TempoGO, an Internet of Things (IoT) and SaaS solution for commercial transportation, has raised US$825,000 in seed funding, led by K2 Capital of Hong Kong. Founded in 2015, Mumbai-based TempoGO provides IoT and Saas solutions for the transportation industry. ( read original story ...)
What can we expect in China in 2017?
As an example, it’s been very popular in 2016 to visit Hong Kong, buy single-premium life-insurance policies (with a value of up to $100 million!) using renminbi, and then use a variety of means to monetize the policy in US dollars. The credit-card ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong gain ground as rising currency trading rivals to London
As a result Hong Kong and Singapore are rising challengers to London, according to the Bank of England’s quarterly bulletin, which studied data from the Bank of International Settlements. London hosted 37pc of global foreign exchange trading, down from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China stock markets start 2017 on a high as manufacturing index hits four-year high
Positive economic data and new year’s spirit lifted both the Hong Kong and mainland markets as the first trading day of 2017 closed, but analysts warned more uncertainties lie ahead in the new year than in 2016. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) opened slightly ... ( read original story ...)
Shamed former leader of Hong Kong pleads not guilty to bribery at his high-profile corruption trial after quitting in disgrace for accepting favours from tycoons
In 2012 he apologised for separate allegations that he accepted inappropriate gifts from business friends in the form of trips on luxury yachts and private jets. The trial comes at a time when residents are losing faith in Hong Kong's leaders, as a string ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elite fails to grasp extent of public anger over city’s decline
... they loathe in Hong Kong Chinese is their complete lack of empathy for the world outside of Hong Kong. The serial inability of government and business leaders to make decisive policy changes to arrest a downward spiralling economy is a laughable ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s illegal ivory hub status ‘could grow after planned mainland China ban’
Wildlife campaigners have urged Hong Kong authorities to fast-track the phasing out of the city’s ivory trade, warning of a surge in illegal business after the mainland announced a total ban within a year. WWF Hong Kong yesterday contrasted Beijing’s ... ( read original story ...)
Is fintech a disruptor or enabler for Canada’s big banks?
The consultancy McKinsey & Co. is reportedly tracking more than 2,000 ... similar to the United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end a volatile 2016 roughly flat
SHANGHAI: Hong Kong shares rose around 1 percent on Friday, but the main indexes ended 2016 near where they started after a volatile 12 months, punctuated by Britain's vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump's triumph in the U.S. presidential ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks track higher in early trading on final session for 2016
Hong Kong and mainland stocks opened slightly higher on Friday, the final trading session of 2016, shrugging off the declines in US equity markets. The Hang Seng Index opened up 0.13 per cent or 28 points at 21,818.91, and the Hang Seng China Enterprises ... ( read original story ...)
Flight Test: Hong Kong to Auckland on Cathay Pacific's A350
If you'd like to see how the 1 per cent fly, then business class on Cathay's new A350 is the way to go. THE AIRLINE Cathay Pacific THE ROUTE Hong Kong to Auckland, New Zealand. THE PLANE Airbus A350-900, the world's newest aircraft. The aircraft carries ... ( read original story ...)
Gigi Chao has a head for business and a heart for LGBT rights
HONG KONG From her 49th-floor office at Central Plaza, Hong Kong's third-tallest building, Gigi Chao juggles three roles as a business executive, philanthropist and one of Asia's most prominent gay rights activists. Although her billionaire father ... ( read original story ...)
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China quotes Mao: Taiwan and Hong Kong independence supporters will fail 'like flies'
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu BEIJING (Reuters) - Quoting a poem by the founder of Communist China Mao Zedong, China's government said on Wednesday that the efforts by Hong Kong and Taiwan independence supporters to link up were doomed to fail, as they would be ... ( read original story ...)