MARKET SPOTLIGHT

An online licensing show draws intense interest from an international audience eager for an edge amid COVID-19.

26 January 2021

Digital assets such as brands and intellectual property (IP) compositions are even more portable than seeds – but can be equally fickle about where they will and will not take root and grow.More

Topics: Licensing, Hong Kong, licensing show

Human element in virtual meetings

As COVID kept children at home, a Canadian online education provider turned to a Hong Kong start-up to keep young students engaged.

19 January 2021

Offices and classrooms both abruptly moved home early in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic brought in social-distancing measures and lockdowns across the world. More

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

Animal-free meat on menu

Lab-grown flesh offers fish-free fillets and steaks that were never in an ox.

12 January 2021

The plant-based food movement is gaining momentum in Hong Kong but a local start-up is working on an ethical alternative for consumers who still demand animal protein.More

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

IP learning goes online

Licensing business remains upbeat despite pandemic.

05 January 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put pressure on many firms, the intellectual property (IP) licensing business is thriving and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is showing enterprises how to acquire and leverage IPs.More

Topics: Licensing, Hong Kong, licensing show

Hive of apps for that

A Hong Kong start-up integrates instant messaging software to score a Start-up Express win and looks abroad for expansion.

29 December 2020

Instant messenger (IM) apps are widely used across the world with clients of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, and others numbering in the billions.More

Topics: Computer & Peripherals, Hong Kong, Mainland China, e-business, start-ups

Adaptability rules

Following a global reset, small, nimble players such as start-ups should seize the day.

22 December 2020

Mammals and dinosaurs appeared at much the same time, about 200 million years ago.More

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

Innovators lead green gold rush

Hong Kong could play a key role as a rapidly electrifying world considers making hydrogen its fuel of choice.

15 December 2020

The world is seeing a hydrogen rush, along the lines of the oil scramble early in the 20th century, as leaders across the globe vie to set “net zero carbon” dates and give vehicle producers no-more-fossil-fuel-internal-combustion-engine deadlines.More

Topics: Environmental Protection, Hong Kong, Mainland China, e-business, green energy

Home city takes on new meaning

SMEs have plenty of opportunities to profit from the stay-at-home-economy trend.

09 December 2020

The smartphone, one of the newest technologies in the world today, is often called the “device that ate everything” since it has become a newspaper, cinema, television set and much more.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, Business consultancy, e-business

Vaccine poses jumbo distribution challenge

Industry leaders gathered at a virtual conference discuss the logistics of fighting COVID-19.

01 December 2020

As pharmaceutical giants announce COVID-19 vaccine breakthroughs, the logistics industry is grappling with the challenge of distributing doses to the world’s 7.8 billion people in a matter of months.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Hong Kong, logistics, asian logistics and maritime conference

Digital path across the globe

Firms in Hong Kong use innovative technologies to open up markets worldwide.

24 November 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic shakes up supply chains and transforms business models, how can Hong Kong, a city famous for its ability to respond rapidly, harness technology to create new opportunities?More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, e-business, start-ups

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