近日最矚目的國際新聞，莫過於特朗普總統頒布行政命令，限制美國國民和企業在45天後停止與TikTok和騰訊微信的交易。此前國務卿蓬佩奧已提出了對中國的「清潔網絡」行動。

民粹主義近年在多國抬頭，與當前全球經濟和政治變局有密不可分的關係，若要分析國際政經發展，必先理解近年民粹主義冒起的原因。 隨着2008-09年全球金融風暴過後，民粹迅速在各地崛起。在美國，繼茶黨運動在2010年興起，特朗普隨後標榜「美國優先」而在2016年當選總統。此外，法國有右翼政黨國民陣線崛起，英國則有獨立黨在不同選舉中取得佳績；就連一向少受民粹運動影響的瑞典和德國，也漸見到民粹黨派興起。至於發展中國家，委內瑞拉總統查韋斯（Hugo Chavez），厄瓜多爾總統科雷拉（Rafael Correa）、玻利維亞總統莫拉萊斯（Evo Morales），均着眼於資源再分配政策；而極右翼民粹主義領袖，則包括巴西總統博爾索納羅（Jair Bolsonaro）和菲律賓總統杜特爾特（Rodrigo Duterte）。2016年英國公投後脫歐，以及2018年展開的中美貿易戰等，都在此形勢下產生，世界經濟與秩序亦相繼出現不穩定性。

The majority of fledgling businesses fly straight into the unforgiving rule of natural selection – only the fittest and strongest survive. In terms of start-ups, the rule is even more merciless. What can start-ups do to succeed in this brutal environment? Professor David Tse, Stelux Professor of Marketing and Director of the Contemporary Marketing Centre at the HKU Business School, believes Breakthrough Innovation (BI) is an effective strategy for success. Simply put, BI fosters strategies that help service new and under-served markets.

‘Workers against bosses’ is a common theme, but mutual interest is more important in creating value, according to HKU Business School professors.

Public services touch every aspect of the lives of people around the world. These millions of service users also have opinions, both good and bad, on the quality of the public services they access. But how often are they asked about these opinions? And do these opinions help create changes and improvements to the services?

創業可帶動經濟更上層樓，在低迷時期亦有助刺激經濟復甦。投資推廣署的《2019 年初創企業統計調查》顯示，相對於2017年，去年全港初創企業增至 3,184 家，增幅達42.8%；僱員12,478 人，增幅更高達 97.4%。

Crunching numbers is essential to investment success, but often times the role of accounting is left behind. Professor Guochang Zhang, Area Head of Accounting and Law at HKU Business School, wants to see a change in the way investors view company valuation, by bringing accounting to the centre stage of valuation theory.

As coronavirus rages across the globe, online business is still booming, with data and analytics driving this trend. People now marooned at home for the foreseeable future are finding the daily goods they need from online stores, solace in conferencing apps, and entertainment provided by streaming platforms. The world is revolving increasingly online with lockdowns in place, and data is being even further highlighted as an undisputable source of wealth.