Science-Park based GenieBiome is focused on turning research into the human microbiome into tests and treatments, aiming at a US$3 billion market Under the brand G-NiiB, the company's products include ...
Hong Kong innovation: a peek into John Lee’s secret weapon to outrace Shenzhen and Singapore in technology development
Hong Kong's incubator aims to grow from 1,200 to 6,000 start-ups within a decade, dispelling the myth that the city is an innovation desert 'We need to attract global and local talent, attract global ...
Hong Kong budget deficits call for a wider tax review
Regular surpluses appear to be a thing of Hong Kong's past with worrying factors having a negative impact on public finance There was a time when the government's annual budget often ended in a larger ...
Hong Kong budget 2023-24: finance chief dismisses fiscal discipline fears over infrastructure bonds, argues scheme will speed up transport links
Hong Kong’s finance chief on Thursday brushed aside suggestions that his new plan to issue infrastructure bonds would undermine the city’s fiscal discipline, arguing the scheme would in fact ...
When a bomb went off in Hong Kong’s Ocean Terminal shopping centre, in the worst such incident since the 1967 riots
"The blast claimed more injury victims than any bomb to hit Hongkong since 1967," the report continued. The blast was "caused by a home-made bomb placed in a litter bin" and "was the second bomb ...
A&O and Freshfields Act On $1B Hong Kong IPO
Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, together with Chinese firms Fangda Partners and Commerce & Finance Law Offices, are advising Chinese lithium battery manufacturer REPT BATTERO Energy ...
Indonesia Seeks to Dual List Homegrown Startups in Hong Kong
The Indonesia Stock Exchange has proposed to set up an agreement on dual listings with the Hong Kong bourse in a bid to provide its startups and even state-owned enterprises a venue to tap Chinese ...
Beijing official in Hong Kong warns US envoy after speech
A Chinese diplomat met with the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and warned him not to cross “red lines” to protest what China called his “inappropriate” interference in the territory's affairs, the ...
China Warns Top US Diplomat in Hong Kong Not to Cross Red Lines
Beijing has laid down three “red lines” for the top US diplomat in Hong Kong, saying recent comments by the consul general constituted interference.Most Read from BloombergApple Makes Major Progress o ...
January price index of Hong Kong’s lived-in homes marks surprise uptick as influx of investors rekindles transactions
The index of second-hand homes rose 2 points, or by 0.6 per cent, to 336.1 in January, according to the Rating and Valuation Department The unexpected rise was the benchmark's biggest monthly increase ...
Commentary: Hong Kong property – when a penthouse is next to public housing
Hong Kong may be one of the world's most expensive cities, but plans to build more affordable homes have drawn howls of protests from some of its wealthiest residents, says Bloomberg Opinion's Shuli ...
Hong Kong home prices end seven-month decline with 0.6% rise in January
Hong Kong private home prices edged up 0.6% in January from December, the first increase in seven months, official data showed on Friday, as reopening of the border with mainland China and ...
No more masks by April? Hong Kong finance chief raises hopes by saying city will drop unpopular Covid rule by ‘end of season’
Financial Secretary Paul Chan takes questions on radio programme, but most callers focused on mask mandate instead of overall budget blueprint He admits similar views were raised during consultations ...
Climate change: why Hong Kong needs to do more to help green-tech start-ups with carbon-reduction certification
Hong Kong needs to fill a void in services like certifying carbon-emission reduction benefits of new applications, says founder of green-tech start-up Achelous Achelous has developed a prototype based ...