Hong Kong

Mortgage loans slipped 4.6% to $15.5b

Primary-market transactions sharply declined to $3.3b.

Merchandise exports value skids by 1%

May trade deficit hits HK$44.3 billion.

Hong Kong women want to have more children

About 39% said they want more than one.

Hong Kong firm will build new Panama Canal in Nicaragua

"Nicaragua Canal" will be completed in six years.

Macau Legend slashes IPO size by half

Could still raise US$361 million.

Government slashes wine spending

Is it popping the champagne for cheaper drinks?

H7N9 death rate hits 36%

Average age of victims is 62 years old.

BOC Hong Kong to raise renminbi deposit rates

Will offer higher rates to peer banks.