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EU widens scope for comprehensive customs filing

Exporters sending goods by water or land to EU countries need to overhaul their paperwork, as the bloc’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) comes into effect for all arriving goods from 3 June onwards.

Logistics & Trans...Trade Transport Customs

HKTDC boosts entertainment industry collaboration

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council's (HKTDC) Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (FILMART) promoted cross-regional exchanges this year, including cooperation between the HKTDC and Thailand, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other regions. Key production houses also leveraged the event’s platform to establish connections with potential partners and customers in overseas markets.

Entertainment Leisure Cinema IP Licensing

ASEAN features shine at FILMART

Strong growth in Southeast Asian film-making and virtual production (VP) technologies were key topics for participants at the recent Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) and EntertainmentPulse, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

Cinema AI Technology

Budget for business

Facing a business environment that has changed profoundly over the past few years, the Hong Kong SAR Government’s budget, recently announced by Financial Secretary Paul Chan, spotlights three newer sectors – innovation, sustainability and wellness, all of which are key growth drivers.

Innovation Sustainability Wellness

Entertainment world flocks to Hong Kong

The entertainment and arts world converges on Hong Kong every March, bringing exciting activities for both visitors and residents, making Hong Kong even more lively and boosting collaboration between different sectors and art forms.

Cinema Marketing

Hong Kong innovator offers new Monopoly entertainment experience

The diverse intellectual property and licensing business in Hong Kong is integrated into many fields beyond information technology. Brand licensing helps owners develop creative products and services and brings new business opportunities.

Leisure Marketing IP Copyright

HKTDC welcomes budget

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) welcomes the Hong Kong SAR Government’s budget for the 2024-25 financial year, delivered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday.

Fintech GBA Technology

EntertainmentPulse

The third edition of EntertainmentPulse will be staged on 11-14 March, concurrently with the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) - the largest cross-media, entertainment content-trading marketplace in Asia.

Entertainment Cinema

FILMART

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 28th Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre showcases a great variety of cross-media, cross-genre content.

Entertainment Cinema

Renminbi role set for upgrade

The height and breadth of China’s advance across the world economic stage over the past five decades has been breath-taking, leaving traders and investors wondering where and how to step in.

Investment Trade Fintech

Thriving in uncertain times

Celebrating two new years just a month apart, Hong Kong is always awash with comments about the coming year in January and February and 2024 is no exception. This year two words appear in every comment: “change” and “uncertainty”.

Investment Technology Green finance

Can-do Hong Kong expands

Ambitious people seeking a can-do city have streamed to Hong Kong for many years, making the city a magnet for talent. This talent magnet is now expanding more than 10 times in size and strength as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area opens up to world business.

Investment Logistics IP

Collectibles boost IP role in toy industry

Anime, TV drama and movie characters attract millions of enthusiasts around the world. Copyright owners, through intellectual property sales and licensing, repackage and design characters to create a variety of trendy products, including this year’s hottest range, collectible toys.

Marketing Sourcing IP innovation

GBA labour market loosens

Staff hiring and retention became a headache across the developed and developing world following COVID-19, but a survey of firms in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area showed the labour market loosened markedly late last year.

Investment Finance

Policymakers flock to AFF

More than 140 policymakers, international financial and multilateral organisation representatives, financial institutions and corporate leaders from around the world flocked to Hong Kong this week to address the 17th Asian Financial Forum (AFF).

Investment Technology