Early last year, when COVID cases in Hong Kong surged and the government closed schools and speculated about mass testing its residents, David Bruce had seen enough. It was time to leave town. Hong ...
Crypto Firms Answering Hong Kong’s Call for Web3 Leadership
Hong Kong is accelerating toward its goal of becoming a global crypto hub, according to the region’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. In a Monday speech at the Aspen Digital Web3 ...
Hong Kong’s Art Scene Is Booming Despite Its COVID Nightmare and Political Turmoil. As Art Basel Returns, Can the City Shine Again?
International art crowd has high anticipations despite criticisms, while local players are hoping for the best.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority says Credit Suisse business in city open as usual
Hong Kong's Monetary Authority and the city's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said on Monday that Credit Suisse's operations in the financial hub would be open for business as normal with ...
Deel Speed: The inside story of a $12 billion HR startup’s breakneck growth
Deel is the fastest growing SaaS startup ever — but that might also be its 'Achilles Heel.' ...
Hong Kong reopens: New and shiny, nostalgic and timeless, the city is back
Here are seven immersive experiences for travellers who can explore Hong Kong afresh. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Credit Suisse opens as usual in Hong Kong after US$3.25 billion takeover by UBS, in a sign that Europe’s banking rout is under control
Credit Suisse opened for business as usual in Hong Kong on Monday, after being taken over by its Swiss rival UBS in a US$3.25 billion weekend buyout brokered by the Swiss central bank to prevent a ...
Biotech start-up EggLogics develops game-changing technologies to boost in-vitro fertilisation’s success rate
The proprietary technologies developed by EggLogics Limited in Hong Kong are set to optimise the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) process significantly. A winner of HKTDC’s 2022 Start-up Express ...
Realizing Hong Kong’s tech hub dream
David Chang, founding partner of MindWorks Capital - a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that focuses on cross-border startups in the Pan-Asia market - says that "because of the high land costs in ...
All the Obstacles Hong Kong Faces to Regain Its Former Hub Glory
For the first time since protests began in June 2019, Hong Kong has returned to a state resembling business as usual, with residents no longer facing transport shutdowns, quarantine, social distancing ...
China’s ChatGPT rival Baidu Ernie is off to a rough start
The company’s shares slumped as much as 10% in Hong Kong following Li’s presentation ... Fangbo Tao, CEO and founder of AI startup Mindverse and a former AI scientist at Alibaba and Facebook, echoed ...
Filmart Achieves Buzzy Comeback Edition With Chinese Buyers, New Projects And Hong Kong & Korean Stars
Although Filmart felt quiet on its first morning, with many attendees glued to their phones watching the Oscars, it soon turned into a reasonably vibrant market, with sales companies locked in back-to ...
Hong Kong dog flies business class, and some netizens bite back
The miniature long-haired dachshund from Hong Kong has become an online sensation, after a video of the dog travelling in business class on a flight went viral, according to a report in the South ...
Hong Kong’s subsidised youth hostels available from HK$3k, but tenants must undergo weeks of community service
The blueprint also aimed to increase the supply of youth hostels and support young people to find jobs or start a business in the Greater Bay Area. Daniel Chan, president of Po Leung Kuk, later told ...