Many are bitten by the start-up bug in Hong Kong, aka the "world's freest economy". The town celebrates successful entrepreneurs with a fervour people in other cities reserve for film and pop...
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The annual orgy of beer swilling, fancy dresses and laddish antics which has become synonymous with the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens doesn’t immediately spring to mind when charity is mentioned.
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The Cyprus fiscal nosedive comes as a blow to wealthy Chinese immigrants seeking a relatively cheap route to property and residency in the euro zone. Along with Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Cyprus...
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I’m old enough to remember when the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens was, well, about Rugby Sevens. There was a bit of 10s thrown in, but that was just the warm-up for the real thing.
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Many are bitten by the start-up bug in Hong Kong, aka the "world's freest economy". The town celebrates successful entrepreneurs with a fervour people in other cities reserve for film and pop...
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Hong Kong shares reached their highest close in eight sessions, as two of the “Big Four” Chinese banks reported relatively solid 2012 results and other company earnings on Wednesday spurred...
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Hong Kong is watch-mad. Every other store in prime shopping districts such as Causeway Bay or Tsim Sha Tsui seem to be selling high-end watches. And people do not just buy one, they buy several,...
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As a health-conscious mother of two, Carrie Fong used to face a dilemma between buying mainland produce of questionable quality, or paying exorbitant sums for imported organic food. But she has a...
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With rent skyrocketing and every casual pub in Hong Kong turning into an overpriced lounge, the once ubiquitous idea of an affordable happy hour has devolved into a mere 20 per cent off at best....
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Credit cards do more than offer credit. They radiate aspiration - the top ones come with names like Ultima, Platinum and Infinite - and they come with perks.
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Whether you're constantly moving flats due to soaring rent or you've finally coughed up your life savings on that perfect property, outfitting with suitable furniture is tricky. Ikea and Pricerite...
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DBS, the largest bank in Singapore by market capitalisation, said it would aim to provide its customers with investment products released under the revised scheme, rather than taking up a quota...
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Internal rate of return, or IRR, is one of those concepts bank staff wheel out when they are selling investments, particularly savings and pension plans involving a series of contributions.
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The terms and conditions in the standard account opening agreements between banks and customers have been the subject of litigation when things go wrong. Some of the most common clauses are looked...
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For all the gloom, some may overlook the fact that 2012 was a great year. Virtually all asset classes scored gains, with even equity markets venturing into positive territory thanks to a second-...
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Fixed income was the hot asset of 2012, producing equity-like returns for debt-like risks. Within it, Asian bonds issued in US dollars produced stellar returns for investors.
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For Iceland, there was a sense of deja vu when Cyprus’s finance minister said capital controls would probably last “a matter of weeks”. Five years after a banking meltdown, the north Atlantic...
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Food prices have dropped since peaking six months ago but remain near record levels, pushing the world’s poorest people toward “undernutrition” and obesity, the World Bank said Thursday.
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Spending on advertising in Hong Kong grew modestly in the first two months of the year to HK$6.2 billion, driven by campaigns for the Lunar New Year shopping season.
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