Tag: business

Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe of the New York Times have done their homework on the management giant ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is planning to legalize retail trading for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The recent U-turn on crypto regulations comes after the city took ... ( read original story ...)

Rugby fans may be excited by the return of the Hong Kong Sevens, but the event’s economic value is likely to shrink from HK$400 million (US$51 million) in the past to HK$300 million or less, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is pivoting toward a friendlier regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies with a plan to legalize retail trading, contrasting with the city’s skeptical stance of recent years and the ban in ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s finance chief on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19 while on a work trip to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, raising the question of whether he can return in time for a major bankers’ summit set ... ( read original story ...)

Clients from the traditional business space include Taiwanese computer maker Acer and Pickupp, a Hong Kong-based logistics startup backed by Swire Properties. The crypto repayment feature is currently ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today kicked off its seventh global Elevator Pitch Competition 2023 (EPiC 2023), by inviting tech startups around the world to enter one of ... ( read original story ...)

To avoid being a pawn in geopolitical struggles, the city must define its place in the world by making clear its resolve to be a helpful international actor Hong Kong's place in the global context ... ( read original story ...)

Shopify has made an investment in Hong Kong SaaS startup WATI’s $23 million USD Series B round. WATI announced the financing on Wednesday, which was led by Tiger Global, with participation from ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has banned dry goods stalls at the Lunar New Year fair in 2023, citing pandemic reasons, despite the city making recent efforts to resume normal life and host large-scale events. In a ... ( read original story ...)

A group of bipartisan lawmakers issued a fiery rebuke of the recent guilty verdict of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai on fraud charges Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Nuclear fusion energy, if proven commercially viable, may offer clean, affordable and secure energy in the future, meaning long-term investors are paying attention. ( read original story ...)

WATI becomes the latest Hong Kong-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up to collect new funding from big-name global investors International investors are betting on the rapid digital ... ( read original story ...)

With Pearce's relocation, Dickson Yuen, whose responsibilities have included leadership of the company's Hong Kong business, has been promoted to regional director, reporting to the firm's co-founders ... ( read original story ...)