Hong Kong stories
AI is shaping Asia Pacific trip planning, with 49% of travellers using tools to find destinations as they favour familiar places and flexible itineraries.
Startups in Singapore are shifting spending towards Anthropic's Claude, as OpenAI's lead has narrowed sharply in new transaction data.
A skills shortage and tight budgets are slowing gains as Australian builders boost weekly use of construction tech to 48 per cent.
Australia has emerged as a bigger draw for Indian tech workers as US visa curbs and other immigration crackdowns reshape hiring.
Legacy systems are slowing AI roll-outs at large firms, with most executives saying modernisation and governance are now the main bottlenecks.
Banks in Asia Pacific are set to use Mastercard's offers platform to counter super apps and prove more sales from promotions.
Rising demand from sovereign wealth and pension funds is prompting a more targeted regional push across Asia-Pacific, where operational complexity is growing.
A new robotics zone and a 11% rise in startups showed AI hardware and commercial deployment are now driving the Taipei trade fair.
Demand for AI and cloud capacity is turning Hong Kong into a gateway for firms seeking low-latency access to Mainland China.
Scattered data and stricter rules are slowing rivals, while 37% of North American finance teams already use AI in multi-step workflows.
Overseas enterprises can now tap Tencent Cloud's new AI tools for office work, design and model access as it steps up its push beyond China.
Travellers will gain local bank transfers and wallets in eight Asia Pacific markets from 2026 as airlines chase faster-growing digital payments.
Hong Kong's low-altitude economy could gain new momentum as the pair map out drone-and-road delivery models for major enterprise clients.
The multi-year project is meant to cut costs and give IHH Healthcare real-time data as it replaces fragmented systems across three Asian markets.
Selected teams could tap up to USD $10 million in support as the city pushes to become a hub for agentic AI startups.
More UK households could get real-time energy usage data as Centrica adds Chameleon to bolster smart meter rollout supply capacity.
Its OwlPay service can now tap Ohio's trade-heavy economy, as the firm's US regulatory footprint grows to 42 states.
Wealth advisers in Asia can now arrange life insurance funding without tying clients to a private bank, as Yuvarra opens in Hong Kong.
The insurer is expanding its regional push into employer risk cover as Tsui takes on underwriting and People Risk roles from 1 June 2026.
Institutional investors in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to gain wider access to tokenised funds, bonds and structured products through the tie-up.
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