Category: BUSINESS

HONG KONG (NYTIMES) - On a recent afternoon ... After more than a decade of decline and editorial chaos, the newsroom now buzzes like a tech startup, with table tennis and an in-house pub serving free craft beer. The revival began with The Post's ... ( read original story ...)

There are also several big trade shows in town over at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre timed to coincide with the Sevens – meaning more business for the women. “They choose the [Sevens] because there’s more money – double ... ( read original story ...)

CENTRAL: All firms in Hong Kong face changing business costs, so they should be able to cope with officials’ advance warning to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay employees’ severance and long-service payments, the city’s labour minister said ... ( read original story ...)

Limburg will host another Hammer event in June as part of a series that will start in Stavanger, Norway the previous month and culminate around the streets of Hong Kong. More rounds could be added in 2019. The Hammer Series, contested by five-rider teams ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- Hong Kong shares on Tuesday started the second quarter on a weak note, as a persistent sell-off in U.S. technology stocks and ongoing worries over a global trade war dampened sentiment. The Hang Seng Index had fallen 0.6% to ... ( read original story ...)

Six of the largest Mandatory Provident Fund providers in Hong Kong have set up an industry body to work with the government on the development of the sector, as the city’s compulsory retirement scheme is on course to reaching HK$1 trillion (US$127.84 ... ( read original story ...)

That’s missing, a lot, in Hong Kong.” He says he gets approached all the time for many things, and is currently working with Carrie Lam on an innovation and technology committee, which he may join. Property, start-ups and young people Though Zeman ... ( read original story ...)

Encounters, curated for the fourth consecutive year by Alexie Glass-Kantor, Executive Director of Artspace in Sydney, will present 12 institutional-scale installations and site-specific projects at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong. Among them is Subodh ... ( read original story ...)

The 26-km Express Rail Link is vitally important to Hong Kong. It will link Hong Kong with major Mainland cities with significantly reduced travelling times. Construction on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL ... ( read original story ...)

All firms in Hong Kong face changing business costs, so they should be able to cope with officials’ advance warning to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay employees’ severance and long-service payments, the city’s labour minister said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announces that the audience of the Innovation Jam in Hong Kong has voted vPhrase the winner of the fintech competition. Held in conjunction with Fintech Supercharger, Asia’s leading fintech accelerator ... ( read original story ...)

Smith Collection, a very special archive on Hong Kong, I knew when to look around in the old newspapers, which, in those days, published announcements of all kinds of company and personal business. So I found the notice that said a company called Arnhold ... ( read original story ...)

A high-level advisory body on Hong Kong’s youth development was set up on Wednesday ... Lau Ming-wai said it was “a good start” that young figures from both sides of the political divide were joining the new commission. “I believe that all ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong has become more “China-centric,” enabling Singapore to take the lead when multinational companies look to set up their Asian headquarters in the region, according to the country’s Economic Development Board. With Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)