Category: BUSINESS

This is the third year that the RISE conference has been in Hong Kong and I can say with confidence that it is now the largest and most exciting startup conference in Asia. RISE is produced by the same team behind Web Summit (Paddy Cosgrave and co.) and ... ( read original story ...)

There’s surely not many places that Gianluca Vialli can go without being accosted by fans. He won almost every trophy there is to win as a football star with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea. But at the Rise tech conference in Hong Kong, he’s just one ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - Around 14,000 startup founders, investors and media figures from about 90 countries gathered at the RISE 2017 event in Hong Kong on Tuesday to discuss ways to build Asia's "new economy" with new technologies. Being held in Hong Kong for the ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- On a small green stage dubbed “PITCH,” one of three judges posed a sharp question to Sunny Choi, chief operations officer of Yana Trip, a travel startup from South Korea, after Choi’s presentation about her company at the RISE 2017 event ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based startup CompareAsiaGroup has secured $50 million in funding from investors led by the World Bank's commercial lending arm, as the personal finance management platform looks to develop its technology and launch more ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG ─ The trendiest startups and most successful companies have gathered in this Asian city to inspire the world at the RISE 2017 conference from Tuesday through Thursday. "For the next three days, there'll be more than 250 speakers, not just here ... ( read original story ...)

This article is part of Tech in Asia’s partnership with The Jay Kim Show where we publish the revised transcripts from the show’s podcast interviews with top entrepreneurs. This is heavily revised from the original show transcripts. For the full ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong tech startup Coocepts has come up with world’s first Wireless Charging Levitating Moon Light which will float on table just as moon floats in the middle of the sky. The Coocepts Wireless Charging Levitating Moon Light is the first of its kind ... ( read original story ...)

A tech startup which offers retailers technology that lets online shoppers try items on virtually, and wants to become the "Google of size and shape", has bagged millions of pounds in fresh funding from investors. Metail has raised a £10m series B led by ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG When Horan Fu decided to buy a 500-sq-foot apartment for HK$7.4 million last year, the biggest draw was the developer's offer of 85 percent financing with an option to defer interest payments for the first three years. "The interest rate could be ... ( read original story ...)

African rangers detailed harrowing firsthand tales of elephant poaching during a June visit to Hong Kong, an event marked by a tense standoff with traders who say their business is legal. - Reuters ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and China stocks opened the morning session lower on Friday after global bond yields rose overnight and US stocks fell sharply yesterday as the sell-off in the technology sector continued. The Hang Seng Index opened down 0.44 per cent ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- China's sole operating aircraft carrier arrived on its first port call to Hong Kong on Friday as part of efforts to stir patriotism amid commemorations of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule 20 years ago. The Liaoning steamed into ... ( read original story ...)

“Why we are better is partly because of ‘One Country Two Systems,’” he said. “People who want to sell to China are comfortable to do business in Hong Kong. Increasingly, Chinese businessmen who want to do business with the rest of world are using ... ( read original story ...)