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Why Chinese firms in Hong Kong need reputation/brand alignment

Most Chinese companies in Hong Kong understand why their reputation is important. It's a bit like your health: if you don't have it, nothing else matters.

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Why Chinese firms in Hong Kong need reputation/brand alignment

Most Chinese companies in Hong Kong understand why their reputation is important. It's a bit like your health: if you don't have it, nothing else matters.

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How local firms in Hong Kong can achieve growth in 2013

On the face of it, things don't look great for Hong Kong's economy this year. As I write this, I've just read that business bankruptcies in Hong Kong were up in March compared to February, and also year-on-year, blamed on weak demand in overseas markets. Unemployment, traditionally low in Hong Kong compared to elsewhere, has also increased slightly, and it looks like government policies to rein in the once-buoyant housing market are starting to take effect.

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Simple ergonomic tips to optimise your workspace and reduce pain

A typical office worker in Hong Kong is no stranger to long hours spent at the office.

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Recruiting a new generation in Hong Kong

Without understanding what motivates the younger members of Hong Kong’s Generation ‘Y’, expat employers in particular, can find recruiting this generation especially baffling.

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Why the world has gone crazy over Bitcoin

Bitcoin, an alternative currency that doesn't exist physically, has become the talk of the financial world recently as people lose faith in the euro and other traditional currencies.

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Recruitment slows in Hong Kong financial services

Hong Kong experienced a 24% decrease in the number of financial services job opportunities in Q1 of 2013 compared to Q1of 2012, according to the latest quarterly Job Barometer from eFinancialCareers.

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Why work-life balance is a must in Hong Kong

The recent forming of the Standard Working Hours Committee has once again sparked discussions around how to keep Hong Kong’s economy healthy and competitive.

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Unlocking the USD 300 billion opportunity in Hong Kong

To establish a successful and sustainable business in this sector, Hong Kong business people should consider adopting the principle of “Safe Cosmetics, and Healthy Body Shaping” plus an integrated 3-prone SBU model, comprising of Products, Services & Education.

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Providing a customized customer experience in Hong Kong

Over 60% of organizations in North Asia particularly Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea expect transformation in the areas of customer experience and care in 2013. Acquiring customers and reducing churn is their top business concern.

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5 strategies Hong Kong bosses can use to make employees happy

Employees are not unhappy and low on productivity in Hong Kong, in fact, they are amongst the world’s best but, then again, as the old saying goes, “there is always room for improvement and growth.”

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How Hong Kong companies can benefit from linking physical and virtual worlds

Hong Kong is a 7 million inhabitants’ city where everything is accessible within 2 hours transportation and where the internet is omnipresent. Hong Kong makes the physical and the virtual worlds accessible to all.

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Addressing the healthcare needs of Hong Kong’s growing elderly population

Creating the right healthcare facilities and services for the people of Hong Kong including the growing aging population, is becoming an increasingly important issue for the Hong Kong government.

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4 top secrets of highly effective networkers in Hong Kong

If you are a professional living and working in Hong Kong, then you probably spend a lot of time in attending breakfast sessions, day time conferences or evening cocktails - doing networking.

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Cash is no longer king for Hong Kong job-seekers

With the post-Chinese New Year job exodus well underway, headhunters' phones are working overtime, and HR departments are more like logistics supervisors as they tick off those out and those in.

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Women who launch in Hong Kong

International Women’s Day took place on Friday 8th March 2013, giving many women a platform from which to promote women’s rights and gender equality.

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What Hong Kong should learn from Cyprus

I’m sure everyone knows by now that Cyprus is stealing 40% of private deposits and seizing entire accounts. This theft of private bank accounts is being hailed by the IMF as a "fully financed solution." Yeah, fully financed by stealing private deposits and sending the money to the banksters:

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5 ways to assess the net worth of innovative ventures in Hong Kong

As a child, perhaps 99% of us had some “rare” possessions that we call them our own collection. On thehigh end, some of us were obsessed with baseball cards, comic books, or Star Wars memorabilia.

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