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The COVID pandemic has driven rapid growth in e-commerce in Kazakhstan, but there is still ample room for expansion as competition is limited.

20 October 2021

Along with shoppers in many countries, consumers in Kazakhstan – the largest economy in Central Asia – abruptly shifted online during the COVID-19 pandemic as social-distancing restrictions limited options for physical shopping.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Kazakhstan, Russia, e-business, trade

Bright future for ‘can do’ city

Hong Kong’s leader seeks closer integration with Mainland China and heavy investment in I&T when laying out the city’s future.

07 October 2021

Delivering her annual Policy Address for 2021, themed “Building a Bright Future Together”, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam underlined Hong Kong’s role as a gateway between the rapidly digitising Mainland China and the world.More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, start-ups, e-business

Dynamic economies adapt to challenges

Hong Kong and Thailand enhanced their trade and promotion links amid COVID-19.

23 September 2021

Vibrant Asian economies have long been known for their adaptability, switching focus rapidly when circumstances change. Hong Kong and Thailand are fine examples of flexible economies and businesses in both have moved rapidly to adjust to the new circumstances brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. What is more, their trade promotion bodies put a premium on bilateral collaboration.More

Topics: Association & Government, Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Thailand, Hong Kong, trade, fashion

Hong Kong fintech prospects beckon Korea

Collaboration opportunities abound between two major Asian economies as innovation transforms the financial industry.

16 September 2021

As financial technology (fintech) grows and matures, this creates fertile ground for cooperation between vibrant, tech-savvy economies such as Hong Kong and Korea.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Banking Services, Hong Kong, Korea, e-business, Fintech

Opportunity beckons on Thai corridor and Greater Bay Area

Enterprises learn how to capitalise on development zones in China and Southeast Asia.

09 September 2021

A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, many small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Asia have adapted to the environment and are preparing to capitalise on the recovery of the global economy.More

Topics: Association & Government, Thailand, Southeast Asia, trade, Belt and Road

Loaves to lager

A green start-up is tackling food waste and keeping bread out of Hong Kong’s landfills by turning surplus baked goods into beer.

02 September 2021

Waste not want not is sound advice that has been handed down from grandmothers for countless generations, but modern logistics and supply chains mean perishable items such as bread often end up in landfills.More

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

Nimble biotech firms take up challenge

Experience in rolling out test kits for the SARS epidemic back in 2003 helped this Hong Kong diagnostics developer respond rapidly to COVID-19.

12 August 2021

Hong Kong’s success in keeping the COVID-19 pandemic in check has often been attributed to several factors, including the city’s experience as the epicentre of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003.More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Medical Supplies & Medicine, Hong Kong, Biotech, health

Pole position for e-commerce

Sandwiched between Scandinavia and Germany to the west and the Slavic east, Poland offers ample opportunities as an e-commerce market for international suppliers.

04 August 2021

One of the largest economies in Central Europe in terms of population, physical size and output, Poland presents attractive prospects to exporters, particularly in e-commerce.More

Topics: Poland, Hong Kong, e-business, retail

Read, play, eat

Hong Kong’s largest book fair draws crowds as major events return amid an easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

22 July 2021

Big-tent exhibitions have staged a spectacular comeback in Hong Kong as one of the city’s flagship events, the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, drew more than 830,000 visitors, near the one million-plus total achieved in recent years before the outbreak of COVID-19.More

Topics: Books & Printed Items, Sports Goods, Hong Kong, books, sports

Americans turn to cybermalls

COVID-19 has driven shoppers in the giant consumer nation online and Hong Kong exporters can benefit.

15 July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended economic activity across the globe over the past one and a half years, but one obvious beneficiary has been e-commerce which has grown in leaps and bounds as customers stay away from shops and restaurants. This change has been marked in the United States, home of the shopping mall.More

Topics: USA, North America, Retail Technology, e-business

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