E-COMMERCE

06 September 2022

Summertime this year came with celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as well as the city’s continued recovery following the fifth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. More

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Japanese Business Perspectives: Taking the Pre-owned Luxury Goods Trade Global Via Hong Kong

29 July 2022

Susumu Muguruma, COO of Valuence Holdings Inc, explains why the Japan-listed pre-owned luxury goods trading company chose Hong Kong as its first overseas base and headquarters, and highlights the new opportunities that the city provides for the company’s global business expansion. More

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E-Commerce Platform Helps Hong Kong Design Brands Venture Overseas

28 July 2022

Pinkoi, a Taiwan-based design shopping website, provides a platform for designers to establish their brand value and expand to overseas markets. Pinkoi’s Chief Operating Officer Tina Lo said the international outlook of people in Hong Kong has helped to lay the foundation for Pinkoi’s overseas expansion. Citing Thailand as an example, she outlined the issues that overseas brands should bear in mind when venturing into a local market. More

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Hong Kong’s GBA Prospects: The Benefits of Multi-Channel Smart Marketing

27 May 2022

With a new wave of Covid-19 raging through Hong Kong recently, all businesses have inevitably been hit. However, Hong Kong companies should consider setting up online sales channels on digital marketing platforms to promote their corporate image and product information to GBA consumers. Hong Kong companies could take advantage of the industrial support policies put in place by the mainland and GBA authorities and their unique strengths to accelerate the exploration of the GBA market. More

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EU Institutions Reach Political Agreement on Measures Which Will Affect Products Sold on Online Platforms

10 May 2022

On 23 April 2022, the European Parliament and Council of Member States arrived at a political agreement on the Digital Services Act. Proposed together with the Digital Markets Act in December 2020, the Digital Services Act sets new standards for online platforms regarding illegal and harmful content. The European Parliament and Council previously reached agreement on the Digital Markets Act on 22 March 2022. More

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Second Hand News: The Time of the Pre-owned Watch

27 April 2022

The global watch industry is recovering fast from the coronavirus pandemic. While new timepieces are driving Swiss watch exports to a record high, the burgeoning pre-owned market is expected to dominate the market in a few years. More

Tech & Innovation

Ticket to the metaverse

01 April 2022

Just as our view of the universe has changed radically over time – from a flat earth under a dome of sky to a planet on a solar system in one of hundreds of billions of galaxies – so our perception of the rapidly evolving metaverse is shifting constantly. Only in the case of the metaverse its actual state is evolving along with our perceptions. More

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Always at your service

28 March 2022

Digital marketplace platform Toby offers services ranging from dance lessons and physiotherapy to cleaning and home renovation. Established in 2016, it currently has nearly a million users across Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore and hosts more than 80,000 businesses and service providers. More

Market Opportunities

Navigating the marketing maze

22 March 2022

In the classical age, markets in the eastern Mediterranean were abuzz with goods sourced from all over the world, changing hands for silver and gold minted by a wide array of authorities, with conversations in a diversity of languages. Merchants arriving from more obscure hinterlands needed to adapt quickly or lose out. More

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SINGAPORE: Digital Trade Agreement Signed with the United Kingdom

10 March 2022

Singapore has signed a new digital trade deal with the UK. According to Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry press release, the UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (UKSDEA), signed on 25 February 2022, will boost end-to-end digital trade through common digital systems for e-invoicing and e-payments. More

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