Hong Kong on June 24, a report said Monday.
sony says playstation network mostly restored

Sony says PlayStation network mostly restored

Sony has restored PlayStation Network services everywhere except Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in a massive online attack, the company said on Thursday.
sony to restore most playstation services this week

Sony to restore most PlayStation services this week

Sony said Tuesday it plans to restore by this weekend PlayStation Network services worldwide except in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in a massive online attack in April.