Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday it’s laying off nearly 600 staff at its headquarters in its biggest round of firings in two decades as it faces rising competition from rival carriers and tough business conditions. The Hong Kong airline said it ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay lays off 600 as it faces rising pressure
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Monday it's laying off nearly 600 staff at its headquarters as it faces rising competition from rival carriers and tough business conditions. The airline said it plans to axe about 190 managers, or a quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bank branches aren’t closing – but they are evolving digitally
“The smartphone is really the new branch for transactional needs, so it basically gives Citi a branch network in the millions,” claimed Angel Ng, Citibank’s country business manager, Hong Kong. “In terms of physical footprint, branches remain ... ( read original story ...)
Work-life balance preference is now at an all-time high
Even though most employees in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia still have a high preference for good salary and benefits when looking for an employer, work-life balance is rapidly rising in importance to the point that it’s become the second most ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s MTR is praised abroad for efficiency, but criticized at home
But it was not until recently that the monopoly operator of Hong Kong's profitable metro system said it wanted to do business in Southeast Asia. With a third of its revenue coming from railway operations in Europe, Australia and mainland China, MTR is ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Hong Kong is the ideal location for the Silk Road bank’s treasury
I was approached by a gang of lawyers who despaired about the possibility of having to start business development in Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan. Where was the fertile valley of fees they hoped would originate in Hong Kong? I hate to represent the segment of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bidders line up for Walkie Talkie stake
Hong Kong investors are emerging as the favourites to snap up a 50pc stake in London’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper, as rules governing the exporting of Chinese money tighten. Sources close to the sale of the building have suggested that it is likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Asian ‘eco funeral’ market on the rise
HONG KONG—Death is inevitable but it doesn’t have to be bad ... Piyanuch Wattanasiritananwong and a friend came from Thailand, where they run a property business, after hearing about the show from a contact. “We want to know what opportunities ... ( read original story ...)
'NZ is open for business,' Bill English tells Hong Kong investors
Prime Minister Bill English likes the view from the 73rd floor of a high-rise owned by Asia's richest man. The visit to the headquarters of CK Hutchison Holdings is the first stop on his two-day visit to Hong Kong, where he is delivering the message: New ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's Startup Ecosystem Is Thriving — But This Is How It Becomes A Global Hub
My very first investment into a startup company was back in 2010. Sentiment had finally turned positive again after the global financial crisis and Facebook and Twitter were both on fire, approaching huge late stage pre-IPO valuations. I had to get involved. ( read original story ...)
7 things we’ve learned running a Hong Kong-based accelerator
Deciding your accelerator’s niche is crucial. For Betatron, we decided to stay vertical agnostic, but focus our attention on Hong Kong startups specifically. The main goal of our program is to position each startup to raise their first institutional ... ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong 7: Top Spots for Your Next Business Meeting
We have got local intelligence and listed the top 7 places that are sure-fire hits when it comes to finding a great spot to do business in this buzzing Asian capital. We have selected two amazing restaurants, three incredible hotels with business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Qupital raises $2M led by Alibaba to finance invoice loans for SMES
Qupital, a one-year-old Hong Kong-based startup that addresses cash flow issues for SMEs, has closed a $2 million seed funding round. The is certainly a notable size for an early stage investment in Hong Kong’s nascent but growing startup scene. ( read original story ...)
This startup nabbed Alibaba and MindWorks Ventures’ first ever HK fintech investment
Qupital is a Hong Kong-based online trading platform that helps businesses ... After graduating, he got a job in Denmark working as a software engineer for a legal tech startup that was creating a platform for online arbitration (resolving disputes online ... ( read original story ...)