29-10-2010 11:14
Shares in the Asian unit of troubled US insurer AIG soared 12 per cent on their trading debut in Hong Kong on Friday, opening at 22.05 Hong Kong dollars ($2.84).
26-10-2010 09:30
Việt Nam Airlines (VNA) last week in Hong Kong sealed a contract with Vietlink International Freight Forwarders Co. Ltd. to operate 46 rental flights linking Viet Nam’s central city of Đa Nang and Hong Kong.
22-10-2010 10:51
At least 160,000 people were evacuated from southern China Thursday as Typhoon Megi, one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in years, bore down, bringing with it the threat of devastation.
20-10-2010 17:41
HONG KONG, October 20, 2010 - Most Asian stocks slipped Wednesday on fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy after Beijing announced its first interest rate rise in three years.
20-10-2010 16:45
HONG KONG, October 20, 2010 - Fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy after a rise in interest rates led to a sell-off in Asian stocks on Wednesday.
19-10-2010 15:18
HONG KONG, October 19, 2010 - Asian shares mostly edged higher on Tuesday as a touch of optimism crept into market sentiment after strong earnings reports in the United States.
18-10-2010 17:38
HONG KONG, October 18, 2010 - The share sale of the Asian unit of US life insurer AIG could close two days early due to stronger-than-expected demand, a report said on Monday.
15-10-2010 16:13
HONG KONG, October 15, 2010 - Hong Kong shares slipped 0.40 per cent Friday as traders took profits from strong gains in the previous two sessions.
12-10-2010 15:11
HONG KONG, October 12, 2010 - Asian markets were lower Tuesday as traders were given a weak lead from Wall Street, while the dollar stayed at 15-year lows against the yen on expectations of US measures to boost the economy.
30-08-2010 14:55
An unsolved dispute between a Hong Kong-backed company and a local firm over a southern Long An province real estate project may be brought to court.
14-06-2010 17:57
Hong Kong-backed Ha Viet Tung Shing, developer of the Golden WestLake apartment project in Hanoi, has been accused by homebuyers of violating apartment management regulations.
30-05-2006 18:13
HSBC has named Vietnam as one of its top priority markets in the Asia-Pacific region. “Vietnam is a huge potential market. It is one of the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific where we are deeply keen to expand our operations,” HSBC Asia Pacific president and CEO Michael Smith said after an informal shareholders’ meeting in Hong Kong last Tuesday.
04-01-2006 18:14
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), last week, inked a deal to buy 10 per cent of Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank), the third foreign bank to buy into a Vietnamese lender.
28-11-2005 18:01
Hong Kong-based Tricom Asia is revitalising its project to build Vietnam’s fourth submarine cable linking Vietnam and Hong Kong, with expectations that it will sign the country’s first consortium cooperation form with Vietnam’s main telco, Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT), after negotiations fell nearly a year behind schedule.
09-05-2005 18:33
The Hong Kong-based Indochina Capital Corporation has established Indochina Land Holdings, an offshore real estate fund that will invest in residential, office and hotel properties in Vietnam.