Tag: business

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

“Shame he don’t give it back to Hong Kong by making home prices cheaper.” Viva Republica! South Korean Startup Toss Churns $1 Billion a Month 5,608: “Our culture dynamic really focuses on freedom and responsibility.” Blue Skies for the Founder of ... ( read original story ...)

India Can No Longer Spend Its Way To Higher Growth Why Is PM Modi Allowing DACOIT-y On Indian Digital Startups? India’s Online Streaming ... Days’ — Finally Ends For PM Modi (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s central bank will probably take steps to ... ( read original story ...)