MARKET SPOTLIGHT

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

VC specialist goes to sea

A focused investor from the start-up nation sees oceans of potential in collaboration with Hong Kong.

17 November 2020

As with any biome, innovation ecosystems have crowded, intensively competitive spaces – “red oceans” – and wide-open spaces full of potential – “blue oceans” – where pioneers can potentially grow far and quickly.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Israel, Hong Kong, e-business, logistics

ALMAC goes online

Navigating the logistics industry through the supply chain overhaul.

10 November 2020

Businesses in almost every sector and economy have had to adapt to a world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Hong Kong, Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference

Start-up redefines the screen

A big screen in a little package brings the advantage of large displays to users on the move.

03 November 2020

Many people put books in their bags when going on journeys since they are useful as small, light packages of content.More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Hong Kong, e-business, consumer electronics

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