https://www.scmp.com/rss/500389/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Read more of SCMP’s annual Professional Education guide The world’s experience with Covid-19 and more recently monkeypox has demonstrated how important healthcare education is to the effective functioning of society. While frontliners like doctors, nurses and other carers have been of utmost importance, public health professionals with a holistic understanding of healthcare systems and how they are run have arguably been just as crucial. A master’s in public health (MPH) helps prospective... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3203268/postgraduate-studies-healthcare-how-hong-kongs-universities-have-taken-lessons-covid-19-pandemic-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3203268/postgraduate-studies-healthcare-how-hong-kongs-universities-have-taken-lessons-covid-19-pandemic-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:00:14 +0000 Read more of SCMP’s annual Professional Education guide The most visible impact of the pandemic is the use of technology to facilitate remote working and learning. Accountants and those in many other professions discovered that teleconferencing and cloud-based technologies did away with the need for work travel and in-person meetings. Universities quickly put in place distance learning features, moving classes and seminars to online settings and allowing students to study remotely, whether... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3203248/postgraduate-accounting-courses-how-hong-kong-universities-are-helping-train-leaders-evolving-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3203248/postgraduate-accounting-courses-how-hong-kong-universities-are-helping-train-leaders-evolving-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:00:08 +0000 The 68-year-old State Theatre in North Point is just the latest historic Hong Kong building fated for a facelift. The Grade I listed building, a former cinema and local landmark, is being revamped by New World Development into what it calls a “new cultural performing arts landmark”. It comes hot on the heels of several successful recent conversion projects such as PMQ and Tai Kwun in Central, and The Mills in Tsuen Wan. First announced in 2020, the conservation project will include a captivating... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3201266/can-hong-kong-preserve-its-historic-buildings-its-too-late-nan-fung-groups-mills-new-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3201266/can-hong-kong-preserve-its-historic-buildings-its-too-late-nan-fung-groups-mills-new-world?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:20 +0000 Like all areas of the economy, the financial sector is undergoing a seismic technological transformations. The changes that technology is bringing about are particularly significant for Hong Kong given the importance of finance to the economy of the city. Financial technology, or fintech, simply refers to the use of technology to improve activities and processes in the finance industry. There is no single one technology associated with fintech. Blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3165413/hong-kongs-fintech-courses-tackle-game-changing-technologies-such?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3165413/hong-kongs-fintech-courses-tackle-game-changing-technologies-such?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:00:17 +0000 Despite a tumultuous year, businesses are beginning to look towards a brighter future. According to Dun & Bradstreet Malaysia’s Business Optimism Index (BOI), optimism rose +0.50 percentage points to -12.83 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2020, from -13.33 percentage points in the previous quarter. The study draws on six business indicators to reach its conclusion, namely volume of sales, net profits, selling price, inventory level, employees and new orders. Four of the six indicators... https://www.scmp.com/country-reports/special-reports/topics/malaysia-business-report-2020/article/3106405/economic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/country-reports/special-reports/topics/malaysia-business-report-2020/article/3106405/economic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Oct 2020 02:00:20 +0000 If you had billions, you would think life would be pretty sweet wherever you happened to be. But billionaires always seem to be on the lookout for greener pastures. More than a third of ultra-high-net-worth Chinese are considering moving abroad, according to a survey by the Shanghai-based Hurun Research Institute. That would mean a lot of money leaving China. In 2019, China had 658 billionaires, with 584 in the United States, according to Hurun’s Global Rich List. Despite the trade war, more new... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3076101/5-chinese-billionaires-who-pulled-their-wealth-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3076101/5-chinese-billionaires-who-pulled-their-wealth-out?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:00:16 +0000 Once an industrial area, Kowloon East is transforming into a lively residential hub catering mainly to young professionals and couples, with new property projects scattered around Kai Tak, Kwun Tong and nearby areas. These districts will soon be connected to the rest of Hong Kong via a new MTR line, the Sha Tin to Central rail. The area will also have a vast green space and a range of community facilities. Kwun Tong has been given a large-scale facelift since the Urban Renewal Authority began... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/luxehomes-2019-annual-edition/article/3040509/kai-tak-kwun?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/luxehomes-2019-annual-edition/article/3040509/kai-tak-kwun?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Dec 2019 04:30:54 +0000 Alfred Romann Alfred Romann A new financial reporting standard that became effective at the beginning of 2019 has changed the way leases are accounted for, and impacted both business and individuals across Hong Kong. Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standard (HKFRS)16, which was first announced in 2016, replaced the old HKAS 17, which also dealt with leases, in January. One of the most significant updates brought about by the new standard is in the accounting for leases by the lessees. The update could have an impact on the... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/special-reports/article/3030901/leasing-rule-changes-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/special-reports/article/3030901/leasing-rule-changes-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:43:13 +0000 Placed at the centre of Asia’s international art scene, Art Basel Hong Kong attracts plenty of artists from around the world who are making their debut in the region. “In Asia and in Hong Kong, it’s such a small scene; people here are looking for works that speak to a global audience – not just a Chinese audience, not a gimmick … The market is actually very mature in Asia,” says Simon Lee, owner of Simon Lee Gallery, founded in London but which has had a presence in Hong Kong since 2012. Art... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3003432/why-art-basel-hong-kong-asias-biggest-canvas-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3003432/why-art-basel-hong-kong-asias-biggest-canvas-global?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:00:12 +0000