In recent years, Hong Kong has emerged as a dynamic hub for financial technology, witnessing a significant surge in the number of fintech startups. This phenomenon reflects a global trend where ...
Alibaba Group suffers worst sell-off in 13 months on AliCloud reorganisation woes, sending Hong Kong stocks lower
Stocks slide in Hong Kong amid the biggest sell-off in Alibaba Group after the e-commerce platform operator cancelled a key part of its reorganisation amid heightened US-China tech rivalry.
Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit Unites Protesters
With Xi Jinping visiting the U.S. for the first time in more than six years, protesters seized a rare chance to speak out together on issues that cannot be openly discussed in China.
Hong Kong stocks slide with Alibaba’s 10% sell-off as US tech war kills asset spinoff plan, Jack Ma to cut stake
Hong Kong stocks slumped, dragged down by Alibaba Group’s worst sell-off in more than a year, after China’s biggest e-commerce group scrapped a plan to spin off its cloud-computing business amid ...
Singapore startups struggle to find fintech talent amid competition with Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong
A funding squeeze and uncertain growth prospects are making Singapore startups less than gung-ho about adding to ... time to look for jobs in the Asian financial center. Rivals like Hong Kong and Abu ...
Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan tells Silicon Valley city is open for business and ‘a place where you can make money’
Financial Secretary Paul Chan meets representatives from Silicon Valley start-ups, venture capital funds and private equity firms at lunch on sidelines of Apec summit.
Hong Kong food tech startup challenges Japanese bento market
HONG KONG -- Kamakura Foods, a Hong Kong startup founded by a Japan-educated former Sony chip engineer, is challenging the bento market in Japan, where the boxed lunches originated. The company plans ...
Finance chief vows to seize Apec opportunity to lure more US firms to Hong Kong, dispel ‘negative narratives’ about city
Paul Chan says he’ll encourage US firms to realise city’s development potential, especially in AI, big data analytics, biotech, fintech and advanced manufacturing.
Hong Kong to see launch of multicurrency e-wallets for cross border payments on Thursday, HKD-stablecoin to follow
RD Wallet Technologies, a fintech company founded by Hong Kong’s former central banker Norman Chan Tak-lam, will launch a digital wallet on Thursday allowing companies to make cross-border digital ...
Hong Kong’s finance chief vows to lure more US companies, dispel ‘negative narratives’ about city at Apec summit
Paul Chan says he'll encourage US firms to realise city's development potential, especially in AI, big data analytics, biotech, fintech and advanced manufacturing Minister also pledges to dispel ...
The bedbug crisis is starting to bite Asia
Rising bedbug concerns prompt intensified precautionary measures across resorts, hotels, airports and public transport.
HKSTP supercharges Hong Kong’s new-industrialisation mission with key microelectronics partnerships
J2 Semiconductor and Neta Auto choose Hong Kong Science Park for R&D centres, highlighting the city’s status as an international I&T hub.
Hong Kong luxury home rents rose as Singapore’s fell amid contrasting market conditions in third quarter
Hong Kong’s luxury home rents rose 1 per cent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, while Singapore’s slipped by 1.7 per cent, highlighting the contrasting fortunes of Asia’s ...
Sustainable business: more Hong Kong firms are getting their ESG reporting checked by external auditors as investors look for reliable data, industry survey finds
Listed companies in Hong Kong are increasingly taking on external auditors to check their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, as investors and stakeholders look for more reliable and ...