Hong Kong

AEONMaxValu Prime Tsim Sha Tsui Store opens

The premium mall at the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui opens auspiciously amidst steady growth of the local economy, an improving job market and rising disposable income.

AEONMaxValu Prime Tsim Sha Tsui Store opens

The premium mall at the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui opens auspiciously amidst steady growth of the local economy, an improving job market and rising disposable income.

Hong Kong ranks 5th in digital literacy

Socio-economic status of Hong Kong students is said to have less effect on their performance as compared with other countries.

Imminent Hong Kong protests seen as wealth gap widens

CE Tsang’s unpopularity in survey revealing his failure to solve Asia’s biggest rich-poor divide seen to trigger protests.

China Rongsheng Machinery plant in Hefei starts operation

Group accelerates growth of its engineering machinery business while further implementing diversification of its four major business segments.

Imports and exports in Hong Kong soar

The value of total goods exports rose 17% while the value of goods imports increased 15.8% for the first five months this year.

Sennosides drugs recalled

The Department of Health instructed Welfore Co Ltd, to recall four of its sennosides drugs from shelves as market surveillance conducted by DH pharmaceutical inspectors found that a sample failed the disintegration test.

Residents get electricity subsidy beginning July

A maximum subsidy of $1,800 will be provided to each eligible residential electricity account from July this year.

Falsely labelled "organic" vegetables seized

 The Customs and Excise Department seized about 100 catties of assorted vegetables falsely claimed to be organic vegetables worth about $1,140.

Golden Shield IPO to start on Jun 28

The company proposes global offering of 244,896,000 shares at HK$0.7 per share to raise up to HK$171mn.

Samson Paper 2010 profit up 15.4% to HK$72.21mn

Optimistic on China’s sustained economic growth, the company opened six new sales offices in the PRC to capture the opportunities ahead.

Hua Xia Healthcare profit up 7-fold to HK$31.5mn

The company explores further opportunities from China’s Healthcare Reform and the New 12th Five Year Plan.

Internet Learning Support Programme to launch on 14 July

Approximately 410,000 students are eligible for the programme in the 2011-12 school year.

Warning issued against fraudulent emails

Standard Chartered Bank (HK) has clarified it has not sent the emails to customers.

May new mortgage loans down 1.4%

Yet approvals for primary market transactions and secondary market transactions grew by $1.2bn and $3.1bn.

Store ordered to stop selling Japanese brand of noodles

The CFS of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department  called on the public to stop consuming Topvalu TV Salt Flavoured Instant Ramen Noodles, which were imported from Japan.

Gentlemen's Tonic puts up first Asian outlet in HK

British men's grooming and care business, Gentlemen's Tonic, launched its business in Hong Kong with its first outlet in Asia.

Colliers International names Simon Lo as Asia Head of Research

With the strategic appointment of Lo, the company proceeds to grow its research platform and capabilities to further integrate its services across Asia.