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Themis Qi
Reporter, Business
Themis joined SCMP in 2025 as a business reporter. She previously covered business trends in Hong Kong and mainland China with topics including financial market, EV and new energy. Prior to joining SCMP, she worked for The Standard for more than three years. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Hong Kong Baptist University.
Themis joined SCMP in 2025 as a business reporter. She previously covered business trends in Hong Kong and mainland China with topics including financial market, EV and new energy. Prior to joining SCMP, she worked for The Standard for more than three years. She holds a master's degree in journalism from the Hong Kong Baptist University.
Areas of Expertise:
Finance, new energyLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Soaring profits at Tianqi and Ganfeng highlight how global demand for energy independence is powering China’s lithium edge.
With more than 430 applicants in the IPO pipeline, the city’s accounting watchdog is ramping up post-listing inspections.
As Beijing makes history by capturing the Long March-10B booster at sea, at least 15 aerospace firms are racing to go public on Shanghai’s Star Market or in Hong Kong.
The Guangzhou-based company will expand its self-driving technology to international markets, challenging its US rival in Europe.
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Two-thirds of the city’s ultra-rich expatriates wish to retire there because of financial benefits and career boosts, says St James’s Place.
The Wall Street investment bank expected CATL’s battery energy storage system business to be its next value-creation engine.
DKE, a maker of e-paper display modules, says more time needed to finalise its exchange announcement and obtain clearances from regulators.
London’s ranking slid from second to fifth, while Shanghai was unchanged at sixth.
Miners, battery makers and traders outside China can now trade lithium carbonate futures and options on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange.
But the rapid gains could slow if the EU widens tariffs on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, analysts said.
Net fund inflows soared nearly 200 per cent, supported by a tech-led stock rally and a 30 per cent rise in capital allocated to the mainland.
Global personal wealth rose at its fastest pace in nearly a decade last year, though China saw only modest gains, according to a new report.
China enforces stricter payment rules for EV and energy storage batteries in a bid to curb disorder and build a resilient supply chain.
Fosun Group begins HK$10 billion transformation of legendary studio, signalling confidence in Hong Kong’s property recovery.
Second ‘red-chip’ approved by Beijing for a Hong Kong listing this year aims to invest proceeds in research and development, robotaxi push.
Previous July 1 anniversaries have delivered financial policy changes, and markets anticipate expanded cross-border access this year.
The bourse wants proprietary indices to better capture China’s technology boom as traditional Hong Kong benchmarks trail regional peers.
AI adoption in banking could accelerate amid regulatory pressure and client demand, but success hinges on implementation, AWS representative says.
World’s largest maker of EV batteries invests US$742 million to boost output as it introduces its first sodium-based energy-storage system.
Zeekr vice-president Mars Chen says Chinese carmakers have edge in meeting demand for electric luxury cars.
As Beijing appears to tighten rules on the listing of domestic firms incorporated offshore, self-driving tech start-up Momenta gains IPO approval.
In the first two weeks of June, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) bagged a combined 5.4 GWh of storage orders.
Battery-based grid storage is set for 150 per cent growth in China, as Beijing prioritises energy security and firms eye global markets.
Chinese carmakers unveiled 14 smart vehicles in Hong Kong as they use the city to gauge overseas demand and refine global expansion plans.
Though the acquisition would mean full ownership of the restaurant brand in mainland China, the company’s stock price fell after the announcement.
Company operates Millennium City Park in Kaifeng, a life-size recreation of a famous painting from the Northern Song dynasty.
China’s emerging aerospace firms are lining up to list as SpaceX’s blockbuster flotation shines a spotlight on the sector.
Exchange will review listing rules introduced since 2018 to consolidate its competitiveness in the global fundraising market.
Investor appetite for Hong Kong debt is growing, with the offerings reinforcing the city’s role as a global bond hub.
