Hong Kong is a breeding ground for potential unicorns
Hong Kong’s Vitasoy was born out of necessity. Dr. Kwee Seong Lo, the company’s founder, learned of the nutritional value of soy milk following a visit…
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Zipper says smartphones will make blockchain and cryptocurrencies mainstream
Is “crypto” for the masses? It might become soon thanks to a little device we all love—the smartphone. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are c…
Analyse Asia 199: Vectr Ventures in Hong Kong with Alan Chan
Editor's note: This originally appeared on Analyse Asia, a weekly podcast hosted by Bernard Leong, dedicated to dissecting the pulse of business, techn…
3 reasons to found your startup in Hong Kong
Editor's note: This was contributed by Nathan Resnick, CEO of Sourcify, a platform that makes manufacturing easy. On my last visit to Hong Kong this…
Hong Kong is failing fintech: Q&A with founders of Bitcoin exchange BitMEX
Editor’s note: This piece was contributed by David Green, a Taipei-based writer and journalist covering the future of work in Asia. In the words of …
Promotions and politics reshuffle Labor Day cross-border WeChat spending
For the first time, South Korea has been knocked from the top spot in the rankings of mainland Chinese WeChat spending over the long Labor Day weekend …
4 things cross-border mobile marketers should know about Chinese travelers
Chinese outbound travelers totaled 122 million trips, up 4.3% YoY according to China Internet Watch. As Chinese people are very tech-savvy and highly m…
Australian Fintech Startup Airwallex Lands $3M Led By Gobi Partners
Australian-Hong Kong fintech startup, Airwallex, has landed a $3 million USD Pre-A funding round led by Gobi Partners, a Chinese investment fund manage…
Alibaba Confirms SCMP Takeover, Attempts To Quell Editorial Concerns
Alibaba's expanding media and entertainment empire marked another milestone on Friday, with official confirmation that they have entered an agreement t…
Hong Kong’s Newest Accelerator Aims To Disrupt IoT Entrepreneurship
Hong Kong-based Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator Brinc is pulling an international crowd of startups closer to China in an attempt to kickstart inn…
InvestHK’s 2014 Survey Shows Hong Kong Startups Increased by 30% Year on Year
Since last month, TechNode covered two posts about Hong Kong's startup ecosystem. Former Cyberport interview post talked about Hong Kong government…
Interview with Cyberport CTO: “Why is Hong Kong So Attractive to Startups?”
With TechNode and Cyberport last week hosting "China Bang 2015" in Hong Kong to introduce twelve local startups, we spent three days in Hong Kong, …