Hong Kong

Expense tracker gini raises $1.6m seed fund

Expense tracker gini raises $1.6m seed fund

The startup aims to make money management across markets easy and accessible.

Hong Kong credit card balances up 5% to $17.33b in Q4

The balances of Generation Z customers skyrocketed 89%.

Vario opens Hong Kong office

The expansion follows the firm’s launch in Australia and Singapore.

Hang Seng Bank takes the lead in shaping a seamless customer experience with BERI and One Collect

The bank’s key focus will be on harnessing the power of fintech to bring more breakthroughs in digital services and channels.

Hong Kong named as the most vulnerable APAC country to Chinese trade decline

Most of the region’s exports are being absorbed by China.

Home prices recovered 20-28% in Q1 since 2012

However, property investment volumes dropped 42% QoQ.

Hong Kong's economy slumped 1.3% in Q4 2018: report

This was the slowest pace of GDP growth since 2016.

Real estate investment volumes jumped 16% to $399.8m in 2018: report

Hong Kong's growth placed it as the ninth largest source of real estate investments globally.

Record high 65.15 million visitor arrivals buoyed hotel occupancy in 2018

The lacklustre 2,500 new hotel room supply also supported the citywide occupancy of 91.4%.

Why HK's MBA providers are now banking on soft skills

New modules on Artificial Intelligtence and more focus on experiental teaching over academic knowledge are changing HK’s MBA agendas.

Hong Kong is Asia's priciest rental haven for expats

Rental hikes will also be observed in outlying neighbourhoods as firms eye for more affordable places outside the central area.

Eaton HK bags Hotel Renovation & Restoration award in AHEAD Asia Awards

The hotel’s new concept featured merging public and private spaces and a co-working space.

Hong Kong art scene faces competition

Whilst Hong Kong is rightly placed for the market-driven influx, the art scene may be reaching a saturation point.

2 in 5 professionals expect to change employers in the year: report

Close to three in 10 are actively seeking new positions.

Nine in 10 employees expect a bonus in 2019

A majority or 73% anticipate an annual bonus of up to two months.

Insurers gear for Hong Kong's $1.27b national health insurance programme

The Voluntary Health Insurance System will offer $1,000 in tax benefits to lure residents.