Manus' parent Butterfly Effect has raised more than $500 million in fresh funding after Beijing's order to unwind the AI startup's $20 billion acquisition by U.S. tech giant Meta, the company ...
Business Licensing Requirements in Hong Kong: A Sector-by-Sector Overview
Learn the Hong Kong business licence requirements across key sectors and how to approach licensing when setting up a company.
Hong Kong retains leading position as the world’s freest economy
Hong Kong has again been rated as the world's freest economy, according to the Economic Freedom of the World 2026 Annual Report, published on October 6 by the Canada-based Fraser Institute. Hong Kong ...
HKCEC Hosted 25 New Exhibitions and Conferences, Successfully Hosts Multiple Hong Kong and Asian Debuts Set to Return Next Year.
HKCEC hosted 786 events with 25 new events; welcomed an attendance of over 7.7 million. Ms Monica Lee-Müller, Managing Director of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML ...
Moonshot AI Prepares for Hong Kong IPO As It Hits $50 Billion Valuation
Moonshot AI prepares for Hong Kong IPO after reaching a stunning $50 billion valuation as Chinese open-weight models conquer the US market.
Chinese AI Startup Moonshot Targets $5 Billion Hong Kong Listing in Early 2027
Moonshot AI completes final private funding at $50B valuation before planned Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027, aiming to raise up to $5 billion in the listing.
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited
Müller, Managing Director of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (“HML”), commented, “Leveraging Hong Kong’s unique advantage as a gateway between Chinese Mainland and the ...
Moonshot AI targets Hong Kong IPO at $50b valuation
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is pursuing a Hong Kong stock market listing in the first quarter of next year at a valuation of $50 billion, with the initial pu ...
Hong Kong leans on the offshore yuan as its stablecoin rollout stalls
During a Legislative Council briefing, Hong Kong’s finance chief laid out a long list of measures to grow the city’s offshore yuan business. Meanwhile, two banks already hold stablecoin issuer permits ...
Hong Kong: a fertile ground for global startup growth
Hong Kong’s success as a startup ecosystem can be attributed to its unique position as a global gateway and strong institutional backing. The city prioritizes investment and development in ...
Avnet, the University of Hong Kong boost AI innovation with EMUS Lab
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Avnet have opened the Emerging Microelectronics and Ubiquitous Systems Lab (EMUS Lab), a collaborative innovation hub designed to accelerate AI hardware ...
Hong Kong August retail sales rise 5.6%
HONG KONG, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's August retail sales value jumped 5.6% from a year earlier to HK$32.1 billion ($4.09 billion) for a 16th month of gains, government data showed on Friday. • In ...
IAB Hong Kong’s C26 Returns as Hong Kong’s Largest AI and Marketing Event, Exploring How AI Is Reimagining Business
Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to scaled execution across the global marketing industry. According to IAB's 2026 Outlook Study, five of the top six marketer focus areas in 2026 ...
Money is money: US, UK firms still coming to Hong Kong, commerce chief says
2026 has been a challenging year because of the geopolitical situation, but Hong Kong's stability continues to draw investors, Algernon Yau says Companies from the United States, Britain and Singapore ...