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Wuhan is the fourth major economic hub – after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou – to encourage a broader transition towards completed-home sales. Photo: Shutterstock

Property

Why Wuhan’s property overhaul focuses on supply – not demand

Reforms focus on improving housing supply and delivery rather than boosting demand, analysts say.

More Chinese banks likely to adopt AI rules after Ping An move: analysts

McDonald’s sells Hong Kong shop for US$15.3 million as ‘old money’ returns

Banking & Finance

HKIC extends CEO tenure as HK$62b state fund aligns with city’s 5-year plan

As of August, 11 firms from HKIC’s portfolio had gone public locally, with 30 more having applied or planning to apply for a listing.

HKIC CEO Clara Chan photographed in her office at Pacific Place One, Admiralty on June 5, 2024. Photo: Enoch Yiu
HKIC CEO Clara Chan photographed in her office at Pacific Place One, Admiralty on June 5, 2024. Photo: Enoch Yiu

Companies

Developers vie to land plum HK$2 billion residential site in Ho Man Tin

The government received 10 tenders for the site on Fat Kwong Street ahead of a deadline on Friday.

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong IPOs falter, China aids homebuyers, EU trade talks

This week: Hong Kong IPOs stumble amid supply deluge, China announces mortgage subsidies and cuts policy bank rates, US and China pare tariffs on US$30 billion of each-way trade. Next week: China-EU hold crunch trade talks, Brazilians go to the polls, Hong Kong Election Committee nominations open, NBA returns to Macau, and more.

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Policy

AI | China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovation

Expanding China’s intelligent computing capacity fourfold in four years will require advances in power-grid management, domestic chips and software.

China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovation

Business

How Hong Kong stacks up against Singapore in race for next-generation wealth

Younger wealth holders increasingly global, prioritising lifestyle, wellness and values when choosing where to live and invest, Savills says.

Banking & Finance

From stock losses to bond bets: 5 figures investors are watching in China

Fresh policy support, falling stocks and rising demand for Chinese bonds shape the week’s market narrative.

Banking & Finance

DeepSeek effect? How China’s quant funds thrive amid tight regulatory scrutiny

Strong returns are attracting investors to quant funds, with DeepSeek highlighting the sector’s potential role in China’s tech ambitions.

Quant funds are becoming more accessible, with brokerages promoting quant trading services through their mobile apps. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Business

Will Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis draw educational leasing from office sector?

Education groups leased 49,050 square metres of commercial space in the city from January 2025 to August this year, according to CBRE.

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The Development Bureau announced on August 24 that the pilot area project under large-scale land disposal located in Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area in the Northern Metropolis had the tender assessment completed. Photo: Dickson Lee
The Development Bureau announced on August 24 that the pilot area project under large-scale land disposal located in Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area in the Northern Metropolis had the tender assessment completed. Photo: Dickson Lee

Business

Hong Kong needs new funding model to attract global drug makers: AstraZeneca

The pharmaceutical giant has conducted more than 60 clinical trials worth US$25.5 million in the city over the last three years.

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China Business

China carmakers eye record 12 million global sales in 2026 as EV demand surges

Buoyant overseas sales could also cushion against a weak domestic market, which slumped 20 per cent in the first eight months of the year.

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Banking & Finance

‘China’s Warren Buffett’ adds Moutai shares as baijiu sector seeks bottom

Duan Yongping takes bullish long-term view on ‘irreplaceable’ brand, while analysts see sector becoming ‘zero-sum’ amid falling consumption.

More prudent corporate spending and anti-corruption efforts in recent years have dented demand for baijiu. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong banks set lures for golden week visitors despite new levies

Lenders are confident the mainland-related wealth business will remain a pillar for the industry regardless of Beijing’s tax crackdown.

Flags hang along Park Lane Shopper’s Boulevard in Tsim Sha Tsui on September 28, 2026, ahead of the golden week holiday. Photo: Kit Lai
Flags hang along Park Lane Shopper’s Boulevard in Tsim Sha Tsui on September 28, 2026, ahead of the golden week holiday. Photo: Kit Lai

Companies

New World Development posts HK$26.8b loss after 11 Skies termination

The conglomerate booked HK$18.3 billion in impairments and provisions tied to the ill-fated mall project.

Companies

DFI Retail sells stake in Maxim’s in return for Starbucks business, US$340m

DFI Retail will take over control of 1,100 Starbucks outlets across Asia as part of the deal, with Maxim’s buying back its 50 per cent stake.

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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?

Illustration by Henry Wong
Illustration by Henry Wong

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.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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