Tag: business

Tink Labs Limited, one of Hong Kong’s most successful startups that revolutionizes travel and tourism, today has announced it is partnering with Ghanaian hotels to offer its mobile travel solution called, handy, to visitors. The device, first launched in ... ( read original story ...)

Here are three Canadian startups that are taking aim at textile waste ... With sales in Los Angeles, Australia, Hong Kong and Canada, the duo are optimistic. "We know that this isn't going to get rid of Zara," she says. "Fast fashion is still going ... ( read original story ...)

In just a short two and a half years the company has not only raised well over US$10 million from the likes of Alibaba’s Entrepreneurs Fund, 500 Startups and MindWorks Ventures, they are well their way to becoming Hong Kong’s hottest e-commerce fashion ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's red-hot home prices extended their record-breaking run in June, although the pace of growth slowed, underscoring the challenges the city's new leader faces in reining in prices in one of the world's most expensive property ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s answer to Google Glass, an environment-sensing safety helmet – these are start-up ideas that have emerged victorious in the latest round of a pitching competition, and vying for up to US$3 million in investment. The Jumpstarter competition ... ( read original story ...)

For decades, Singapore and Hong Kong have reigned supreme: as key transit points connecting travellers in Asia to and from the rest of the world. But now, a $1-trillion (about R12.95-trillion) global airport spree is threatening the status quo. Half that ... ( read original story ...)

Established in 1956 by seven businessmen led by Lawrence Kadoorie of the famous Hong Kong business dynasty, the company initially provided jobs for skilled traditional carpet workers who came to Hong Kong as refugees from the mainland. The application of ... ( read original story ...)

For almost three decades starting in the 1970s, there was nothing like it as Hong Kong’s film industry catapulted a large number of Asian A-listers to international stardom. But the golden days are long gone. Hong Kong films have had little to no ... ( read original story ...)

A joint venture backed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agreed to acquire Germany’s Ista International, betting on the increasing adoption of so-called smart metering technology to cut water and power consumption. The sale price wasn’t disclosed. ( read original story ...)

As at the date of this announcement, the executive Directors are Dr. Yu Qigang (Chairman), Mr. Zeng Xiang Di (Chief Executive Officer), Mr. Yang Wang Jian, Mr. Chen Hanhong and Ms. Eva Au; the non-executive Director is Ms. Yu Jiaoli; and the independent ... ( read original story ...)

The article is called Lufthansa upgrades Hong Kong – Munich service with A350 and is located at https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/27/lufthansa-upgrades-hong-kong-munich-service-a350/. ( read original story ...)

From Hong Kong to Canada for APEC meetings this week, there is a surreal and improbable sense of - so different, but so sneakily similar. Take the front page story in Toronto’s Globe and Mail reporting that Canada’s Supreme Court had quashed a ... ( read original story ...)

In Hong Kong, Dutch architecture firm Concrete has designed a luxury complex for millennials with that co-living model in mind. Called Skypark, the building opened in March 2017. Residents rent traditional apartments, ranging from studios to two ... ( read original story ...)

It's hard for Hong Kong people not to be envious of a Singapore-based startup that was reported to have successfully taken on Uber to become the dominant player in ride-hailing services in the Southeast Asian market of more than 600 million people. ( read original story ...)