Hong Kong is at the epicentre of the global electronics industry for the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from October 13-16, 2017. The Autumn Electronics Fair and the concurrent ... ( read original story ...)
GuestReady Raises $3 Million for Airbnb Rental Management: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. The total raised this week was more than $67 million. >>Klook, a Hong Kong-based travel activities marketplace, has completed a nearly $60 million Series C funding ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong superstar Rex Tso out of action for six months as he recovers from left eye injury
Hong Kong superstar Rex Tso Sing-yu’s bid for a world title shot ... The fight was stopped at the start of the seventh round after a ringside doctor examined Tso’s almost completely shut eye and declared the fight over. Tso won the fight on a technical ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong airport fights waste for greener environment
In 2013, the Hong Kong government mapped out a waste management blueprint ... In 2011, the scope of collection expanded to cover 17 airport business partners including hotels and airline caterers, and 29 food and beverage tenants and lounges within the ... ( read original story ...)
Learn how to put your startup on the world map at Tech in Asia’s Hong Kong meetup
Entrepreneurs are constantly looking for ways to grow their business, with the ultimate goal of expanding their business globally. Yet, international expansion is easier said than done. Not many have the know-how to stand out in a competitive foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Nano flats expected to flood the Hong Kong market as first-time buyers continue to struggle to take first step onto the property ladder
The majority will be located in the New Territories, well away from the city’s core business districts. Unlike in many western cities such as London and Sydney, Hong Kong does not have legal requirements on the minimum size of a flat. And skyrocketing ... ( read original story ...)
New $60M Funding For HK Travel Startup Klook Brings In Israel’s OurCrowd To Asia
Showing that the connections between China and Israel are growing, Hong Kong-based travel destination startup, Klook, has raised $60 million in funding from a group of investors that includes Israeli-based VC platform OurCrowd, making a first investment in ... ( read original story ...)
Why Startups & Corps Should Consider Expansion to Shenzhen China
Aside from its industrial history, Shenzhen is located at the border of Hong Kong – a city which provides effortless arrival and departure without a visa. It’ also the financial hub of China’s Greater Bay Area, and has a thriving startup ecosystem. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong electronic fairs carry on despite cyclone
The Startup zone at the Autumn Electronics Fair this year attracted ... He had found 30-40 potential suppliers of IoT solutions, AV systems and smart devices from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong Shopping Experience Is Changing
Still, as visitor arrivals and retail sales start to rebound, there’s limited upside for Hong Kong’s landlords, said Patrick Wong, Bloomberg Intelligence property analyst in Hong Kong. "Receipts might be stable and resilient, but if things turn better ... ( read original story ...)
Vatican-supported startup project is Trojan-powered, from the top down
(Photo/Benjamin Stanfield) Paul Orlando is known for getting startups off the ground. He co-founded Hong Kong’s first startup accelerator, AcceleratorHK, and as USC Incubator director, he helps Trojan-led projects go from idea to reality. But this summer ... ( read original story ...)
A stranger and one familiar face: pair set to lead Chinese policy on Hong Kong are a mixed bag
Xi’s future policies on Hong Kong have been well defined, after he declared China’s “comprehensive jurisdiction” over the city and included it in the nation’s Greater Bay Area development plan at the start of the 19th party congress last week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong travel start-up Klook raises US$60m in latest funding round to expand globally
Hong Kong-based travel activity booking site Klook said on Wednesday that it has raised almost US$60 million in the latest round of funding giving further impetus to its overseas expansion plans. With its fresh funds, Klook plans to expand to North America ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong graduates win prestigious German design award for co-living unit
A micro-flat designed by four mechanical engineering graduates from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and targeted at younger buyers has won a prestigious German iF Design Talent Award. The “Connex” has divided what is a 600-square-foot flat into a ... ( read original story ...)