Derek: Looking ahead, Hong Kong is poised to play a pivotal role in global digital transformation. The city's strengths—including a wealth of top talent, a network of visionary leaders, and ...
Hong Kong IPO frenzy sets sights on record HK$250 billion fundraising for 2025
HONG Kong’s sizzling initial public offering (IPO) market is prompting the Big Four accounting firms to sharply raise their fundraising forecasts for 2025. KPMG now predicts total proceeds could soar ...
Hong Kong’s AI supercomputing infrastructure reaches 90% usage rate, local reports
Hong Kong has used 90% of its artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputing center at Cyberport since it opened in December, according to a report. The center is supported by a HK$3 billion (~$380 ...
Hong Kong’s Startup Ecosystem Is Thriving — But This Is How It Becomes A Global Hub – Forbes
According to InvestHK's latest survey, as of 2016 there were nearly 2,000 startups in Hong Kong employing over 5,000 employees (up 24% from last year ).
Hong Kong’s Startup Office Spaces – Forbes
Wynd co-Founders Michael Ma and Rick Lam In the space of 2 to 3 years, Hong Kong has become a hotbed of startup activity. But startups need a place to live and grow, and Hong Kong’s astronomical ...
FoundersHK, created to strengthen Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem, holds its first demo day – TechCrunch
FoundersHK was created to strengthen Hong Kong’s startup community, which has weathered more than two years of political turmoil, along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Today the nonprofit, which ...
Why Hong Kong May Soon Be the World’s Next Startup Powerhouse – Inc.com
One successful Hong Kong-based startup to watch is HotelQuickly. The on-demand booking app that has raised a total of $5.63 million in VC funding.
How doing business in Hong Kong is changing
I heard it from friends who couldn’t wait to start walking Hong Kong’s streets without a face mask for the first time in years (the mask mandate was lifted, after 945 days, in March 2023). One of the ...
Fur love’s sake in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's pet industry is set to scale new heights as the number of pet owners continues to grow. Stacy Shi reports that pet insurance providers and veterinary clinics are among the biggest ...
Hong Kong positioned to absorb crypto liquidity as Singapore tightens rules
Hong Kong stands positioned to get hold of crypto liquidity as Singapore tightens regulations on unlicensed cryptocurrency companies.
LHN proposes delisting from Hong Kong due to low trading volume, costs
SINGAPORE] Real estate player LHN has proposed a voluntary delisting from the mainboard of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX) due to concerns over trading volume and costs. Read more at The ...
Hong Kong’s Super Star Seafood Restaurant shuts last outlet, staff left chasing $760K in unpaid wages
Hong Kong's Super Star Seafood Restaurant has suddenly closed its final branch, leaving around 50 employees seeking to recover HKD6 million (US$764,000) in unpaid salaries and severance.
HSBC offers Hong Kong SMEs a helping hand with account fitness initiative
Many entrepreneurs of SMEs do not yet know how to take good care of their bank accounts,” said Frank Fang, head of commercial banking for HSBC Hong Kong and Macau, on Friday.
HKMA defends Hong Kong currency as higher US rates threaten trading band
Market interventions to soak up HK$29.6 billion from the banking system on July 7, increasing the pressure on local borrowing costs.