Hong Kong Express Airways fires CEO Cowen

HONG KONG -- Shaken by embarrassing flight cancellations during a peak travel season, Hong Kong Express Airways, a discount carrier based in the territory, on Wednesday fired CEO Andrew Cowen. The company abruptly canceled 18 flights on three routes to ... ( read original story ...)

Ten startups benefit from government funding

A newly established youth innovation and entrepreneurship fund has secured a HK$3 million loan from the Hong Kong government. In the first round, the fund benefited 10 startups, each of which obtained HK$450,000 in capital, the Hong Kong Economic Journal ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong shares rise, Japan falls in quiet Asian trading

HONG KONG — Asian shares were mixed in holiday-thinned trading on Wednesday as investors brushed off Wall Street's latest advance into record territory. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index gave up early gains, slipping 0.1 per cent to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong delegation warm to Cambridge technology expertise

... Association – an organisation with a large membership in Hong Kong and China – said: “We truly appreciated the opportunity to take our senior executives and business leaders to Cambridge, especially [the] visit to Cambridge Design Partnership. ( read original story ...)

Myntra’s Ananya Tripathi gets new responsibilities

Tripathi, a former McKinsey executive who joined the Bengaluru based e-tailer ... TOI reported last week that Myntra has now won the master franchise rights of Hong Kong-based brand Esprit. Earlier, it won a similar right for Mango. Tripathi said the ... ( read original story ...)

Women-led startups on the rise in Hong Kong

While the rise of the “She Economy” in China has boosted the country’s consumer market, women are also playing a significant role in the startup sector in Hong Kong and the mainland. Women-targeted platforms that provide assistance in all aspects of ... ( read original story ...)