Tag: business

Hong Kong-listed Four Seas Group, the operator of the popular Okashi Land confectionery stores in the city, is hitching on the emerging unmanned stores bandwagon in China to expand its reach, according to its partner. EasyGo, a Guangzhou-based start-up ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Chinese stocks may still come under pressure on Friday, adding to a sell-off in the previous session, as the markets have yet to fully digest the implications of disappointing earnings prospects among smaller companies and the liquidation of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong can! It just needs a little connecting power. Dr Winnie Tang looks at Hong Kong startups’ challenges and a solution from the Smart City Consortium. The Hurun Greater China Unicorn Index published last month by the Hurun Research Institute ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s main stock index rose in early trade on Thursday to extend monthly gains, as China Overseas Land & Investment and property developers perked up gain after the US Federal Reserve kept borrowing costs unchanged. The Hang Seng Index added 0.2 ... ( read original story ...)

A senior Beijing envoy has warned Hong Kong to be prepared against “certain significant political and legal incidents” this year, while describing the city’s top official as having got off to a good start since taking office last July. Huang Lanfa ... ( read original story ...)

The competition was part of the 2018 StartmeupHK Festival in Hong Kong. According to the competition’s organizers, a total of 22 startups from around the world had four minutes each to pitch their business in front of a live audience to a panel of ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police sealed off part of a busy downtown neighborhood on Wednesday after an unexploded wartime bomb was found during construction work in the Asian financial center. Explosive ordinance disposal officers deployed to the scene ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited ("BOCHK") today announced that its 14 designated branches* would extend business hours to 6 pm on 13 and 14 February 2018 for providing its customers with added convenience before Chinese New Year. In addition, BOCHK ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks fell for a third day on Wednesday, after an overnight rout in US equities – spurred by a jump in treasury yields – offset a gauge showing that China’s manufacturing industry had expanded for an 18th straight month in January. ( read original story ...)

An increasing number of companies in Hong Kong are moving into co-working spaces, drawn by opportunities for collaboration with start-ups. Collaborating with start-ups as a way of keeping up with digitalisation, drawing in millennial talent and the cost ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: A rare Picasso painting on auction for the first time made its debut in Hong Kong at the start of a global tour on Tuesday and is expected to fetch $50 million, auction house Sotheby’s said. The painting – “Femme au beret et a la robe ... ( read original story ...)

A growing number of startus in Hong Kong have overseas founders, the Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po said today at the StartmeupHK Venture Forum. Citing a surey by InvestHK's, he said there has been a 16 percent increase in start-ups in the past year ... ( read original story ...)

Also Read: These 13 startups have made it to the second batch of Plug and ... verification and pricing. gini (Hong Kong) – Personal financial management An app that helps customers manage their personal finances and rewards them for it. ( read original story ...)

People in Hong Kong will be able to travel directly to over a dozen mainland ... for the XRL could be passed before the summer recess so that train services can start in the third quarter as scheduled. ( read original story ...)