Uber’s Hong Kong team says it is “working really hard” to prove to US senior management that the business has a future in the city, following the ride-hailing service’s withdrawal in Southeast Asia. Kenneth She Chun-chi, general manager of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise as President Xi commits to more ‘open’ China in speech at Boao
Hong Kong’s stock market climbed on Tuesday morning, as President Xi Jinping committed to further opening China’s economy in a keynote speech in Boao. Mainland markets were mixed. The benchmark Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ... ( read original story ...)
HK dollar eases to new 33-year low, nears weaker end of band
The gap between the two has widened since the 2008 financial crisis, as the U.S. central bank has started raising interest rates. However, the Hong Kong money market remains awash with liquidity thanks to equity market inflows and remnants of money ... ( read original story ...)
Kristal.AI raises $1.85 million in a round led by IDG Ventures
Investors Shailesh Rao, a senior advisor at TPG Global and McKinsey & Co, and Newquest Capital founding ... The start-up is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong, Mumbai and Bengaluru. “In the past two years, we have brought a simple ... ( read original story ...)
IDG Ventures India Led $1.87 Mn Funding In Financial Advisory Startup Kristal.AI
Angel investors including Shailesh Rao (Senior Advisor -TPG, McKinsey) and Amit Gupta (Founding Partner, Newquest Capital) also participated in this funding round. Kristal.AI currently focuses on investors (clients) in the Singapore, Hong Kong and India ... ( read original story ...)
Asia News: Hong Kong civic coalition warns UN on eroding freedoms
Hong Kong (AFP) - More than 40 civil groups in Hong Kong appealed to the United Nations Tuesday demanding action to protect rapidly disappearing freedoms as Beijing increasingly tightens its grip on the freewheeling city. The coalition cited increasing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong are winning over start-up accelerators
Start-up accelerators see Asia as a hotbed for technological innovation. Those companies see potential in Singapore and Hong Kong, primarily because of their strong reserves of tech experts. There's a new breed of entrepreneurship programs turning to Asia ... ( read original story ...)
How Alibaba-Backed Startup Qupital Is Helping Hong Kong SMEs Fix Their Cash Flow
Forbes.com - 07:02 AM GMT April 10, 2018 Pinduoduo: The $1.5B Startup Challenging E-Commerce Giant Alibaba In China's Towns And Villages Forbes.com - 06:21 AM GMT April 06, 2018 Inside Hong Kong's coolest neighbourhood Evening Standard - 16:32 PM ... ( read original story ...)
New 3-year contract for Leung Ka-wi as head of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK
The veteran journalist, 65, whose long career included stints as news chief at both Television Broadcasts and Asia Television (ATV), was first appointed as director of broadcasting in August 2015. Leung, who leads an organisation with about 730 staff and a ... ( read original story ...)
Close calls in Hong Kong airspace prompt lawmakers to look for answers over air traffic control system
Hong Kong’s already congested airspace is only going to get busier ... and the four airports within 150km of it expand to meet burgeoning demand for passenger and cargo flights. So recent news that there were 17 times last year when two aircraft flew ... ( read original story ...)
Anger as top 10 landlords in Hong Kong enjoy rates rebate of HK256 million
The top 10 landlords in Hong Kong – who own about 40,000 property units among them – will benefit from rates waivers of more than HK$256 million (US$32.8 million) this financial year, reigniting criticism the government was once again favouring the rich. ( read original story ...)
Cross-border tech and taxes: the big Hong Kong debates at Boao’s Greater Bay Area brainstorming session
“Even if all vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau were visiting Guangdong, we could manage,” he said. Leung, who is now chairman of property giant Nan Fung Group, also said the mainland should set up “trial international health care zones” for Hong ... ( read original story ...)
“I’m starting my banking career in Hong Kong. Bankers drink too much in London”
But alcohol played a part. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/311815/asia-technology-internships/ I interned at a top US bank in Hong Kong last summer and I was lucky enough to secure a return job offer. The bank asked me whether I wanted to start ... ( read original story ...)
HK an ideal business gateway
That accounted for nearly 8% of the total trade between the Netherlands and our motherland in 2017, demonstrating our growing role in strengthening the links between Hong Kong, the Mainland and a world of business. Our motherland's far-reaching Belt & Road ... ( read original story ...)