Tag: business

Showing that the connections between China and Israel are growing, Hong Kong-based travel destination startup, Klook, has raised $60 million in funding from a group of investors that includes Israeli-based VC platform OurCrowd, making a first investment in ... ( read original story ...)

Aside from its industrial history, Shenzhen is located at the border of Hong Kong – a city which provides effortless arrival and departure without a visa. It’ also the financial hub of China’s Greater Bay Area, and has a thriving startup ecosystem. ( read original story ...)

The Startup zone at the Autumn Electronics Fair this year attracted ... He had found 30-40 potential suppliers of IoT solutions, AV systems and smart devices from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. ( read original story ...)

Still, as visitor arrivals and retail sales start to rebound, there’s limited upside for Hong Kong’s landlords, said Patrick Wong, Bloomberg Intelligence property analyst in Hong Kong. "Receipts might be stable and resilient, but if things turn better ... ( read original story ...)

(Photo/Benjamin Stanfield) Paul Orlando is known for getting startups off the ground. He co-founded Hong Kong’s first startup accelerator, AcceleratorHK, and as USC Incubator director, he helps Trojan-led projects go from idea to reality. But this summer ... ( read original story ...)

Xi’s future policies on Hong Kong have been well defined, after he declared China’s “comprehensive jurisdiction” over the city and included it in the nation’s Greater Bay Area development plan at the start of the 19th party congress last week. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-based travel activity booking site Klook said on Wednesday that it has raised almost US$60 million in the latest round of funding giving further impetus to its overseas expansion plans. With its fresh funds, Klook plans to expand to North America ... ( read original story ...)

A micro-flat designed by four mechanical engineering graduates from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and targeted at younger buyers has won a prestigious German iF Design Talent Award. The “Connex” has divided what is a 600-square-foot flat into a ... ( read original story ...)

... global investors accounted for the largest portion of capital flow and Chinese investment in Indian startups is rapidly increasing. Hong Kong is developing a strong startup ecosystem, leveraging on its strength as a global financial center with deep r ... ( read original story ...)

The government’s new tax initiatives were a good start towards fostering small and medium companies but more must be done to overcome Hong Kong’s overly “laissez-faire” attitude towards business, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s government has signalled that it intends to drop a plan to establish a new board on the city’s stock exchange for start-ups and companies with multiple-class shareholding structures to raise capital, choosing instead to amend existing rules ... ( read original story ...)

REUTERS: AIA Group Ltd, the world’s third-largest life insurer by market value, clocked a 20 percent increase in new business in the third quarter aided by strong sales in its main markets of China and Hong Kong. China and Hong Kong together account for ... ( read original story ...)

Now a frequent visitor to Hong Kong on business trips and holidays, Li said that while Cantonese food still appeals to her, Hong Kong fast food chains are no longer among her dining options. “I would still go to Cantonese restaurants such as Tao Heung ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s stocks fell for the first time in three days on concern that the gain on the benchmark gauge was excessive this year. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.5 per cent, or 152.03 points, to 28,335.21 in morning trading. The Hang Seng China Enterprises ... ( read original story ...)