Hong Kong
284 companies invested in Hong Kong in 2010
Invest Hong Kong beat its annual target for the number of completed projects for the 10th year in a row.
Salaries in HK seen to increase by 3.8%
A survey reveals employees in pharmaceutical & healthcare industry will see the biggest pay increases among all industries.
Minmetals Land contracted sales up 450% to RMB2.57bn
The company has also achieved annual target of contracted sales and GFA of approximately 105% and 106% respectively.
Lenovo sets up new mobile internet business group
The new group aimed to focus on tablets, smartphones and smart TVs as the company sees potential of mobile internet.
HK labor market conditions improve at year-end
Solid economic growth in line with ever-expanding opportunities for Hong Kong service exports upon China's increasing globalization would further improve labor conditions.
HK total goods exports up 9.8% in November
The total export volume to the Mainland, US and Japan was up 11%, 10.7% and 4.6% respectively from November 2009.
Kingdee names Feng Guohua group president
Feng to lead a new four-year development strategy that would transform Kingdee from a software company to an integrated management and IT solutions service provider.
StanChart promotes renminbi products and services via roadshow
The move will cover an array of topics including renminbi overview, crossborder trade settlement, renminbi trading and bond offerings, as well as hedging and investment opportunities.
Capital-works spending to reach $49.6bln
Capital-works spending is seen to provide 62,500 job opportunities, including 6,600 for professional and technical staff, and 55,900 for workers.
Hong Kong launches pilot scheme to boost renminbi growth
Hong Kong to capitalize focus of the global economic growth in Asia in the coming five years.
HK Exchange Fund foreign assets up $13.1bn
Hong Kong’s private sector claim amounted to $127.8bn while foreign liabilities stood at $300mn.
AirAsia inaugurates Hong Kong – Medan flight
The airline connects Hong Kong to one of the booming tourist spots in Indonesia.
Oil storage renewal fees to jump to $24,550
The Government is planning to revise the license fees for oil storage installations.
HK airport passenger traffic up 10.3% in 2010
Hong Kong International Airport passenger traffic grew to 50.9 million with growth mainly driven by visitor traffic.
YouTube grabbed 11.4% corporate bandwidth
In 2010, YouTube dwarfed Facebook's 4.7% record in the corporate bandwidth.
HBA to launch 22 projects
HBA has 22 hotel and resort projects scheduled for completion in 2011.