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McKinsey studies show that 70% of companies are choosing corporate ... this is the first it has launched independently. Hong Kong was chosen due to the high interest in fintech among banks in the city, Coles says, adding that “the interest in is as ... ( read original story ...)

Uber’s Hong Kong team says it is “working really hard” to prove to US senior management that the business has a future in the city, following the ride-hailing service’s withdrawal in Southeast Asia. Kenneth She Chun-chi, general manager of the ... ( read original story ...)

Investors Shailesh Rao, a senior advisor at TPG Global and McKinsey & Co, and Newquest Capital founding ... The start-up is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai and Bengaluru. “In the past two years, we have brought a simple ... ( read original story ...)

Angel investors including Shailesh Rao (Senior Advisor -TPG, McKinsey) and Amit Gupta (Founding Partner, Newquest Capital) also participated in this funding round. Kristal.AI currently focuses on investors (clients) in the Singapore, Hong Kong and India ... ( read original story ...)

Start-up accelerators see Asia as a hotbed for technological innovation. Those companies see potential in Singapore and Hong Kong, primarily because of their strong reserves of tech experts. There's a new breed of entrepreneurship programs turning to Asia ... ( read original story ...)

Forbes.com - 07:02 AM GMT April 10, 2018 Pinduoduo: The $1.5B Startup Challenging E-Commerce Giant Alibaba In China's Towns And Villages Forbes.com - 06:21 AM GMT April 06, 2018 Inside Hong Kong's coolest neighbourhood Evening Standard - 16:32 PM ... ( read original story ...)

That accounted for nearly 8% of the total trade between the Netherlands and our motherland in 2017, demonstrating our growing role in strengthening the links between Hong Kong, the Mainland and a world of business. Our motherland's far-reaching Belt & Road ... ( read original story ...)

Of more than 1,200 listed companies that can trade under the Stock Connect programme linking the bourses in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen, 65 per cent have said they will increase their Belt and Road Initiative business in the next three years ... ( read original story ...)

(MENAFN Editorial) HONG KONG, April 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Oddup, the global leader in startup investment insights, has added the listing and analysis of ICO and Cryptocurrency data to its platform. The Oddup platform now hosts live streaming of the prices ... ( read original story ...)

Six FinTech startups from across Asia and around the world kicked off DBS Accelerator in Hong Kong this year, seeking to shape the future of finance with innovative solutions in enhancing the customer’s digital journey, data analytics, as well as ... ( read original story ...)

SLEEEP is Hong Kong's first capsule hotel, a concept invented in Japan in the late 1970s that aims to provide cheap, convenient "sleeping pods" for travelers who do not require the services of a full hotel. I stayed at SLEEEP on a recent business trip to ... ( read original story ...)

A new scheme that the government is pumping billions of dollars into to stimulate private investment in Hong Kong tech start-ups has come under scrutiny, with critics saying it has no clear aims and can be exploited to enrich investors rather than drive ... ( read original story ...)

With daylight barely broken on Saturday morning it was an early start for everyone ahead of the big day at the Hong Kong Sevens and plenty of revellers had already started their fun as they stocked up on drinks in 7-Eleven on the way to Hong Kong Stadium. ( read original story ...)

I knew Hong Kong apartments were small. I didn't realize they were that small. I had booked what I thought was a studio apartment in Mong Kok, a neighborhood on Kowloon island reputed to be the most densely populated place on earth. Mong Kok, which ... ( read original story ...)