All firms in Hong Kong face changing business costs, so they should be able to cope with officials’ advance warning to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay employees’ severance and long-service payments, the city’s labour minister said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
AI startup vPhrase wins Temenos Innovation Jam Hong Kong
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announces that the audience of the Innovation Jam in Hong Kong has voted vPhrase the winner of the fintech competition. Held in conjunction with Fintech Supercharger, Asia’s leading fintech accelerator ... ( read original story ...)
How one company survived two world wars and a changing China to make roots in Hong Kong
Smith Collection, a very special archive on Hong Kong, I knew when to look around in the old newspapers, which, in those days, published announcements of all kinds of company and personal business. So I found the notice that said a company called Arnhold ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong youth commission starts work, as teenager becomes youngest adviser to the government
A high-level advisory body on Hong Kong’s youth development was set up on Wednesday ... Lau Ming-wai said it was “a good start” that young figures from both sides of the political divide were joining the new commission. “I believe that all ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says It’s Beating Hong Kong as Asian Business Hub
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong has become more “China-centric,” enabling Singapore to take the lead when multinational companies look to set up their Asian headquarters in the region, according to the country’s Economic Development Board. With Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says It’s Beating Hong Kong to Be Asian Business Hub
Hong Kong has become more “China-centric,” enabling Singapore to take the lead when multinational companies look to set up their Asian headquarters in the region, according to the country’s Economic Development Board. With Hong Kong becoming more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing, the billionaire buyer of Expo lands, set to retire
The retirement of Hong Kong magnate Li Ka-shing – and the succession of his son Victor Li, who holds Canadian citizenship and previously spent significant time in Vancouver – is unlikely to renew Li family business interest in B.C., a Chinese-Canadian ... ( read original story ...)
72 Hours in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines has recently launched a new direct route from Vancouver to Hong Kong. Given that the flight is 14 hours, you may wish to opt for business class, which features full lie-flat beds. An amenity kit filled with L’Occitane products ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong makes use of rooftop farm
High above downtown Hong Kong's bustling, traffic-clogged streets, a group of office workers was toiling away not on a corporate acquisition or a public share offering but on harvesting a bumper crop of lettuce atop one of the skyscrapers studding the city ... ( read original story ...)
Shares in a Hong Kong magazine publisher surged almost 900% on their first day of trading
Hong Kong media company sees shares jump almost 900% on day of IPO. Shares in Most Kwai Chung, a media firm which publishes a popular satirical magazine, climbed from HK$1.2 (£0.11; $0.15) to a high of HK$11.76 (£1.06; $1.50). "We feel surprised about ... ( read original story ...)
Publisher of Hong Kong satirical magazine 100Most soars as much as tenfold on market debut after record demand
Hong Kong media firm Most Kwai Chung, which runs popular satirical magazine 100Most and a digital media site tapping into Hong Kong’s youth culture, saw its stock soar as much as tenfold on its trading debut after attracting the most public subscriptions ... ( read original story ...)
12 entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and 59 from China make Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List for 2018
The 300 people featured comprise 30 names in 10 categories. The list also included 12 entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, such as Liu Tao, a co-founder of MioTech, who is listed under “finance and venture capital”; Vincent Lim, a co-founder of Lim + Lu ... ( read original story ...)
Investors urged to play a stronger role in developing Hong Kong start-ups
The “Greater Bay Area” economic development project will boost Hong Kong’s start-up ecosystem, although investors need to play a stronger role and take more risks, experts at a major business event in the city heard on Tuesday. The audience at South ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s skyline farms harvest more happiness than food
HONG KONG (AP) — High above downtown Hong Kong's bustling, traffic-clogged streets, a group of office workers was toiling away not on a corporate acquisition or a public share offering but on harvesting a bumper crop of lettuce atop one of the ... ( read original story ...)