SLEEEP’s product SLPer® has received this year’s Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018. The Red Dot awards are decided by a jury consisting of high profile designers, professors and journalists. The Red Dot design award is claimed to be the most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Changi puts Hong Kong’s airport to shame on nursing facilities
The Hong Kong government has been actively encouraging new mothers to breastfeed and we all know that breastfeeding can give babies the best start in life. Since our baby was born last September, we have found that many shopping malls and department ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sevens provides a guide for what new Kai Tak stadium should be
The success of the HSBC/Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sevens long ago proved we are able to host a world-class sporting event. It fuelled demand for a better venue than that at So Kon Po and work will start this year on a stadium at Kai Tak. The harbour-side ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Houseware, Home Textiles, Gifts, Printing Fairs Open This Month
"The Startup Zone is returning at the two fairs this year, attracting start-ups from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, as well as first-time participants from Indonesia and Bangladesh. Start-ups can discover further business opportunities by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore step into currency markets
2018 Hong Kong Betting Tips: Magic Moreira can leave fans buzzing with Circuit City A.M - 07:48 AM GMT April 11, 2018 How Alibaba-Backed Startup Qupital Is Helping Hong Kong SMEs Fix Their Cash Flow Forbes.com - 22:00 PM GMT April 10, 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Unlike the Taiwanese, Hong Kong students prefer public sector: survey
Hong Kong, April 13 (CNA) The majority of students in Hong Kong want to become civil servants after graduation, unlike most Taiwanese young adults who prefer to start their own business or work overseas, according to a recent poll conducted by the City ... ( read original story ...)
Box Office Collections: Secret Superstar Is Off To A Good Start In Hong Kong
Aamir Khan manages to raise the bar once again, as his film Secret Superstar, starts off on a positive note in Hong Kong. After being showered with love by people in China, its ready to make an impression in Hong Kong as well. Talking about Secret ... ( read original story ...)
German food delivery startup chows down on Malaysian market
He led the company’s entry to Hong Kong in 2014 but decided after six months that he could do it better. That’s when he left to start Dahmakan with Jessica Li of Hong Kong, who was also part of Foodpanda, and Christian Edelmann of Germany. Most food ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority buys HK$3.26 billion worth of US dollars to support local currency
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank said on Friday it had sold HK$3.26 billion (US$415.3 million) worth of US dollars in an attempt to prop up the Hong Kong dollar after it slumped to its weakest level in 35 years and breached the lower limit of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end the week lower after monetary authority steps in to prop up currency yet again
The Hong Kong stock market ended the week lower ... “Although Stanley hasn’t been handling the business for many years, his retirement means Daisy [his eldest daughter] and Angela [his wife] will have greater power on the board and simplify its ... ( read original story ...)
Finastra launches sandbox for fintech companies in Hong Kong
McKinsey studies show that 70% of companies are choosing corporate ... this is the first it has launched independently. Hong Kong was chosen due to the high interest in fintech among banks in the city, Coles says, adding that “the interest in is as ... ( read original story ...)
Uber Hong Kong boss Kenneth She Chun-chi says it’s business as usual despite regional upheaval
Uber’s Hong Kong team says it is “working really hard” to prove to US senior management that the business has a future in the city, following the ride-hailing service’s withdrawal in Southeast Asia. Kenneth She Chun-chi, general manager of the ... ( read original story ...)
Kristal.AI raises $1.85 million in a round led by IDG Ventures
Investors Shailesh Rao, a senior advisor at TPG Global and McKinsey & Co, and Newquest Capital founding ... The start-up is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai and Bengaluru. “In the past two years, we have brought a simple ... ( read original story ...)
IDG Ventures India Led $1.87 Mn Funding In Financial Advisory Startup Kristal.AI
Angel investors including Shailesh Rao (Senior Advisor -TPG, McKinsey) and Amit Gupta (Founding Partner, Newquest Capital) also participated in this funding round. Kristal.AI currently focuses on investors (clients) in the Singapore, Hong Kong and India ... ( read original story ...)