25-11-2010 09:08
French department store Galeries Lafayette said Wednesday it planned to open its first outlet in China in 2013 and could open 14 more if a joint venture with Hong Kong-based fashion retailer IT worked out.
22-11-2010 22:03
China said Monday it would issue yuan-denominated government bonds worth $1.2 billion in Hong Kong, in its second RMB bond sale as Beijing tries to internationalise its currency.
15-11-2010 17:09
Cathay Pacific said Monday that it expects to nearly triple its full-year profit as the carrier bounces back from the global financial crisis.
10-11-2010 13:40
Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it was considering its legal options after the European Commission fined the Hong Kong airline for running a global cargo cartel with 10 other carriers.
09-11-2010 18:28
ACE Limited, parent company of ACE Life Vietnam, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York Life’s life operations in Hong Kong and Korea.
04-11-2010 14:36
Singapore remains the easiest place in the world for small and medium sized firms to do businesses but rival Hong Kong gained on it as it came second in a World Bank report released Thursday.
29-10-2010 15:11
Bank of China on Friday confirmed plans to raise almost nine billion dollars in a rights issue in Shanghai and Hong Kong to strengthen its capital base.
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.