Tag: business

Forkast, a Hong Kong-based blockchain-focused multimedia platform, raised $1.7M in seed funding. The round was led by AMTD Group, Fenbushi Capital, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Animoca Brands, ... ( read original story ...)

New caps on sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and respirable suspended particles to come into force, with city to phase out reliance on coal. ( read original story ...)

Airwallex’s new virtual card represents the latest business-to-business offering in partnership with Visa as rivalry in borderless payment systems heats up. ( read original story ...)

Geek+, a Beijing-based startup focusing on developing robotics and artificial intelligence technologies to improve warehouse efficiency, has secured a contract to deploy its autonomous mobile robots ... ( read original story ...)

Equal Opportunities Commission chair says pro-establishment lawmakers who oppose the Games are making ‘a mountain out of a molehill’. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong children as young as 12 will be offered Covid-19 BioNTech vaccinations from next Monday, the government announced, urging hesitant adults to follow suit before vaccination centres close in ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's anti-discrimination watchdog slammed two prominent pro-Beijing politicians on Thursday for recent comments warning that next year's Gay Games would "divide the city" and bring "dirty money ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks are poised to snap a six-day slide as China and the US agree to promote trade and investment cooperation following several rounds in two weeks. ( read original story ...)

The Airwallex Borderless Card will allow customers in Hong Kong to instantly generate and issue multi-currency virtual payment cards that can be ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong market for new stock listings has cooled to its slowest pace since 2009 in the wake of increasing Chinese scrutiny of tech firms anti-competitive business practices ... ( read original story ...)

A company source says however that if the ailing carrier ultimately has to axe jobs, up to 40 per cent of staff will be made redundant. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong billionaires Li Ka-shing and Henry Cheng will hand out shopping vouchers and cash grants worth a total of HK$30 million ($3.9 million) to residents to boost the city’s sluggish coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The highly successful 2021 edition of StartmeupHK Festival, Asia's leading startup event, officially came to a close on 28 May, after a bustling week showcasing 806 speakers from around the world. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong dropped from third to eighth in a global construction costs index as building activity took a knock, potentially subduing new-home prices. ( read original story ...)