Hong Kong

  • Jun 19, 2003
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Telecoms bill

The telecoms regulator today liberalised the terms of a mergers and acquisitions bill.

Hong Kong
  • Jun 17, 2003
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HONG KONG: Record unemployment

The government today said that the unemployment rate rose to 8.3% last month from 7.8% in April.

Hong Kong
  • Jun 10, 2003
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: German banks at risk from deflation

East Asian banking systems have had a head start on their Western counterparts in coping with...

International
  • Jun 9, 2003
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Asia offers deflation lesson for banks

East Asia offers two examples of developed-world banking systems exposed to drawn-out periods of...

International
  • Jun 9, 2003
  • 8 min read

TEST: INTERNATIONAL: Asian deflation lesson for banks

East Asia offers two examples of developed-world banking systems exposed to drawn-out periods of...

International
  • Jun 9, 2003
  • 1 min read

MALAYSIA: Industry boost

Industrial output in April increased by 11.8% year-on-year, the government announced today.

Malaysia
  • Jun 6, 2003
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HONG KONG: Retail nadir

The government said today that April retail sales declined at their fastest rate in four years.

Hong Kong
  • Jun 2, 2003
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Banks to withstand SARS

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is not a threat to the city's banking sector, a...

Hong Kong