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How 5G will keep Hong Kong connected
11 May 18
The beauty of living in a place where the history and geographic location fuels inventive minds is very apparent here in Hong Kong.
Five website design and SEO trends to help optimise your online performance in 2018
2 May 18
In the high-paced city that is Hong Kong, the internet is alive, changing, and always moving towards new technologies and trends.
Transporting Hong Kong into the future
26 Apr 18
The unveiling by the HKSAR Government of its Smart City blueprint late last year gave an insight into the transformation that, if all goes to plan...
How to do digital marketing in Hong Kong
13 Mar 18
As a multiculturalist hub in Asia and due to its proximity with China, Hong Kong faces various challenges when it comes to develop a digital...
The changing landscape of advertising & PR: from intentional innovation to AI-led advancements
9 Mar 18
The advertising and PR industry is currently undergoing unprecedented change.
Why Hong Kong listed company culture isn't fit for the future
8 Mar 18
The dominance of the large, listed companies so long at the heart of Hong Kong’s economic and business culture is under threat, challenged...
How will Hong Kong profit from a purpose-driven economy?
26 Feb 18
How do we make sure we have an education system that is welcoming for all?
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution – more human than you think
18 Jan 18
The recent investment made in Hong Kong-based artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group by US mobile chip giant Qualcomm Technologies was...
Digital marketing trends to watch in Hong Kong
10 Aug 17
The world of digital marketing never remains static.
2017: The advancement of interconnected business
15 Feb 17
In 2011, Marc Andreesen, the well-known super angel investor...
Keeping businesses connected in Hong Kong's skyscrapers
6 Feb 17
Now home to more than 3,000 buildings that qualify as skyscrapers, Hong Kong’s first structures of notable height stood just six stories...
Here's where B2B businesses in Hong Kong should head in 2017
23 Jan 17
If you run a B2B business in Hong Kong, these days your clients are making decisions about your offerings based on more than your price and...
Chinese capital investment creates job growth in Hong Kong
17 Jan 17
Chinese capital investment in asset management firms and private equity fund houses is creating new job opportunities for qualified accountancy...
Genuine startups and entrepreneurs being turned away by HK banks
16 Jan 17
Hong Kong has strongly built a reputation as a world-class business centre: not only is it one of the largest financial centres in the world, but...
Here's why Hong Kong-listed companies should play catch-up on ESG reporting
25 Nov 16
Since the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) announced the upgrade of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure requirement to '...
How the age of digital disruption is transforming the employment landscape in Asia
24 Nov 16
According to a recent IDC survey commissioned by Workday, only 28% of Hong Kong workers said they found their work engaging and satisfactory.
Creativity, innovation, and fun make tech giants the most popular places to work in Hong Kong
7 Nov 16
Google, Apple, and Facebook top the tables in the latest jobsDB Top Ten Companies report.
Chinese institutions drive demand for talent with regulatory experience
4 Oct 16
Candidates with regulatory experience will be a hot commodity in Hong Kong this quarter.
Building smarter Hong Kong retail with in-store AI
27 Sep 16
Behind the bright facades of their shop windows, there is a darkening gloom enveloping Hong Kong retailers.
Busting myths about background screening – what Hong Kong companies should know
21 Sep 16
Any business leader will tell you the importance of attracting and retaining quality hires in a company – after all, we're only as...
Hong Kong needs to get ready: Pokémon Go is a sign of things to come
23 Aug 16
Who could have imagined that in 2016, millions of Hong Kongers from 6 to 60 would be walking for kilometers...
Developing successful customer relationship in Hong Kong
12 Aug 16
Not long ago, Hong Kong businesses were in full agreement that the keys to success were a good quality product, a low price, and excellent...
The hottest IT jobs in Hong Kong
12 Aug 16
The IT industry is a vibrant and active market, with strong hiring activity within both financial services and commerce.
The face of the Internet of Things in healthcare
10 Aug 16
As the development of Internet of Things (IoT) continues to mature, we see these new technological advances are...
An invisible innovation is a successful innovation
1 Aug 16
Innovations should be seamlessly invisible.
A smart Hong Kong needs to invest in smart skill development
28 Jul 16
In 2013, the UBM’s Future Cities...
OTT, taking plays out of TV/Broadcasters playbook
28 Jul 16
With Over-the-Top Internet-based programming having changed and adapted to TV viewing behaviour, quality-of...
What skills are in demand in the life sciences industry?
18 Jul 16
Life sciences has proved to be a relatively buoyant market in 2016, as government healthcare policies, drug regulations, and merger and...
Selling effectively: harnessing the power of big data
14 Jul 16
Effective sales is a very simple concept to describe: a company finds customers and then sells its products and services to them.
The future of cybersecurity in Hong Kong
31 May 16
Cybersecurity has been an increasingly hot area of discussion, with the emergence and proliferation of big data, cloud computing, and data...
Spending your advertising budget wisely
18 May 16
A recent report by admanGo focuses on some recent Hong Kong advertising spending figures.
Overview and challenges of trade shows in Hong Kong
16 May 16
Hong Kong is famous for its crowded streets, its great transportation network, and its incredibly expensive apartments.
Are you doing enough to encourage flexible working?
6 May 16
Nowadays, the traditional nine-to-five workplace routine has been slowly replaced by the growing trends of remote/flexible working and work-...
Time to kick off your ESG reporting journey
5 May 16
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) released consultation conclusions regarding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Guide last...
5 trends driving job creation in Hong Kong's insurance sector
4 May 16
Hong Kong was recently ranked 70th globally in Mercer's Quality of Living survey, making it the 3rd highest-ranked Asian city after Singapore...
Big data, smaller risk
22 Apr 16
Anti-bribery crackdowns, the rise of patent litigation, greater transparency into Asian banking practices, more stringent privacy regulations, and...
How does Hong Kong's workforce diversity rank?
11 Apr 16
Hong Kong is globally renowned as being an international financial centre where skilled professionals can further their career.
Employers in Hong Kong to keep salary increases to between 3-6% this year
1 Mar 16
Most employers in Hong Kong (57 percent) plan to provide salary increases of three to six percent in their next review period while 19 percent...
Overcoming retail challenges in Hong Kong
29 Feb 16
2015 was not an easy year for retailers in Hong Kong.
Here's how fitness will improve performance management
3 Feb 16
I have been thinking and contemplating how performance reviews are done in companies annually or monthly.

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