MARKET SPOTLIGHT

Innovators step up in Hong Kong

As a service centre for a broad spectrum of industries, the city is well placed to take a wide range of new technologies forward.

24 March 2020

Innovation and technology (I&T) is rapidly transforming every field of business – from accounting to yachting – and I&T itself is a burgeoning economic activity. More

Topics: Hong Kong, Fintech, Home-grown Innovations

Hong Kong builds CBD2.0

The former airport site and adjacent industrial zones are rapidly turning into brand-new commercial core and cultural district.

17 March 2020

Visitors to Hong Kong in earlier times were often struck by the contrast between the towers of steel and concrete crowded in the central business districts (CBD) on the north side of the Island and Tsim Sha Tsui Peninsula, and the vast area of empty and flat land in East Kowloon, created by the 1998 closure of the former airport at Kai Tak. More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, property, infrastructure

Banks shore up SMEs

Hong Kong ventures win breathing space amid a slowdown in trade.

10 March 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought an abrupt slowdown in economic activity across the world, and particularly in East Asia. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, investment

Makeover budget

A run of challenges is fast-tracking Hong Kong’s transformation into an innovation hub integrated with Mainland China.

03 March 2020

Faced with a rapidly changing world, outward-facing Hong Kong has been re-inventing itself for several years, boosting innovation and technology and deepening its integration with Mainland China. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, trade, logistics

Lifeline for SMEs, start-ups

Hong Kong trade-focused small businesses and networking-dependent start-ups win support from the government.

25 February 2020

Fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak has affected almost all businesses in Hong Kong but the many trade-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a stiffer challenge than most as prolonged factory shutdowns in Mainland China have weighed on the global supply chain network. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, Mainland China, InfoTech, start-ups

Enterprises rewire networks

As profound economic and geopolitical changes reorder the global trading environment, SMEs have a set of tools to help them plug into the new networks.

18 February 2020

Hong Kong has been braving various issues over the past two years, from the Mainland China-United States trade dispute to the novel coronavirus. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Innovation and Tech, DesignInspire

Digital spending surges in Russia

Mobile-commerce purchases in Russia are growing at twice the global average, with a Mainland China-based game leading the charge.

17 February 2020

The Russian economy passed a number of important milestones last year. More

Topics: Russia, Hong Kong, Mobile Marketing, Digital marketplace

Cars go smart

A Japanese vehicle giant shows off its smart city while cars from its German peers take over the driving at CES.

11 February 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI), 5G connectivity and flying taxis were all prominent among the next-generation innovations accorded centre-stage status at the recent CES 2020, one of the world’s largest technology trade shows. More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, USA, Hong Kong, Innovation and Tech, AI

People factor can hit digital transformation

Unwilling or poorly trained personnel or an intransient corporate culture can undermine an organisation's attempt to negotiate its way through a digital transformation.

10 February 2020

People, rather than technology, are always the biggest impediment to progress, according to many of the experts gathered in London for the recent Digital Transformation Expo Europe event.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Innovation and Tech

Accounting network bullish on Asia

One of the world’s top-20 practice groupings is eager to expand along with the Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area projects.

04 February 2020

In a networked world, many businesses straddle borders and boundaries, finding themselves working in several jurisdictions, each with a unique economic, legal and social environment.More

Topics: Accounting Services, Finance & Investment, Australia, Hong Kong, Fintech, asian financial forum

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