The annual feast for Hong Kong readers, the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair holds its 34th edition this year and delves into links between books, films and television.

This year the summer reading fest celebrates links between literature and Hong Kong’s movie, TV industry.

Book Fair on silver screen

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is boosting its development of novel productive forces, deploying the city's basic research and development capabilities and the advantages brought by its global status, and actively taking on the national development strategy.

Two cities harness complementary strengths to developing new productive forces.

Hong Kong, Beijing boost innovation

The SAR Government this week released a detailed Strategy of Hydrogen Development in Hong Kong, detailing efforts to boost the role of the gas as a way to store and transport renewable energy.

Government charts course for renewable energy transport and storage through the gas in cooperation with mainland.

Hong Kong puts hydrogen on road

China’s 14th Five-Year Plan supports the development of Hong Kong into a cultural and artistic exchange centre between China and overseas. The Hong Kong SAR Government promotes cultural exchanges with foreign countries by organising large-scale cultural events.

An exhibition at the HKTDC’s Design Gallery celebrates the city’s cultural heritage.

Miniatures showcase Hong Kong

To help Hong Kong enterprises understand opportunities in Futian, on the western side of Shenzhen, which shares a boundary with Hong Kong, the GoGBA Hong Kong Business support centre in the city organised an exchange group for the Enter the Greater Bay Area - Hong Kong Business Futian Entrepreneurship Exploration and Networking Meeting.

A 40-strong group learns about business opportunities in innovative industries in the GBA.

Entrepreneurs explore I&T opportunities

The high-tech manufacturing industry in Guangxi Autonomous Region increased its added value by 8.3% last year and the scale of the digital economy exceeded RMB1 trillion (US$138 billion) as the transformation of economic driving forces accelerated.

Fast-growing, innovative region seeks to expand its role as a strategic partner of the world-reaching arena.

Hong Kong boosts Guangxi’s GBA role

Antibiotics are critical weapons against bacterial infections, but resistant pathogens have become a severe problem over the past four decades as few new drugs have been developed.

An innovative Hong Kong start-up develops antibiotics effective against drug-resistant pathogens.

Start-up battles resistant bugs

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is attracting attention across the world and there are many moves to integrate the field with western medicine.

Government, industry, academia and research support the application of traditional medicine in modern treatment.

TCM, western medicine blend

The vast e-commerce market in Mainland China is unique as well as enormous, posing a challenge for Hong Kong SMEs that want to tap access it.

Hong Kong SMEs have a chance to learn how to monetise mainland e-commerce traffic.

Opening vast cross-border market

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is organising the 34th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair from 17 to 23 July, a popular summer event, which typically draws some one million Hong Kong residents and visitors of all ages.

Sports and Leisure Expo, World of Snacks complete trio of HKTDC family-friendly events in July.

Book Fair returns to Hong Kong

Movers and shakers in cinema flock to the French Riviera every spring for one of the industry’s most prestigious events – the Cannes Film Festival.

The city’s film talents make their mark at global film festival.

Hong Kong shines in Cannes

With its wide range of legal expertise, services and talents, Hong Kong is developing into a legal, deal-making and dispute resolution hub in the Asia-Pacific, as part of the Hong Kong SAR Government’s eight-centre strategy.

Secretary for Justice leads an HKTDC-organised delegation to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Hong Kong boosts legal hub role

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Losing Bitcoin to hackers inspired the founders of a Hong Kong start-up to create a secure wallet for cryptocurrencies.

A safe haven for digital assets

A surge in exports over the first five months of this year has boosted Hong Kong traders’ confidence and led the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to substantially raise the city’s 2024 export outlook.

Confidence rallies on export jump

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