What if a robot manages your money?
Go, an ancient board game popular in China, Korea and Japan, is far more complicated and unpredictable than chess. Which is why AlphaGo’s four-to-one win against a human Go master marked a giant step...
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Why you should think twice before ordering food online in China
China may be pushing its corporate sector to embrace the Internet and digital strategies, but it is worth bearing in mind that it is also the country where cyber-fraud cases are most rampant. Last year...
View ArticleParenting is more than giving your child a good education
Vicky was in primary six when her parents divorced. From an early age, she hated school, often cutting classes to hang out with street children in a public football ground. Her deaf-mute mother...
View ArticleChina jewelry vendors push online-to-offline sales
Buying jewelry online is yet to catch on in China, but vendors do have some reason to be optimistic about the role of the Internet in helping them push the products. Last year, the country’s gold and...
View ArticleHow to make a lucrative career as an internet opinion leader
If you like to write, becoming a key opinion leader (KOL) in the cyberworld could be a quick path to a well-paying career, much more so than becoming an author of books, a local KOL told Hong Kong...
View ArticleHere’s a new device to stop snoring
Most electronic products are just for fun, but this one is about life and death. Snoring is a common problem. Not only is it a sign of poor quality of sleep, it may also be related to sleep apnea—a...
View ArticleHR professional offers tips on how to win the hearts of workers
The old-school human resources approach puts a lot emphasis on things like staff attendance, punctuality and sick leave counts, but new-generation personnel experts know very well the physical presence...
View ArticleWhy business growth is not always a blessing for SMEs
Business owners are usually delighted to see their companies grow, but acknowledge that if the expansion comes too soon and at a very rapid pace, it could turn out to be a curse instead. In a recent...
View ArticleChinese P2P lenders can learn something from Singapore
The mainland’s peer-to-peer lending industry, though growing fast, has been plagued with frequent reports of failures and frauds. The business is also catching on in Singapore, where an increasing...
View ArticleHow an online shop can stand out from the crowd
Although Hong Kong’s overall retail market is lackluster, e-shopping is said to be an exception. More than 50 percent of the respondents in a recent survey said they would purchase online using their...
View ArticleHow this ride-sharing app is killing four birds with one stone
Didi Hitch is a ride-sharing app. This is how it works: a passenger sends a request through the app. A driver headed in the passenger’s direction indicates his willingness to share the ride using the...
View ArticleTaiwan tourism sector fears drop in mainland visitors
Taiwan’s official numbers haven’t shown a notable drop in visa applications from mainlanders, but the tourism industry is worrying about a decline following Tsai Ing-wen’s landside victory in January’s...
View ArticleCouple devoted to nurturing handicraft culture
During the Easter holidays, the dream of Paul Ching and his wife, Cathy Lam, will come true. They are holding a carnival-like gathering of makers and lovers of handicrafts in Hong Kong. More than 200...
View ArticleWanda’s big boss shares insights on how to run a mall
Three factors determine the success of a shopping mall, according to Wang Jianlin, chairman of the property and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. These are location, scale and anchor...
View ArticleBig Data threat: Do you want to be tracked all day long?
People probably won’t mind receiving an alert from e-retailers saying it’s about time to replenish household supplies. They may also like to get notifications from online stores about the latest...
View ArticleCan China restore people’s confidence in P2P platforms?
Peer-to peer lending platforms in China have seen their numbers drop in recent months. Some went bankrupt while a few choose to shutter their operations due to growing distrust among consumers. Reports...
View ArticleWhat can China learn from Dyson’s success?
During China’s annual parliament session this month, a sub-meeting among Guangdong delegates is said to have seen heated discussions erupt on one topic: rice cookers. Some delegates apparently raised...
View ArticleWhat can Hong Kong learn from post-Nokia Finland?
Between 1998 and 2007, a quarter of Finland’s economic growth came from Nokia. During the period, the company’s research and development spending accounted for one-third of the national total. Nokia...
View ArticlePublic transport can be a lot smarter if operators are more open
The 112-year Hong Kong Tramways may be the oldest mode of public transport in the city, but it is also the most open-minded when it comes to sharing real-time information. Since 2012, Tramways has...
View ArticleWhy making money from stocks won’t be easy this year
Some analysts view the 8-9 price-earnings multiple offered by the benchmark Hang Seng Index as evidence that stocks are cheap now in Hong Kong. However, not everyone agrees with this notion. Among the...
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