MARKET SPOTLIGHT

The upgraded hktdc.com Sourcing site overcomes geographic distances to boost business connections.

01 June 2021

Physical conferences and fairs offer exhibitors and attendees a chance to circulate, directly network with peers and engage face to face, often displaying documents and prototypes.More

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

Post-Brexit UK looks to digital Asia

Britain is inevitably turning its attention to the Asia-Pacific region and opportunities emerging in digital services.

25 May 2021

Following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, the search for new commercial opportunities and fresh pathways to global influence has inevitably accelerated.More

Topics: Association & Government, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, trade

Brightest bright spot for SMEs

Stars are aligning to draw businesses of all sizes to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

18 May 2021

Night-time satellite photos of Earth show a world full of dark areas, lighter areas, bright zones and extreme bright spots, mirroring the dome of stars above the planet.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Greater Bay Area, Bay Area

Shucking the world oyster

Helping Hong Kong start-ups go global.

11 May 2021

The global population is a neat 1,000 times larger than Hong Kong’s, but most start-ups in the city create innovations that could be used anywhere in the world.More

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

Businesses flock to digital platforms

Sites aggregating the full suite of trade finance and logistics services are seen as the way ahead for SMEs.

04 May 2021

A succession of sea changes – notably the COVID-19 pandemic and United States trade barriers – have abruptly overhauled the trading environment for Hong Kong exporters and importers over the past three years.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, e-commerce, e-business

Taiwan department stores on digital fast track

COVID-19 accelerates a process already under way as online operators encroach on sales.

27 April 2021

With online shopping becoming a way of life for many consumers across Taiwan, this – coupled with the global drop in footfall occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic – has made life tough for many of Taiwan’s conventional retailers, particularly those in the department-store sector.More

Topics: Technology, Taiwan, e-commerce, e-business

Hybrid expo model wins support

As the post-pandemic world takes shape, event organisers balance physical and digital worlds.

20 April 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly dumped economies across the world into the digital deep end, taking offices, malls and conferences online.More

Topics: Hong Kong, digital marketing, e-business

Marketing in a changed world

MarketingPulse Online draws strong interest as industry players from around the world plot the way forward.

13 April 2021

MarketingPulse Online, a two-day virtual conference organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), attracted an audience of more than 21,000 from over 50 countries and regions across the globe.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, digital marketing, marketing communications

Vietnam motors ahead

Globally acknowledged for its success in containing COVID-19, the Southeast Asian country is also one of the few to maintain economic expansion.

30 March 2021

In terms of how countries have managed the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam has undoubtedly been among the most successful.More

Topics: Association & Government, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, trade

Exporters look past COVID-19

Hong Kong businesses are cautiously optimistic about the city’s export outlook, a new survey shows.

23 March 2021

Hong Kong exporters reported a sharply lower direct impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of this year but expressed anxiety over a possible resurgence, as well as knock-on effects such as softening global demand.More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, trade

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