In a city as manic as Hong Kong, an oasis of calm and tranquility amid the chaos of the sprawling metropolis is essential. The Upper House, opened by the Swire Hotels Group as part of the House Collective in 2009, offers respite from city life while managing to make you feel more a part of it than ever, thanks to a helping of luxury and style, courtesy of Andre Fu. Following the opening of its flagship hotel in Beijing back in 2003, the Swire Group set its sights on the sprawling metropolis in 2009. And it has since become a favoured haunt of businessmen, celebrities and discerning tourists alike. A two-and-a-half hour flight North West and you’ll find another of the group’s impressive properties, albeit with a rather different aesthetic, located in the Sichuan Province. The Temple House in Chengdu, built on the site of a Qing Dynasty temple, is a slightly edgier offering than Upper House, featuring an arty take on traditional Chinese culture … [Read more...] about The House Collective, Hong Kong and Chengdu
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VN firms told to learn from Hong Kong
Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Vietnamese companies can learn from their Hong Kong counterparts about doing business on an international level at the “In Style Hong Kong” trade promotion next month and leverage that knowledge to expand globally, a media briefing on the event heard in HCM City on Thursday. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the fourth edition of Hong Kong’s biggest overseas trade promotion will be held in HCM City on September 20 and 21. It is the first time the event will be held in Việt Nam after earlier events in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. According to Peter Wong, HKTDC regional director of Southeast Asia and South Asia, Hong Kong has many advantages such as being named the freest market in the world for 24 consecutive years by Washington DC-based think-tank Heritage Foundation, an international financial hub and located close to four key Asian markets. It is very easy to set up new businesses there and … [Read more...] about VN firms told to learn from Hong Kong
SCB signs deal with three Hong Kong banks
On Monday, SCB and three Hong Kong banks signed a strategic agreement. — Photo VCCIViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) and three Hong Kong banks on Monday signed a co-operation agreement on syndicated credit financing. Under the agreement, SCB, Hang Seng Bank Limited, Chong Hing Bank Limited and The Bank of East Asia Limited committed to support financial investment and ensure a stable financing source for Union Square Company Limited, which operates in the field of real estate. The signing was made within the framework of an investment development co-operation event held by the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in co-ordination with Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in HCM City on Monday. Also at the event, the four banks signed a strategic agreement for comprehensive and long-term co-operation in exchanging experience on investment and financial management, increasing business relations, conducting … [Read more...] about SCB signs deal with three Hong Kong banks
SCB and Hong Kong banks sign syndicated credit financing agreement
Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) and three banks from Hong Kong committed to support financial investment and ensure a stable financing source for Union Square to foster its business operations. The signing ceremony between SCB and the three banks from Hong Kong On August 20, 2018, in Ho Chi Minh City, within the framework of the investment promotion event held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in coordination with Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) and three banks from Hong Kong—including Hang Seng Bank Limited, Chong Hing Bank Limited, and The Bank of East Asia Limited—signed a co-operation agreement of syndicated credit financing to Union Square Company Limited, which operates in the field of real estate. Accordingly, SCB and these banks commit to support financial investment and ensure a stable financing source for Union Square to foster its business. Also at the event, a … [Read more...] about SCB and Hong Kong banks sign syndicated credit financing agreement
Hong Kong stands ready to welcome Vietnamese investors
Hong Kong is calling for investment from Vietnam in the fields of financial services, consumer goods, transportation and industry, tourism-restaurant-hotels, technological innovation, and innovative industries. According to Stephen Phillips, general director of Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Hong Kong's government promotion authority, Hong Kong is an active international business environment and offers foreign investors convenient business registration procedures, modern infrastructure, and low tariffs. Hong Kong is looking to strengthen business ties with Vietnam “Moreover, we now have a mechanism to provide support for newly-established and mature firms, from planning and opportunity evaluation to visa application and marketing,” stated Phillips at the round table to call for investment from Vietnam held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13 organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Ho Chi Minh City. Phillips said there are ample business … [Read more...] about Hong Kong stands ready to welcome Vietnamese investors