Category: BUSINESS

Novoheart, the firm behind artificial “mini-hearts,” is expanding in Hong Kong and mainland China to commercialise a technology that can quicken drug discovery process. ( read original story ...)

SoftBank-backed used-car platform Kavak has become Mexico's first tech "unicorn" after reaching a $1.15 billion valuation in its latest funding round last month, Chief Executive Carlos Garcia told ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Hong Kong are talking up stability after dozens of protesters were arrested on China’s National Day. The event saw police checking ID’s and cracking down on any attempt to demonstrate. ( read original story ...)

AFPTV 1. Mid shot blue police flag2. Wide shot police hoisting blue flag3. Mid shot two teenagers being searched by police 4. SOUNDBITE 1 - Joshua Wong, pro-democracy activist (male, English, 18 sec): ... ( read original story ...)

The absence of mainland visitors and a heavy police presence make for a slow day during a usually busy time of year. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong retail landlords are relishing the chance to fire up sales with a new round of incentives to complement online promotions as easier social-distancing rules lure shoppers back to malls. ( read original story ...)

When China allowed Elon Musk to set up the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai in 2018, it was as if a big catfish had just been dropped into a placid pond. Homegrown electric vehicle manufacturers were ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong had earlier braced itself for potential chaos as the city marked National Day, but there were more police than protesters on the streets, with authorities deploying some ... ( read original story ...)

But Hong Kong has always defied simple explanations, and the question of whom exactly it belongs to, is no exception. Over the centuries, the city’s degree of control over its own destiny has been in ... ( read original story ...)

APAC is the fastest growing region, well placed to become a key enterprise data super-power by 2024 Four Asia Pacific (APAC) cities among the top ... ( read original story ...)

Stock investors lost more money in Hong Kong than in most places this quarter. Again. The Hang Seng Index has lost nearly 3%, lagging MSCI Inc.’s gauge of global stocks by more than 10 percentage ... ( read original story ...)

Asian risk markets may have a negative bias following an overnight slippage on Wall Street with regional activity bound to be contained by numerous national holidays which start tomorrow, including ... ( read original story ...)

A brighter picture has emerged for those involved in the finance industry, which remains Hong Kong’s largest business activity, as the stock market has followed the same trajectory as the US markets ... ( read original story ...)

It has imposed a draconian national security law on Hong Kong that covers expats and foreign companies as well as residents. The 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is being erased from textbooks, as the ... ( read original story ...)