Bloomberg Hong Kong retailers’ struggles eased slightly in August even as social-distancing measures were extended to combat the latest wave of coronavirus infections in the city. Retail sales by value fell 13.1% from a year earlier to HK$25.6 billion ($3.3 billion), according to a government statement. That’s better than the median forecast for a 17.5% decline in the period, according ...

Bloomberg An official gauge of activity in China’s manufacturing gained in September on stronger production and orders, suggesting the recovery momentum remained solid, while activity in the services sector also strengthened. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index in September rose to 51.5 from 51 a month earlier, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, beating the 51.3 estimate ...

Bloomberg Condé Nast Inc, publisher of magazines like Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, will open a global technology and product centre in Bangalore to amplify the digital capabilities of its brands and boost online revenues. The Condé Nast Technology Lab will open later this week starting with a few dozen engineers, with plans to expand headcount for product, ...