INSIDE CHINA

A Hong Kong battery innovator picks the Greater Bay Area as its development base while EV revolution ramps up demand.

16 December 2020

One of the strongest trends in the 2020s is certain to be a surge in electric-vehicle sales, which will bring a massive increase in demand for lithium-ion batteries.More

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

Summit-eye view of logistics shake-up

Belt and Road Initiative economies need to plot a fresh course forward as the COVID-19 pandemic, trade disputes and digitalisation of the industry transform global supply chains.

08 December 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has turbo-charged the supply chain shake-up which the Sino-United States trade dispute initiated.More

Topics: Association & Government, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Greater Bay Area

SmartHK plugs into Sichuan

Hong Kong’s innovation and technology knowhow, financial acumen and global links can boost this pivotal province.

02 December 2020

The large, central province of Sichuan serves as an internal pivot for China, linking the subtropical south and temperate north, the heavily industrialised east and mountainous west.More

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

Plotting a new path

The Belt and Road Summit offers a chance to review changes driven by the pandemic.

25 November 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic stalled many development projects across the world as restrictions – ranging from social distancing measures to total lockdowns – interrupted work.More

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

Work resumes on Pakistan corridor

The Belt and Road link between Mainland China and Arabian Sea via a new deep-water port in Gwadar is back on track.

18 November 2020

It is fair to say that even by the general standards of 2020, it has been a particularly tough year for Pakistan.More

Topics: Association & Government, Pakistan, Mainland China, Belt and Road, infrastructure

Opening a transformed world

The HKTDC leads teams of Hong Kong exhibitors from the food and services sectors to Mainland China’s premier import expo.

11 November 2020

“Those who do not make their way to the Great Wall are not true heroes.” President Xi Jinping quoted this Chinese proverb when opening the third edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai last week.More

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

COVID fast-tracks healthcare reform

An online medicine platform puts new meaning on the term ‘house calls’.

04 November 2020

WeDoctor, headquartered in Hangzhou, was founded by Jerry Jieyuan Liao in 2010.More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Mainland China, e-health, start-ups

Green car race in top gear

Pledges to go carbon neutral and plummeting electric-vehicle costs set to accelerate electrification of vehicle fleets.

28 October 2020

On 22 September two very different speeches shook up the global energy industry. More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Environmental Protection, Hong Kong, Mainland China, electric vehicle, green energy

Mainland IIoT needs unique approach

Export-focused Hong Kong firms seeking to capitalise on the Industrial Internet of Things revolution need to consider the unique environment in Mainland China.

21 October 2020

Many Hong Kong companies would do well to study Mainland China’s fervent embrace of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology. More

Topics: Information Technology, Machinery, Hong Kong, Mainland China, e-business, internet

Outlook perks up

Greater Bay Area businesses turn more optimistic and expect concerted push towards renminbi internationalisation.

14 October 2020

Businesses in China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have turned bullish, seeing a positive outlook for exports and expecting a strong drive towards internationalisation of the renminbi. More

Topics: Association & Government, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Greater Bay Area

Page of 36