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An American ophthalmic specialist sees Hong Kong as an ideal launch pad for expansion into the mainland and ASEAN.

29 June 2022

Technology investors usually expect rapid returns on their assets, but the life sciences, especially medicine, have notoriously long development times. Returns can take decades to eventuate and ventures often turn out to be unviable.More

Topics: Medical & Healthcare Services, Medical Supplies & Medicine, Hong Kong, Mainland China, GBA, Inside China

Robots tackle herculean task

An HKUST innovation programme is tapping into a growing market for autonomous vehicles.

28 June 2022

Anyone who has programmed a computer and driven a car knows that developing a self-driving vehicle would require a herculean effort – hence the name of Hong Kong’s first self-driving vehicle.More

Topics: Auto Parts, Hong Kong, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, Success Stories

GBA boost for Kowloon office hubs

Hong Kong’s growing role as a global launch pad for mainland businesses is driving a property market shift.

27 June 2022

The development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is helping businesses from Mainland China to enter the Hong Kong market and use the city as their launchpad for global expansion. In a report from global real estate consultancy Knight Frank, Patrick Mak, Executive Director Head of Kowloon Office Strategy & Solutions & Head of Tenant Representation, Greater China, discusses which sectors are most likely to leverage Hong Kong’s connector status and identifies three emerging office hubs in Kowloon that have the potential to reap benefits.More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, entrepreneurship, GBAFeature

Bagging a place in the market

The HKTDC is helping an ambitious Hong Kong-made handbag brand make its mark on the world.

16 June 2022

Hong Kong-born designer Winnie Tang (main picture, right) and her friend Kitty Chan (main picture, left) started their first business at the age of 14. They bought fashion items from Korea and sold them on a Hong Kong online platform, then brought them to the Australian market.More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, Mainland China, entrepreneurship, fashion

Planting a good idea

A homegrown plant-based-meat start-up in Hong Kong has its sights set on global expansion.

13 June 2022

Concerns over environmental sustainability and health are driving more and more consumers to plant-based meat. The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 22% of plant-based meat sales by value and is expected to be the world’s largest market by 2025, according to a Kerry research report.More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Hong Kong, entrepreneurship, food

GBA ideal for brand assembly

A world-spanning home goods supplier has found all it needs to put together bespoke bathrooms in the Greater Bay Area.

01 June 2022

Your home – the shape, look and feel – is intensely personal; there is no design that suits all, and every occupant and family wants something different. And within every home, the bathroom poses some of the biggest challenges.More

Topics: Household Products, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Success Stories, GBA

Traditional herbs battle dementia

An HKUST neuroscience group has developed a traditional Chinese medicine-based treatment for brain degeneration.

24 May 2022

The growing prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the global aging population prompted a neuroscience research team at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to find a way to prevent and treat these debilitating diseases.More

Topics: Medical Supplies & Medicine, Hong Kong, entrepreneurship, Tech & Innovation

Fintech firms gain traction

As the financial sector ‘resets’ following the pandemic, fintech is already moving into the mainstream.

12 May 2022

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, commentaries on finance have been peppered with the word “reset”, followed by an incredibly wide range of proposals as to what this “reset” may entail.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Mainland China, FEATURECHINA, entrepreneurship

NFTs the new content kingmakers

MarketingPulse speakers explored the myriad opportunities that blockchain, Web 3.0 and non-fungible tokens are creating.

24 March 2022

During the heady years of dotcom fever in the late 1990s, two phrases commonly bandied about were “content is free” and “content is king”.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, North America, media, Blockchain

Modern twist on mental health

Noting the stigma attached to treating mental illnesses, a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur has adopted a community-based approach.

14 February 2022

In a fraught world, nearly four in 10 adults said they had experienced worry (40%) or stress (40%) according to last year’s Gallup Global Emotions Report. The United Nations has warned that a global mental health crisis is looming as economic turmoil, isolation and uncertainty all contribute to psychological distress. In Hong Kong, 61% of adults suffer from poor mental well-being according to a recent study by mental health charity MIND. The same study found that 60% of Hongkongers do not know where to seek help regarding mental health issues other than hospitals, and 74% of mental health sufferers do not seek any form of professional treatment.More

Topics: Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, health

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