... s announcement by property major Wharf Holdings that it would halt further investment into its pay TV business speaks volumes about Hong Kong’s small and crowded television market. Operators have little room to expand into mainland China due to ... ( read original story ...)
Geek heaven or smart business? Inside Hong Kong’s high-end toy industry
The year was 2012 and the Iron Man movie franchise was on its way to a third film, sowing the superhero seeds for what would become a billion-dollar genre for Hollywood. Mars Tsoi Chun-chung, then a 31-year-old fan with Iron Man fever running high in his ... ( read original story ...)
How good are Hong Kong’s start-up incubators and accelerators?
Although research indicates nine out of 10 start-ups fail, a growing number of support services have been springing up in Hong Kong hoping to beat the odds in their search for new talent. Obviously, start-ups are not created equally, but neither are the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Losing Sheen Makes Cathay Business Model Obsolete
Being known as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier may best represent what’s wrong with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. The city of about 7.3 million people may no longer be capable of supporting a premium-service airline, especially when the 48 passenger-service ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Losing Sheen Renders Cathay Business Model Obsolete
(Bloomberg) -- Being known as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier may best represent what’s wrong with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. The city of about 7.3 million people may no longer be capable of supporting a premium-service airline, especially when the 48 ... ( read original story ...)
Arrow Electronics Boosts Collaboration between Hong Kong Startups and Mainland …
HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Mar 15, 2017) - Arrow Electronics, Inc., (NYSE: ARW) today held an Internet of Things (IoT) Innovations event in Shenzhen, China to connect Hong Kong innovation startups with technology companies in China. As part of Arrow ... ( read original story ...)
Most-hated stocks are HK’s biggest winners
HONG KONG: When it comes to this year’s surge in Hong Kong stocks, it paid to root for the underdog. Equities with the lowest ratings from analysts have driven the market’s Asia-leading gains in 2017, streaking ahead of shares showered with buy ... ( read original story ...)
Big Hong Kong jeweller sets sights on Tokyo – to capture sales from Chinese tourists
Hong Kong’s largest jeweller, Chow Tai Fook, is seeking custom from mainland shoppers in Japan in a bid to capture growing demand there by Chinese travellers amid slow business in Hong Kong and Beijing’s travel ban on group tours to South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong home prices at record even amid 2017’s three rate increases
Hong Kong residential property prices appear at a disconnect with the uptrending cycle of US interest rates, thanks to strong local buying interest and rising demand from mainlanders seeking to hedge against yuan depreciation. Home prices surged to a new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong the most expensive Asian city to build anything in, survey reveals
Hong Kong, already the world’s least affordable urban centre ... America and western Europe combined in the two decades between 1992 and 2013, according to McKinsey Global Institute’s 2016 survey. The Chinese government will pump 1.8 trillion yuan ... ( read original story ...)
Five fast facts about Taste of Hong Kong 2017, and some of the festival menu highlights
Tickets for Taste of Hong Kong start at HK$138 for Thursday and Friday, and HK$168 for Saturday and Sunday, while VIP passes are HK$598 on weekdays, HK$648 on weekends. See Ticketflap for details. ( read original story ...)
Montreal falls, Vancouver passes Toronto & Waterloo in global startup city rankings –
Canada actually shows improvement despite the minor shifts, as the report two years ago did not include data on startup cities in the Far East, Hong Kong, or Singapore. This one does, yet Canada’s power remains steady. “Canadian cities score ... ( read original story ...)
Spot Chinese silicon supply sparse as producers start furnace overhauls
Spot Chinese silicon metal supply in mainland China has turned sparse in March, as producers begin to overhaul their furnaces, the silicon branch of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said in a report in its website Tuesday. The association said ... ( read original story ...)
China, HK stocks up as Beijing official says economy steadier
All main sectors rose in China and Hong Kong. China's tech-heavy start-up board ChiNext rose over 1 percent, outperforming the broader market, after Wan Gang, head of China's Ministry of Science & Technology said over the weekend that China will soon ... ( read original story ...)