It paints a picture of Hong Kong-based SMEs squeezed by cost pressures on numerous fronts such as talent recruitment, investment in technology and business-risk mitigation. The findings are significan... ( read original story ...)
HK small business shy away from insurance cover, survey finds
A survey on small business insurance has found that 14 percent do not have cover. The survey by QBE Hong Kong, also found that smaller SMEs, which only have fewer than nine staff, are less willing to ... ( read original story ...)
How My MBA In Hong Kong Got Me A Job At Bain & Company
With political turmoil in Europe and the USA acting as a deterrent, many students are turning towards China and Hong Kong to get a cutting-edge business education that will afford them global opportun... ( read original story ...)
Chinese drone maker EHang plans U.S. IPO: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese drone maker EHang is planning a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) this year, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, with one saying it could ... ( read original story ...)
Experian’s One-stop-shop Services Offer New Ways for Hong Kong Financial Enterprises to Handle Big Data Era Changes
HONG KONG, March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In the light of the emergence of financial technology and rapid development of the digital economy in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years, it has ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay in talks to buy stake in Hong Kong Express Airways from HNA
Cathay Pacific is in talks to acquire a stake in a low-cost Hong Kong airline from embattled Chinese conglomerate HNA. The potential deal would mark a change for the indebted airline-to-finance conglo... ( read original story ...)
Nielsen: Hong Kong Advertising Market to Remain Flat in 2019
HONG KONG, March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong ... a decline across the property, financial services and retail segments. And 2018 saw, for the first time, advertisers balance their advertising ... ( read original story ...)
New York may seem like a ‘bargain’ for some of Hong Kong’s homebuyers
has sold several units in 125 Greenwich Street — a yet-to-be-completed 88-story building in New York's financial district — and was seeking to entice more buyers. "Where the market is in Hong Kong in ... ( read original story ...)
Significant boost imminent for financial ties in key region
The Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will enjoy strengthened links through the promotion of trading connections and financial innovation proposed in a new development plan Financial ... ( read original story ...)
How this Professional Poker Player Used His Winnings to Create an ‘Uber for Logistics’, Hong Kong’s Latest Unicorn Startup
Shing Chow is one of the lucky few who used income from his hobby-turned-profession to found a startup that has today become a unicorn. After working for over three years at Bain & Co. as a senior ass... ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: I turned my Tesla into an Uber to help launch my Hong Kong fintech firm
My Hong Kong-based fintech startup, Heycoins, is gaining traction in the market. We now employ 15 people and we’re expanding our services into China, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares start with gains
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares opened slightly higher on Monday as investors grow increasingly confident China and the United States will hammer out a deal to resolve their trade war. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can lead GBA in developing geospatial data platform
The open data plan unveiled by th Hong Kong government forms an important part of the CSDI. What we need to do right now is to speed up the formation of a successful spatial information platform by en... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Is Releasing Less Land for New Private Homes
But he said over the coming three to four years, “developers will start slowing their home sales” because they’ll want to extend the roll-out period for existing projects. Home prices in Hong Kong hav... ( read original story ...)