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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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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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A quick guide to expand internationally with ease

Today’s fast paced and highly competitive business environment has increased the pressure on Hong Kong businesses to succeed on a tough marketplace. Business owners in Hong Kong need a solution that removes the hassles of day-to-day running of an office so they can focus on increasing their bottom line and succeeding in any market.

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Interface evolution in Hong Kong

Think back to how fast interfaces have changed in computing; I remember my parents taking a class in COBOL where they had to type their instruction set into a terminal, that then punched a paper card that was then fed into the computer. Not exactly fast, easy or intuitive.

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A quick guide to the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance

The doom mongers haven’t long left. Hong Kong has but a few short months left of the free, anything-goes world, that has for decades led businesses to think of Hong Kong as the ‘big market, small government’ state.

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Opportunities in the USD300b beauty salon and spa sector in Hong Kong

Everyone wants to look great and feel great, men & women. Beauty salon and spa services became an integral part of the middle class lifestyle in the Mainland since Q1/2009, after 30+ years of successful economic reform, and the government’s encouragement to spend money and boost up domestic consumption.

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Why port, shipping and logistics sector is Hong Kong economy's heart

The port, shipping and logistics sector is critical to the health of the HKSAR economy – transportation, storage, postal and courier services together employ almost 9% of Hong Kong’s population.

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Why Hong Kong employees must think like CEOs

In a constantly-changing world, everyone and everything in the city, from independent retailers to commercial buildings in Central, faces the business reality of becoming obsolete as time goes by.

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How to stop innovation killers in Hong Kong

Innovation is essential for companies in Hong Kong to compete and win in today's global and hyper-competitive environment. Unfortunately, many of the factors that kill innovation are very common in organizations.

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Why Hong Kong firms should hire more moms

We've been suffering from 'mom-cession', according to Time magazine.1 Married mothers are less likely to find a new job than married fathers, and likely to get paid less if they do find one.

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Cloud computing redefines the role of CIOs in Hong Kong

CIOs see role evolving towards operational responsibilities, more internal consultancy and less IT infrastructure administration

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Exploring document management solutions in Hong Kong

Market uncertainties on a global scale pose challenges to enterprises of all sizes today. According to the report of World Economic Forum “Global Competitiveness Index 2012 – 2013: Strengthening Recovery by Raising Productivity” 1, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that, in 2012, the euro zone will have contracted by 0.3 percent, while the United States is experiencing a weak recovery with an uncertain future.

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How Hong Kong can benefit from China's gold reserves

A century ago when China was on the silver standard China was in a complete mess, looted and humiliated repeatedly by Russia, Japan, the British, and the United States.

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3 tips to get along with people in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a multi-dimensional and a multi-cultural city. On the streets and in the skyscrapers of Hong Kong people from different parts of the world mix, play and do business like they do in no other city in the world.

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Maintaining a rich seafood market in Hong Kong

Hong Kong offers some of the best food in the world. To maintain this reputation, Hong Kong chefs strive to serve high-quality foods. Food quality, however, is not a matter of taste alone. Quality food should also be nutritious, sustainably produced, and ethically harvested.

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