Deliveree is just one of several logistics startups battling for market share in Southeast Asia. Both hailing from Hong Kong, recently minted unicorn GoGoVan and Lalamove – which raised US$30 million in its series B round earlier this year – connect ... ( read original story ...)
October Is Sourcing Show Time In Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - Oct 9 ... VIP buyer lounges, ample refreshment areas, wi-fi access, travel and accommodation assistance, business centre, and an exhibitor locator system all are available throughout the show. MEGA SHOW Part 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakh Diyas to face world №4 at the start of Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2017
ASTANA. KAZINFORM In her first match at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2017, Kazakhstani Zarina Diyas will face the first seeded Elina Svitolina from Ukraine, Sports.kz reports. The tournament will take place from October 7-15, 2017 at the iconic ... ( read original story ...)
Sneak Peek: Startup Launchpad 2017 – Asia’s Largest Hardware Startup Tradeshow
Come join us for an evening of networking and connecting with the expert speaker for our October event. Startup Launchpad is coming to Hong Kong again this October. Join us to get a quick sneak peek on the highlights you’ll experience at the tradeshow ... ( read original story ...)
ZEDRA Announces Two New Senior Trust Hires in Hong Kong
Commenting on the two new appointments, John Ashwood, Managing Director of ZEDRA Hong Kong said. "This is a significant step ... as we set out to develop and grow this part of the business quickly over the next three years." ZEDRA's 500-strong team of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based insurer AIA to invest more in technology but won’t go ‘fully digital’, says CEO
AIA, the largest life insurance company in Hong Kong, plans to invest more in technology to help ... “AIA customers are digitally savvy as over half of our life business customers use the online platform to carry out common transaction processes. ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Startup Funding This Week [02 – 07 October]
Here is a list of top funding deals that happened in Startup Ecosystem this week ... The funding round was led by Epsilon Venture Partners, a Hong Kong-based VC funding innovation and entrepreneurship across Asia and Tara India Fund IV, which is managed ... ( read original story ...)
Bangalore Based Agri-tech Startup Farm Taaza Raises $8 Million
The funding round was led by Epsilon Venture Partners, a Hong Kong-based VC funding innovation and entrepreneurship ... The Phaneesh Murthy-backed startup, which provides expert advice to the farmers on improving the yield and improving the field ... ( read original story ...)
After the Umbrella movement: healing a divided city must start with truthfulness
Three years ago this week Hong Kong witnessed the start of the largest and most sustained protest in its history. Occupy Central with Love and Peace, and the resulting birth of the Umbrella Movement, will most likely be remembered around the world as a ... ( read original story ...)
From retail experiments to start-up incubation – how Victor Fung’s Explorium is playing a role in his trading firm’s long term survival
These carefully picked young companies – some of them Hong Kong or overseas ventures seeking to crack the ... “Many overseas Chinese artificial intelligence experts have come back to China to start their own businesses. We can tap into their expertise ... ( read original story ...)
L.A. Taco King Esdras Ochoa Becomes Global Taco King with New Hong Kong Hotspot
"In L.A., there's a couple drops of rain, and there are traffic jams and people start panicking," Ochoa says. "I give credit to people in Hong Kong. They'll wait in the rain for anything. Rain is just normal; rain is whatever." But it was still a shock ... ( read original story ...)
Indian startups back on radar of global investors
NEW DELHI: Global hedge funds and asset management companies, including several from Hong Kong, are making a cautious return to India's resurgent startup ecosystem, some 18 months after they pulled back amid a churn in the domestic market. A number of Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Navigating the startup scene in China
Kenny Chien, vice president for China of Cherrypicks, a Hong Kong developer of branded online-to-offline platforms that is now owned by Chinese tech company NetDragon, shares his views on how startups can tap the China market. Here are some edited excerpts ... ( read original story ...)
Yum China Announces New Replacement for CEO
Before joining Watson, Wat spent seven years in management consulting, including with McKinsey & Company's Hong Kong office from 2000 to 2003. The company anticipates the continued rise of a new generation of younger consumers who are digitally ... ( read original story ...)