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Education centre boss, 22, buys US$117 million Hong Kong villa on Mount Nicholson even as city’s pro
The 22-year-old chief executive of a high-end education centre has splashed out HK$916 million (US$117.33 million) for a house at one of...
Lam Ka-sing
Jun 26, 20193 min read


Here’s how much you need to save each month if you want to retire with $1 million in 20 years
If you start saving around $400 a month in your 20s, you’ll likely be able to retire at age 67 with $1 million in the bank. But what if...
Emmie Martin
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Bill Gates Says Startup Founders Should Not Take Weekends or Vacations in the Early Days of Building
Bill Gates worked weekends and never took vacations in the early days of Microsoft, but this is all part of the sacrifice of setting up a...
Mary Hanbury
Jun 24, 20191 min read


Hong Kong needs radical social and economic reform. Let’s start with breaking up the property cartel
Hong Kong’s economy has long thrived on a formula of free competition, low taxes and a level playing field. During the economic miracle...
Cheah Cheng Hye
Jun 22, 20194 min read


This Family Lost Its Footwear Company in the Iranian Revolution. Now, It Makes 1.2 Million Shoes a Y
The lives of Bahman Irvani and his daughter, Sara Irvani, have followed the same trajectory. Both were born to successful entrepreneurs...
Leigh Buchanan Grist
Jun 13, 20195 min read


Global recession: Here are clues it could be closer than you think
It may not feel like it, but this global expansion cycle is in its 10th year in 2019. Over the past decade, the global cycle has...
Chethan Ahya
Jun 11, 20193 min read


How Indian kids conquered the English dictionary and became world champions of spelling bees
If only Priya Damodharan had given the antihistamine medication loratadine to her 13-year-old son Rohan Raja when he needed it, he may...
Sonia Sarkar
Jun 10, 20194 min read


China just blocked The Washington Post and The Guardian from the country's internet
The Washington Post and The Guardian are now blocked on China's internet. Other blocked outlets include Bloomberg, The New York Times,...
Allana Akhtar
Jun 9, 20191 min read


Networking Rule #1: 'Take Off the Bib and Put on the Apron!'
As we celebrate another graduating class, we thought we’d give them some good advice to help them turn their dreams of business success...
Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey
Jun 9, 20194 min read


India’s long-delayed industrial revolution is about to launch
In his first five years in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the basics of a civilised existence to 50-60% of Indians who...
Prasenjit K Basu
Jun 8, 20193 min read
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