However, a spokesman for Hong Kong's Innovation and Technology Bureau stated that the government is adopting a more open-minded approach towards innovations and shared economy. He also stated that: “For the government, we welcome innovative business ... ( read original story ...)
MobiWeb Awarded Excellence of the Year at the Le Fonti Awards Ceremony in Hong Kong
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2018--MobiWeb was awarded for Excellence of the Year Innovation & Leadership SMS Messaging Provider at the 40th edition of the Le Fonti Awards. The Awards ceremony was held at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in downtown Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Business School Launches New MBA Courses In Fintech, Big Data, And Belt & Road
Hong Kong’s HKUST Business School has just launched a host of new MBA electives including courses on hot topics like fintech and big data analytics. Among the most unique is a four-week course on the Belt & Road Initiative—China’s massive ... ( read original story ...)
Forget China: Hong Kong, Singapore are new kids on the blockchain
While the ICO boom has helped create business opportunities – the market demand is so strong that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has set up a new team looking after ICO clients in Hong Kong – some experts are worried. “There are significant financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup Peacify launches smart socks for newborns
Hong Kong startup Peacify has launched a healthcare wearable monitoring device for newborns, dubbed Peacify Sock, allowing parents to view their babies' vital signs in real-time. The sock is equipped with biomedical sensors and algorithms to monitor a baby ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart ramps up its Hong Kong digital strategy with ‘eXellerator’ lab
Angel Ng, Citibank’s Hong Kong consumer business manager, said implementing an open API architecture in the city is vital to the continued modernisation of the local banking sector. “More banks working on this mutual business direction can accelerate ... ( read original story ...)
Single parking spot in Hong Kong shatters property price record
Hong Kong, a city with some of the costliest real estate in the ... according to property agents, as cited by Business Insider. Renting the parking spot is reportedly more expensive than monthly rent for the city’s smaller apartments. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SAR investment promotion chief visits Middle East to promote the city’s unique business advantages
HONG KONG, 2018年4月22日 - (JCN Newswire) - The InvestHK Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Stephen Phillips, today embarks on a five-day duty visit to the Middle East, aimed at engaging the region's business and entrepreneurial communities ... ( read original story ...)
Ping An Good Doctor Starts Preparing $1.1 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Chinese online healthcare platform Ping An Good Doctor, a unit of the country’s biggest insurer by market value, will start taking investors’ orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as HK$8.8 billion ($1.1 billion). ( read original story ...)
Grenville Cross SC: Returning fugitive offenders – let’s make a start with Macau
When the Hong Kong SAR comes of age on 1 July ... Although there are significant differences between China’s various legal systems, a start must be made somewhere, and Macau is the obvious starting point. Given that Macau has no death penalty, and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines to start daily service to Manila from June 2018
Hong Kong Airlines will operate daily flights between its home base of Hong Kong and Manila, the capital of the Philippines from June 1, 2018 – the latest addition to the airline’s expanding network. Hong Kong Airlines will deploy an Airbus A320 on ... ( read original story ...)
Emotional welcome for Scallywag: Hong Kong boat arrives in Itajai for leg eight of Volvo Ocean Race
The crew of Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag face a race against time to be ready for the start of leg eight of the Volvo Ocean Race after arriving in the Brazilian port of Itajai early on Friday morning (Hong Kong time). A delivery crew was given an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Houseware Fair and Home Textiles Fair Open with 2,600+ Exhibitors
The Startup zone returns this year, featuring 24 start-ups from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, as well as a newcomer from Bangladesh. Interesting exhibits include the mini electric gym bike Bicit, from Hong Kong exhibitor Maxcare (5D-A21), which ... ( read original story ...)
After eight years of waiting, will Hong Kong’s Ocean Park see its first locally conceived panda cub?
Fans of Ocean Park’s panda pair Ying Ying and Le Le are expecting good news, as the park on Thursday announced the start of breeding season for ... Both Ying Ying and Le Le were a gift to Hong Kong from the central government to commemorate the 10th ... ( read original story ...)