Introduced 10 years ago with the intentional of standardising food labels, the Nutritional Labelling Scheme doesn’t always get it right. ( read original story ...)
ASTRI and the University of Hong Kong to nurture FinTech talent of the future
The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Hong Kong (HKU), a commitment to nurturing the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong was once a safe haven from China. Now activists are fleeing the city by boat to Taiwan – Jaweb
For Ha Sze-yuen, the sea surrounding Hong Kong is more than just a backdrop for sunsets and beaches. The 73-year old views the ocean as his route to freedom – a means of escape from the oppression and ... ( read original story ...)
US State Department tells Americans to reconsider travel to Hong Kong
New guidance warns that Beijing’s national security law poses ‘heightened risk of arrest, detention, expulsion or prosecution’ for visitors to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Woman taken to hospital as blaze engulfs about 60 golf carts in Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay
Fire broke out at the parking bays of golf club on the resort-like complex’s Bijou Drive at about 8.30pm Carts, which can cost a small fortune to buy, are used by residents to get around the ... ( read original story ...)
Siemens’ CEO criticises Beijing’s Hong Kong, Xinjiang policies, but firm ‘still committed’ to China
On allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, CEO Joe Kaeser says ‘we should neither tolerate all of this in our companies nor accept it without consequences’. ( read original story ...)
Are The US And China Tensions Affecting Business?
From a legal perspective, we still see the secure connection between the countries as they work together to successfully conduct business exchanges. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up Aurabeat’s lab-tested purifier rids the air of 99.9 per cent of Covid-19 viruses. Is it enough for the real world?
Aurabeat Technology, a Hong Kong Science and Technology Park start-up, has joined the crowded air purifying device market with what it claims to be the only product independently tested for its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s mass Covid-19 screening uncovers six more carriers on final day of scheme
Hong Kong’s mass testing programme, taking the total number of cases uncovered to 32, the health authorities revealed on the scheme’s last day. The Centre for Health Protection said the city ... ( read original story ...)
Clearer licensing rules, Greater Bay Area opportunities can turn Hong Kong into a family office hub, industry players say
The bay area could generate US$185 million worth of wealth management revenue by 2025, a sign of ‘how large and important’ the market will be, says Raffles Family Office boss. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Industrial Production Falls Faster In Q2
Hong Kong's industrial production declined at a faster rate in the second quarter, data published by the Census and Statistics ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Ming Yuan launches up to $800 mln Hong Kong IPO – term sheet
Chinese property software company Ming Yuan Cloud on Monday launched an IPO in Hong Kong to raise as much as HK$6.17 billion ($798 million), a deal term sheet showed, as the city gears up for its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s EXL unveils world’s first virtual coding classroom so programming can be taught online
PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning Hong Kong start-up EXL Inc, founded in 2017 after receiving seed funding from local ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could face Covid-19 rebound as pupils go back to school and government offices reopen, warns health expert
The number of coronavirus cases in Hong Kong could rebound as civil servants and students return to work and school, a health expert said on Monday, as the city faced 14 new infections.Dr Leung Chi-ch ... ( read original story ...)