Hong Kong

  • Sep 22, 2004
  • 7 min read

CHINA: Asset trading centres promoted for SOE reform

Necessary ownership restructuring of most state firms cannot be achieved through public listings...

China
  • Sep 22, 2004
  • 1 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Demand for shipping accelerates

In recent years, shipping companies and ports in the region have enjoyed a boom as a result of...

  • Sep 21, 2004
  • 1 min read

CHINA: CCB less ambitious on IPO timetable

China Construction Bank (CCB) President Chang Zhenming said today that the lender -- the...

China
  • Sep 17, 2004
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Tourism boom boosts job creation

Unemployment fell to 6.8% (seasonally adjusted) in August, down from 6.9% in July, the government...

Hong Kong
  • Sep 15, 2004
  • 7 min read

HONG KONG: Voters send mixed message to Beijing

Pro-democracy candidates won 25 of the 60 Legislative Council seats contested in elections on...

Hong Kong
  • Sep 13, 2004
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Election result disappoints democrats

Pro-democracy candidates, defined as those advocating universal suffrage for the territory, won...

Hong Kong
  • Sep 6, 2004
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Index suggests peak in retail sales boom

Retail sales fell during the three months ending in July, the government said today.

Hong Kong
  • Aug 27, 2004
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Broad-based growth bolsters recovery

GDP expanded by a seasonally adjusted 2.6% in the second quarter from the first, prompting the...

Hong Kong