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Spain now joins Italy in having more coronavirus deaths than China. Analysts say a bottom has not been reached in Hong Kong, which saw back-to-back daily gains on Wednesday for the first time in five weeks. → Read More
Dow Jones Industrial surges more than 11 per cent -- biggest gain since 1933 → Read More
Overnight, US Fed announces fresh unlimited bond buying → Read More
Soho, once the heart of Hong Kong’s food and beverage industry offering Indian, Israeli, Korean, Spanish, Italian and Sri Lankan cuisine, has begun to change colours. → Read More
Thailand, US and Australia – some of the preferred destinations of Chinese property buyers – are witnessing a lull in activity, while property agencies’ move to suspend operations in the mainland has also affected sales. → Read More
“If the outbreak continues to widen, we expect further sell-off in many of the vulnerable sectors,” said Louis Wong Wai-kit, director of fund manager Phillip Capital Management, Hong Kong. → Read More
A stabilisation in relations between the US and China after almost two years of their bruising trade war will help bolster Southeast Asia’s property market in 2020, according to industry players attending a conference in Beijing. → Read More
The city’s loved-up couples spent 62 per cent more on Valentine’s Day last year than they did in 2016, according to the Mastercard study → Read More
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) plans to move out of its Central office to save on rental costs as it forecasts a deficit of HK$230 million (US$29.3 million) for the year ahead.... → Read More
Smartphone giant Xiaomi and online video platform Iqiyi are among a dozen listed companies to be added to MSCI’s benchmark Chinese equities gauge, the global index compiler announced on Monday.... → Read More
Their longer-term performance will be decided by developments in the US-China trade war, says analyst → Read More
The lock-up period for shares held by cornerstone investors in China Tower, the world’s largest telecoms tower operator, expired on Friday. The Beijing-based company listed in Hong Kong for HK$54.3 billion (US$6.9 billion) in August, making it the city’s largest initial public offering in 2018.... → Read More
The first trading day in Hong Kong of the Year of the Pig opened without delivering the bacon, as stocks slid on downbeat news about the latest medical scandal out of mainland China as well as worries about trade talks and global growth.... → Read More
According to feng shui master Kay Tom, those born in the Year of the Pig are honest, not afraid of responsibility and success is a common trait → Read More
As China ushers in the Year of the Pig, globally beloved cartoon Peppa Pig is ramping up its presence in the country that has become a key market in just three years.... → Read More
Asian business leaders are more optimistic over the coming year’s economic outlook than global counterparts, though all stand more worried than this time last year, according to a survey by PwC.... → Read More
Wing Tai Properties, the Hong Kong unit of Singapore developer Wing Tai Holdings, sold more than 90 per cent of its flats on offer at Tuen Mun on Sunday, with some units priced as low as HK$9,488 per square foot (US$1,210), reflecting the weakest level seen in the neighbourhood since 2015.... → Read More
From 2012 to 2017 the top five most popular traditional toys in China were hands-on like construction and remote control toys, as well as more creative categories like arts and crafts. Each category saw more than 50 per cent growth in sales, according to data from Euromonitor.... → Read More
First came dolls and puzzles, then video games and smartphones. But traditional toys may be making a comeback, with a twist, whether it is teaching robotics to toddlers or giving children the experience of unboxing toys like YouTubers.... → Read More
Hong Kong and mainland stocks opened higher on Wednesday, catching up on an overnight rally in the US fuelled by optimism that trade talks between the US and China are progressing.... → Read More