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An employee check solar photovoltaic modules at a factory in Sihong, in Jiangsu province. The sector faces huge overcapacity in China. Photo: AFP

Climate and energy

China’s solar industry calls for tougher rules to keep lights on

China’s photovoltaic makers seek stricter market control amid price war and overcapacity, similar to those for the steel and cement industry.

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ESR shares rally on US$7.1 billion take-private offer from founders, funds

Amid 2025 headwinds, Hong Kong landlords cut rents for Five Guys, global tenants

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China Business

Hong Kong stocks drop from 3-week high before key China policy meeting

Stocks retreat from a three-week high as a new round of tech curbs suggests more troubles in US-China trade.

Workers look at stock screens while an electronic board shows the Hang Seng Index on November 6, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
Workers look at stock screens while an electronic board shows the Hang Seng Index on November 6, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

China Business

GM’s China dream fades amid shift to EVs and rise of local rivals

Carmaker is restructuring its operations as it struggles to compete with domestic brands and shift to EVs.

Blockchain

China’s selfie app Meitu sells all crypto before bitcoin hit US$100,000

Meitu netted US$80 million on bitcoin and ether holdings, exiting the crypto market amid a historic rally after the US re-elected Donald Trump.

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Bitcoin tops US$100,000 for the first time on Trump crypto bump

Bitcoin has more than doubled in value this year and is up more than 45% in the four weeks since Trump’s election win.

Bitcoin tokens and a price chart are seen in this illustration picture taken November 21, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Bitcoin tokens and a price chart are seen in this illustration picture taken November 21, 2024. Photo: Reuters

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TikTok triples US sales on Black Friday despite looming ban

E-commerce sales on the app surged above US$100 million during the post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza.

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Did the Chinese intern sued by ByteDance just win an AI award?

The award, however, triggered speculation about whether the paper’s lead author was the ex-intern who ByteDance sued for US$1.1 million.

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong needs to grow insurance talent to compete with Singapore, Dubai: CEOs

Lawrence Lam, Hong Kong CEO at Prudential, says data analysts have become more important than ever in the industry.

People crossing a busy street in Central, Hong Kong in October 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee

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HKMA offers special policies to help those who bought at property market’s peak

One-off scheme increases loan-to-value ratio of mortgage loans to 80 per cent for those who bought unfinished properties from 2021 to 2023.

People passed a real estate agency in North Point. Photo: Eugene Lee
People passed a real estate agency in North Point. Photo: Eugene Lee

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Hong Kong residents reticent to get latest Covid-19 jab, Moderna survey finds

About 52 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they were willing to get the updated vaccine, compared with 58 per cent in Singapore.

Big Tech

Alibaba to sponsor China’s Lunar New Year gala to reach thrifty consumers

The e-commerce giant is sponsoring the most-watched broadcast in the world, as it seeks to revive growth amid tough competition and a slowing economy.

Blockchain

Bybit CEO says Chinese can trade crypto though VPN, but not with yuan

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou says the company plans to reapply for a Hong Kong licence next year even though regulators bar selling crypto to mainlanders.

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Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou said the cryptocurrency exchange would not cross China’s “red line” of allowing trading in yuan. Photo: Shutterstock

China Business

Farewell to Lui Che-woo: Hong Kong, Macau honour legendary tycoon

Dozens of politicians including several former chief executives and business leaders honour the real estate and casino magnate.

Guests arrived at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point for Lui Che-woo’s funeral on 4 December 2024. Photo: Sam Tsang
Guests arrived at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point for Lui Che-woo’s funeral on 4 December 2024. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Dutch firm NXP, TSMC affiliate plan to expand US$7.8 billion Singapore venture

NXP also plans to broaden its supply chain in mainland China, where it has a testing and packaging facility in Tianjin.

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StanChart to hire more wealth managers in Hong Kong, Singapore by 2028

The UK lender is banking on winning new clients with more than US$10 million of assets in target markets.

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Decentralised kingdom: bitcoin’s Trump bump and how China lost its crypto crown

As the world’s factory, China cornered the market on bitcoin mining, leading to a flurry of crypto business activity before a harsh crackdown in 2021.

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Momentum in the cryptocurrency industry appears to have shifted towards the US after Donald Trump was re-elected to the presidency, but some see this as temporary. Illustration: Henry Wong
Momentum in the cryptocurrency industry appears to have shifted towards the US after Donald Trump was re-elected to the presidency, but some see this as temporary. Illustration: Henry Wong

China Business

Global CEOs see new hopes, old threats in Hong Kong vs Trump 2.0

‘People are leery of investing a lot of money in a country that is part of geopolitical tensions,’ Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says.

China Business

How the idea to link up Asia’s 2 largest stock markets was born

The exchange link between Shanghai and Hong Kong went live on November 17, 2014.

Big Tech

Alibaba gives sellers a sweeter deal as Singles’ Day switch-up bears fruit

China’s largest e-commerce firm was slipping in the war for consumers’ wallets. Then it reshaped its relationship with merchants.

Amid a brutal price war in China’s e-commerce industry, Alibaba took a different tack this Singles’ Day with new merchant-friendly policies. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen