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Hong Kong to send 15 to World Aquatics Swimming Championships; Chinese stars out

Siobhan Haughey will be out to win her fifth world title, while the Adams Chillingworth and Mak will be out to extend their ‘friendly rivalry’.

25 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM

Banking & finance

Singapore, Hong Kong among top picks in Asia for investment: HSBC

25 Nov 2024 - 8:07PMvideocam

IPO

Hong Kong to boost financial reforms to aid Chinese firms: Paul Chan

25 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Hong Kong stock market

Chinese game developer Boyaa rides bitcoin boom; Hong Kong shares rise ninefold

The company, which develops online card and board games, started investing in digital currencies in 2023.

25 Nov 2024 - 6:08PMvideocam

Boyaa started investing in digital currencies in 2023. Photo: Reuters

Apple

Apple’s Cook makes third trip to China in 2024 amid iPhone slump

The CEO lauded the importance of Apple’s Chinese partners at the International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

25 Nov 2024 - 3:04PM

Trending in China

Ex-Chinese gymnast Wu blasted by Olympic champion Guan for posting ‘sexy’ videos

Wu uploaded videos of her dancing in short shorts, mini skirts and stockings which racked up tens of thousands of likes on Douyin.

25 Nov 2024 - 2:42PM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks trade close to 2-month low, NWD drops on Hang Seng removal

Turnover on the city’s stock market was about 5 per cent lower than the 30-day average.

25 Nov 2024 - 4:36PM

People passed a bank in Hong Kong. Photo: Agence France Presse

Business of climate change

Towngas open to making sustainable jet fuel near Hong Kong

Hong Kong government is expected to announce a target for sustainable aviation fuel by 2025.

25 Nov 2024 - 8:30AM

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Citigroup’s Jane Fraser on Hong Kong’s enduring charm and strategic role

A potential trade war will not alter the US bank’s expansion plans in Asia, or Hong Kong’s importance, Fraser says in an exclusive interview.

25 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM

Mergers & Acquisitions

Chinese M&A activity seen rising amid Trump tariff threat

‘More tariffs may mean that the globalisation of Chinese companies is going to get faster,’ Deloitte analyst says.

25 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

An aerial view of a container port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on June 6, 2024. Photo: AP

Africa

My Take | EU, US losing battles for Africa and Latin America to China

Developing countries showing they prefer investment and infrastructure development over the West’s moralising hypocrisy and badmouthing.

24 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

A group of small scale miners try to start up an old metal mine in Uis, Namibia on February 13, 2008. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Uruguay’s once-dull election has become a dead heat in presidential run-off

Conservative governing party and left-leaning coalition locked in close run-off after failing to win outright majority in last month’s vote.

25 Nov 2024 - 4:51AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

EV review: Geely’s Galaxy E5 is easy to live with – flirty AI aside

Smart-looking and fully featured, the SUV is a solid package, despite some range concerns with the test car and small annoyances.

24 Nov 2024 - 12:30PM

China economy

Shanghai banks on top international artists to draw tourism spending

A recent month-long arts festival drew 20,000 visitors from abroad, according to organisers, boosting officials’ confidence in the strategy.

24 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

A scene in dance drama Azure After The Rain, staged during the China Shanghai International Art Festival in 2024. Photo: Handout

Royalty

Meet rebellious British-Chinese aristocrat Lady Venetia Baring

Despite her family mingling with British prime ministers and the royal family, Lady Venetia Baring says she lives pay cheque to pay cheque in south London with her boyfriend and two guinea pigs

24 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM

Lady Venetia Baring isn’t your typical aristocrat. Photo: @____unladylike____/Instagram

Hong Kong

Netflix star hails Hong Kong’s beauty as he battles city’s fittest at Hyrox event

Physical 100 star Hong Beom-seok is taking part in the indoor fitness event at AsiaWorld-Expo.

23 Nov 2024 - 7:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong property

Homebuyers snap up flats at Wang On’s 101 King’s Road project amid market revival

Located at 101 King’s Road, near Fortress Hill MTR station, the project offers one-to-three-bedroom flats from 244 sq ft to 434 sq ft.

23 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

Focus

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.

25 Nov 2024 - 10:26AM

Alibaba

Alibaba bets on retailing chief Jiang Fan to bolster e-commerce momentum

The merger of Alibaba’s domestic and overseas e-commerce businesses is expected to improve the firm’s operational and financial performance.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:33PM

Hong Kong stock market

New World Development ejected from Hang Seng Index

Quarterly review adds video platform Kuaishou Technology and New Oriental Education & Technology to the Hong Kong benchmark.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:26PM

Amazon

Amazon invites Chinese sellers to new bargain marketplace Haul

The US e-commerce giant is aggressively promoting its new budget-shopping platform this holiday season to take on Temu and Shein.

22 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM

Amazon is inviting Chinese merchants onto its new budget-shopping platform. Photo: AFP

China's economic recovery

China hits jackpot with discovery of ‘massive’ gold reserves in Hunan

The US$80 billion hoard is the latest fruit of China’s drive to find new domestic precious minerals reserves.

22 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Demand for gold has surged in China over the past two years, as consumers and investors react to domestic and global economic uncertainty. Photo: Shutterstock

Mergers & Acquisitions

China’s largest brokerage emerges from Guotai Junan-Haitong merger

Haitong’s shareholders will be able to swap their shares for Guotai Junan stock or receive cash in lieu.

22 Nov 2024 - 4:13PM

Wealth management

Hong Kong’s wealth sector thrives as political uncertainty, geopolitics swirl

The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, launched in March, has brought in more than HK$20 billion from 670 applications, Paul Chan says.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:54PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Citigroup CEO meets Chinese officials as Beijing touts financial market reforms

Fraser said the Wall Street bank will ‘further its participation in the market to help promote US-China economic ties and trade’.

22 Nov 2024 - 1:06PM

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng met Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Electric & new energy vehicles

Unprofitable Chinese EV makers face ‘do-or-die moment’

Only those that can sustain operations without external funding will stay in the race amid overcapacity and tariff woes, analysts say.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:30AMvideocam

Visitors look at Mona M03 electric vehicles (EVs), displayed at an XPeng launch event in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Biomedicine: Companies

Chinese biotech firms brace for Trump tariffs, US funding bill

Efforts to expand sales of high-value products in China and non-US markets would cushion the blow, analysts say.

22 Nov 2024 - 7:30AM

Artificial intelligence

China creates new AI advisory body, with Alibaba Cloud founder as chief expert

The AI Experts Committee is expected to promote China’s perspective on how the fast-growing technology should be governed.

22 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM

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27 September, 2024