Hong Kong billionaire Victor Fung is proposing a southern China common market comprising Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong. Fung, chairman of global sourcing group Li & Fung Ltd., wants China to incl ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
England football hero David Beckham has tapped a Hong Kong lifestyle company to push his brand around the world. Beckham formed a joint venture with Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. (00787.HK), a bran ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-04
Hong Kong must encourage angel investors and try to become the top center for such investments in the Asian region, said Victor Fung, the chairman of global sourcing giant Li & Fung Ltd. (00494.HK ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
After visiting Alibaba Group (BABA.US) headquarters in Hangzhou and a Sands China (01928.HK) event in Macau last week, British soccer star David Beckham was seen at an office of sourcing giant Li & ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
Global firms such as Johnson & Johnson and GE and Hong Kong groups like Li & Fung regularly undertake acquisitions in order to grow. Immediate share price reaction to the M&A announcements ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
Government and corporate leaders in Hong Kong are mourning the death of Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, the former chairman of the Airport Authority and a board member with several listed firms in the city. C ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-15
I had a leisurely walk yesterday in Lingan Tiandi, a Pearl River Delta version of the famous Shanghai Xintiandi just next to Zumiao, repository of the cultural heritage of Foshan and home to martial a ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
French beauty firm Coty Inc. will stop selling its TJoy Chinese skin care brand due to heavy losses, National Business Daily reported Thursday, citing a company announcement. Coty bought the company i ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-05
Li & Fung Ltd. (00494.HK) has filed papers for an initial public offering of its licensing and brand business, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Friday. The Hong Kong supply chain giant expe ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
A storm of anti-Chinese protests in Vietnam has forced a slew of Hong Kong-listed manufacturers to temporarily shut down their plants, putting downward pressure on their shares, the Hong Kong Economic ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-15
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) bounced back Friday after a sharp, 380-point fall in the previous session. The market was cheered by a China Securities Regulatory Commission announcement t ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, March 21: TOP STORIES Norman Chan gets five more years as Hong Kon ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
Li & Fung Ltd. is planning to spin off its brands and licenses division, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing the supply-chain middleman. The new company, Global Brands Group, will be ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-21
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) tumbled nearly 400 points, while mainland stock markets also slumped, after the latest economic figures indicated that China's economy may be slowing at a f ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-10
Chinese retailers are suffering from high logistics costs as the related infrastructure in the country has failed to keep pace with demand, a researcher said. "Although the logistics volume has been i ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-26
German luxury products are starting to attract a growing number of Chinese consumers but beyond the occasional purchases by mainland tourists visiting the country, these brands struggle to get noticed ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
General calm prevailed on the Hong Kong stock market Tuesday, although Macau gaming plays rode high again after Morgan Stanley and Citigroup both raised outlooks for the sector's revenue growth as wel ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-07
Hong Kong and mainland equities rallied Friday after US stock markets hit record intraday highs overnight. The benchmark Hang Seng Index surged 1.7 percent to 23,032 points and the Hang Seng China Ent ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-15
