McKinsey surveyed about 17,000 people in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In Asia, “consumers are ready, and they are migrating ... ( read original story ...)
Digitizing dairy in China
Has served with Danone and Dumex Baby Food for more than ten years and is currently vice president and nonexecutive chairman, Greater China, of Danone Early Life Nutrition, Greater China In December 2017, Mr. Lu sat down with McKinsey Quarterly to share ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC corporate clients in 24 markets offered use of facial recognition technology
HSBC is to introduce facial recognition technology for its corporate clients in 24 markets worldwide, including Hong Kong and mainland China, instead of them having to use passwords to log onto their mobile accounts. The bank said the latest move will ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi sued for alleged patent infringement ahead of blockbuster IPO
which last week filed for a Hong Kong IPO that could be worth up to $10 billion, for patent infringement. Coolpad said in a statement late on Thursday its subsidiary, Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen) Co Ltd filed a lawsuit against ... ( read original story ...)
Young Hong Kong legislators found guilty over oath-taking incident
A Hong Kong court on Friday found two pro-independence activists guilty of unlawful assembly inside the legislature while they were still lawmakers, dealing a further blow to waning political dissent in the Chinese-ruled territory. Opposition leaders and ... ( read original story ...)
This HKU MBA Helps Connect Telecom Startups With Investors At GSMA
As GSMA’s business in Hong Kong grew, so did my responsibilities ... One highlight for me was the Business Lab; a four-month mock incubation program to develop a startup and take it to pitch stage. Out of ten teams, our team—coming up with a food ... ( read original story ...)
HKTDC Entrepreneur Day helps Start-ups to Scale Up
Start-ups from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Cyberport, as well as start-ups recruited by Advantage Austria Hong Kong, brinc, and CoCoon will demonstrate their latest ... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG: Sha Tin Saturday selections
RACE 8: THE HONG KONG MACAU TROPHY One of the more unique races on the Hong ... He can’t be dismissed, even carrying the big penalty at his first start in this grade. RACE 10: COLOANE HANDICAP #7 Ultimate Glory has put up a number of strong course ... ( read original story ...)
Expand across Asia via Korea: K-Startup Grand Challenge 2018
South Korea is conveniently located in East Asia, between China and Japan, with Hong Kong and Taiwan to the south and is a great location for startups looking to expand across Asia. The country sets apart a larger percentage of its GDP (4.36%) for research ... ( read original story ...)
Two ex-Hong Kong lawmakers convicted of unlawful assembly, further sapping dissent movement
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Friday found two pro-independence activists guilty of unlawful assembly inside the legislature while they were still lawmakers, dealing a further blow to waning political dissent in the Chinese-ruled territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should be praised by US, not dragged into trade war, Civic Party head Alan Leong says in Washington
In an unusual move, the chief of a leading Hong Kong opposition party and a vocal critic of China’s handling of the city’s affairs spoke in Beijing’s defence at a seminar in Washington over the US-initiated trade war against China. Hong Kong Civic ... ( read original story ...)
Mico Chung, the upstart Hong Kong developer who aims to join the ‘big boys’ league
Hong Kong’s property market is so dominated by the local elite property developers – the so-called big boys – that it’s often thought these developers will never be usurped from their positions of power, or that their ranks will ever change. ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | Chip Wars: Tech rivalry underlies US-China trade conflict
HONG KONG — Chinese and American officials will be trying to ... a Beijing-based partner at consulting firm McKinsey, who estimates it will take a decade for China’s efforts to result in any meaningful shift. “You’ve got to solve all the complexity ... ( read original story ...)
Healthcare next in line for tech transformation
Good Doctor made a market debut in Hong Kong on Monday through a highly anticipated initial ... As the report from consulting firm McKinsey showed, China's healthcare spending is projected to grow to $1 trillion in 2020. This moves in line with a nation ... ( read original story ...)