Schroder gives China-listed stocks a wide berth (International Herald Tribune)
The Schroder International Selection Fund: Hong Kong Equity says that Hong Kong companies offer "predictable" earnings growth at lower valuations than stocks in China. The fund has returned 66 percent in 12 months, placing it first among 19 peers....more...Schroder's Parbrook Likes China, Not China Stocks, for Top Fund (Bloomberg.com)
June 28 (Bloomberg) -- Robin Parbrook's fund has beaten its rivals in Hong Kong in the past year by steering away from companies in China, the world's fastest growing major economy and home to the world's top-performing stock market....more... Playboy planning Mansion Macau (Toronto Star)
HONG KONG?Playboy Enterprises Inc., publisher of the most widely read men's magazine, plans to open a 40,000-square-foot entertainment complex, including gambling facilities and bunny-suited waitresses, in Macau, located on the southeast coast of China....more... Playboy Mansion to launch in gambling resort of Macau (CNN.com)
HONG KONG, China (AP) -- The Playboy Mansion is coming to Macau. After opening a club at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas in October, Hugh Hefner plans to take on gambling's next frontier with a Macau venue complete with revealingly dressed female "bunny" dealers, his daughter said Tuesday....more... Hong Kong: What a difference a decade makes (The New Zealand Herald)
Ten years after the return to Chinese rule, can-do optimism has brought Hong Kong roaring back to success. For the visitor, much in Hong Kong has changed....more... A many-splendored Hong Kong (INQ7.net)
MANILA, Philippines - Finding myself in Caf? Landmark at The Landmark on Queen's Road, Hong Kong Island, I scribble in my notebook about how jubilant I am to come face to face with Salvador Dali sculptures cast in bronze....more... CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Reuters Summit-Shimao sees benefit in cooling (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
(Corrects details of deal in paragraph 13 to incorporate an overall amount of shares; corrects paragraph 16 to show that the assets referred to were in Hong Kong-listed Shimao Property, not the A-share-listed firm as stated)....more... Hong Kong Brits few but faithful (BBC News)
The Britons that remain in Hong Kong are adapting to life after the handover....more... Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Signs On Bezurk.com (Scoop.co.nz)
SINGAPORE ? 25 June 2007: Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts partners with one of Asia Pacific?s leading travel search engine Bezurk.com to further extend its reach to customers booking hotels online....more... |