MARKET SPOTLIGHT

The latest HKTDC study shows improving sentiment among Hong Kong exporters.

15 March 2018

Confidence among Hong Kong exporters continues to rise, in line with the strengthening global economic activity, according to findings in the latest HKTDC Export Index. More

Topics: Watches & Clocks, Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, export index

South Asia’s Future Logistics Hub

China injects an extra US$1 billion to boost Sri Lankan Belt and Road project.

12 March 2018

A further US$1 billion in Chinese funding has been secured for the Colombo Port City development, the largest Belt and Road Initiative project currently underway in Sri Lanka. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, infrastructure, Belt and Road initiative

Hong Kong Takes on London Fashion Week

For the first time ever, Hong Kong designers were represented at one of the fashion industry’s most esteemed events.

05 March 2018

Most designers can only dream of showing their work at London Fashion Week (LFW), where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attended this year’s show for the first time. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, fashion, design

Bridge to Bangladesh

The Export-Import Bank of China is set to fund the completion of the Padma Bridge Rail Link, a key link in the Belt and Road Initiative.

21 February 2018

The Export-Import Bank of China confirmed this month its willingness to cover the US$300 million funding shortfall that has left the Padma Bridge Rail Link in development limbo in the past few months. More

Topics: Bangladesh, Hong Kong, finance, infrastructure

Inspiring Design

Global creatives from around the world gathered in Hong Kong to showcase innovative solutions for business.

13 February 2018

More than aesthetics, good design also serves a function, a central theme of the inaugural DesignInspire, held last December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More

Topics: Design Services, Furniture & Furnishings, Hong Kong, Japan, Case Studies, Connect and Excel

Supplying ASEAN’s Appliance Market

Affluent Indonesian consumers are drawn to value-for-money electronics from Chinese exporters waking up to the potential of this huge market.

07 February 2018

With disposable-income levels rising steadily among Indonesia’s 260 million-strong population and a wider range of affordable products, impulse buying is rising in Indonesia, a development not lost on exhibitors at last August’s Indonesia International Electronic and Home Appliances Expo. More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Hong Kong, ASEAN, consumers

A Healthy Market

Myanmar's soaring health sector is attracting overseas medical suppliers to provide their products and services.

31 January 2018

The Myanmar Phar-Med and Dental Myanmar, held last July in Yangon, offered global medical suppliers a chance to gain a foothold in the untapped Myanmar market. More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Medical Supplies & Medicine, Hong Kong, ASEAN

Fly High in Asia

Hong Kong innovation took centre stage at the world’s biggest consumer technology show.

25 January 2018

The spotlight shone on Hong Kong as a pivotal innovation hub for disruptive technologies such as AR/VR (augmented reality/virtual reality), humanlike robots, artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies and advanced manufacturing during the conference “Fly High in Asia,” held at the January 2018 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. More

Topics: Technology, USA, Hong Kong, Case Studies, Connect and Excel

Building Innovation in the Property Market

Hong Kong’s mature real estate market presents opportunities for an emerging tech sector.

16 January 2018

Hong Kong is a hotbed of entrepreneurial innovation, with technology start-ups in the limelight. More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Technology, Hong Kong, start-up

Light at the End of the Tunnel

The project completion of an integral part of the Belt and Road Initiative is in sight, with this year’s launch of Hanoi's light-railway network.

10 January 2018

When three China-made trains arrived in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, early last month, it was seen by many as a sign that one of the country's longest-delayed infrastructure projects – the Cat Linh-Ha Dong Elevated Light Railway – was finally approaching completion. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, China, infrastructure, Belt and Road initiative

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