Hong Kong
Are Hong Kong hotels on the road to recovery?
Occupancy at medium tariff hotels edged up to 89%.
AI, robotics to drive Hong Kong banks' growth
But risk and regulation will remain a key focus.
Land sale proceeds from government tenders hit over $100b in 1H17
It's the highest half year proceeds on record.
Hong Kong's retail sales value up 0.5%
Thanks to jewellery sales going up by 1.4%.
Hong Kong signs intellectual property agreement with the Mainland
It's to exchange information on intellectual property laws and protection, publicity and education.
Two factors that could weigh on the property market
Rising interest rates is one.
Hong Kong banks' loan growth to hit 5.5% in 2017
But credit growth will still slow over the next quarters.
SMEs are not throwing in the towel just yet
These businesses are getting more confident of economic and business growth.
Is Hong Kong behind Singapore as the best city for expats?
Singapore’s innovation push is giving it a lot of edge.
Retail sales rebound for the first time in 21 months
Sales increased 1.8% in May.
Why small-to-medium developers could lose share in land market
And PRC developers will likely dominate the game.
Investment market sentiment underpinned by impressive land sale results
Over $50b worth of commercial property assets was transacted.
HNA eyes selling flats to Hong Kong staff
The apartments will be at the old Kai Tak airport site.
Hong Kong predicted to have 69 new listings by end-June
It will raise an estimated $53.8b, a 77% jump versus last year.
Hong Kong delays implementation of global capital rules until 2020
HKMA cited 'a number of practical implementation questions'.
Property market in a 'dangerous situation': Finance chief Paul Chan
But the financial system is resilient enough to withstand correction.