The Hong Kong stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, soaring more than 1,000 points or 4.4 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 24,250-point ... ( read original story ...)
Why Blockchain Occupies a Unique Seat at the Advertising Table
There, he helped to spearhead client and regulatory initiatives in blockchain for payments, working on notable institutional projects such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Ubin, as ... ( read original story ...)
Spying on China, the in-coming class captain
According to McKinsey, about 160 million Chinese are projected to go on vacation abroad in ... The world is watching the way China relates with its neighbours: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and it ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: All Quiet On The Western Front
We will be hosting a webinar this morning on the human, economic, and market impact of COVID-19 on China and the world. Click here to sign up. Asian equities were largely lower following the S&P 500’s ... ( read original story ...)
Complex regulations and evolving digital payment landscape require financial services to rethink eKYC
This is especially true in the Asia-Pacific region, where leading think tanks including McKinsey forecast that financial institutions that fail to ... In the last two quarters of 2019, Singapore, Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Support Seen For Hong Kong Shares
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had accelerated more than 1,000 points or 4.4 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 23,970-point ... ( read original story ...)
Division President, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Korea
Prior to joining the company in 2003, Dongchun worked for McKinsey and Company for over eight years serving financial institutions and industrial conglomerates. He was also an investment banker at ... ( read original story ...)
China food chains eat humble pie after anger at price rises
"The hike was a misjudgment that hurt customer interest," the Hong Kong-listed group said in a statement ... according to a consumer sentiment survey by consultant McKinsey & Company on Mar. 30. ( read original story ...)
Emerging platforms: what is Joox and why it is more than just a music streaming app
According to a McKinsey study in 2016, the platform was the biggest music streaming app in Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia, and accounts for over half of market share in Thailand (56%) and ... ( read original story ...)
Driverless vehicle technology advances amid pandemic, commercialization pace accelerated
Automated vehicles have also provided passenger luggage support at Hong Kong International Airport throughout the pandemic ... while Baidu already has approval to test self-driving vehicles on city ... ( read original story ...)
The 30 Under 30 Media And Marketing Entrepreneurs Catering To Asia’s Digital Native Generation
To young entrepreneurs making the media and advertising category of this year’s 30 Under 30 list in Asia, these novel technologies and services are shaping up to be the future of their industry. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startup Neat raises $11 million Series A to give small companies more financial services
The round was led by Pacific Century Group, with participation from Visa and MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia, and returning investors Dymon Asia Ventures, Linear Capital and Sagamore Investments. ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong stocks rise on better-than-expected trade data
China and Hong Kong stocks gained on Tuesday, after the world’s second-largest economy posted better-than-expected trade data despite the coronavirus outbreak. ** China’s exports fell 6.6% in March ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup Sales Triple Enroute to IPO
Megvii Technology Ltd. for the first time revealed the stunning growth fueled by a nation’s obsession with security.The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.-backed startup tripled revenue to 949 million yuan ... ( read original story ...)