LIFE & STYLE

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Indonesia offers sugar, spice and much more

FTA between Hong Kong and ASEAN’s largest member takes effect.

03 July 2020

Indonesia – a massive archipelago linking the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean – has long been known as the source of a wide range of spices and original home of at least three global food products – cane sugar, bananas and domestic chickens.More

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

Autonomous vehicles’ future mapped out

Having made a name in the self-driving vehicle industry, this Hong Kong firm keeps expanding – and now into COVID-19-related services.

26 June 2020

Autonomous driving and Internet of Vehicles (IoV) are bringing innovative Hong Kong into the digital era of steering, with companies in the city playing a crucial role in this competitive, fast-developing field. More

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

Treasure hunt goes digital

The show goes on – online – as the world’s jewellery traders stay at home.

19 June 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has put a damper on business activity across the world – especially anything involving travel. More

Topics: Jewellery, Watches & Clocks, Hong Kong, jewellery, watch

Digital meeting house for global village

As travel restrictions are stranding firms trying to move forward following COVID, a series of webinars will help by offering insights on new business opportunities around the world.

12 June 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has put many of the world’s economies into the deep freeze, with most European and North American countries keeping their populations under blanket lockdowns. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, e-business

Innovative restaurants send work home

Hong Kong has long been known as a foodies’ paradise but a dearth of overseas visitors and social-distancing rules during the COVID-19 outbreak have kept many gourmets at home.

05 June 2020

Innovative food and beverage (F&B) have adapted to the situation, however, revising their business models so they can continue to indulge Hongkongers’ love of fine dining. More

Topics: Catering Services, Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, food, catering

Innovative technology keeps bacteria at bay

As demand for PPE jumps, a Hong Kong firm develops a plastic film that shrugs off germs.

29 May 2020

A scramble for medical personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a hallmark of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide as supplies have quickly run short. More

Topics: Medical Supplies & Medicine, Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, MedTech, health

Smart water on tap

A start-up seeks to encourage reusable bottle use by supplying drinking water stations in a wide range of venues.

22 May 2020

Growing concern over pollution caused by single-use plastic containers is driving an innovative Hong Kong firm to set up water-dispenser networks allowing thirsty consumers to fill cups or reusable containers. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, Green eating, Green Tech

Global digital playground

Children from around the world use this young Hong Kong entrepreneur’s app to learn and have fun together.

15 May 2020

Hillary Yip was just 10 years old when taking part in a children’s entrepreneurship competition in 2016 led her to begin building the MinorMynas app. More

Topics: Information Technology, Technology, Hong Kong, start-ups, ict

Digital vintner wins amid lockdowns

The catering sector may be among the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, but online wine auction sales are apparently holding up.

29 April 2020

Among the worst losers in the COVID-19 outbreak, the catering sector has suffered as the number of diners and drinkers in restaurants and bars first slumped on contagion fears, then faced restrictions on customer numbers or were shut altogether. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, France, Hong Kong, beverages, e-business

Digital smiles enter Asia through Hong Kong

A United States-based medical technology firm picks the city as the site for its first foray into the continent.

24 April 2020

Many Hongkongers forgo achieving a straight smile through traditional metal orthodontic braces, finding the treatment expensive and time-consuming. More

Topics: Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, health, start-ups

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