VENTURE HONG KONG

As businesses come under intense stakeholder scrutiny, communication with stakeholders has become a top priority.

12 November 2020

Pressure on business performance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Sino-US trade tensions has, along with intense interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns among regulators and stakeholders, have placed companies, both public and private, under the microscope.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Media, Hong Kong, brand consultant

Power-sharing finds takers

Hong Kong start-up comes to the aid of phone-users who fear being disempowered on the street.

05 November 2020

Food, shelter and mobile data are the fundamental commodities humans need to survive but ever-increasing complexity of mobile devices means that ensuring access to the last one – mobile data – creates an ever-rising demand for power.More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Telecommunications, Hong Kong, Thailand, start-ups, e-business

Ecopreneurs launch disappearing shopping bag

Seeking to cut down on single-use plastics, this start-up’s plastic dissolves in hot water.

29 October 2020

Extra packaging might be around for a while in the post-COVID era but a new Hong Kong start-up has launched a biodegradable, water-soluble alternative to plastic bags and wrapping which could be a game-changer in the war against waste. More

Topics: Packaging, Hong Kong, start-ups, Green Tech

Promising business prospects in Indonesia

Hong Kong SMEs are eager to learn more about business potential in the archipelago, ASEAN’s largest member.

22 October 2020

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc is now Hong Kong’s second-largest trading partner, behind Mainland China. More

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

Architect builds mainland client base

A new design firm uses a creativity programme to expand into large, high-potential markets.

15 October 2020

Building a network of customers and participating in large-scale projects are some of the greatest challenges new architectural design companies face. More

Topics: Architecture & Planning, Design Services, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Architecture, design

Travel industry prepares for relaunch

Conferences and exhibitions will play a key role in the sector’s revival in Hong Kong.

08 October 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic slashed international travel to near-zero for several months and local lockdowns crimped domestic options, tourism has been one of the hardest-hit industries. More

Topics: Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong, travel, tourism

Putting detail into retail

An AI system records shoppers’ movements and actions to improve the efficiency of outlets’ design.

30 September 2020

Retailers designing selling spaces need to decide which items to put in the most conspicuous positions, how to place regularly priced products and which customer group to target. More

Topics: Thailand, Hong Kong, start-ups, AI

Save a watt, earn a watt

A start-up finds Hong Kong the ideal place to offer power-saving services.

24 September 2020

Tot up the costs of any item or service and you quickly find that energy is a key component. More

Topics: Architecture & Planning, Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Hong Kong, e-business, energy saving

Cupid switches to digital arrows

The COVID-19 pandemic has made dating virtual, one of Asia’s leading agencies finds.

17 September 2020

With a presence in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, lunch-dating agency Lunch Actually deploys a matching algorithm that has successfully played cupid to more than 4,500 couples to date, Co-founder and CEO Violet Lim said. More

Topics: Media, Hong Kong, ASEAN, start-ups, e-business

Disinfection booth makes clean sweep

Airports and an expo centre in Hong Kong are trialling an innovative disinfecting ‘channel’.

10 September 2020

While most of the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a Hong Kong company is helping to meet the need by offering what it believes to be the world's first “mobile, smart disinfection channel”. More

Topics: Medical Supplies & Medicine, Hong Kong, MedTech, clean tech

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