Hong Kong

Retail sales grind to a halt at 2.4% to $36.6b in September

Trade tensions and typhoon Mangkhut were a double whammy.

Hong Kong is Asia's second most sustainable city

Growing air pollution and housing affordability, however, cloud its outlook.

Hong Kong still trails behind Singapore in ease of doing business

It ranks fourth whilst the Lion City nabbed second place.

Hong Kong drops to seventh place in APAC's most visited cities in 2017

There were 9.03 million international overnight visitors.

Goldman Sachs unveils funds for retail investors

It will tap on machine learning and data to analyse stocks.

Commercial property transaction volumes plummeted 65% in Q3 as rattled Chinese investors retreat

Locals took charge but failed to plug the gap left by Mainland counterparts.

Will Hong Kong bid nano flats goodbye amidst intensified public housing push?

Developers may start building larger projects sized between 400 to 600 sqft.

Hong Kong bourse turns to blockchain to boost Chinese share trading

It aims to boost information sharing on northbound trades.

Singapore beats Hong Kong in Asia's open banking readiness rankings

The SAR still needs to work on extending APIs for banking needs.

Singapore's luxury home market dislodges weakening Hong Kong in Q3

Posh home prices in Singapore rose 13% whilst Hong Kong’s ground to a halt at 5.5%.

One-way permit scheme beefed up workforce by 700,000 employees

Around 400,000 workers came via the scheme whilst 300,000 were the migrating Mainland spouses.

Middle-level managerial salaries up 1.2% in June

Those in the building and construction segment had the largest salary gains.

New home sales crash to 16-month low at $11.2b in October

The dismal take-up comes after banks hiked lending rates.

Hong Kong beefs up e-wallet identity verification

Enhanced security features include two-factor authentication process.

Mercedes-Benz unveils new AMG G-Class

The driving characteristics of the Mercedes-AMG G 63 can be individualised with the touch of a finger.