expenditure exceeded 26.5 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 3.38 billion U.S. dollars), a record high, and the number of start-ups has increased to about 4,000, official data showed. Hong Kong ranked ... ( read original story ...)
Growth Is Faltering As Prudential Feels The Heat In Hong Kong
Prudential reported 9% sales growth, but saw profits fall sharply, with Hong Kong and China disruptions. See why we rate PUK stock as a Sell. ( read original story ...)
Everything you need to know now about Hong Kong’s office leasing market
Mainland office demand slowed whilst medical groups expanded in fringe Central. As the impact of the pandemic’s fifth wave wanes and restrictions are lifted, more employees have returned to the ... ( read original story ...)
StartmeupHK Festival 2022: A week-long showcase of Hong Kong’s dynamic and thriving startup ecosystem
September following last year's success. Curated by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and guided by the theme A Future Unlimited, the 2022 Festival will explore the latest topics ranging from the metaverse, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Devoted’ mother dies in her sleep beside her children on flight from Hong Kong to U.K.
A friend of the family has since told Mail Online that Rhodes may have died from a sudden heart attack A “devoted” mother of two has died in her sleep on a flight from Hong Kong to the U.K. before her ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based fintech firms tumble after dizzying rally
Hong Kong-based fintech firms AMTD Digital, Magic Empire Global and Top Financial Group tumbled on Tuesday after a meteoric rally this month that was reminiscent of last year's meme-stock frenzy.The ... ( read original story ...)
Startup festival opens Sep 5
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 ...)