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Bank of Singapore announces new strategic hires for Hong Kong management team
SINGAPORE (July 19): Bank of Singapore (BoS) has expanded its Hong Kong branch management team with the appointment of three industry veterans as market heads and head of risk.
July 19, 2018
Global Markets
Xiaomi grapples with geopolitics and doubt on trading debut
BEIJING (Jul 9): It was hailed as the biggest and most important Chinese technology debut in years. Instead, Xiaomi Corp. begins life as a public company on the defensive, struggling to justify a lofty valuation while buffeted by a geopolitical storm beyo
July 09, 2018
MyRepublic considers Hong Kong listing as early as December 2019
SINGAPORE (June 6): Singapore-based Internet provider MyRepublic Group is weighing an initial public offering in Hong Kong as early as December 2019 to fund expansion of its cloud-based broadband and mobile platform.
June 06, 2018
China Focus
Ping An Good Doctor launches up to US$1.1 bil Hong Kong IPO
(Apr 23): Chinese online healthcare platform Ping An Good Doctor, a unit of the country’s biggest insurer by market value, will start taking investors’ orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as HK$8.8 billion ($1.4 bil
April 23, 2018
Singapore economy
Singapore is still Asia's top ranked city for quality of living but where's the improvement?
SINGAPORE (Mar 20): Singapore has once again bagged the title of Asia’s highest ranked city in terms of quality of living over the past 12 months, based on findings from Mercer’s 20th edition of its Quality of Living survey.
March 20, 2018
Property
Singapore office rents seen rising twice as fast as Hong Kong
SINGAPORE (Jan 22): Singapore office rents are set to post the biggest gains among Asian cities as an increase in demand runs into moderating supply, according to Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
January 22, 2018
Property
Hong Kong way ahead of Singapore, topping Asia expat rental list
HONG KONG (Jan 17): Hong Kong retained its title as Asia’s most expensive rental city for expatriates, while Singapore fell further down the ranking due to a slower economy and fewer relocations, according to consultancy firm ECA International.
January 17, 2018
Hong Kong continues to slip, could lose spot among top 5 container ports in 2018
(Dec 27): Hong Kong is poised to lose its ranking as the world’s fifth-busiest container port if cargo-handling trends continue.
December 27, 2017
Property
Apartment on Hongkong's Peak sets Asia price record, SCMP says
SINGAPORE (Nov 21): A luxury apartment in Hong Kong’s exclusive Peak neighbourhood has set a new Asian price record, The South China Morning Post reported.
November 21, 2017
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Singapore is Asia's second when it comes to attracting talent
(Nov 21): Hong Kong topped Singapore in a tight race for the best of Asia’s talent, according to 2017 rankings released Tuesday by the Switzerland-based Institute for Management Development.
November 21, 2017