London topped this year s list, followed by Singapore. Paris and Geneva rounded out the top five.
The city’s Department of Justice welcomed the result and said Hong Kong s strength in dispute resolution is premised on its infrastructure, business opportunities and pool of talents. Our Judiciary is independent and impartial while our common law system provides a degree of certainty and predictability for investors and the international business community, ” said Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah.
The department noted that the unique advantage under one country, two systems allows Hong Kong to enter into the game-changing interim measures arrangement with the mainland which took effect in 2019.
So goes a customer review posted on travel booking site ctrip.com about a cinema-themed hotel in Beijing.
Cinema-themed hotels, a new type of accommodation service that attempts to deliver cinema thrills through technology and movie-inspired decor and service, have become the ninth-biggest hotel segment in China. It holds a market share of 4.27 per cent, according to commercial property information provider Meadin. The booming movie market has undoubtedly created new opportunities for the hotel industry, said Gao Manxia, a researcher with Meadin.
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a reshuffle in the hospitality industry and sparked drastic shifts in lifestyle and purchasing habits, such as a greater need for privacy and safety, Gao said.
Consumer goods expo gives digital renminbi a boost
By He Wei and Ma Zhiping in Haikou, Hainan province | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-08 14:04
China Construction Bank accepts digital currency payment via an automated coffee stand at the China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province on May 7.- China Daily
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China is turbocharging the pilot use of digital currency nationwide through an array of campaigns to boost consumption.
One latest example is the promotion of digital renminbi at the ongoing China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of Hainan province, where banks encourage the adoption of the new function through various incentives like steep discounts on certain merchandise.
Prospective homebuyers gather to look at residential project models during a building opening ceremony at a shopping mall in Shanghai on March 28, 2020. - China Daily
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Even after the May Day holiday, China s residential property market will remain upbeat as demand is expected to be firm during the rest of the year in spite of the tightening of home-buying rules, industry insiders said.
This could, however, still pose risks to those who may have entered the market purely for investment or speculative purposes, they said.
In late April, Tang Hua, senior director and head of China residential sales with Savills China, said she expects to see a surge in prospective homebuyers visits to properties during the five-day Labour Day holiday.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai (second from left) arrives at the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Dec 31, 2020. - China Daily
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Friday (April 16) to 12 months in prison for attending an illegal assembly in 2019.
Lai and six ex-lawmakers were convicted on April 1 of organising and knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly on Hong Kong Island on Aug 18,2019.
They are Martin Lee and Lee Cheuk-yan, Margaret Ng, Leung Kwok-hung, Ho Sau-lan, and Albert Ho.
Their mitigation pleas were heard Friday morning by District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock.