LIFE & STYLE

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

Schools launch cyberspace stations

Online learning platforms proliferate as virus outbreak closes classrooms.

17 April 2020

Hong Kong had a chance to burnish its reputation for resourcefulness when the COVID-19 outbreak abruptly shut primary and secondary schools in the city after the Lunar New Year break. More

Topics: Education & Training, Hong Kong, education, start-ups

Entrepreneurs explore green Greater Bay Area

Low costs and proximity to Hong Kong are drawcards bringing start-ups to rural communities in southern Mainland China.

09 April 2020

Zhuhai, one of the 11 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cities, has actively implemented policies and measures to attract Hong Kong-based businesses, including those with overseas origins. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong, Mainland China, start-ups, beverages

Share economy goes designer

Fashion rental service brings haute couture within reach of regular budgets, and keeps it out of the landfill.

03 April 2020

High-end fashion has fielded criticism from social and green commentators, who say it is exclusively for the super-rich, and that these buyers often wear items a handful of times before discarding them in a landfill. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, Start-us, fashion

Sourcing scramble at Russian fashion houses

COVID-19-induced shutdowns and supply chain rewiring has prompted a search for fresh sources.

27 March 2020

Throughout the course of the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Mainland China and its subsequent spread to the United States, Europe and other parts of the world, Russian retailers coped admirably with the growing sense of crisis. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Russia, Hong Kong, toys

Downtown spa for busy urbanites

Firm offers wellness breaks with no travel requirement.

20 March 2020

Recognising demand for spa facilities without a time-consuming and expensive trip to a distant destination, a health service provider opened a wellness centre in the bustling commercial hub of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. More

Topics: Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, health, travel

Six-legged snacks on menu

A Hong Kong start-up finds healthy demand for sustainable food items – insects.

13 March 2020

As the world’s headcount heads towards nine billion by 2050, food production could put unsustainable pressure on the environment. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, start-ups, food

Accessories crafted for millennials

Avocado toast inspired a German entrepreneur’s branding for mid-range fashion accessories.

06 March 2020

Noticing that millennials’ desire for quality handbags without bulge-bracket price tags created a significant gap in the market, German entrepreneur and designer Nina Sieber has set up online accessory shop WEAT -- standing for “We Love Avocado Toast”, a nod to a favourite brunch dish for millennials the world over. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Germany, Hong Kong, start-ups, fashion

Through the glass smartly

Fitness-focussed smart spectacles are heading for the mass market.

21 February 2020

The devices that ate everything – smartphones – are now extending themselves to their users’ faces by plugging into spectacles. More

Topics: Eyewear, Hong Kong, Innovation and Tech, start-ups

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