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Hong Kongers to pay HK$1 per plastic bag at supermarkets
Published on 22/12/2022
» Hong Kongers will pay HK$1 (4.50 baht) for each plastic bag they take at supermarkets and wet markets from next week when the charge aimed at cutting down waste doubles in its first increase in 13 years.
Li's Watson to raise up to $6 bln in June IPO
AFP, Published on 18/03/2014
» Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing is planning to raise up to $6 billion through a dual listing of his flagship retail chain in Hong Kong and London, a report said on Tuesday, in what would be the world's biggest initial public offering since late 2012.
CP rival bidder for ParknShop may sell unit to build war chest
Business, Published on 09/10/2013
» China Resources Enterprise Ltd (CRE) is set to launch a strategic review of its Hong Kong meat distribution unit as it readies funds to bid for tycoon Li Ka-shing's ParknShop supermarket business, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in Hong Kong yesterday.
Shanghai free trade zone 'will deal a blow to Hong Kong'
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing has warned that Shanghai's new free-trade zone will have a "big impact" on Hong Kong, urging the city to up its game to avoid losing out.
CP shopping in Hong Kong
Published on 30/08/2013
» Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group is bidding for the ParknShop supermarket chain controlled by Hutchison Whampoa in Hong Kong, say three people with knowledge of the matter.
CP-Meiji plays on yen for milk
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 04/07/2013
» CP-Meiji Co, one of the largest makers and distributors of dairy products in Thailand, will expand to cover more Asian markets.
Europe horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia
AFP, Published on 21/02/2013
» The fallout from Europe's horsemeat scandal has spread far outside the continent, with an imported lasagne brand pulled from shelves in Hong Kong and a new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas.
Horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia
AFP, Published on 20/02/2013
» Fears over a Europe-wide food fraud scandal concerning horsemeat sold as beef have spread to Hong Kong after an imported brand of "beef" lasagne was pulled from shelves, officials said Wednesday.