HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inter Partner Assistance Hong Kong Ltd. has partnered with The CareVoice to provide fully digital health journeys and integrated healthcare solutions to the insurance marke... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new fight against fast fashion
Global consumers purchased 60 percent more clothing in 2016 than in 2000 and only kept each item half as long, a report by McKinsey consultancy found. Hong Kong alone sends 343 tonnes of textiles to t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s minimum wage workers to be paid HK$3 an hour more, and no one is happy about the increase
Hong Kong’s hourly minimum wage is expected to increase by HK$3 an hour, with government advisers reaching an agreement after “fiery” discussions. The impending change has angered labour unions and th... ( read original story ...)
Prudential, Sun Life among bidders for CBA’s Indonesia insurance business: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least five insurers ... is the latest case of foreign insurers wanting to expand their life business in Southeast Asia, a region of more than 600 million people. ( read original story ...)
CareVoice, China’s TripAdvisor-style health insurance start-up, launches in Hong Kong as it eyes Asian expansion
A start-up that was the first to allow people in China to review and rate hospitals, clinics and doctors – a medical equivalent of TripAdvisor – launched its services in Hong Kong on Thursday. Shangha... ( read original story ...)
Cross-border buses start trial runs on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Cross-border buses operated by Hong Kong companies on Friday started trial runs on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in preparation for the bridge's upcoming opening. The trial runs, jointly ar... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government should fully subsidise costs for employers under plan to extend maternity leave, business and union representatives say
The Hong Kong government should bear all extra costs for employers – which could be more than HK$1 billion yearly – under a proposal to increase maternity leave for workers by four weeks, two high-pro... ( read original story ...)
HK-funded startups accelerator set up in Shenzhen
A Hong Kong-funded accelerator was established in Shenzhen on Thursday, with the aim of helping Hong Kong startups develop on the Chinese mainland. ParticleX, as the accelerator is known, is funded by ... ( read original story ...)
4 unique electronics startups to meet in Hong Kong this October
As a trading hub, Hong Kong often plays host to the world’s businesses and investors. With more than 80 exhibitions each year, the port city attracted some 72,000 exhibiting companies and 2.4 million ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Launches First High Speed Rail Service
Hong Kong's bullet train allows visitors to travel quickly and conveniently between Hong Kong and several cities across Mainland China. (Photo: Business Wire) Hong Kong's bullet train allows visitors ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retailers filling up empty shops, sending vacancy rates in tourist areas to 3-year low as landlords cut rents
Business sentiment has been on the upswing this year. More tourists are helping boost sales for street-level retailers in tourist hot spots, property analysts note. Tourist arrivals to Hong Kong incre... ( read original story ...)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business unveils sleek Hong Kong complex on site of former Victoria Road Detention Centre
It once held inmates arrested after the city’s 1967 leftist riots but now jail cells have been converted into a sleek classroom, and floor to ceiling windows showcase a view of the sea along Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
SCED promotes Hong Kong’s strengths in doing business on US visit (with photos)
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, began his visit programme in Washington, DC, the United States (US) today (September 24, Eastern Standard Time), where he met with t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shirtmaker Esquel turns to robots to beat US tariffs
Esquel Group, Hong Kong’s most prolific maker of cotton shirts, is putting a bold new plan into action – one that transitions from a low-cost business model predicated on favourable locations for prod... ( read original story ...)