Tag: business

OMD Hong Kong has appointed Thomas Hebditch as Senior Digital Business Director tasked with leading the agency’s digital growth strategy. Hebditch joins the Hong Kong office from sister agency Manning Gottlieb OMD in the UK, where he was Account Director ... ( read original story ...)

A start-up from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is commercializing a contact lens to treat short-sightedness in children. Also known as myopia, short-sightedness is a major cause of ocular morbidity in children, especially among the Chinese. ( read original story ...)

Treasury Undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Sigal Mandelker said she told Hong Kong officials it should be harder for North Korea to use shell companies registered in the Asian business hub. Mandelker said she also repeatedly pressed ... ( read original story ...)

Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) will start a recruitment exercise this Friday (January 26) to recruit around 90 Probationary Inspectors in order to meet the manpower demand due to natural wastage and the forthcoming commissioning of new boundary ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong university whose researchers invented the first-ever day contact lenses to reduce short-sightedness in children has partnered with a local start-up to produce the device, which will be 40 per cent cheaper than an existing myopia treatment. ( read original story ...)

Tourists pose for photos at the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong, south China, March 14, 2012. (Xinhua/Liu Sui Wai) MINSK, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Belarus and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will waive visas and start visa-free regime on ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks climbed on Tuesday morning to an all-time peak, underpinned by a combination of gains in financial and IT firms as well as record highs on Wall Street after US senators struck a deal to end a three-day government shutdown. At 04:03 ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorsett Wanchai, Hong Kong – a newly renovated and vibrant 4.5-star hotel under Dorsett Hospitality International, is pleased to announce the winning of the 'Best Family Hotel in Hong Kong' at the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

The business has been growing 50 per cent year annually, according to investor-entrepreneur Justin Reis, who helped lead the push to bring Watchbox to Hong Kong. He expects the company’s annual revenue to reach US$500 million within two years ... ( read original story ...)

According to global management consultancy McKinsey & Company, the mainland ... with two leading and fast growing technology innovation clusters — the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area led by Tencent, Huawei and DJI and powered by the Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)

It’s possible because they have different expectations of profitability than multinationals so they can be happy with lower margins,” said Franck Le Deu, Hong Kong-based senior partner at consultancy McKinsey. “One complication of being in diabetes ... ( read original story ...)

a business director at Hays. She added that top-notch candidates dealing with compliance and anti-money-laundering were actively sought after by China’s financial institutions. A chief financial officer hired by a multinational company in Hong Kong can ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s stock market is likely to open higher on Monday, according to futures, after finishing last week with a fourth straight record close. The Hang Seng Index futures spot January contract rose 0.16 per cent or 51 points to 32,286 in the pre-trade ... ( read original story ...)

Tracy HuSeven startups including two from Hong Kong, have got the opportunity to reach out to investors and to benefit from expert mentors through a platform provided by a leading automaker. The Infiniti Lab, a global accelerator program by the luxury ... ( read original story ...)