Robin Kwong In Hong Kong

Stories by Robin Kwong In Hong Kong

Acer to launch Google Android notebook

Acer to launch Google Android notebook

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2009

The move opens a new front in Google's battle with Microsoft by offering an alternative to its Windows XP operating system, which dominates the netbook market with a roughly 80 per cent market share.

Alibaba.com set to take top spot in India

Alibaba.com set to take top spot in India

Rediff.com   8 May 2008

Alibaba.com, China's biggest business-to-business website, on Tuesday said it was poised to become India 's top online marketplace by number of users as it launches its first major overseas expansion.

China prepares for the handover

China prepares for the handover

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2008

Family businesses and their inter-generational conflicts are rich fodder for Hong Kong scriptwriters. TV series including Steps (ostensibly about ballroom dancing), The Drive of Life (the Chinese car industry) or Best Selling Secrets (a media conglomerate) all feature an elderly patriarch presiding over a sprawling family business.