Tag: business

The KaiOS is powering some of the world's cheapest, fastest-selling mobile phones, which are helping millions get online, especially in India and Africa. The startup counts a prominent tech titan ... ( read original story ...)

Seeking to dispel safety concerns, Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Edward Yau told foreign diplomats and business leaders in a letter this week that Hong Kong was a “welcoming city for investors and ... ( read original story ...)

Business confidence of Hong Kong's small and medium enterprises fell to a three-year low in the third quarter this year. The "Standard Chartered Hong Kong SME Leading Business Index" by the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI — China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, tracking overnight losses on the Wall Street on mixed earnings reports, and after the European Central Bank held interest rates steady ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s total exports in June suffered their biggest annual fall in nearly three and a half years, hurt by a slowdown in China and the impact on the port city’s manufacturers ... ( read original story ...)

Rents in Hong Kong are high by global standards. Grade-A office rents in Central, for example, are the highest in the world and, by some estimates, more than 50 percent higher than in New York Midtown ... ( read original story ...)

Earlier this month, Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam suspended the bill, but the business community is among those calling for the proposed law to be scrapped altogether. It has sparked fears of a second ... ( read original story ...)

“The fact that China’s defence ministry would telegraph its willingness to mobilise the PLA in Hong Kong is certain to be a shock to the business community. No one wants to see a new Tiananmen in ... ( read original story ...)

“We are very happy to bring this competitive selection of fintech startups for the first time to Hong Kong to approach investors and explore the booming fintech startup ecosystem in Hong Kong and Asia ... ( read original story ...)

That's the assessment from Yoan Kamalski, the founder of Singapore-based co-living start-up Hmlet. Instead of purchasing property, he told CNBC on Tuesday, many people in places like Australia and ... ( read original story ...)

... To said he believed the Hong Kong government "has used organized, orchestrated forces and even triad gangs in [an] attempt to disperse citizens." In this case, the attackers could possibly have ... ( read original story ...)

Venturelab has nominated the ten startups that will attend a 6-day business development trip in Hong Kong. The startups will get the opportunity to explore the booming market and meet potential ... ( read original story ...)

The march reached its police-designated end point in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district in the late afternoon, but thousands continued onward, at various points occupying key government and business ... ( read original story ...)

C&R Wise AI, the Hong Kong start-up that provided artificial intelligence technology to accurately count the number of street protesters in the city, is also helping universities and railway operators ... ( read original story ...)