The attending UK officials were Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade Dominic Johnson, the Minister of State (Indo-Pacific), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, ...
What A Sputtering SPAC Reveals About Ripple’s Billion-Dollar XRP Business
Ripple says that XRP is improving cross-border payments, but new filings from the crypto firm’s Asian partner Tranglo suggest that customer adoption is lagging. So why are Ripple’s XRP sales ...
Hong Kong digital asset platform OSL to launch personalised AI trading bot
One of Asia’s largest digital asset platforms has launched a prototype artificial intelligence (AI) trader bot as the digital asset space quickly adapts to the hot new technology.
Hong Kong Eyes Capital-Hungry Tech Startups, But Risks Welcoming Investment Duds
Hong Kong’s new listing rules for “specialist technology companies” allow startups without any revenue to list if they meet a minimum market capitalization requirement Newly listed companies with ...
Why China is struggling with international travel—geopolitical tensions, economic timidity
China’s ambitions to restart business as usual hinges on their ability to manage increasingly fraught relations with the US, Europe, and the rest of the world.
Non-techies or self-taught talent can thrive in Hong Kong’s innovation ecosystem
Gamer A: ‘SHUT UP! But you’re not a computer science major.’ Gamer B: ‘Don’t need to be. That’s a myth! I’m learning to code online’ ...
Chinese cities add millionaires at fastest pace globally as Hong Kong falls behind Singapore
Mainland Chinese cities post the fastest growth in millionaire population globally as Hong Kong registers a contraction, falling behind rival Singapore.
Billionaire Li Ka-Shing Backs Biocomputing Startup That Takes On AI With Lab-Grown Brain Cells
Cortical Labs, an Australian startup developing a new type of artificial intelligence that combines lab-grown human brain cells with computer chips, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by ...
Australia and Singapore AI startup Cortical Labs raises $10m
Australia- and Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup Cortical Labs has closed a $10 million funding round led by Horizons Ventures, a Hong Kong-based private venture capital company owned by ...
Hong Kong Is Vying To Be The Next Crypto Hub
Hong Kong has historically provided fertile soil to grow financial institutions. Can it also make magic for crypto firms?
Hong Kong leader rejects calls to drop property cooling measures
Plea from real estate developer group rebuffed as Chief Executive John Lee says measures introduced to discourage property speculation ‘still applicable’.
Alibaba launches cloud computing course at the University of Hong Kong Business School to train local talent
Undergraduate students at the University of Hong Kong will be able to take Alibaba Cloud's credit course starting September Alibaba Cloud, which is directly managed by group CEO Daniel Zhang Yong, is ...
Hong Kong’s TVB Flustered by Shareholder Criticism of Losses, Investments and Boardroom Control
Television Broadcasts, Hong Kong’s leading free-to-air broadcaster, has said that it is considering legal action against a group of shareholder activists. The shareholder group, seemingly led by ...
Hong Kong’s new e-toll system ‘ready to go’ after launch fiasco, 2-month delay; transport commissioner eyes May roll-out
Hong Kong’s new electronic toll payment system is “ready to go any time” following a two-month delay, the transport commissioner has revealed, while more than 75 per cent of the city’s ...