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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is developing a new platform to pool capital from institutional investors. Photo: Xinhua

Banking & Finance

Pooling power: how AIIB plans to quadruple capital for Asia’s infrastructure

The bank is building a pooled-capital platform to draw insurers, pension funds and other investors into Asia’s infrastructure debt.

Over 65% of cars sold in China are now EVs as Iran war drives electric shift

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Susquehanna rents 3 floors of office space as market sees slow recovery: sources

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Tech Trends

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek taps underwriters for IPO: sources

Start-up aims to begin the IPO process this year to list on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-like Star market, sources say.

DeepSeek is moving to complete a pre-IPO round of financing that could value it at about US$74 billion. Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek is moving to complete a pre-IPO round of financing that could value it at about US$74 billion. Photo: Shutterstock

Companies

Hysan courts fintech as ZA Bank commits to new Causeway Bay headquarters

As landlords navigate soft office demand, tech and digital enterprises are stepping in to capitalise on falling rents and more favourable terms.

Big Tech

Alibaba’s AI ‘employees’ can now work in ByteDance, Tencent apps

QoderWake tool now lets users create assistants that can function within office communication platforms from rivals, as well as Alibaba’s.

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China Business

Hong Kong targets biomedicine powerhouse status in debut 5-year plan

Tied to the national strategy, the city’s first five-year blueprint doubles down on Greater Bay Area medical tech and healthcare cooperation.

Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau speaking at the fifth Hong Kong International Biotechnology Conference and Exhibition. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau speaking at the fifth Hong Kong International Biotechnology Conference and Exhibition. Photo: Handout

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong insurers forge tech alliances amid Beijing’s tightened tax rules

Among cross-sector tie-ups, Prudential partners with Alibaba Cloud, Manulife works with Ant Health and BOC Life joins hands with Deloitte.

China Business

‘Misunderstandings’ arise: Chinese energy firms call for stable rules overseas

Sungrow, EVE Energy say bans, probes and shifting rules abroad expose the fragility of their long-term energy investments.

China Business

Chinese stocks face US Fed and oil pressures in September, says top fund manager

Strong corporate earnings may cushion stocks, though US rate and oil risks threaten to weigh on sentiment, according to a leading asset manager.

People walk across a footbridge with a screen showing financial market movements, in the financial district of Shanghai on August 19. Photo: AFP

China Business

As China embraces AI, few US pharmaceutical execs bet on it for innovation

Survey finds drug companies planned to scale AI or had already done so, but few anticipated a ‘wholesale revolution’ from the tech.

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A study of 50 US pharmaceutical company executives found all firms had either fully or partially scaled AI or were planning to. Photo: Shutterstock Images
A study of 50 US pharmaceutical company executives found all firms had either fully or partially scaled AI or were planning to. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Companies

China needs monkeys: lab animal shortage could hinder biotech growth

As fundraising and out-licensing deals in China grow, so does demand for monkeys and other primates for testing.

Business

Chinese court guidance aims to smooth handling of developer bankruptcies

Framework from Supreme People’s Court aims to end judicial inconsistencies across regions, aid flow of capital for construction continuation.

Banking & Finance

Oman’s Sohar International to open first Asia office in Hong Kong: sources

The new office, located at Cheung Kong Center II in Central, marks the first time the bank has expanded outside the Middle East.

Sohar International Bank is Oman’s second-largest bank by total assets. Photo: Handout

Banking & Finance

Yuan use grows as supply chains reshape global trade, Deutsche Bank says

Europe’s first foreign RMB clearer says Chinese firms’ overseas expansion is strengthening the currency’s role in cross-border commerce.

Growing cross-border trade and more flexible supply chains are driving wider use of the yuan, even as the US dollar retains its dominant role in global payments. Photo: dpa
Growing cross-border trade and more flexible supply chains are driving wider use of the yuan, even as the US dollar retains its dominant role in global payments. Photo: dpa

Business

The house wins: Macau kingpin’s former ‘love nest’ sells for cut-price HK$81m

The Mid-Levels flat – once owned by Alvin Chau’s former mistress – is the latest luxury property to sell for a steep paper loss in Hong Kong.

China Business

HKU Business School launches academy to train wealth management talent

Cross-border wealth in Hong Kong reached US$2.95 trillion in 2025, compared with Switzerland’s US$2.94 trillion, according to BCG.

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China Business

China’s drug makers are speeding up – will AI be their secret weapon?

Chinese biotech firms are striking big global deals as drug makers, but could artificial intelligence take them to the next level?

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Markets

Can Hong Kong’s listing reform 2.0 win over innovative firms?

The reforms enhance the city’s appeal for AI, biotech and other firms by slashing the market cap threshold and enabling confidential filings.

Big Tech

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

China EVs

How China’s EV makers think they can outrun disastrous price wars

At Beijing’s urging, an industry largely built on discounting must hold the line on prices and convince buyers to pay for better technology.

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