Category: BUSINESS

McKinsey chose Singapore as the Asian hub for its Digital Capability Center, which trains the workforce to keep up with the disruptions of the fourth industrial revolution. Hong Kong's Yang, meanwhile, said innovations in manufacturing technology could ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-based startup focused research platform Oddup has secured $6 million in its Series A round of funding led by Brand Capital, the investment arm of Indian media conglomerate The Times Group. The round also saw participation from existing investors ... ( read original story ...)

AIA Group Ltd (1299.HK), the world's third-largest life insurer by market value, posted a 55 percent rise in its new business in the first quarter, helped by a surge in sales in China and Hong Kong. Over the past seven years, the company has expanded ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s incoming leader, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, received much of her HK$18.7 million in election donations from business leaders, who also mobilised their wives, children and staff to bankroll her campaign. It came as no surprise that the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-based Lynk, an online service that connects enterprise ... They include C-level executives, scientists, engineers, independent consultants, and specialist advisors. The startup’s services are available through subscription or other payment ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Wednesday, joining a global equity rally on Tuesday night, driven by the optimism over centrist Emmanuel Macron winning the first round of the French presidential election. The Hang Seng Index opened up 0.4 per cent ... ( read original story ...)

I boarded through door L2, which is between the two Polaris cabins. United’s Polaris cabin on the 777-300ER is massive, with a total of 60 seats. There are 28 seats ahead of the second set of doors, and 32 seats behind the second set of doors. I was in ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and mainland stock markets rose at the midday break on Tuesday, after European and US markets rallied overnight in the wake of first round voting in France’s presidential election, but brokers urged caution, warning of uncertainties ahead. ( read original story ...)

The graduation on Monday of the Hong Kong Science Park’s largest incubation programme for technology companies is living proof that you are never too young, or too old, to live your dream. Seventy-year-old Dr Peter Wai Ming-sau, general manager of DME ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks kicked off the week on a higher note on Monday, in line with gains in other Asian markets, bolstered by positive sentiment after France’s first round of president election result on Sunday pointed to a more stable political situation in ... ( read original story ...)

Li Ka-shing's meteoric rise from a mainland Chinese migrant to Hong Kong's richest man is nothing short of astounding. His business prowess and eye for lucrative investment opportunities earned him the title of "Superman" by his native admirers. ( read original story ...)

the majority of the committee — whose 1,194 members were heavily represented by business groups and unions with strong ties to Beijing — has opted for someone who is least likely to rock the boat. Here lies the fundamental dilemma facing Hong Kong: For ... ( read original story ...)

A brother and sister partnership today (April 24) opened the first Uma Nota restaurant in Hong Kong, bringing São Paulo's Brazilian-Japanese street food and cocktails to the city. Developed by brother and sister duo Alexis and Laura Offe, Uma Nota is ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong dollar has weakened modestly this year even as the yuan has been stabilising and other Asian currencies rallied, but its softness reflects a flushed banking system rather than signs of economic weakness in the city, analysts say. Ample ... ( read original story ...)