Local Business

In the second part of our series, the Richmond News was out and about checking on businesses in the city which are opening, closing or for sale.

Metro Vancouver's gas prices - while seeing somewhat of a lull from record-highs in April- could still play a heavy role in the way residents spend their consumer dollars this summer.

While some sectors might see the unrest in Hong Kong as a business opportunity, most observers agree it could undermine the city’s role as Canada’s top Asian economic hub if it institutes a controversial mainland China extradition law.

The Richmond News took a stroll through the streets of Steveston Village to kick off a new series

The formal extradition case for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou is now set to begin on Jan. 20 next year, Canadian courts announced on Thursday.

While domestic observers fret over whether China will zero in on other Canadian export commodities after targeting canola, there are already other sectors quietly reporting difficulties in exporting to China in recent months, says an analyst.

As the Canadian public’s attitude toward China deteriorates in the fallout from the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

Whether it’s their favourite hair salon, clothing store, café, fitness centre or restaurant, Richmond News readers have spoken.

It will be another four or five years before the $40 billion LNG Canada project begins shipping liquefied natural gas to customers in Asia. But smaller players are already exporting LNG from B.C.

After having her first daughter, Mina Nishigori found it challenging to find a fitness plan that worked for her. But it wasn’t because she wasn’t willing to be active, it was because Nishigori couldn’t find a studio that supported her blindness.