Top business and thought leaders from Greater China and around the world have come together in Hong Kong for the 17 th Forbes Global CEO Conference that kicks off today. The gathering is being held against a backdrop of rapid technology change and global ... ( read original story ...)
Rule of law and English language are key assets for Hong Kong to win British business in wake of Brexit, says trade chief
Hong Kong businesses and officials need to seize the opportunities created by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, according to Trade Development Council executive director Margaret Fong Shun-man. Speaking on the sidelines of a trade symposium ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency mania grips Hong Kong as it looks beyond banking
In the mid-1990s, Johnson Leung embarked on a career in shipping. In the early 2000s, he moved to finance. And now he runs a Hong Kong startup to try to improve how container ships are booked using blockchain technology. Many in Hong Kong hope the city can ... ( read original story ...)
AI startup Appier hires Sean Chu from Microsoft to head its Asia growth strategy
Appier, the artificial intelligence startup that recently raised a $33 million Series ... which include Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, before expanding into other regions. The company’s main products, the CrossX Programmatic Platform and ... ( read original story ...)
Ceremony kicks start the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Re-establishment of Lingnan University in Hong Kong
The Launch Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the Re-establishment of Lingnan University in Hong Kong was held on 19 September at Chan Tak Tai Auditorium of the University campus. About 700 staff, students, alumni and friends of the University gathered ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airlines may start flying to San Francisco in March
Hong Kong Airlines may be about to begin flying four-times per week to San Francisco starting March 25 next year. According to industry website airlineroute.net, the carrier has filed a new route to the West Coast city, which will be operated by its Airbus ... ( read original story ...)
The Prime Minister reappoints Lord Green to the Board of Trustees of the Natural History Museum.
In 1977, he joined McKinsey & Co Inc, management consultants, before joining The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in 1982 with responsibility for corporate planning activities. He fulfilled a variety of roles at HSBC, culminating in ... ( read original story ...)
Student banners are merely the result of Hong Kong genuinely moving with the times
Hong Kong Chinese have benefited from western-style freedom without knowing or appreciating it. Yet some try to dissect and segregate it, so they have just have enough freedom to do business while trading the other away for expediency and to allay Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Using Velocity points to book Hainan, Hong Kong, Capital Airlines
Australian Business Traveller understands that Virgin Australia plans ... (This trick unfortunately doesn’t work with Hong Kong Airlines or Beijing Capital Airlines: only Hainan Airlines.) Enter subscription-based website ExpertFlyer, which can search ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Mania Grips Hong Kong as City Looks Beyond Banking
In the mid-1990s, Johnson Leung embarked on a career in shipping. In the early 2000s, he moved to finance. And now, he runs a Hong Kong startup that aims to improve how container ships are booked using blockchain technology. Many in Hong Kong hope the city ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain adoption poised to go mainstream, say founders of HK start-up PassKit
the co-founder and chief executive at start-up Hong Kong mobile application developer PassKit, told the South China Morning Post in an exclusive interview. Blockchain, which has gained both notoriety and acclaim as the mechanism behind cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)
HK a startup hub
We are also moving ahead with, I just mentioned, the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation & Technology Park project in an area called the Lok Ma Chau Loop – a future hub for R&D collaboration. In addition, we will support startups at different stages of ... ( read original story ...)
CUHK MBA Swaps Job At IBM In India For A Digital Marketing Career In Hong Kong
It was this that set him on course for a full-time MBA at Hong Kong’s CUHK Business School in search of a deeper understanding of how big business operates. Since completing his degree, Syed has transitioned into the world of digital marketing with an ... ( read original story ...)
Diversity pays business dividends, says fund-firm President Hobson
And they all moved to the couch and held the meeting there, the 48-year-old president of Ariel Investments recounted on a recent visit to Hong Kong. The story sums up ... A study by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. found females lag behind men on the career ... ( read original story ...)