(Photo: Infiniti) INFINITI LAB 3.0 recently concluded its nine-week program with a successful Demo Day held at Loft 22, in Hong Kong’s Central district. INFINITI LAB is designed to empower ambitious startups to reach their full potential. The program ... ( read original story ...)
24 Startups from Across the Globe Selected to Compete at Fintech Finals 2018
Cash prize of US$10,000 on offer for Best in Show Winner HONG KONG, Dec. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 24 startups from around the world will be competing for the chance to win a cash prize of US$10,000 at Fintech Finals 2018 in Hong Kong on 30-31 January ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong traders expect stocks to open lower after two days of gains
Hong Kong stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday, as the Hang Seng Index futures spot December contract lost 0.4 per cent, or 120 points, to 29,127 in the pre-opening session. On Tuesday, US stocks pulled back from record closes, after the House of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines starts USA service
Cathay Pacific Airlines will launch nonstop service September 16 between Hong Kong and Washington Dulles worldwide airports ... while regional carrier Cathay Dragon will start 4X-weekly service to Nanning in mainland China in January 2018. ( read original story ...)
Edward Leung quits localist group Hong Kong Indigenous ahead of riot trial
quit the radical group Hong Kong Indigenous on Monday, one month before the start of an 80-day trial over rioting charges. In a statement on Facebook, Hong Kong Indigenous, which was cofounded by Leung, announced that he had resigned as he wanted to spend ... ( read original story ...)
This Chinese startup’s electric SUV is a lot cheaper than Tesla’s
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) - Competition is heating up for Tesla in the world's biggest market for electric cars. Shanghai-based startup NIO is the latest Chinese company to try to get in on the action. It unveiled a 7-seater electric SUV at a glitzy launch ... ( read original story ...)
Students threaten to escalate action after pro-Beijing professor set to be reappointed at Hong Kong university
The University of Hong Kong appointed Professor Zhang Xiang as the next vice ... students about the situation and request to meet university governors when classes start in January or at the next council meeting in February. Students have been at odds ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks losing listings crown to New York
Hong Kong is poised to lose its title as the leading global venue ... 2017 came as a major boost to the exchange and paved the way for other fast-growing tech start-ups to follow suit. Ken Fong, a research head at Dealogic, said another key reason for ... ( read original story ...)
Li Ka-Shing’s VC firm initiates first Hong Kong investment
[Photo/VCG] Horizons Ventures, founded by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-Shing, led a Series Pre-A round investment in artificial intelligence startup Fano Labs, marking its first investment in a Hong Kong-based company, according to US tech media ... ( read original story ...)
Big Data: Hong Kong B-School Drives Next Generation Of Business Analytics Grads
In the tech world, data rules supreme. But how does one go about understanding it without feeling lost in a maze of technological bemusement? The one-year, full-time MSc in Business Analytics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was launched with ... ( read original story ...)
Can plan to scrap MPF offset mechanism move by Lunar New Year? Unlikely, Hong Kong’s business sector says
Hong Kong’s business sector on Monday expressed scepticism over a Lunar New Year time frame being observed for progress on a long-awaited government proposal to stop employers from dipping into workers’ pension funds for severance and long-service ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks enjoy early gains after Dow Jones hits 70th record finish of the year
Hong Kong stocks opened higher and continued rising in early Tuesday trading, with Tencent leading the gainers, after the US Dow Jones Industrial Average marked its 70th record finish of the year on Monday. The Hang Seng Index was quoted at 29,228.38 in ... ( read original story ...)
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong World’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong has again triumphed at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2017 held in Vietnam, garnering the biggest recognition as World’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel. InterContinental Grand Stanford ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end higher, HKEX jumps 4.2pc after laying course for listing rule change
Hong Kong’s stocks gained for the first time in three trading days, as the city’s stock exchange operator jumped the most in four weeks on optimism that its revision of listing rules will attract more blockbuster IPOs to the city. The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)