Hong Kong delegation warm to Cambridge technology expertise

... Association – an organisation with a large membership in Hong Kong and China – said: “We truly appreciated the opportunity to take our senior executives and business leaders to Cambridge, especially [the] visit to Cambridge Design Partnership. ( read original story ...)

Myntra’s Ananya Tripathi gets new responsibilities

Tripathi, a former McKinsey executive who joined the Bengaluru based e-tailer ... TOI reported last week that Myntra has now won the master franchise rights of Hong Kong-based brand Esprit. Earlier, it won a similar right for Mango. Tripathi said the ... ( read original story ...)

Women-led startups on the rise in Hong Kong

While the rise of the “She Economy” in China has boosted the country’s consumer market, women are also playing a significant role in the startup sector in Hong Kong and the mainland. Women-targeted platforms that provide assistance in all aspects of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong- Dublin route ‘strengthens links to Asia’

A new direct route between Dublin and Hong Kong will “dramatically” strengthen an already burgeoning business relationship between Ireland and Asia, according to business and political figures. Cathay Pacific announced it will operate a new direct ... ( read original story ...)

AI development will lead to a bright future for HK

According to a study published by the McKinsey Global Institute in April ... Professor Yang Qiang, head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, was elected chairman of the Awards ... ( read original story ...)

Nemesis Philip Bowman back to haunt Solomon Lew

The Hong Kong-based chairman Ho — whose hands-on investment house ... Not bad for a few years NED work. Ex China-focused, McKinsey consultant Chan Wai-Chan, also apparently still to buy any Bellamy’s shares, would receive a more modest package, as ... ( read original story ...)

Tag: SilverKrisLounge Hong Kong (Business Class)

I recently wrote about a visit to the SilverKris Lounge in Hong Kong where Joanna and I used the First Class area courtesy of our Singapore Airlines Suites Class booking. The SilverKris Business Class lounge shares and entrance with the First Class ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands pour into Hong Kong roads in protest

Hong Kong — Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday in an "anti-authoritarian rule" march that called for the resignation of the city’s top legal official over the recent jailing of young democracy activists. The march, an annual ... ( read original story ...)

Who can grab the opportunity as Uber’s Asian ride gets bumpy?

In Hong Kong this week, Grab co-founder Tan Hooi Ling told This Week in Asia the company was not resting on its laurels. The 33-year-old former McKinsey consultant cofounded Grab with Anthony Tan, the scion of a Malaysian automotive empire, while they were ... ( read original story ...)

‘The problem of budget hotel quality wasn’t being solved’

Last week, Treebo raised $34 million, its highest investment round yet, from Hong Kong-based investment firms Ward Ferry ... about entrepreneurship was in school. But then I joined McKinsey as a consultant. While at McKinsey, I saw the startup ecosystem ... ( read original story ...)