https://www.scmp.com/rss/509981/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored Article] The rapid development of financial technology, also known as FinTech, in recent years has transformed how people use financial services. On the one hand, the increasing use of automation in banking services has brought with it greater convenience for consumers. On the flip side, the advent of new technological developments such as cryptocurrency, high frequency and algorithmic trading, the rise of the digital wallet or peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, are all examples of FinTech... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135601/fintech-friend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135601/fintech-friend?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:04:00 +0000 [Sponsored Article] “It’s not who I am underneath, it’s what I do that defines me,” so says the titular hero from the 2005 blockbuster, Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale as the billionaire caped crusader. Instead of the hero Batman, a group of academics were inspired by what is probably one of the more profound lines in modern cinema and sought to find out whether people, as the quote suggests, do shape fundamentally who they are. Specifically, it led Li Wendong, Associate Professor at the... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135604/can-being?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135604/can-being?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:03:00 +0000 [Sponsored Article] The days of running businesses solely for profit are long gone. Businesses, large or small, must make considerable efforts to be socially responsible and eco-friendly. A past survey shows that 91 percent of global consumers expect businesses to address social and environmental issues, and 90 percent of them would boycott a company if it were engaged in irresponsible business practices. In other words, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not only a buzzword, but vital for... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135607/how-spot-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135607/how-spot-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:02:00 +0000 [Sponsored Article] It’s been a bad year for tourism and a boom in the travel and hospitality sector would no doubt be good for the economy. However, it could also be a nightmare for people living and working amid the flux of transient tourists. It wasn’t that long ago that we saw media reports of tourist misbehaviour from carving names on ancient Egyptian bas reliefs to chasing geishas down the streets in Kyoto. Around the world, countries are looking for ways to curb bad behaviour from... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135840/how-help?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135840/how-help?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:01:00 +0000 [Sponsored Article] A native Australian who lived and worked in Asia for over 30 years, Prof. Paul Kitney has forged an illustrious career in economics and finance and thrived through bears and bulls. Now, this globetrotting investment strategist and Asian economics expert is a full-time professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School, where he consolidates his worldly wisdom and passes it on to the next generation for the Asian Century Pursuing a Love of... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135847/worldly-wisdom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/think-forward-new-normal/article/3135847/worldly-wisdom?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000