Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s latest policy address should be praised for its laser-like focus on strengthening the foundation on which Hong Kong’s unique competitive advantages under “one country, two systems” are based. As Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter points out, one should aim to be unique, rather than the best. Besides consolidating the…
Beijing is moving to boost the country’s talent ranks in the fields of science and technology by creating more doctoral programmes in key areas such as medicine, engineering and emerging fields. The State Council – China’s cabinet – and the Communist Party’s Central Committee issued guidelines on Sunday calling on education authorities and universities to…
In the era of the hub economy, competitive cities must expand beyond their traditional roles as commercial and financial hubs. As Hong Kong universities rise in global rankings, the question is whether the trend will propel the city into becoming a powerhouse of scientific research and technological breakthroughs. In tech innovation and industry, Hong Kong…
Hongkonger Dixon Kwok Kai-yuen was born into a struggling family and diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at a young age, with his secondary school years seeing his household fracture and depression affect his academic performance. But looking back on those tough times, the civil engineer and social enterprise founder said he eventually managed to…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Thursday (Oct. 10) unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip aimed at breaking Nvidia’s stronghold on the lucrative data center GPU market. The launch of AMD’s Instinct MI325X accelerator marks an escalation in the AI hardware arms race, with implications for businesses investing in AI. AMD’s announcement came during its…
Hong Kong entrepreneur Edmund Chan Ka-ming enjoys his milk – not the kind that comes from a cow, but that which is made from a previously underrated type of vegetable: tiger nut. The co-founder of green tech company Meat the Next was driven to create an alternative non-dairy product with tiger nuts that tackles not…
Rsearchers at Linköping University and RISE, have investigated the costs hidden behind the seemingly free apps. Credit: Anna Nilsen Procrastination, sleep deprivation and reduced focus are part of the price we pay for free mobile apps. This is according to researchers at Linköping University and RISE, who have investigated the costs hidden behind the free…
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are two of the richest business leaders in the world, with respective net worths of $202.5 billion and $261 billion. But that’s not the only thing they have in common. The 60-year-old Amazon founder and 53-year-old Tesla CEO happen to be the oldest children in their families. Related: How Being…
A group of smaller listed companies are joining together to highlight the challenges they face and help other firms to use the Hong Kong stock market to raise funds and capture new business opportunities. The Hong Kong Small and Medium Listed Companies Association is a non-profit industry body formed by a group of businesspeople who…
This month, OpenAI released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that it says can reason like a person to solve complex problems. It will continue to improve. When the smartest “person” in the company is a robot, predicting future professional norms and practices becomes like writing science fiction. While many rightfully worry about AI impacts…