Economy

Ailing Hong Kong needs more than band aid therapy

Ailing Hong Kong needs more than band aid therapy

Petty solutions aren’t going to do it for Hong Kong, which stands to take a tremendous hit from the explosive Eurozone debt crisis.

Hong Kong and Britain tie up to promote renminbi

The semi-annual forum will focus on finding synergies by enhancing linkages between Hong Kong and London.

Tsang announces economic growth strategies

Infrastructure investment boost, more diversified business environment promotion, attraction of a wider variety of foreign firms to Hong Kong and...

Hong Kong has second best bureaucracy in Asia

Guess who topped the ranking and beat Hong Kong?

Hong Kong companies urged to go international to survive

Hong Kong companies doing business abroad have stouter bottom lines and better profits than those relying solely on the home market.

Hong Kong ranked the world’s freest economy

The Mainland meanwhile ranked 138th out of 179 economies.

Hong Kong struggles to battle deadly air pollution

Stung by the flight of business to Singapore and elsewhere and by over 7,000 avoidable deaths, Hong Kong is getting tough on the city's worsening air...

Are New Year celebrations clouding China data?

The burgeoning scale of festivities may have caused seasonal distortions.

Hong Kong posts record gold exports to China

China's insatiable appetite for gold is driving Hong Kong's gold traders to seventh heaven as exports surged 19%.

No more double-digit growth for China exports

HSBC sees a prolonged drag as external demand continues its precipitous slide.

Hong Kong's air pollution drives businesses to Singapore

Air pollution is a pox on Hong Kong’s business.

Taiwan technical recession looms with latest exports tumble

December exports expanded only 0.6% yoy from an already slow 1.3 growth in November.

Foreign currency reserves rise a puny 1% in December

One of Hong Kong’s defenses against a recession has again inched upwards.

Gloomy outlook for Chinese exports

As the country’s export growth is expected to plummet to 10% in 2012, a mere half of its growth in 2011.

Newly registered companies up 6.31%

The figure for 2011 was a record high of 148,329.

Hong Kong and Shanghai improve ties

Hong Kong will back the establishment of the joint venture company of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Shanghai & Shenzhen.