As the optical industry booms across the world, start-ups are integrating technology and environmental protection elements into spectacles through the direct-to-consumer sales model.
09 March 2020
Digital start-ups are moving into the eyewear industry. Underlining the trend, market research agency Coresight Research discussed overseas start-ups’ experiences at a seminar during the 27th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Optical Fair in November 2019, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.More
Cultural and artistic copyright has huge potential as innovative platforms extract value through licensing.
02 March 2020
Cultural and creative content has extended to corporate marketing and consumer life as social media and open-data applications develop rapidly, and public awareness of the shared economy increases. More
The Hong Kong government’s budget lines up a countercyclical punch to boost business as the city squares up to challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak.
28 February 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded challenges faced by trade-focused firms, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in Hong Kong which are already coping with the fallout from the Sino-United States trade dispute.
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A Swedish maker of vehicle and automation electronics opted for the city as the best way to serve its APAC operations.
27 February 2020
Seeking to enhance support for its partner network in the Asia-Pacific, Swedish automotive technology supplier Kvaser picked Hong Kong for its regional sales office, which opened last November.
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As Hong Kong matures into a global innovation hub, many start-ups are moving from basic research and into commercialising their inventions.
24 February 2020
At the Global Tech Summit held last December during the Business of IP Asia Forum 2019, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, entrepreneurs from the city analysed success cases where innovative technologies give rise to commercial applications - thanks to companies that keep pace with the times and seize opportunities.
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A cooperative platform for female entrepreneurs comes to Hong Kong.
20 February 2020
Augmenting resources for businesswomen in Hong Kong, AllBright, a women-only, United Kingdom-headquartered digital learning and networking platform, launched in the city last year (main picture).
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A group of like-minded Hong Kong architects and designers decided they had something unique to offer the industry.
13 February 2020
Five years after its inception in 2014, Lead8 has jumped from a start-up with a staff of eight and a single office to a company employing more than 200 people. More
In sunny regions, solar power is significantly cheaper than any other electricity source, and Africa is set to be one of the primary beneficiaries.
06 February 2020
As the world shifts to green energy, sunny Africa stands to gain as many countries in the region are installing solar power infrastructure and leapfrogging past fossil-fuel generation.
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A sustainability focused UK brand picks Hong Kong as it begins its push into Asia.
30 January 2020
BOTTLETOP, the United Kingdom-based luxury sustainable fashion brand with a global celebrity following, has made its Asian debut with a boutique in Hong Kong.
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