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Bitcoin

Crypto rout set to deepen as Standard Chartered warns of further downside risks

Bank expects a ‘price capitulation in the next few months’ before recovering for the rest of the year.

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | Box office bust? The show may be over for another Hong Kong cinema

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Lenovo warns of ‘prolonged’ memory crunch, looks to AI for rebound

Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks’ profit growth slows amid rising bad debt, slim margins

Profit growth slows to 7.3 per cent from 8.4 per cent a year earlier as bad loans exceed two-decade average, HKMA says.

The headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC are seen in Central on March 23, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
The headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC are seen in Central on March 23, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
IPO

Shenzhen-listed Unisplendour abandons plan to raise funds in Hong Kong

The Tsinghua Holdings arm, however, will raise US$800 million via a private share placement on Shenzhen exchange.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong bridges traditional, digital finance with new virtual asset initiatives

The first initiative will allow licensed virtual asset brokers to offer margin financing to clients with strong credit profiles.

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Made in China 2025

Capital injection: China backs AI drug makers in self-reliance drive

A wave of government-linked investment is boosting Chinese AI drug makers, underscoring Beijing’s drive to build its own biotech ecosystem.

The recent wave of investment in AI drug development aligns with Beijing’s drive for technological self-sufficiency. Photo: Shutterstock
The recent wave of investment in AI drug development aligns with Beijing’s drive for technological self-sufficiency. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

China’s property woes likely to hurt some Hong Kong banks’ 2025 earnings: Citi

Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Bank of East Asia could be affected the most as they have the highest exposure to China’s property sector.

Yuan

China keen to realise ambitions for digital currency amid slow uptake

Despite record transactions last year, most users prefer alternatives – while Beijing likely to maintain gradual expansion, analysts say.

Family offices

Hong Kong adds 681 family offices as wealthy shift focus from US: Deloitte

The auditing firm’s survey shows a 25 per cent increase in the city’s single-family offices over two years, with the affluent wary of US volatility.

There were an estimated 3,384 single-family offices in Hong Kong by the end of last year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Banking & finance

Mainland China’s investors pour into Hong Kong-listed drug stocks

An index tracking Stock Connect buying of 40 mainland drug firms gains 9 per cent in a week as China’s industry heft grows.

An employee works on a drug production line at a pharmaceutical company in Meishan, China, on January 30, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
An employee works on a drug production line at a pharmaceutical company in Meishan, China, on January 30, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Banking & finance

China slashes wait times for loss-making tech firms seeking refinancing, fundraising

Three of China’s stock exchanges have relaxed fundraising time thresholds on listed tech companies as Beijing pushes for self-reliance.

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Robotics

Chinese vacuum maker using Temu’s playbook dreams big with Super Bowl debut

Dreame showcases robot vacuum in a Super Bowl commercial, drawing on Temu’s US prime-time campaign that helped it challenge Amazon.com.

Artificial intelligence

ByteDance’s new model sparks stock rally as China’s AI video battle escalates

Seedance 2.0 thrills early adopters with cinematic realism and fuels debate over AI’s role in filmmaking and content creation.

A Seedance 2.0 video capture. Seedance 2.0 delivers enhanced lifelike generations that blur the boundary between AI content and reality, according to early adopters. Photo: Handout
Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A market ‘firing on all cylinders’, headed for record year: Citigroup

Confident companies and investors, solid economic growth, low inflation and ample capital drive outlook, bank’s global M&A co-head says.

Guillermo Baygual, Citigroup’s global co-head of mergers and acquisitions, pictured in Hong Kong on February 6, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Guillermo Baygual, Citigroup’s global co-head of mergers and acquisitions, pictured in Hong Kong on February 6, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Bonds

Hong Kong firms rush to issue convertibles – and trend could continue: bankers

Issuers raised US$7.4 billion in convertibles in early 2026, nearly half of last year’s total, as they rushed to lock in high share prices.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong urged to widen Stock Connect and woo global firms to boost listings

City should pitch Southeast Asia, Middle East to draw global listings and issue long-term bonds to attract patient capital, think tank says.

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Banking & finance

Will Hong Kong, Singapore capture Asia’s capital inflows? DBS CEO weighs in

The two financial hubs are best choices for global investors seeking to diversify their portfolios amid geopolitical risks, Tan Su Shan says.

Interest rate cuts and geopolitical tensions are spurring international investors to eye faster-growing Asian markets, particularly Hong Kong and Singapore, according to DBS. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Interest rate cuts and geopolitical tensions are spurring international investors to eye faster-growing Asian markets, particularly Hong Kong and Singapore, according to DBS. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong property

How Hong Kong’s headquarters economy fuels rebound in commercial property

The headquarters economy is powering office and retail recovery, with rising demand, stabilising rents and renewed investor confidence.

Electric & new energy vehicles

AutoFlight unveils world’s largest flying car as China races to lead the skies

CATL-backed AutoFlight debuts Matrix, targeting global expansion, as Beijing moves to set standards for domestic eVTOL makers and operators.

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Hong Kong property

How 2 landmark Central deals boost sentiment in Hong Kong’s office market

JLL’s Alex Barnes and his team closed decade-high single-tenant leases – deals that took on wider significance as rental declines slowed.

Alex Barnes says the two big deals “certainly put a stake in the ground that signified the market has bottomed”. Photo: Edmond So
IPO

China’s biggest pork producer Muyuan flat in Hong Kong share debut

Firm’s US$1.4 billion IPO records lower oversubscription rate than other recent listings, reflecting a cooling of the red-hot market.

Muyuan Foods chairman Qin Yinglin (left) takes part in the company’s listing ceremony at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on February 6, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Muyuan Foods chairman Qin Yinglin (left) takes part in the company’s listing ceremony at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on February 6, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong property

Expanded Hong Kong scheme allows resale homebuyers to pay sellers directly

HKMA launches a direct transfer option for second-hand property transactions, replacing the traditional escrow system managed by law firms.

IPO

Morgan Stanley sees another record year for Hong Kong IPOs as pipeline hits 450

Mainland China’s issuers will still dominate city’s IPO market, executive says, but US and Southeast Asian companies are also joining in.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s turbocharged EV market hits a speed bump amid falling sales

After years at full throttle, China’s EV sector is slowing sharply, with sales sliding in January as tax breaks fade and costs rise.

China’s roughly 50 electric carmakers sold about 900,000 vehicles last month, down 42.3 per cent from 1.56 million units in December. Photo: Xinhua
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