Category: BUSINESS

Six FinTech startups from across Asia and around the world kicked off DBS Accelerator in Hong Kong this year, seeking to shape the future of finance with innovative solutions in enhancing the customer’s digital journey, data analytics, as well as ... ( read original story ...)

SLEEEP is Hong Kong's first capsule hotel, a concept invented in Japan in the late 1970s that aims to provide cheap, convenient "sleeping pods" for travelers who do not require the services of a full hotel. I stayed at SLEEEP on a recent business trip to ... ( read original story ...)

A new scheme that the government is pumping billions of dollars into to stimulate private investment in Hong Kong tech start-ups has come under scrutiny, with critics saying it has no clear aims and can be exploited to enrich investors rather than drive ... ( read original story ...)

With daylight barely broken on Saturday morning it was an early start for everyone ahead of the big day at the Hong Kong Sevens and plenty of revellers had already started their fun as they stocked up on drinks in 7-Eleven on the way to Hong Kong Stadium. ( read original story ...)

I knew Hong Kong apartments were small. I didn't realize they were that small. I had booked what I thought was a studio apartment in Mong Kok, a neighborhood on Kowloon island reputed to be the most densely populated place on earth. Mong Kok, which ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po last month unveiled ... Even that modest rise, however, may not be enough to convince developers and buyers to start selling, Chan added. The latest government statistics show the number of empty flats not ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong (AFP) - Fiji got their campaign for a record fourth straight title at the Hong Kong Sevens underway with a 31-12 victory over Samoa on Friday night. The win was ?- as it always seems to be with the 2016 Rio gold medallists ?- built on plenty of ... ( read original story ...

IRELAND SEVENS GOT their Hong Kong campaign off to a perfect start this morning with wins over the Cook Islands and Jamaica. Anthony Eddy’s men began the tournament, in which victory will secure a place in the Sevens World Series, with a dominant 41 ... ( read original story ...)

It’s not just the sex workers in Wan Chai who win big during Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens week, but the bars too. Most revellers naturally set sail for Wan Chai as they pour out of Hong Kong Stadium – it’s a perfect fit being walking distance ... ( read original story ...)

Why are Hong Kong kids sitting in front of a screen watching little electronic characters complete a maze when they could be physically doing it themselves? A troupe of American ninjas are in town to find out. “So many kids are on their phones, iPads or ... ( read original story ...)

The start-up phase of any entrepreneur can be both exciting and frightening. It’s the phase where your product, your company and your passion is truly put to the test, it’s stressful and confusing and hectic and usually not very rewarding for long ... ( read original story ...)

Back in Hong Kong, she was given the opportunity to manage Caffe Habitu, a local coffee chain, where she learned how to manage a business – from marketing to operations, understanding end consumer experience. One venture to another Then on, she moved ... ( read original story ...)

Virgin Australia will launch its daily Sydney-Hong Kong nonstop service at the start of July. The airline first announced plans to operate the route in February, without specifying a start date. However, Virgin Australia said on Tuesday it will join Cathay ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong officials have mapped out plans to scrap controversial ... with it coming into effect by 2022. Officials have lobbied business and labour leaders as they try to win support for the move, although the business sector remains unconvinced, despite ... ( read original story ...)