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Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum Concludes Successfully with 1,800 Online and In-person Participants

HONG KONG SAR, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) - The annual Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) concluded successfully at Cyberport yesterday. The three-day DELF 2021 was conducted in a hybrid format of online and in-person participation, generating 130 hours of content, with Digital Entertainment Experience Zones themed under “Sea”, “Land” and “Air” elements respectively. The event drew [...]

Doctor Responsible for Death of Hong Kong Fashion Brand Heiress Turned Over to Court

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A plastic surgeon was turned over for trial following the death of a Hong Kong fashion empire heiress during liposuction surgery. The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday that the Seoul doctor, whose identity was withheld, had been charged with professional negligence resulting in death and violation of the [...]

Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum Officially Opens Today

HONG KONG SAR, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) - The grand opening of the annual Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) took place at Cyberport today, with Zhang Zhihua, Director General of the Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Dr David Chung, JP, Under Secretary for [...]

K-pop Cover Dance Festival Takes Place in Hong Kong

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hong Kong Cultural Center in Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong was filled with a K-Pop dance heat on Saturday night. Some 1,200 spectators showed up at the “K-pop Dance Festival: The Evolution of K-pop” to watch Hong Kong choreographers perform K-pop cover dances in the center’s [...]

President of the Chinese Culture and Arts Association Comments on Electoral System Amendments: Improve Hong Kong’s Ability to “Govern Itself”

HONG KONG, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s top legislature endorsed on Thursday a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which marks another major step to improve the region’s legal and political systems, said Lv Jian-she, President of the Hong Kong-based Chinese Culture and Arts Association. The plan [...]

Seoul Plastic Surgeon Booked in Death of Hong Kong Fashion Empire Heiress

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean police investigating the death of a Hong Kong fashion empire heiress during plastic surgery in Seoul early this year said Thursday the operating surgeon has been found at fault for the medical accident and her death. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said it booked the Seoul [...]

SK Telecom to Launch 5G Mixed Reality Content in Hong Kong

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday it partnered with Hong Kong’s top telecommunications firm PCCW Group to release its 5G mixed reality content there. The South Korean carrier said it will work with PCCW Group to provide its augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) [...]

K-food Gains Popularity in Hong Kong Despite Coronavirus

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hong Kong’s craze for Korean food continues to grow despite the coronavirus pandemic. Korean stores and Korean side-dish vendors are gaining massive popularity despite social distancing measures and work-from-home policies in effect for months. At Korean food stores, crowds are easily seen as they flock to vendors to buy [...]

Cyberport Houses Over 30 InsurTech Start-ups with Great Potential

Hong Kong, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As a key promoter of Hong Kong’s digital technologydevelopments, Hong Kong Cyberport spares no efforts in injecting new momentum into theeconomy. Cyberport has the largest FinTech community in Hong Kong, boosting close to400 FinTech companies that offer financial software and services, financial data analysis,wealth management technology, payment technology [...]

Naver Moving Oversea Data Center from Hong Kong to Singapore

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., South Korea’s top internet portal operator, said Monday it is moving its overseas data backup center from Hong Kong to Singapore amid privacy concerns in the Chinese territory. Concerns about leaks of personal information arose after China implemented a new security law in Hong Kong early this [...]