How a social enterprise eatery wins foodies’ seal of approval
The best takeaway I got from the chief executive of Gingko House is that a social enterprise is not about favors. It’s about being competitive in order to survive. This is the 10th year of Gingko...
View ArticleArt flows to where the money is
If you ask me who knows best which economy is booming, I would certainly say art dealers. When people become rich, they start to get interested in artworks and antiques. Some buy them as investment,...
View ArticleCrazy Chinese stone collectors
For most people, selling properties to buy a few pieces of stone sculpture is unthinkable. But that’s exactly what a Chinese lady did when she became obsessed with the works of Lin Fei, one of the top...
View ArticleA third of China’s P2P lending platforms flawed
Falling deposit rates and stock market slumps have fueled demand for alternative investment schemes. Many Chinese investors have resorted to peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, which often offers double-digit...
View ArticleChina FinTech world full of frauds
Not only the stock market bubble burst in China last year. It was also the year the mainland’s internet lending bubble burst. Almost 900 peer-to-peer lending platforms went belly up last year, three...
View ArticleHow to make a million training dogs
Dog training has not been a popular service but with rising incomes, it has become more affordable, especially to middle-class owners. Hong Kong women also happen to have a super low fertility rate. As...
View ArticleCan we call video gaming a sport?
Some enthusiasts call video gaming a sport. They like to talk about the rising popularity of international gaming tournaments and how their audience numbers are already surpassing those of the NBA...
View ArticleWhy HK office market may do well despite global growth worries
The global economy remains plagued by uncertainties, with doubts mounting over the sustainability of the US recovery and emerging markets, particularly China, struggling with various headwinds. The...
View ArticleHow gearing inflated China’s art market
If you are looking to acquire Chinese art for collection or investment, experts would advise you to take your time. The mainland art market has been going through a sustained correction over the past...
View ArticleAre you just paying lip service to environmental protection?
I am quite pessimistic about the willingness of Hongkongers to take action to protect our planet. The average person will normally support the idea, but it’s doubtful how many of us actually walk the...
View ArticleWeak exports doesn’t mean China goods are less competitive
Data released Tuesday has added to concerns about China’s exports slowdown, but it would be premature to conclude that made-in-China products are losing their competitiveness. In the first two months...
View ArticleHow a new jobs site is going the extra mile
This could be the kind of dream recruitment site that small businesses want, and which job hunters would love to use. First of all, there is no charge for posting an ad if the company fails to hire...
View ArticleWhat do mainland startups want from Hong Kong?
With mainland startups showing increasing interest in building up Hong Kong connections, we need to ponder over this question: what are they really after? It can’t be just money, given that the...
View ArticleHow internet finance fuels China property bubble
Internet finance has been a great boon to small businesses, which normally have limited access to bank loans. But these underregulated lending platforms are also fanning the flames of a hot property...
View ArticleThere is a job called water tasting
Tsai loves drinking water. He is one of only 10 to 20 water sommeliers in Taiwan. Though still a rare career in his hometown, the profession is becoming more popular in Canada, Australia and mainland...
View ArticleWhy saying no to your dog is a bad idea
Lots of pet owners are having trouble getting their dogs to behave. In most cases, the problem lies in treating them like humans. Dogs don’t have a concept of right or wrong, which is a human...
View ArticleStories behind the mushrooming of mini-storages
Have you ever wondered why there are a growing number of mini-storage users? Why are they willing to pay thousands of dollars a year to keep things they rarely need in the daily lives? What exactly are...
View ArticleGree shows the way forward for China firms with rice cooker test
Chinese appliance giant Gree held a blind test recently in a bid to demonstrate that its rice cookers can match the best-selling foreign brands in terms of food quality satisfaction. In the event,...
View ArticleYoungsters increasingly prefer work flexibility to job security
A Harvard Business Review study has found out that among Asians born between 1979 and 1983, career ranks fourth in terms of what the people deem as the most important thing in life, marking a...
View ArticleThree things in which young workers excel
Young workers may behave in a different way but they are by no means less capable or less focused as some employers think. A human resource manager shared these observations with Hong Kong Economic...
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