Sok Chan / Khmer Times No Comments Share: Thomas Chan Kwok Cheung, president of The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (centre), a member of the business delegation visiting Phnom Penh yesterday. MOC As part of a delegation exploring business opportunities ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business and professional delegation visits Cambodia (with photos)
A 48-strong Hong Kong delegation comprising businessmen and professionals led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, arrived in Phnom Penh today (March 19) for the first leg of their visit to Cambodia and Vietnam, meeting ... ( read original story ...)
HKTDC Launches New “Start-up Express” Incubation Programme
HONG KONG, Mar, 19 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has launched a new incubation programme, Start-up Express, to help start-ups build networks, market business and attract investment. Each of the 10 winners is ... ( read original story ...)
Wealth management in an era of robots, regulation, and new money
I’m delighted to be joined on the line by Joe Ngai, who is a partner in McKinsey’s Hong Kong office. Joe is the managing partner of McKinsey’s offices in Greater China overall. Joe, thanks very much for taking the time to speak. Joe Ngai: Of course. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin start-ups in Asia take aim at remittances market
Used as a transfer mechanism rather than a currency, bitcoin circumvents banks’ transaction fees. Start-ups such as Bitspark in Hong Kong, and Bloom, Payphil, coins.ph and Satoshi Citadel Industries’ (SCI) remittance unit Rebit in Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Startup Puts All Your Banks in a Single App
Gini, a local fintech startup, today announced the launch of its namesake app, the city’s first all-in-one personal financial management application. The gini app introduces a new alternative for Hongkongers to get insights into their spending habits ... ( read original story ...)
UBS sees ‘business as normal’ as it contests Hong Kong suspension
HONG KONG (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) has told staff that it is “business as normal”, after the Swiss bank revealed on Friday it is fighting an 18-month suspension in Hong Kong from leading initial public offerings (IPOs). In an internal memo sent by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaign endures election setback
Pro-Beijing parties hold a near unassailable majority in Hong Kong's legislature, LegCo, thanks to the functional constituency system, which allocates seats to certain business, trade and civil society groups, the majority of which take their lead from China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific banks on cargo to bring the cash as 2017 losses forecast at US$357 million
A strong cargo business will be one of the few bright spots for Cathay Pacific Airways when it unveils losses estimated at HK$2.8 billion (US$357 million) on Wednesday on the back of its weak passenger operations. Hong Kong’s biggest airline has carried ... ( read original story ...)
Mystery Hong Kong investors bet on low-cost start-up carrier Air Belgium
A mystery group of Hong Kong investors is backing a new long-haul budget carrier, betting on the rise of low-cost travel despite the wafer-thin margins of the airline industry. Ambitious start-up Air Belgium, which has not sold a single air ticket yet ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elects new lawmakers as city faces decades of Xi Jinping rule
Pro-Beijing parties hold a near unassailable majority in Hong Kong's legislature, LegCo, thanks to the functional constituency system, which allocates seats to certain business, trade and civil society groups, the majority of which take their lead from China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s budget funding for innovation is a smart start
Will the HK$50 billion investment in innovation and technology, along with other initiatives in the budget, contribute to building the desired culture of innovation in Hong Kong? In addition, what more should the government be doing in its role as ... ( read original story ...)
How the rubber duck is Hong Kong’s business and spirit of ‘can do’
In 2013, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman set afloat a massive, 12-metre rubber duck in Victoria Harbour as part of a world tour. Hofman was on a vague mission of peace and togetherness dedicated to the citizens of the world. The ongoing tour that began in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘flagship’ e-scrap facility nears start-up…finally
China: There were serious delays in its construction and completion. But now the Hong Kong WEEE Park, seen as the modern face of electronics recycling in Hong Kong, is all set to open its doors. The Euro 60 million (US$ 74 million) treatment facility ... ( read original story ...)