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Why 2014 looks like another record year for Hong Kong's IPO market

The strengthening global economic environment and investor confidence is expected to fuel the propulsion in the Hong Kong IPO market that began in 2013. Last year, the Hong Kong Exchange placed second behind New York as the world's biggest IPO market, raising US$21.7 billion.

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Why 2014 looks like another record year for Hong Kong's IPO market

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Why flexible working appeals to Hong Kong job applicants

Flexible working used to be a benefit of salespeople and a few senior managers. But times have changed: new technologies and the need to increase productivity have driven the adoption of flexible working practices significantly, to the point where, at least some of the time, it has come to be regarded as essential.

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How machine-to-machine communication is driving data growth in Hong Kong

Are we producing too much data? That may depend on your definition of “too much,” but it is certainly true that data is being produced at ever-increasing rates.

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How Hong Kong SMEs can tackle cloud computing woes

When SMEs in Hong Kong take a look at the past year and a step forward in 2014 along with the trends of cloud computing, they understand that deploying cloud computing becomes the crucial element in their development as it offers advantages to overcome today’s challenges of SMEs, including budget constraints, dynamic market demands, skills and resources shortage, capacity challenges, increasingly strict data-related regulations, demand for shorter time-to market, and the rapid growth of unstructured data.

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Hong Kong CEOs reveal top HR priorities this year

In a world of ever changing dynamics, it is up to us to create effective strategies to improve all area of business, including HR. In Hong Kong many CEOs are planning to focus on internal operational strategies and work with the key stakeholders to acquire, integrate and retain the right talent.

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Hong Kong braces itself for an upgraded cyber-attack protection in 2014

According to Google’s “Our Mobile Planet research”, Hong Kong leads Asia Pacific in mobile Internet usage: 96% of the smartphone users in Hong Kong use mobile Internet service on a daily basis.

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When diamonds aren't forever

Gone are the days when selling jewelry was a consequence of one of the three Ds: Divorce, Death or Debt. Today’s savvy consumers appreciate the financial and practical rewards of selling unwanted, unworn or outdated jewels and watches.

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How to bring big data into business decisions

A recent article by Forbes.com says, “…an incremental 241% ROI can be generated by applying data to business decision. 91% of CMOs believe that successful brands make data-driven decision. However, only 11% of marketers use data to make business decisions today.”

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Top 3 wireless and mobility trends in Hong Kong for 2014

As we move into 2014, a number of wireless and mobility trends in Hong Kong are poised to have great impact on the networking industry. Last year, we saw the tremendous growth of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Bring Your Own App (BYOA).

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How Hong Kong's MTR sets the gold standard in transportation

I've lived in New York, Boston and Houston. For the past five years, Hong Kong has been my home.

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Capturing the market opportunities of Hong Kong’s aging population

Recently, our aging population has been a hot topic in Hong Kong. This issue is of course wider than just our city – in Japan, mainland China and indeed all across Asia, Europe and North America – impacts of an aging demographic are being felt not only by the general population and the healthcare industry, but also by marketers and brand strategists in other business segments.

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Why Hong Kong's wine e-commerce could be turning a tad sour

In a recent debate over where the future of wine in China lies, the message was very clear – the one who can reach the masses (and in China there are masses of them) will be the one who wins the market. The question of how to do that is essentially a forked road: it is either through the supermarkets, or other mass retail like the convenience stores, or it is through the internet.

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How to build lasting professional ties with your Hong Kong peers

Next time you’re sipping a iced mocha frapuccino at a local Starbucks, take a look around and you’ll see several pairs of eyes fixated on their tablets, taking selfies and food snaps for Instagram or checking their Facebook news feeds for the latest updates.

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Is Bitcoin our future currency?

In Hong Kong, any discussion regarding currencies tends to focus on offshore trading of the RMB, the expanding list of 24 Chinese bilateral swap agreements and how much longer the US$ can maintain a diminishing global reserve status.

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Creating an efficient SEO-friendly content development in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a multicultural city with three major languages: Cantonese, English and Mandarin. As a direct consequence, most websites, blogs, Social Media pages and articles published for Hong Kong readers are usually translated in several languages. The usual procedure is to develop a set of content in a given language (usually English) then go to official translators to get this same content in different languages.

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The truth behind your retirement plans revealed

Hong Kong life expectancy, for both sexes, has steadily increased over the last 41 years. Male life expectancy increased from 67.8 to 80.7 years between 1971 and 2012.

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Would you hire the online you?

If you have a social media presence, then you effectively leave little footprints of your actions and thoughts for potential employers or clients to follow. Too many candidates don’t realise how much of an impact their online persona can have on their professional persona, and that it could determine whether or not they will land the career of a lifetime.

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