Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways on Tuesday said it would be able to access a HK$7.8 billion (US$1 billion) loan facility in the next 12 months after the government extended the ... ( read original story ...)
How 3 insurance professionals have helped Hong Kong tackle challenges such as Covid-19 pandemic
Manulife Hong Kong’s actuary Danny Lee, wealth management manager Winvy Lung and advanced analytics specialist Alex Fung devised new customer offerings and services ... ( read original story ...)
AI-Powered Hong Kong Biotech Startup Raises $60 Million From Top VCs Including B Capital, Qiming
Hong Kong-based biotech startup Insilico Medicine has raised $60 million in Series D funding from investors including Singapore billionaire Eduardo Saverin's B Capital Group, private equity giant ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Citigroup to Hire 3,000 in Asia Institutional Banking Business in Growth Push -Asia CEO
Citigroup Inc plans to hire around 3,000 new staff for its institutional business in Asia in the next couple of years, sharpening its focus in a fast-growing region where it has exited consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong landlords and sellers should brace themselves for a more realistic property market in the near term
It now takes 18 minutes to get from Sha Tin to the city’s primary central business district ... For lack of a better word, Hong Kong has entered into a realistic property cycle. Despite rigid ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Chinese start-up G7 Connect and rival E6 Technology merge to create truck management services giant
The size of China's road freight market, the world's largest, was worth 6.2 trillion yuan (US$933.4 billion) in 2020, according to information provider Chyxx.com About 80 per cent of the country's ... ( read original story ...)
First Mover Asia: When It Comes to Crypto, Hong Kong Isn’t the World’s ‘Freest Economy’; Bitcoin Has a Late Fall
A memo by the city’s securities and futures regulator reminds investors of the risks of NFTs; altcoins surge and then drop. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Masters: Hong Kong shuttler Lee Cheuk turns to world No 1 Viktor Axelsen to reverse disappointing start to 2022
Lee Cheuk, the No 2-ranked player in Hong Kong has spent the last two weeks in Dubai training with world No 1 Viktor Axelsen. ( read original story ...)
Why it’s time to end the late payment culture to supports startups and SMEs
Startups and SMEs are vital to the UAE economy, but it's time to tackle the culture of late payment, says Justin McGuire, co-founder and CEO – MENA & APAC, DMCG Global Why it's time to end the late ... ( read original story ...)
AWS and HKSTP Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation and Technology Development in Hong Kong
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) announced a strategic collaboration today, aiming to foster a robust Innovation and Technology (I&T) ecosystem ... ( read original story ...)
BYD, Meituan lead Hong Kong stock gains as Beijing rolls back Covid-19 curb while HKEX wobbles on LME lawsuit
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing came under pressure as the group ... Beijing will reopen public transport service from Monday and let entertainment facilities resume business in most of its districts ... ( read original story ...)
Developing tomorrow’s tech talents can fuel Hong Kong’s ambitions to become the next Silicon Valley
Teaching computational thinking is essential to supporting I&T development, and the CoolThink@JC programme has been internationally recognised for its design, pedagogical approach and curriculum. ( read original story ...)
Chinese stocks jump in Hong Kong as Beijing rolls back Covid-19 curbs amid recovery signs while HKEX wobbles on LME lawsuit
Chinese stocks advance in early trading as Beijing starts rolling back Covid-19 curbs. Bourse operator HKEX comes under pressure as its LME unit faces a lawsuit in London from metal traders. ( read original story ...)
‘Wherever I am is Hong Kong’: Migrants build a new life in the UK
Smaller crowds gathered in cities around the world — this time mourning not just the people slain 33 years ago, but also the fate of Hong Kong, where the smothering of dissent has put an end to the ... ( read original story ...)