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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG AND THE MAINLAND CHINA UNDER COVID-19
The COVID-19 might have been heavily disrupted our daily lives and businesses over the past few months. However, every cloud has a silver lining. As the pandemic gradually being slow down, it is time to get prepare for upcoming business opportunities in different markets. The below-selected stories for Hong Kong and the Mainland China perhaps could provide you some insights:
• HKSAR Government’s Financial Secretary is confident of the city’s ability in withstanding fiscal woes (read more)
• Chinese Government’s comprehensive supporting policies for businesses under the pandemic (read more)
• Cloud services and 7 other sectors are expected to rise in the future (read more)
• Alibaba’s Jack Ma and others lead a new wave of promotion: Live-streaming in e-commerce (read more)
• How advanced digital technologies tackled the pandemic in China (read more)
• Would daily life and businesses continue to be filled up with robots after the recent rise of usage? (read more)
We shall continue to share more information of interest to all. Let’s stay strong and continue to support each other to prevail in this challenging period!
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