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As staff shortages grip much of the developed world, a quarterly survey of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area shows a steady supply of skilled personnel.

13 October 2021

Staff shortages have gripped the developed world as countries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic with reports of fruit and vegetables rotting in fields in the United Kingdom for want of pickers, and restaurants shuttered in the United States as cooks and waiters are thin on the ground.More

Topics: Association & Government, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Fintech, banking

Innovative Hong Kong draws crowds

The city’s Maritime Silk Road Expo pavilion showcased the potential benefits Hong Kong firms could bring Belt and Road countries.

06 October 2021

The Hong Kong Pavilion at the online-physical hybrid Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo 2021 focused on innovation and technology and drew attention from visitors from all over the world.More

Topics: Association & Government, Mainland China, trade

Hong Kong innovator steps into Central Asia

Kazakhstan draws on city’s expertise to improve cancer recovery.

29 September 2021

The vast resource-rich steppe nation of Kazakhstan and the vibrant financial hub of Hong Kong could not have sounded more dissimilar, but complementary strengths are making them perfect business partners.More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Medical Supplies & Medicine, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, start-ups, health

Age no issue for entrepreneurs

Three seasoned professionals zero in AI translation while addressing a key pain point in financial publishing.

24 September 2021

This story is a part of the Hong Kong Means Business “Powered by HSBC – Bridging the GBA” series.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, start-ups, Fintech

Smart healthcare goes fast-forward

The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in such innovations as remote medical consultations and smart hospitals.

15 September 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and moves to fight and adapt to the disease have accelerated development in many technologies, including the sector at the forefront of the COVID fight – healthcare.More

Topics: Association & Government, Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, trade, health

Hub, spoke and wheel

The important role of regional groupings and initiatives amid a pandemic-induced reorganisation of global trade and investment will be in focus at an upcoming summit.

25 August 2021

It has been suggested that the Asia-Pacific’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area can support the Belt and Road Initiative in driving global development forward. Ways to achieve this will be examined at the Belt and Road Summit 2021.More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, Belt and Road, Greater Bay Area

Online fast-track for SMEs

A fast-growing e-commerce platform that helps small firms plug into the rapidly expanding cross-border e-commerce business shares the latest market trends.

18 August 2021

Hong Kong-based e-commerce platform SHOPLINE began in 2013 with a rented desk in a shared workspace. In just eight years, the firm has expanded into a team of more than 600 people and extended its office network from Hong Kong to Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Singapore and Bangkok, becoming an international team serving more than 250,000 companies in Asia. (This story is the first in Hong Kong Means Business’s ”Powered by HSBC – Bridging the GBA” series.)More

Topics: Hong Kong, Mainland China, e-business, start-ups

Delivering digitalisation: non-virtual necessities

Strong demand worldwide, the impact of lockdown measures and natural disasters weigh on semiconductor chip output.

28 July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred demand for a wide range of digital devices as lockdown measures forced many live events to go virtual, and people sought to recreate their business, work, study, entertainment and sports in remote formats. Many high‑tech business sectors have been impacted by these changes, and as an essential supplier, the semiconductor industry has been especially affected, albeit to different extents and in different directions.More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Hong Kong, Mainland China, electronics

Lights shine bright at home

Domestic cultural tourism is helping Mainland Chinese lighting suppliers weather the COVID-19 downturn, according to exhibitors at a recent Guangzhou trade fair.

07 July 2021

The recent Guangzhou International Professional Light and Sound Exhibition presented a variety of new products across an array of related fields, including entertainment, architecture, commerce and cultural tourism. Overall, miniaturised, integrated and portable intelligent products dominated, while outdoor items – unsurprisingly given the pandemic – also showed considerable growth.More

Topics: Lighting Products, Mainland China, lighting, consumer electronics

East-West shifts to North-South

Burgeoning business between Mainland China and ASEAN is redefining the role of Hong Kong.

30 June 2021

“East meets West” is a term firmly wedded to Hong Kong, in the same way as “Silicon Valley” is linked to San Francisco. But just as the technology business in San Francisco is about much more than physical chips, to view Hong Kong as primarily a link between Mainland China and Europe and North America misses the big picture.More

Topics: Association & Government, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, trade, investment

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