Category: BUSINESS

HONG KONG, CHINA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/13/17 -- Following a hiatus from attending events in Hong Kong, well-known Korean celebrity Park Hae-jin today unveiled his wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong with cheering fans who were selected from an ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (NewsRise) -- Hong Kong shares ended flat on Tuesday after loitering around a two-week closing high in a choppy trading session as concern about rising U.S. borrowing costs offset gains for mainland companies in the wake of upbeat Chinese data. ( read original story ...)

He worked at IBM and interned at Google prior to an MBA at Hong Kong’s CUHK Business School. He first spoke to IBM’s supercomputer Watson in 2014. Now, fresh from his MBA, he’s co-founded his own artificial intelligence startup in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

In a bid to attract more local customers, Hong Kong’s shopping malls have pledged to boost their arts programmes, despite the recent downturn in the city’s retail sector. Some of the city’s biggest malls are competing during Hong Kong Arts Month and ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG A Hong Kong court on Friday found five Uber drivers guilty ... scrutiny as well as fierce local competition in a number of markets. It sold its China business to local rival Didi Chuxing in August 2016 after an intense two-year battle when ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong May be a multilingual city, but finding ways to make language learning fun for kids can be a headache for parents. Local tech start-up TimTimTom.com has come to the rescue with a unique approach to children’s books that puts young readers at ... ( read original story ...)

Mioying, a fintech start-up backed by Chinese VC firm ZhenFund, is launching its wealth management platform MPro in Hong Kong. Mioying aims to transform Hong Kong's wealth and asset management industry with MPro, its end-to-end operating system for ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Trade Development Centre (HKTDC), a facilitator of international trade via Hong Kong, organised a seminar in collaboration with The Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in Hyderabad, on March 9, 2017. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- A subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed developer Wheelock has decided to end funding for its pay TV operator in a bid to focus on property development, leaving the fate of its loss-making business up in the air. Wharf Holdings, a 58%-owned ... ( read original story ...)

It’s easy to launch a business in Hong Kong, but ridiculously high cost of living and lack of government support are the main challenges There is no doubt that Hong Kong is one of the best cities in Asia to start a business. With its close proximity to ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG -- Fugitive Hong Kong property tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung is perhaps more a target for paparazzi than business journalists. Better known for his extravagant purchases of private jets and Hermes handbags for his girlfriends, his recent wealth ... ( read original story ...)

Like Lee Wo Steelyard, Leung Kit-lam’s eponymous steelware store is also probably the last of its kind in Hong Kong. For decades, he has operated the business alone. Tucked away in an alley, with a barely visible storefront, Leung works seven days a week ... ( read original story ...)

Through this partnership, CoAssets will also help grow Piggiebank, a part of Fintech and online platform for investment products CoAssets, a Singapore-based ASX-listed crowdfunding platform for real-estate and small and medium businesses, has agreed to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is a dynamic breeding ground for innovations, and Hong Kong Science Park has over 600 companies developing cutting edge technologies. Many companies have adopted these innovations to sharpen their competitive edge. Learn how four leading ... ( read original story ...)