Hong Kong
Jobless rate to remain at pre-crisis lows, says analyst
The city awaits to see whether Hong Kong’s unemployment rate improved or worsened from the 3.4% level announced last month.
Jobless rate to remain at pre-crisis lows, says analyst
The city awaits to see whether Hong Kong’s unemployment rate improved or worsened from the 3.4% level announced last month.
Wanted: Vacancies up 25% in June 2011
The total number of vacancies was 56,650 amidst a 3.2% rise in total employment in the private sector.
Outward processing exports to Mainland up 13% to $145b
This accounts for 34% of Hong Kong’s total exports in Q2 2011.
Mortgage Corp. first half profit up 19%
But the company expects "considerable challenges" in the second half, brought about by uncertainties in the global economy.
August composite interest rate up to 0.33%
The weighted deposit rate also climbed to 0.32%.
Banks to upgrade safety features in sending passwords via SMS
Lenders and EPS will enhance their monitoring of suspicious transactions before upgrade launch.
Everbright International picked as Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index member
The company was able to pass a very stringent selection process that appraised its contribution to sustainable development.
Hong Kong’s GDP up 9.9% to $445.9b in 2Q11
While the country’s GNP increased by 11.1% to $470.2 billion.
StanChart: No job cuts in Hong Kong
The bank will also employ an additional 1,000 staff globally this year.
En+ Group mulls Hong Kong listing
This is to support its hydropower and production facilities expansion in Russia.
Almost there: Only 110 Lehman Brothers complaint cases remain under investigation
Investigation of over 99% of the 21,824 complaint cases related to Lehman Brothers has been completed.
SingPost to set up joint venture in Hong Kong
The company will be investing HK$1.5m, taking up a 50% stake in the JV called vPOST Hong Kong.
Seven sites to be sold by tender in October-December
Five are residential sites with 1,770 units, and the two are business and hotel sites.
HK International Airport flies a record 5m passengers in August
Flight movements also surged 6.7% to a new high of 28,940.
We will empower women workers: Labour chief
This as more women have joined Hong Kong’s labour market since May compared to 2010.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair August number of passengers up 3.6%
Yet the two airlines suffered 11.8% drop in cargo and mail tonnage.
Travel Expert starts IPO on Main Board of SEHK
The company offers 100,000,000 shares between HK$0.56 AND HK$0.69 per share.
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