Hong Kong-born Alan Lau started collecting contemporary art more than ten years ago. A former investment banking analyst at Citibank and senior partner at McKinsey, Lau now works for the Chinese internet company Tencent. Perhaps not surprisingly ... ( read original story ...)
The digital reinvention of an Asian bank
McKinsey senior partner Joydeep Sengupta recently sat down ... At the same time, even in our core markets, like Singapore and Hong Kong, we have to have an appropriate defensive play. We have large market shares, but we’re as vulnerable to attackers ... ( read original story ...)
The rumors of US infrastructure's demise are greatly exaggerated
ADVERTISEMENT In its New Global Index of Infrastructure, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy ranks the U.S. fourth behind Hong Kong, Singapore ... A newly-published report by McKinsey Global Institute, "Bridging Global Infrastructure Gaps ... ( read original story ...)
Tech start-up Garena set to test investors’ appetite for Asia
Jayson Chi, a former partner specialising in telecoms, media and technology at McKinsey in Hong Kong, said: “China is still growing but there is less opportunity — it revolves around the big players. “There is a lot of attention right now on ... ( read original story ...)
The 15 business schools where MBAs earn the highest salaries after graduation
Its International Growth Lab pairs its students with those at ESADE in Barcelona and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ... days of graduation at companies like Amazon, Google, McKinsey & Co., and Microsoft, and 6.1% of grads went on ... ( read original story ...)
More than 100 Chinese cities now above 1 million people
But while Madrid is a cultural powerhouse and the centre of Spanish politics, Quanzhou, with its 1,000-year-old mosque and charming cafes, is rarely discussed even within Chinese media, whereas Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong continue to get most of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan banking on tourism as economic driver
The surge in visitors was driven in large part by external factors, including the depreciation of the Japanese yen and China’s economic growth, according to a report from McKinsey Global ... 1.8 million visitors from Hong Kong, an increase of 20 percent ... ( read original story ...)
4 new ways Hong Kong is becoming more startup-friendly in 2017
Disclosure: The author of this post is not affiliated to any of the organizations mentioned in the article below. As Hong Kong continues to defend its status as one of the world’s premier locations for business in Asia, its government is pushing forward ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans Brazil meat amid rotten meat scam
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Brazil’s giant meat industry suffered a heavy blow Tuesday, when Hong Kong became the latest to ban imports in response to allegations of rotten meat being sold with falsified certificates. Hong Kong is the biggest market for ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Australia to fly Melbourne to Hong Kong from July
Virgin Australia has unveiled its new International Business Class cabin ... granting interim approval for Virgin's tie-up with Chinese carriers HNA, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express. The alliance means passengers will be able to connect from Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific Business Class is Awesome!
Hello from Asia’s World City – Hong Kong! I just flew here in Cathay Pacific Business Class from San Francisco on the Boeing 777-300ER overnight and landed in Hong Kong this morning. I redeemed Alaska Airlines miles for this Cathay Pacific flight and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Startup Quikspaces Turns Unused Office Space Into Cash
HONG KONG, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- All businesses have experienced the headache of looking for office space, and for many, the process of having to deal with aggressive brokers and outdated classified websites is inefficient and painful. Startups ... ( read original story ...)
Art for art's sake: Calls for Hong Kong to get more creative
Hong Kong will see a creative surge as Art Basel comes to town, but there's a push for a more permanent change to the visual landscape of the city better known for its business hustle than its art scene. Asia's largest art fair unveils its first preview ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government finally sets up office for chief executive-elect after controversy over cost
... the Office of the Chief Executive-elect after its controversial decision to site the temporary office in Hong Kong’s most expensive business area. It will be led by former postmaster general Jessie Ting Yip Yin-mei, who Internet users said looked ... ( read original story ...)