Hong Kong

Hong Kong Exchange delays WVR plans

Hong Kong Exchange delays WVR plans

The bourse isn't pushing through with a planned stakeholder consultation.

Hong Kong clinics brace for heated Chinese infant vaccine demand

The moves come after a Mainland biotech firm falsified data for its shots.

Fanling site sold for $732.9m

It was awarded to Macro Topper Limited.

SFC slaps HSBC Broking Securities with $9.6m fine

The firm failed to conduct due diligence in a bond sale between 2015 to 2016.

Government unveils transport app in Smart Nation push

The app provides real-time traffic news and parking information.

Hong Kong's property market shows signs of cooling down

From a peak of 21.6% in June 2017, home price growth have slowed to 14.7% in May.

WiFi marketing to go mainstream in Hong Kong

WiFi is going to turn into an emerging marketing asset. Businesses will incorporate in their WiFi networks the ability to monitor where their visitors are and use this real time location data to engage with their customers. This is evident from a report about Wi-Fi Analytics which expects the Wi-Fi analytics market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 29.54% by 2022. The survey findings on Wi-Fi usage from Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association showed almost half (49.3%) of the Hong Kongers use free Wi-Fi public hotspots to connect the Internet.

Hong Kong is the most open to flexi work in APAC

Women are more open to the setup than men.

Hong Kongers flew internationally five times in past two years

This is double the global average of 2.5 trips in the past 24 months.

Shanghai-based heart implant maker mulls Hong Kong IPO

Microport Scientific Corp could raise about US$200m in a share sale.

Grant ceiling for SME fund doubled to $1m

The changes would kick into effect by August 1.

Hotel and food industries' outlook turn sour in Q3

They are amongst the sectors expecting a turn for the worse in coming quarters.

Hong Kong's private banking assets hit $7.81t in 2017

More than half of total assets came from overseas locations.