HONG KONG, Dec 7, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - The Business of Intellectual Property Asia (BIP Asia) Forum 2017, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
FamilyMart Uny is considering a sale of its Hong Kong retail business for up to US$100 million
FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co., Japan’s second-largest convenience store operator, is considering a sale of its Hong Kong retail business, people with knowledge of the matter said. FamilyMart Uny is working with a financial adviser to gauge potential buyer ... ( read original story ...)
FamilyMart Uny Mulls Sale of Hong Kong Retail Business
FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co., Japan’s second-largest convenience store operator, is considering a sale of its Hong Kong retail business, people with knowledge of the matter said. FamilyMart Uny is working with a financial adviser to gauge potential buyer ... ( read original story ...)
More than 350 Global Business Leaders Meet in Hong Kong
Start-ups, e-tailing and Chinese mainland opportunities on Forum agenda HONG KONG, Dec 5, 2017-(ACN Newswire)-Asia's newest business opportunities are in focus at the 18th Hong Kong Forum which opened today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up set to offer navigation, signage translation app to mainland airports
China’s massive investment in airports is opening up opportunities for companies like Hong Kong’s Cherrypicks that offer navigation services to help travellers find their way around the cavernous hubs. Founded in 2000 by Jason Chiu, Cherrypicks will ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based legaltech startup Dragon Law rebrands to ZEGAL as it enters the UK
Hong Kong-based legaltech startup Dragon Law today announced that it has rebranded into ZEGAL. The announcement was made following the launch of its services in the UK, marking the startup’s first entry to the European market. ZEGAL has opened an office ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed online doctor start-up seeks Hong Kong IPO
WeDoctor Group, the Chinese online health care services firm backed by Tencent Holdings, plans to seek a listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange next year as investors bid up technology stocks. The Hangzhou-based company is currently raising US$500 million ... ( read original story ...)
Two Hong Kong startups win top fintech awards
SenseTime, a Hong Kong-based startup, aims to apply its facial and image recognition technology across different sectors such as personal finance and surveillance. 'Our technology can ensure that fintech is safe and comfortable for users and businesses to ... ( read original story ...)
RICS Business Valuation Conference examines shifting landscape of business valuation and corporate regulations in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA–(Marketwired – Dec 1, 2017) – RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) hosted more than 200 institutional investors, corporate executives and business valuers to examine the challenges and opportunities around business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China regulators agree on plans to introduce investor identification scheme by late 2018
Hong Kong will start sharing stock investor identities under the cross-border Stock Connect share trading schemes with mainland Chinese regulators by the third quarter of 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said on Thursday. The SFC has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong market falls sharply as tech and insurance stocks plunge
Hong Kong stocks fell sharply on Thursday, dragged down by technology firms such as Tencent, and insurers. The Hang Seng Index dropped for a fourth day, closing down 1.51 per cent, or 446.48 points, to 29,177.35, and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government should take two years before starting controversial national security legislation, says former minister
The former minister in charge of mainland affairs in Hong Kong has said the city’s government should kick start the process of national security legislation by July 2019, at the earliest. Raymond Tam Chi-yuen formally joined the race for one of 36 local ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Bank of Communications partners with Hong Kong fintech start-up to use AI in finance
Bocom International, the investment banking arm of the Bank of Communications, has tied up with Hong Kong fintech firm FDT-AI to better understand investors’ behaviour and capture market opportunities based on artificial intelligence technology and big ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Jockey Club helped inspire this Tesla challenger’s Beijing showroom
Inspired by the members-only business model of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Tencent-backed start-up NIO has just opened a 3,000 square metre “clubhouse” in an upmarket Beijing shopping district as part of a strategy to burnish its own brand and challenge ... ( read original story ...)