VENTURE HONG KONG

Authorities expand funding to counter virus outbreak fallout.

16 April 2020

Open, agile, cosmopolitan, the glittering pearl – Hong Kong has attracted many adjectives and metaphors over the years and most reflect the city’s pre-eminent status as a two-way global investment and business hub. More

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

Russian software bill presents opportunities

Hong Kong companies are well-placed to deliver legally compliant devices to Russia.

14 April 2020

As of 1 July this year, all digital devices offered for sale in Russia – including smartphones, tablets, personal computers (PCs), laptops and smart TVs – will have to come with various items of designated domestic software pre-installed. More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Telecommunications, Russia, Hong Kong

Agile start-ups on viral front line

An Israeli venture-capitalist sees entrepreneurs, especially those in East Asia, leading the world out of the crisis.

08 April 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak scrambles every aspect of economies and businesses worldwide, the only certainty is uncertainty; the future belongs to small, nimble and agile players – a description which is often applied to Hong Kong, as well as start-up nation Israel. More

Topics: Israel, Hong Kong, financial services, start-ups

Star-flyer makes port in Hong Kong

A specialist travel firm with long-term vision sets up in the financial hub.

02 April 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic may be crippling the travel industry at present, but many companies in the sector still have faith in their long-term outlook. More

Topics: Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong

Executive finders pick Hong Kong

A global high-end recruitment network sees establishing a presence in the city as essential.

26 March 2020

Access to key East-Asian markets and a firm belief in Hong Kong’s long-term future as a business centre in the region have led Singaporean boutique executive search firm Hofer Tan Partners to set up a branch in the city. More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Singapore, Hong Kong, recruitment

Bright prospects for pooled IP

As technologies advance, sharing patents is becoming a new trend.

23 March 2020

Asia's cultural creativity and innovation have developed vigorously in recent years, with more and more companies using intellectual property (IP) systems to protect IP rights. More

Topics: Licensing, Technology, Hong Kong, bip asia forum

Flexibility the key to space sharing

An Asia-Pacific flexible office provider sees client focus as a foundation for its success.

19 March 2020

Hong Kong-based flexible working space provider Compass Offices, established in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, found its first decade of operation challenging, but the company remains bullish on its prospects. More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Real Estate Services, Australia, Malaysia, shared space, property

IT keeps offices humming

The home front is vital as companies join the war against COVID-19.

16 March 2020

Work-from-home has become a hot topic since the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government brought in flexible work arrangements for civil servants and called on private companies to follow suit in order to reduce COVID-19 infection risk. More

Topics: Hong Kong, ict, Innovation and Tech

Hong Kong braving challenges

SMEs urged to transform businesses and deploy e-commerce to thrive in the new order.

12 March 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting businesses globally, having caused the cancellation or postponement of over 630 trade fairs and exhibitions worldwide. More

Topics: Association & Government, Event Organisation, Hong Kong, Gifts & Premium Fair, jewellery design

Innovators make mark on eyewear

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

Topics: Eyewear, Hong Kong, optical fair, MedTech

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