ROBOTICS

30 July 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has underscored the need to regularly clean and disinfect surfaces in areas where large numbers of people congregate and pass through - such as airports. More

Market Opportunities

COVID the transformer

28 July 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes for all businesses with sectors such as cruise liners going into suspended animation while others, such as entertainment, transform themselves with such innovations as drive-in concerts (main picture). More

Market Opportunities

Autonomous vehicles’ future mapped out

26 June 2020

Autonomous driving and Internet of Vehicles (IoV) are bringing innovative Hong Kong into the digital era of steering, with companies in the city playing a crucial role in this competitive, fast-developing field. More

Market Opportunities

Robots move into smaller factories

06 April 2020

Discerning attendees at the most recent edition of Nepcon Nagoya, a major Japanese biannual electronics exhibition, no doubt came away with a fairly firm grasp of the key automation, robotics and smart technology trends that are set to reshape their respective sectors in the year to come. More

Market Opportunities

Drones probe floors for flaws

30 December 2019

Buildings often have impressive facades but hidden flaws can bring expensive disasters. More

Tech & Innovation

Dominance in robotics sector grows

10 September 2019

In a telling statistic, Mainland China is home to about a quarter of all the world’s industrial robots. More

Market Opportunities

Latin countries take to Belt and Road

03 April 2019

The maritime and land silk roads linked East Asia and Europe for millennia – but for more than two centuries there was an alternative route taking spices, silks and other treasures from Asia to Europe – across the Pacific Ocean. More

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HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair Survey Autumn 2018: Niche Electronics to Hit the Market

28 November 2018

Concerns over the negative impacts of the China-US trade friction on the export performance are mounting, according to a survey conducted during the Autumn 2018 Electronics Fair. Despite the worries, the industry remained broadly optimistic, although less confident than previously, about the overall market prospects for electronics in 2019. Product-wise, demand for electronics is burgeoning in some niche markets including robotics and e-sports. More

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Ready for a Year of Entertainment Electronics: The Autumn 2017 Hong Kong Electronics Fair Survey

16 November 2017

The improving sentiment of the electronics market in 2017 appears set to be a continuing trend next year, according to buyers and exhibitors surveyed during the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2017 (Autumn Edition). Overseas markets have started to pick up. The market potential of robotics and AR/VR products, especially for entertainment purposes, looks promising over the next two years, while smart home applications remain popular too. More

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Hong Kong’s Start-up Scene

08 May 2017

Part of a global trend, start-ups have become a rising phenomenon in Hong Kong, with fintech, smart city and smart home, healthcare and big data applications among the most popular sectors. There are also a significant number of start-ups in the process of commercialising the cutting edge technologies developed by universities. More

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