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Alinta owns a portfolio of power-generation assets and a gas and electricity retail business throughout Australia. Photo: Handout
Mergers & Acquisitions

Chow Tai Fook sells Australian energy assets for US$4.3 billion

Sembcorp Industries to acquire 100 per cent ownership of Alinta Energy, which Chow Tai Fook acquired in 2017.

China exports

Waste to wealth: why China is building incinerators around the world

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Consumers

Rising down jacket sales offer cushion against deflation in mainland China

Banking & finance

Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia set to launch US$1 billion fund, Paul Chan says

A ‘major Saudi development company’ will host a roadshow in Hong Kong next month to seek strategic partners, financial secretary says.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Defining Hong Kong’s Role in the Changing Global Economy conference in Hong Kong on November 18, 2025. Photo: Handout
Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Defining Hong Kong’s Role in the Changing Global Economy conference in Hong Kong on November 18, 2025. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Yuan rapidly gaining ground as Chinese firms plot global expansion

Yuan’s use in cross-border payments rose 14 per cent year on year to 35 trillion yuan (US$4.9 trillion), according to the People’s Bank of China.

Banking & finance

Huawei-powered Chinese EV maker Seres seeks US$1.7 billion in Hong Kong listing

The company aims to build an open ecosystem through long-term partnerships with Huawei and Contemporary Amperex Technology.

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Business of climate change

This Hong Kong start-up helps us see ‘the colour of the wind’ in 3D

The start-up aims to launch a pair of satellites within the next 18 months, followed by another five to create a constellation.

(From left) Stellerus Technology vice-chairman and CEO David Liu, chief technology officer Jeffrey Xu, chairwoman and co-founder Su Hui and HKUST’s director of digital cities and smart hazard mitigation laboratory Limin Zhang. Photo: Edmond So
(From left) Stellerus Technology vice-chairman and CEO David Liu, chief technology officer Jeffrey Xu, chairwoman and co-founder Su Hui and HKUST’s director of digital cities and smart hazard mitigation laboratory Limin Zhang. Photo: Edmond So
China energy security

‘Very ambitious’: China’s wind firms aim to double installations for 2026-2030

China’s wind industry, already the world leader, sets target of at least 120 gigawatts of new turbines installed per year from 2026 to 2030.

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China shipbuilding

‘Clear edge’: why China’s shipyards are still dominant despite US port fee drama

China’s shipbuilders already lead in terms of capacity, price and quality – and they will benefit from the green transition, insiders say.

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong an aviation hub for Greater Bay Area, beyond: Airport Authority chief

The HKIA serves as a vital infrastructure for Chinese firms moving to expand globally, Airport Authority chairman Fred Lam says.

A general view of the Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Eugene Lee
Business of climate change

China’s clean-energy stocks closing gap with global renewables surge

Policy tailwinds could help Chinese solar and energy-storage shares catch up with a global gold-beating rally, analysts say.

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Solar panels and wind turbines are seen at the Huaneng Binzhou new energy power generation project in Binzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on June 11, 2025. Photo: AFP
Solar panels and wind turbines are seen at the Huaneng Binzhou new energy power generation project in Binzhou, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on June 11, 2025. Photo: AFP
IPO

Chinese solar inverter and energy storage giant Sungrow seeks Hong Kong IPO

Sungrow’s filing comes amid the Trump administration’s roll-out of new import tariffs covering China-made solar energy products.

China exports

China’s cleantech creating ‘new global energy system’ as exports soar: report

Demand for clean technology is ‘skyrocketing’, especially in Global South, as China drives creation of cheaper solutions, report says.

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Green finance

Hong Kong bolsters green finance hub role with new global building certificates

City’s Green Building Council issues first BEAM Plus global certificate to a complex in the East African country of Djibouti.

Ivan Fu Chin-shing, director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. Photo: Edmond So
Business of climate change

Hong Kong shipper Wah Kwong joins push for greener energy at ports

Firm enters joint venture to cut diesel emissions by building onshore power hookups for ships in ports.

A container ship moves towards a berth at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on September 24, 2025. Photo: AFP
A container ship moves towards a berth at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on September 24, 2025. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint

‘Underwater facilities can save around 90 per cent of energy consumption for cooling,’ vice-president of Highlander says.

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IPO

Zijin Gold makes solid Hong Kong trading debut as shares jump 56%

Three mainland Chinese companies make strong debuts, adding to Hong Kong’s lustre as world’s leading fundraising venue.

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China deflation

China’s latest steel industry plan signals tougher action to curb overproduction

The action plan, which imposes a strict ban on extra capacity, could be a blueprint for other sectors plagued by price wars, analysts say.

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An employee works at a factory producing steel structures in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. China’s steel industry is plagued by overproduction and weak demand. Photo: AFP
An employee works at a factory producing steel structures in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. China’s steel industry is plagued by overproduction and weak demand. Photo: AFP
Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s Templewater links Asia’s robust EV growth with Middle East’s clean-energy demand

Private equity firm sees EV and energy-storage opportunities as Middle East shifts away from traditional oil reliance.

Belt and Road Initiative

Ex-Ecuador president calls bribery case over belt and road dam a ‘farce’

Lenin Moreno says corruption accusations are a vendetta orchestrated by former president and rival Rafael Correa.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong can unlock capital to fill Asia’s climate-finance gap: AIIB

City’s ‘leadership and convening power as a global financial centre’ has a ‘clear’ role to play, bank’s chief investment officer says.

A worker stands inside a wind turbine at Mingyang New Energy Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Baotou, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on July 29, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Banking & finance

Hong Kong leverages ‘superconnector’ status as China-GCC trade booms

Booming China-GCC trade underscores Hong Kong’s gateway role.

Ronald Lam Siu-por, CEO of Cathay Pacific, attending the Cathay 2024 Annual Results press briefing at JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty. 12MAR25. SCMP / May Tse
Ronald Lam Siu-por, CEO of Cathay Pacific, attending the Cathay 2024 Annual Results press briefing at JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty. 12MAR25. SCMP / May Tse
HKEX

HKEX reforms have made city world’s top fundraising hub for EV makers: official

The market cap of new energy and EV companies in Hong Kong has grown sixfold in 10 years to US$806 billion, Salina Yan says.

Banking & finance

Asia-Pacific presents major climate-related insurance opportunities: Swiss Re

Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk says only 16 per cent of climate-related risks in the region are presently insured.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong should seize on transition-finance growth, financial secretary says

The area represents a small fraction of sustainable finance, but is gaining traction and offers considerable potential, Paul Chan says.

Vertical greening in a private residential development in Tseung Kwan O on August 27, 2025. Photo: May Tse
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