The StartmeupHK Festival 2022 will be held from September 5 to 10 to explore the latest topics from the metaverse and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to sustainability and the Greater Bay Area, Invest Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Kerala-based start-up entrepreneur wins international award
Sangeetha Abhayan, a Kerala-based entrepreneur, won the World Women Entrepreneurs’ Award instituted by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (JCIHK) for her handloom and handicrafts start-up’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank opens investment accounts
Hong Kong digital bank ZA Bank has launched an investment fund service, becoming the first virtual bank in town to offer a one-stop integrated personal financial platform, covering banking, investment ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shortens its quarantine for inbound travelers—with a catch. It’s importing a version of mainland China’s ubiquitous health code app
Hong Kong is pursuing two goals at once—reducing COVID cases and reviving business travel. It may not achieve either. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eases quarantine on entry in bid to boost business activity
Hong Kong has slashed its coronavirus quarantine requirement for overseas arrivals from seven to three days in a bid to attract business travellers and kick-start economic activity in the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Hong Kong retail group Lifestyle International, operator of Sogo, seeks to take company private for US$239 million
Thomas Lau, chairman of Lifestyle International, has proposed to privatise the company through his wholly-owned firm Emerald Energy Holdings He has offered to buy 376.8 million shares of the company ... ( read original story ...)
End of an era? 5 Hong Kong food and beverage icons that have bowed out, and how their legacy lives on
From Happy Cake Shop to Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a number of classic food outlets have buckled under pressure amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Carmakers’ China decline is global warning
Follow @petesweeneypro and @Unmack1 on Twitter Guangzhou Automobile Group on July 29 criticised its joint venture partner Stellantis, saying the Jeep maker’s misfortunes in China were “the result of ... ( read original story ...)
Four recommendations for I&T development in Hong Kong
Among Hong Kong’s four key areas ... According to consulting firm McKinsey, there are two R&D conversion metrics that can serve as KPIs. One is the ratio of how the R&D spending is converting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Faces Long Slog of Cash Withdrawal to Aid Currency
A measure of Hong Kong’s interbank liquidity may need to drop further to help the local currency recover, even though the gauge has already slumped nearly 60% since May.Most Read from BloombergChina ... ( read original story ...)
From actor Louis Koo to Michelin-star restaurateurs, Hong Kong businesses are turning to NFTs to keep customers hooked
Hong Kong business owners are embracing NFTs to keep foodies, movie fans hooked New NFT project enables diners to get the top table, without the wait Hong Kong business owners are increasingly looking ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Hong Kong-based $200 billion AMTD Digital stock is no GameStop
AMTD Digital Inc. has risen 14,000% since listing in New York, giving it a market value of more than $470 billion at one point this week ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Beats As Hong Kong Internet Rebounds & Defense Stocks Fall
Alibaba beat on the big three numbers investors and analysts care about: Revenue, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted EPS. ( read original story ...)
ANALYSIS-Hong Kong’s cheap funding window shrinks as banks feel cash tighten
Investors who have exploited Hong Kong's cheap interest rates all year to fund other trades globally are finding that the window is closing as local cash conditions tighten and the city's lenders come ... ( read original story ...)