MARKET SPOTLIGHT

market spotlight

Time is money and customers value efficiency, which makes this solution to port delays invaluable.

12 February 2019

Logistics firms have been finding themselves in a double bind as security concerns increase the need for scrutiny at ports while customers demand ever faster delivery. More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Hong Kong, logistics, Shipment

No Trade-off between Impact and Return for Investment

Panellists discussing sustainable investment at the Asian Financial Forum deny investors need to ‘sacrifice returns’ to do good.

04 February 2019

“You can make impact, or make money” appears to still be a common view in the investment community – and one which raised many hackles at the recent Asian Financial Forum. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Environmental Protection, Hong Kong, asian financial forum, Green Tech

Financiers Look to Sustainable Future

AFF delegates face up to the issue of financing a sustainable world.

29 January 2019

As the financial world contemplates geopolitical tensions and the prospect of technological progress shaking it to its foundations, the global industry is contemplating fundamental restructuring.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, asian financial forum, Online banking

Start-up Takes 3D Printing to Next Level

Innovative technology allows quick, low-cost 3D printing for demanding industrial applications.

22 January 2019

Tilita George Alexandru, who came from Bucharest, Romania in 2012 to take a doctoral degree at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is living proof that Hong Kong is suitable for the development of start-ups. More

Topics: Machinery, Hong Kong, start-ups, Innovation and Tech

Yoghurt Pioneer Defies Odds

Talent-scouting was the hardest part in this entrepreneur’s drive to turn concept into reality.

15 January 2019

Start-ups work from the ground up and even if they have sound investor backing, they are bound to suffer hard times before tasting success. More

Topics: Electronics & Electrical Appliances, Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, start-ups, consumer electronics

Russian Christmas Shoppers Turn Practical

The overall level of Christmas spend in 2017 and 2018 stayed constant at about US$225 each but consumers seek durable necessities, such as smartphones and tablets.

08 January 2019

While, on the surface, it would seem that Christmas spending has plateaued in Russia – with the 2018 per-consumer spend of US$225 almost identical to that of 2017 – the figures alone do not reflect the underlying change in buying patterns. More

Topics: Gifts & Premiums, Hong Kong, gifts, retail

Finance Goes High-tech

The 2019 Asian Financial Forum focuses on innovation, launching the new FinTech Showcase.

02 January 2019

Finance has been a pillar of Hong Kong’s economy for many years – visitors are always impressed by the glass towers of the Bank of China, HSBC and Bank of East Asia buildings which dominate the Central skyline. More

Topics: Banking Services, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, asian financial forum, Online banking

‘Glass Pipeline’ for Logistics Customers

In an industry known for jumbled communications, this solution tracks goods from the factory to the outlet.

24 December 2018

The fragmented and out-of-date information and communications technology used in the logistics industry, and efforts to rectify it, are common themes at industry forums, such as the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference. More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Information Technology, Hong Kong, Innovation and Tech, transport

Innovative Creators Show their Mettle

Talents at DesignInspire show that quality design is about much more than just looking good.

18 December 2018

Design is much more than a function shunted off to “creative” departments or relegated to the bottom of agendas at business meetings. More

Topics: Design Services, Hong Kong, DesignInspire, design

Forum Puts High-tech in Spotlight

Innovators in Hong Kong come in all shapes and sizes, but they all see the city as an ideal place to launch their businesses.

11 December 2018

Technological innovation comes in many flavours and requires a wide variety of talents, delegates at the 19th Hong Kong Forum in early December learnt. More

Topics: Hong Kong, start-ups, Biotech

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