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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] HONG KONG, October 26, 2026 — The Globevisa Global Citizen Conference 2026 (GGCC 2026), organised by Globevisa Group, will open today at the JW Marriott Hong Kong, bringing together government…
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China’s BYD will build new factories in Europe for a bigger market share, as the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker faces fiscal support pullback at home and rising trade barriers overseas, according to an executive. “Europe is a very important regional market for BYD.…
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Hong Kong’s major property developers are shifting investment in mainland China from residential projects to commercial assets, including hospitality, as weak home sales and fewer attractive investment opportunities prompt them to focus on existing properties, recurring income…
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A Chinese developer behind one of Sri Lanka’s biggest projects has reason to celebrate as a luxury property boom lifts sentiment in the South Asian nation and fuels optimism about the market’s prospects. Analysts, however, cautioned that a string of disappointing Chinese overseas…
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HSBC, the biggest lender in Hong Kong and Europe, will open a new wealth management centre in Abu Dhabi in December, as the lender has not found the conflicts in the Middle East have dampened demand for its wealth business in the region, according to a senior executive. Mohamed…
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When Wang Junhong was helping Chinese brokerage Guotai Junan International establish a foothold in Vietnam, he had to knock on the door of a familiar Chinese bank. As part of the Hong Kong-based firm’s expansion into Southeast Asia, it had acquired a controlling stake of a small…
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Hong Kong has taken another step towards building itself into an international gold trading hub, after confirming deals that will see gold refineries localise production in the city. The addition of the local refineries will allow Hong Kong to form a complete gold trading…
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Chinese printed circuit board maker Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co failed to excite retail investors in Hong Kong, making it one of the least popular mega initial public offerings (IPOs) in the city so far this year. Bookbuilding closed as scheduled on Friday, with…
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A key Communist Party meeting next week in Beijing is likely to be dominated by two themes – the renewal of President Xi Jinping’s long-standing anti-corruption drive and the hunt for clues about a looming leadership reshuffle. “Major issues related to advancing full and rigorous…
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Former HSBC Holdings global insurance head Edward Moncreiffe will join rival AIA Group as regional CEO from November 2, following a path taken by former HSBC Group chairman Mark Tucker, who returned to the Asia-Pacific region’s largest insurer as non-executive chairman last year.…
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US bank Citigroup has received approval to set up a wholly foreign-owned securities firm in mainland China, allowing the lender to pursue more opportunities in one of the world’s largest capital markets. The long-awaited green light was given by the China Securities Regulatory…
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Life insurance sales in Hong Kong rose 58 per cent in the first half of this year to another record high as affluent mainland and overseas customers continued to buy policies in the city for wealth transfer, protection and medical needs. It was the fourth consecutive year in…
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This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Chinese humanoid robot makers are accelerating efforts to gain a foothold in South Korea, moving beyond dance performances and showroom displays to factory trials and…
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As regional equities tumbled and hopes for investor stimulus faded, the Hang Seng Index fell to a seven-month low. Attention also remained focused on Beijing’s intensified scrutiny of offshore wealth and tax compliance. Macroeconomic data pointed to steady, if uneven, domestic…
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China has unveiled a revised rule for regulating outbound investment, requiring investors to report major adverse developments more diligently, including foreign demands to hand over technology or dispose of stakes. The new rule, announced by the National Development and Reform…
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Chinese stocks rebounded on Friday after a sell-off drove the benchmark index into a bear market, as surging trading volumes in the nation’s biggest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pointed to possible state buying and major companies at the centre of the artificial intelligence…
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As Formula One moves from Singapore to Austin, Richard Mille and Ferrari show how innovation, performance and talent development can become powerful drivers of brand value. With the Formula One season…
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Chinese households are increasingly shifting assets from real estate and bank deposits into more lucrative investments at home and abroad, despite growing oversight, Moody’s Ratings said. A multi-year downturn in the Chinese property market and low interest rates are fuelling the…
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Hong Kong’s offshore yuan bond market is becoming an increasingly important funding source for global banks, with US lenders driving a surge in issuance even as the currency’s traditional funding advantage over the dollar narrows. The shift offers a glimpse of how financial ties…
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HSBC will launch its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin in stages from Friday for more than 3.3 million users of its PayMe app, as the bank pushes to bring digital currencies into the city’s mainstream retail and investment markets. HSBC RedCoin, available only through PayMe and…
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When Abel Zhao thinks about the future of travel and live experience, he begins with a memory. As a high school student during the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Zhao was too young to enter the stadium. Instead, he stood outside with friends, listening to the roar of the crowd and…
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Hong Kong’s top banking regulator has called for greater innovation in the city’s financial system to help address “pain points” in the real economy, as the city works with mainland Chinese and Asia-Pacific partners to navigate a host of sustainability, geopolitical and other…
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The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) has urged Beijing and Washington to push more negotiations down to working-level officials, saying businesses need greater long-term stability in bilateral ties than leader-level diplomacy alone can…
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Beijing’s plan to recruit more tax officers next year is drawing attention from businesses and wealthy families as tax compliance rises up the policy agenda and authorities intensify enforcement efforts. China’s 2027 national civil service recruitment plan includes 24,013…
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