INNOVATION

Health summit boosts medical hub credentials

24 November 2022

Hong Kong earlier this month hosted its second Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH), as the city continues to garner international attention after further loosening COVID-19 restrictions. This year’s theme – “Charting a New Course in Healthcare through Collaboration” resonated strongly with Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab (main picture), Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization. In her video speech at the event’s opening session, Dr Jakab said the pandemic had infected more than 600 million people globally and claimed 6.5 million lives, so there was an “opportunity and, indeed, an obligation to learn from this pandemic” and accelerate progress on universal healthcare through concerted efforts in science, research, innovation, data and digital technologies. More

Entrepreneurship

Chief Executive underscores gateway role

03 November 2022

As Hong Kong reaffirms its role as a global financial and logistics centre, and works towards becoming an innovation & technology (I&T) hub, the city is hosting heavyweight events, including the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit and Hong Kong FinTech Week. More

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The Nansha Masterplan: Objectives and Key Features

30 June 2022

On 14 June 2022, the State Council unveiled the Master Plan of Guangzhou Nansha. Under the plan, Nansha can provide support to Hong Kong in the development of trade, innovation and technology, and entrepreneurship. To provide Hong Kong companies with a better insight of the opportunities presented by Nansha, this article analyses the key features of the Nansha Plan with an overview of the most recent economic developments in Nansha. More

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Navigating Covid-19: Localising the Shopping Experience

25 May 2022

The Covid crisis drags on for international tourism, and this affects the physical retail business worldwide. With tourist numbers plummeting, many struggling retailers have turned to local consumers. This article discovers how Hong Kong retailers are rebalancing or repositioning themselves in the new normal and getting ready for the future of shopping via innovation and sustainability. More

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Guangdong Free Trade Zone Reforms to Support GBA

25 February 2022

On 15 February, the Guangdong provincial government unveiled reforms and innovation measures to promote trade and investment in its pilot free trade zone. More

Tech & Innovation

Innovation holds the key

14 December 2021

As a global hub, Hong Kong serves extremely fast moving and volatile planet. The world is pivoting from its old power centres in Europe and North America towards Asia, while global leaders pledge to upend the centuries-old dependence on fossil fuels within decades and countries continue to struggle against persistent waves of COVID-19. More

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Exploring the Greater Bay Area Start-up Ecosystem

15 November 2021

HKTDC Research, in collaboration with the HSBC, conducted a questionnaire survey and a series of in-depth interviews with start-up enterprises in GBA in mid-2021. This allowed for an in-depth assessment of the development trends relating to the GBA’s start-up ecosystem as well an evaluation of its overall performance, while also facilitating an understanding as to how start-ups view the GBA’s business environment. More

Tech & Innovation

15th Asian Financial Forum

15 November 2021

The Asian Financial Forum (AFF) is Asia’s premier platform for global leaders in government, finance and business to exchange insights, intelligence and explore business and investment opportunities. A key part of the forum, the AFF Deal Flow Matchmaking Session connects sources of funds with sources of deals from around the world via one-to-one meetings. More

Tech & Innovation

Technology hubs prove their worth

27 July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has fast-forwarded technology-driven transformation across the globe and many commentators have said since much technology work can be done anywhere geographically, technology hubs are declining in importance. More

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Expanding Thai Markets: Innovations and Technology

26 April 2021

Innovations and technology have played a big part in the recent economic growth in Thailand. Businesses of all kinds are facing immense challenges to adapt to the latest developments, which will continue to impact every business sector over the next decade. More

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