According to the 2021 Startup Survey conducted by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), the overall number of start-ups in the city reached a record high of 3,755, up 12 per cent from the figure in 2020, ... ( read original story ...)
Three Hong Kong activists plead not guilty over Tiananmen vigil charges
Three Hong Kong activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges over last year's banned Tiananmen vigil. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai goes on trial over Tiananmen vigil
Eight pro-democracy activists including the prominent businessman had been charged under national security laws ... ( read original story ...)
Skechers reportedly mulls IPO plan for Asian business in Hong Kong
Marketing Interactive is Asia's leading source of advertising, marketing & media news. News coverage includes Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, reaching out to all marketing & advertising related ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong virtual bank Livi woos borrowers through mobile games and big data
The use of technology, such as big data and mobile gaming, has enabled Livi Bank to tap business opportunities from borrowers whose needs have been overlooked by the city's 160 licensed banks, ... ( read original story ...)
8 Hong Kong activists on trial over banned Tiananmen vigil
A trial began Monday for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists charged over their roles in an unauthorized Tiananmen vigil last year, amid a crackdown on political dissent ... ( read original story ...)
Australia offers new permanent visas for Hong Kong nationals
Australia will introduce two permanent residence visas for Hong Kong citizens who have been living in Australia, the government said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo leads gains in most Asian markets but China data hits Hong Kong
Most Asian markets rose Monday, with Tokyo leading the way as a win for Japan's ruling party in a weekend general election fuelled hopes it will push ahead with a fresh stimulus, though Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expects economic growth of around 6.5% in 2021
Hong Kong's economy maintains a steady recovery and is expected to record an economic growth of around 6.5 per cent this year, said Paul Chan Mo-po, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)
Are Hong Kong’s ever-tightening Covid-19 rules keeping people safe or stressing them out?
Is there a point at which Hong Kong’s Covid policies go from keeping people safe – if claustrophobic – to risking the opposite result and making life in the SAR unnecessarily complicated? More ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong NGO using ‘social-emotional learning’ to help students improve mental health gets funding boost
Teach for Hong Kong helps students better manage their emotions, aims to provide similar training for parents, teachers with grant from NGO Leadership programme that is sponsored by UBS and Post’s Ope ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Unicorn Nium Joins HKSTP’s FinTech Community to Accelerate Hong Kong’s Booming Fintech Ecosystem
HKSTP connects SE Asian Fintech unicorn with key partners to tap the enormous GBA market HONG KONG, November 01, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 16
Members of pro-Beijing group Chinese Hearts unfurl a large national flag at the piazza outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on October 1, 2021. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. HKFP ... ( read original story ...)
Financial firms’ race to list first SPAC in Hong Kong heats up as HKEX decision nears
Financial firms are busy working with wealthy clients to be among the first to list SPACs in Hong Kong in anticipation of approval for blank-cheque companies. ( read original story ...)