Hong Kong

Hong Kong allots $1.02b for the exhibition and convention industry

Organisers can get 100% venue rental costs for events at the HKCEC.

Hong Kong allots $1.02b for the exhibition and convention industry

Organisers can get 100% venue rental costs for events at the HKCEC.

Mainland interim measures bolster arbitration scene

All 11 applications for interim measures in HKIAC have so far come from law firms.

Here's the real deal on age discrimination in Hong Kong

Age does matter, but older workers are not always at a disadvantage when it comes to finding jobs.

Healthcare benefits costs to climb 8.3% by 2020

Hong Kong is one of the markets expected to exceed the Asia Pacific’s average medical inflation.

Widening fiscal deficit could spill over to 2021

The government is urged to inject more cash into the retail, tourism, and F&B sectors.

Hong Kong companies have no safety net in fight for survival

The region does not have recourse to any corporate rescue procedure in times of difficulties.

HSBC Life floats new QDAP mobile app

The app will help clients on early retirement and tax savings.

Hong Kong's fintech investments hit $2.92b in 2019

WeLab $1.21b funding round was the largest fintech deal for the year.

Singapore, New Zealand beat Hong Kong in ease of doing business

But Hong Kong is still the best for dealing with construction permits.

Bank of East Asia's profit plunges 49.9% to $3.2b in 2019

The decline was attributed to an increase in impairment losses in Mainland China.

HSBC staff have qualms over bank's revamp

The bank’s commitment to the overhaul was questioned due to Quinn’s interim status.

HSBC profits crash 53% to $46.64b in FY2019

A goodwill impairment of $56.74 (US$7.3b) dragged down their profits.

Can Ping An Bank weather weakening interest rates?

Its retail lending clients are less sensitive to borrowing rates..

Hong Kong gears towards back-to-back recessions: report

Economists forecast that GDP will contract by more than 1% in 2020.

Total exports up 3.8% in December 2019

This was led by the 15.2% growth recorded in exports to the Mainland.

Jobless rate up 3.4% in November-January

Unemployment in the construction sector has hit a six-year high.

Apartment rents dropped to two-year low in February

Some landlords would offer discounts as steep as 12%.