Category: BUSINESS

While FinTech is growing rapidly in Asia – and nowhere more so than in mainland China – d’Haussy explains that development on the mainland is mainly focused on consumer-orientated payment systems wher... ( read original story ...)

As an indication of the importance of FinTech to Hong Kong’s prospects, the first award made to the Business School under the Research Grants Council’s Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) is for researc... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s insurance regulator, the Insurance Authority (IA), has granted Britannia a licence to underwrite business from its Hong Kong office. This positive news is in line with Britannia’s strategy ... ( read original story ...)

The rumoured appointment of a new CEO at cryptomining giant Bitmain does not appear to have enhanced the company’s prospects of going public in Hong Kong, South China Morning News reports. Responding ... ( read original story ...)

Jumpstarter aims to build, empower and boost Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship by bringing entrepreneurs, corporates, investors and the public together, helping to transform Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government takes the view that economic growth is ... D non-performing companies wanting to foster their productivity through doing more R&D, the startup investment cost can be high. A c... ( read original story ...)

... StartmeupHK programme since 2013 to attract innovative and scalable entrepreneurs to Hong Kong and promote Hong Kong as a premier startup destination. It also provides a one-stop service platform ... ( read original story ...)

Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, told the audience at one session ... Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company, said that trade was just “one aspect of a broader ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Big Brother startups offer white knuckle returns. China’s facial-recognition technology specialists SenseTime and Megvii are in fundraising mode. Video surveillance ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong owes its existence to its port -- the sheltered ... terminals with China's Cosco Shipping Holdings Co and Ocean Express Network to bring in business. Busan said in March that it is cutting p... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced today that the cheerleading squad of the National Football League (NFL) Atlanta Falcons will travel to Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and mainland stocks slid on Tuesday amid concerns of ... A survey released by PwC found that 30 per cent of business leaders expect global economic growth to weaken over the next 12 months. ... ( read original story ...)

Africans about metrology Rolling out digital technology in rural communities Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up to three years for disr... ( read original story ...)

DAVOS, Switzerland — Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed chief executive says she’s “quite worried” that the rules-based system that has governed global trade for decades is under threat. Speaking Wednesday at ... ( read original story ...)