JMSC 7008, Global Financial Journalism

By Li Xi Stephanie
JMSC News

HONG KONG (March 20, 2012)-On the eve of the Valentine’s Day, Edwin Wong and Ryan Tsui, the owners of the January Leather Workshop, stayed up for the whole night. Instead of preparing gifts for their own valentines, they were helping their guests make gifts. The little workshop which is around 10 square meters was full of young men and women, who were cutting leathers or sewing them up. Continue reading →

By Cherry Yu
JMSC News

HONG KONG (March 20, 2012)—On Argyle Street, a kitten-breeding shop “Cats Only”, the third of its kind in Hong Kong, has been running for 10 years. Continue reading →

By Tracy Yang
JMSC News

HONG KONG (April 23, 2012) — Focus Education & Consultation Services is a tutorial school that owns four websites, and its courses range from job hunting and business consulting to dating advice and life philosophy. It was founded by Zoltan Gregor, who is also the only employee there. Continue reading →

By Sophia Xu
JMSC News

HONG KONG (May 15, 2012)–The 32-year-old lady Christy Choy walked into the Park-in Commercial Centre in Mongkok, Hong Kong, to pick up her package. Inside it, there were clothes, toys for her children and household goods, which were all bought from mainland China’s biggest online market Taobao.com. Continue reading →

Two Swedes reveal the ups and downs of opening shop in the bustling city

By Lisa Onland
JMSC News

HONG KONG (April 24, 2012) – Hassle-free paperwork and the hyper-consumerist culture of one of Asia’s largest economic hubs makes setting up shop in Hong Kong surprisingly easy for locals and foreigners alike. Whether or not they go on to afford the rent is a different story. Continue reading →

By Liu Jiayi
JMSC News

HONG KONG, China (April 18, 2012) – Chen Weixiong sits idly in his store in the Chenghai Toy Mall, a toy industry hub in Guangdong province. He stares at the phone, waiting for it to ring, but it wouldn’t. He has been waiting for days. Continue reading →

By Claire Huang
JMSC News

HONG KONG (Apr. 12, 2012) — It was 5 p.m. on a Thursday. Sitting in the Moonbear Creative Workshop, the nine year old Christy Tsang could not conceal her excitement. She was staring at the first three-dimensional craft she made in her life. It was a small paper ship model. The hull was painted sky blue. The mast shone under the flavescent lights. The sails expanded as if they were billowing with breezes. Continue reading →

By Lu Hua
JMSC News

HONG KONG (Mar. 19, 2012) — While most women who work in Central use their lunch break for food, a few do some urban pearl-diving at places like the Lucia’s Jewelry, a tiny upper-floor jewelry shop in D’Aguilar Street Central. Continue reading →