Entrepreneurship

Following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping imposition of tariffs on exports from Mainland China in 2018 followed by pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions, supply chains across the world sunk into crisis in 2020.

A comprehensive investment firm from New Zealand, Stonewood Group, signed several technology-related cooperation agreements with Hong Kong businesses at the Belt and Road Summit, co-organised by the Hong Kong SAR Government and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) this summer.

The bento box – a metal, plastic or even wooden compartmentalised container carrying cooked meat, vegetables, rice, noodles and condiments neatly separated – is one of Japan’s best-known cultural exports.

Many SMEs are creating diversified, flexible operating plans, deploying digital technology to transform traditional operations and marketing methods to seize market opportunities.

A key player in the European Union and vital link between the continent’s Germanic north and Romantic south, France and its glittering capital Paris are always on the agenda for anyone dealing with the EU.

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) links economies, companies and organisations across the world in a decade-old programme to innovatively fast-track development for all.