MARKET SPOTLIGHT

Rapid changes in technology and the impact of COVID-19 are rapidly transforming the global marketing space.

22 March 2022

In the classical age, markets in the eastern Mediterranean were abuzz with goods sourced from all over the world, changing hands for silver and gold minted by a wide array of authorities, with conversations in a diversity of languages. Merchants arriving from more obscure hinterlands needed to adapt quickly or lose out.More

Topics: Hong Kong, Mainland China, e-business, e-commerce

Price rises maintain value for HK exporters

Toy and electronics sectors manage to keep sales revenue positive despite the slowdown in trade.

18 March 2022

Exporters from Hong Kong are feeling the upsides and downsides of inflation, with the value of their products holding up at the same time as input costs expand and supply chain problems lead to shortages of raw materials.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, trade

Exploring post-pandemic trends

Industry leaders gather virtually to discuss cutting-edge issues in marketing and e-commerce, including selling through the metaverse.

15 March 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic and associated control measures rework consumption patterns worldwide, marketing and e-tailing professionals need to overhaul their strategies and tactics to adapt.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, marketing

Innovation tops agenda

As Hong Kong moves forward in an uncertain world, technology is taking centre stage.

08 March 2022

In the 20th century, the “roaring 20s” became famous for the birth of the jazz age and the arrival of “talkie” movies. In the 2020s, the defining feature so far appears to be uncertainty – which to optimists also means opportunity.More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, start-up, budget

Power catch-up for Africa

The continent’s need to ramp up power generation presents opportunities for exporters from Hong Kong and Mainland China.

01 March 2022

The second-largest continent in terms of both population and area, Africa also has the world’s lowest electric power consumption level – an average 520 kilowatt hours (kWh) per person annually in sub-Saharan Africa against 6,000kWh in Hong Kong.More

Topics: Environmental Protection, Africa, South Africa, Green Power, green energy

Exchanges get on express track

An Israeli-based start-up is bringing large-scale market advantages to any size of trading house, from the smallest to international power houses.

22 February 2022

Stocks, bonds and futures in everything from financial instruments, coffee to gold and hydrocarbons used to be traded in open-outcry exchanges – an apt name considering the organised chaos in the pits. Scenes of traders clad in bright jackets yelling bids amid a blizzard of ticker tape and order slips made for good news footage, but the business model was ill-suited to the digital age.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Middle East, financial services, start-up

Global digital tech on display

Exhibitors offering the latest tech ideas from around the world converged on Las Vegas as CES 2022 hosted a slew of product launches.

15 February 2022

From a colour‑changing car to a finger‑nibbling cat robot (the Amagami Ham Ham, courtesy of Yukai Engineering and the Liv Heart Corporation, main picture), the recent CES 2022 brought the latest tech ideas from around the world to Las Vegas for a combined in‑person and digital event.More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, North America, USA, e-business, AI

Powering the future

Storing cheap, abundant renewable energy is as simple as splitting water – the problem is the cost, an AFF panel on hydrogen use found.

08 February 2022

“Whisky is liquid sunshine,” playwright George Bernard Shaw famously quipped. Unfortunately, while sunshine is free of charge (unlike the best Irish spirit), it cannot be bottled and poured as needed.More

Topics: Environmental Protection, Hong Kong, green energy, Green Tech

Malaysia puts focus on tech

Digital entrepreneurs in Hong Kong can capitalise on strong historical links with one of the strongest Southeast Asian economies.

04 February 2022

Among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, Malaysia is Hong Kong's second-largest trading partner. Malaysia's latest five-year development plan specifies that the country will actively develop its digital economy and attract technology-related investment.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, T-Box, start-up

Spotlight on ESG

Investors are starting to dig deeper into companies’ performance relating to environmental and social responsibility.

27 January 2022

Environment, social and governance (ESG) issues are moving centre-stage for companies as investors begin to take these factors into account before allocating capital.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Fintech, finance

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