HONG KONG

17 March 2021

The Covid pandemic has driven the development of e-commerce at an even more breakneck speed than before. The UK is the world’s third-largest e-commerce market and has been the transit station for e-commerce goods from Hong Kong entering the EU single market. After Brexit, however, the customs clearance procedures and other rules businesses have to follow will inevitably become more complicated. More

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Healthtech Innovations: Visual-Impairment Assessment Via VR

17 March 2021

The medical world has yet to find clinical tools that can gauge the impact of visual impairment on patients’ day-to-day activities. To better understand a patient’s perspective of what and how daily activities impart disability, Ace VR Ltd developed a visual-impairment assessment system with a VR headset simulating day-to-day activities. HKTDC research interviewed Christopher Kai-shun Leung, CEO of Ace VR Ltd and Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology of the LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU More

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Small screens triumph

17 March 2021

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” for many lines of business, the COVID-19 pandemic called to mind the second part of the opening quote to Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, not so much the first. More

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PHILIPPINES: Government Looks To Woo Hong Kong Toy Makers

16 March 2021

The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is actively wooing the Hong Kong toys and games sector with a view to winning new manufacturing contracts. More

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Navigating Covid-19: A Home Learning Advocate

15 March 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has upended work and school life, forcing parents to embrace a shift to home learning. In a recent interview with HKTDC Research, Lo Ying-kit, a home-grown home learning advocate, unveils how his company, DR-Max, has come to see the massive suspension of schools around the globe as a golden opportunity to invest in next-generation technologies and plan for expansion. More

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Global culinary launchpad

15 March 2021

Noting the Korean fried chicken and barbecue restaurants in Hong Kong, chef Mingoo Kang felt the market had space for a progressive Korean dining concept. More

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MarketingPulse ONLINE

15 March 2021

At the annual MarketingPulse branding and marketing conference, global marketers, brands and agencies can discuss marketing trends, exchange information on best practices and explore new collaborations in Asia. More

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Comments Sought on WTO Case Involving U.S. Marking Requirements for Hong Kong Goods

12 March 2021

USTR is seeking input by 12 April on a request by Hong Kong to establish a WTO panel to examine a U.S. requirement that all goods originating in Hong Kong be marked to indicate “China” as their country of origin. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body agreed to establish the panel at its meeting of 22 February. More

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Guangdong Pushes for Competitive Practices in Greater Bay Area

12 March 2021

The Guangdong provincial government issued a circular on 28 February requiring all government departments and their subordinate bodies to further promote competitive practices in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. More

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Innovation and Technology Industry in Hong Kong

12 March 2021

Hong Kong’s innovation and technology sector together with that of Shenzhen and Guangzhou – the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou technology cluster – ranks as the world’s second largest according to the Global Innovation Index 2020. More

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