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FTA hailed as success amid COVID-19 challenges

The Hong Kong-Australia Free Trade and Investment Agreement has proven a success, delivering a particular boost to the e-commerce sector.

05 August 2020

Given the economic, social, scientific and political issues that continue to dominate news agendas it is perhaps no surprise that the six‑month anniversary of the implementation of the Hong Kong Australia Free Trade and Investment Agreement has largely gone unacknowledged. More

Topics: Association & Government, Australia, Hong Kong, trade

Debut Greater Bay Area Index points to optimism

A new forward-looking sentiment tracker shows that businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area expect better prospects for the third quarter.

24 July 2020

Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) have released the inaugural Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index, the first forward-looking quarterly survey in the market that looks at business sentiment and synergistic effects across cities and industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. More

Topics: Association & Government, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Bay Area, finance

ASEAN becomes Mainland China’s top trading partner

The Southeast Asian bloc has overtaken the European Union as Mainland China’s No1 trading partner.

22 July 2020

Rapid economic growth and changes in global trade patterns have boosted trade between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members and Mainland China to such an extent that ASEAN is now the mainland’s largest trading partner. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, Mainland China, trade

Tech-focused Russian pizza maker tucks in China pie

Durian is on the menu as a digital-only Russian fast-food chain caters to local tastes to make its mark in Hangzhou, dubbed “China's hub for digital economy”.

15 July 2020

When the first Dodo Pizza shop opened in 2011, founder Fyodor Ovchinnikov, an archaeologist by training, was rebounding from his previous business – a bookstore chain that grew from an initial, single bookshop. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, Mainland China, digital marketing, e-business

Turning the tables

Chinese furniture makers are rebuilding their COVID-19-hit business by diversifying into online sales and related services.

08 July 2020

Houjie, a town in Dongguan city in Guangdong province of Mainland China, is well known in the country and overseas as a key furniture exhibition and trading hub, with shows typically held all yearround at the Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center. More

Topics: Furniture & Furnishings, Hong Kong, Mainland China, home decoration, bespoke furniture

Investors bullish on Myanmar

A key Belt and Road link, the country is also drawing strong interest from firms looking to relocate their production.

30 June 2020

Lying between Yunnan province in Mainland China and the Indian Ocean, resource-rich Myanmar is a key element in the massive Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project. More

Topics: Association & Government, Myanmar, Hong Kong, trade, asean

Tracker for Greater Bay Area prospects

Fast-growing integration among the diverse economies within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area brings the need for an index to guide business planning.

24 June 2020

Since ancient times rivers and the sea have served as highways, which naturally makes harbouring bays associated with river mouths natural focuses of human activity. More

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

AI in driver’s seat

Automation will play a key role as the world of trade and investment rewires to recover from the COVID-19 outbreak.

17 June 2020

The abrupt rewiring of the world’s economy brought by COVID-19 has upended global trade, and the world’s premier exporter, Mainland China, along with the international investment and business hub of Hong Kong, are key players in this rewiring. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, Mainland China, trade

Russian e-commerce rally boon for cross-border trade

The COVID-19 outbreak is fast-tracking the gigantic country’s adoption of online shopping – and the absence of a dominant player creates a potentially attractive market for international businesses.

10 June 2020

When the world thinks of the top emerging markets for domestic e-commerce growth, Russia may not be the first place that comes to mind. More

Topics: Hong Kong, Mainland China, Cross-border Ecommerce, Retail Technology

Live-streaming rescues Guangzhou garment industry

Export-focused wholesalers adopt virtual sales pitches to woo domestic buyers.

03 June 2020

With many traders and manufacturers in Guangdong’s key apparel hub finding themselves with huge amounts of surplus stock and nowhere to export it to amid the COVID-19 lockdown, targeting the domestic market via live video-streaming services has proved a lifeline for many. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Retail Technology, cross-border e-commerce

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