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Luckin Coffee, China’s biggest coffee chain, has expanded into Hong Kong. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

Business

Mainland Chinese retailers make their presence felt in Hong Kong

China’s largest coffee chain opens first outlet in the city as it goes up against US rival Starbucks.

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Hang Seng Index on track to close above 20,000 on mainland Chinese buying

China will retain car-export crown in 2025, but growth may slow on EU EV tariffs

Markets

Hong Kong derivatives trading hits record high amid market volatility

More than 377 million futures and options have changed hands on the exchange this year, an increase of 14 per cent from a year earlier.

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China’s stimulus bazooka helped spur Hong Kong’s derivatives market. Photo: Edmond So
China’s stimulus bazooka helped spur Hong Kong’s derivatives market. Photo: Edmond So

Banking & Finance

MetLife to buy Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li’s PineBridge in asset management push

New York-based insurer’s arm will pay US$800 million for PineBridge, which manages about US$100 billion in assets.

China

Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD site in Brazil

Officials said EV factory staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in ‘degrading conditions’ in their accommodation.

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Tech Trends

China’s foldable smartphone shipment growth slows amid global dip in demand

Huawei remains the bestselling foldable smartphone vendor in China, accounting for around half of total domestic shipments.

Huawei Technologies launched its Mate XT, the world’s first trifold smartphone, in September. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Huawei Technologies launched its Mate XT, the world’s first trifold smartphone, in September. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Tech Trends

China’s industrial robot sales shrink on ‘tightening demand’

Total industrial robot deliveries this year are estimated to reach 300,000 units, down 5 per cent from 2023.

East Asia

Japan’s Honda and Nissan join forces to create world’s third-largest carmaker

This move comes as the industry transitions away from fossil fuels and towards electric vehicles, where Japanese companies have lagged behind their rivals.

Banking & Finance

Ex-Citigroup stock trader wins unfair dismissal case in Hong Kong

Citigroup was also sued by traders it fired in London and Tokyo before being fined by the SFC in 2022.

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People walking across Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Builder Jinke Property reveals details of court-supervised debt restructuring plan

Jinke expects to reduce its liabilities-to-assets ratio to around 30% from more than 90%.

A mother held her child with high-rise buildings and a construction site in the background in Chongqing. Photo: Getty Images
A mother held her child with high-rise buildings and a construction site in the background in Chongqing. Photo: Getty Images

Blockchain

Bitcoin records first weekly decline since Donald Trump’s US election victory

The original cryptocurrency was down more than 7 per cent for the seven-day period through 9:27am on Monday in Singapore.

China Business

Hongkongers find lure of Greater Bay Area’s attractions hard to resist: survey

Hong Kong residents are flocking to the Greater Bay Area for shopping, hot springs and more, attracted by cheaper prices and new experiences.

Banking & Finance

SPAC backed by Hong Kong investors readies US$150 million NYSE IPO

The SPAC is managed and backed by executives from Pacific Aegis Capital Management, Gobi Partners and Hermitage Capital.

The New York Stock Exchange is decorated and lit up for the holiday season. Photo: AFP

China Business

Hong Kong stocks rally after Trump changes tune on TikTok ban

President-elect’s softening stance on the Chinese video app may lead to improvement in US-China ties.

US president-elect Donald Trump is slowly softening his stance on Chinese-owned video app TikTok. Photo: Reuters
US president-elect Donald Trump is slowly softening his stance on Chinese-owned video app TikTok. Photo: Reuters

Business

Cigna seeks mainland China partnerships as Hongkongers go north to get treatment

An ageing population and shortage of doctors have led more Hongkongers to go north to get medical treatment, Cigna’s Hong Kong CEO says.

China Business

Dubai developers escalate efforts to sell properties to rich Chinese

Buyers are attracted to UAE city’s attractive rental yields and golden visa programme.

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Business

Exclusive | Getting past poker: Sands China drives Macau to diversify economy

Xi Jinping to visit Macau for 25th anniversary of handover as Sands China unveils non-gaming strategy.

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Grant Chum. Artwork by Lau Ka-kuen
Grant Chum. Artwork by Lau Ka-kuen

Climate and energy

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

Blockchain

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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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.

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