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Launch window opens for China’s space companies as LandSpace advances IPO
LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing.
26 Dec 2025 - 5:28PM
Gold in Hong Kong
Golden era: prices surge as rally on track for US$5,000 in 2026, analysts say
25 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
Energy
Shenhua absorbs coal assets as it looks to the future in a decarbonising China
24 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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Banking & finance
Gold takes centre stage as Hong Kong builds commodities ecosystem
Hong Kong plans to build an international gold trading centre as part of a wider commodities hub push.
22 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
Gold bricks displayed at Hong Kong Gold Exchange Chinese New Year Opening Ceremony in Sheung Wan. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks cap longest win streak in 3 weeks as US inflation cools
Soft US inflation data strengthens the case for monetary easing as the Hang Seng Index gains for a third day.
19 Dec 2025 - 4:58PM
Made in China 2025
Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?
China’s battery makers raise prices amid lithium rebound and global AI energy demand.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks tread water as tech giants stumble on AI bubble jitters
Hang Seng Tech Index slides after US equities slump, while investors await inflation report.
18 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
The Hang Seng Index falls 0.3 per cent in early trading on Thursday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks rebound as investors reassess US rate-cut outlook
Hang Seng Index swings as odds of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in January now stand at nearly 26 per cent.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)
Hong Kong’s eMPF to hit fee-cut target 5 years early, saving US$6.4 billion
MPFA chairwoman Ayesha Macpherson Lau says digital system boosts returns as assets rise to US$196.5 billion.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:23PM
Commodities
Chinese mining giant CMOC buys four Brazilian gold mines to expand
CMOC will own the Aurizona, RDM, Fazenda and Santa Luz mines, with 8 tons of combined annual gold output.
15 Dec 2025 - 12:55PM
Banking & finance
Hong Kong needs to attract global champions to broaden fundraising base: FSDC
Think tank urges the expansion of connect schemes to cover a wider range of asset classes and the promotion of digital asset trading.
12 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
“Hong Kong has every opportunity to shape, innovate and lead,” according to the FSDC. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Meet the Illinois farmer sowing the seeds of the world’s biggest IPOs of 2026
Jeff Rowe, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer, runs a Chinese-owned Swiss company in Basel that is aiming for one of the world’s largest IPOs in Hong Kong, due in 2026.
6 Dec 2025 - 11:18AM
Banking & finance
CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings
CSRC chairman Wu Qing outlines ‘deep transformation’ of capital market to attract long-term investors who ‘can stay and can develop well’.
5 Dec 2025 - 5:01PM
Mainland China
Chinese shipyards shift focus to advanced vessels as rivals gain ground
Chinese shipbuilders accounted for 65 per cent of global orders in the first three quarters, down from nearly 75 per cent a year earlier.
5 Dec 2025 - 7:34AM
Mainland China
Chinese consumer and tourism firms turn to shareholder perks to stimulate sales
Companies from Sichuan to Anhui offer discounts and free tickets to shareholders amid slowing consumption in mainland China.
4 Dec 2025 - 11:49AM
Tourists visit Mount Emei in Sichuan province. Photo: Getty Images
Commodities
Silver surge outpaces gold on global squeeze, rising interest rate-cut hopes
White metal doubles in value this year to reach record high, outshining gold’s 60 per cent rise.
1 Dec 2025 - 5:10PM
Mainland China
Mainland Chinese miner Zijin’s founder who built US$100 billion firm retires
Chairman Chen Jinghe, 68, will become honorary chairman and senior consultant; he says it is the best time to transition to a new leadership.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:37PM
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Hong Kong crypto exchange HashKey wins listing nod in test of investor appetite
HashKey could raise around US$300 million this month amid Hong Kong’s push to develop its digital asset sector.
1 Dec 2025 - 6:42PM
HashKey is one of 11 licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Shanghai
Shanghai launches state-owned commodities trading firm to rival Trafigura
Through Shanghai Guomao, the city aims to build a ‘new, internationalised commodity trading and investment platform’.
28 Nov 2025 - 3:30PM
Banking & finance
Gold prices could hit record highs of over US$4,900 next year: forecasts
Several banks project gold prices could rise above US$4,900 per ounce in 2026, with US rate cuts and central bank buys keeping demand strong.
28 Nov 2025 - 3:21PM
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Banking & finance
UBS remains bullish on Chinese tech but warns of big market swings in 2026
Swiss bank flags five major risks for next year, including economic weakness, resurgence of inflation and renewed US-China tensions.
27 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM
Banking & finance
Investors to swap cash for gold and grain on hopes for a global rebound: UBS
UBS expects investors to rotate out of cash and into commodities in 2026, favouring energy, grain and gold on the back of expected rate cuts.
26 Nov 2025 - 7:55PM
Dominic Schnider, head of global commodities and forex at UBS Global Wealth Management. Post: Themis Qi
Hong Kong company reporting season
Hong Kong beverage giant Vitasoy’s revenue dips 6% as mainland China sales slow
Maker of tea drinks and soy milk says consumption potential is strong despite intensifying competition in mainland China.
25 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM
Mergers & Acquisitions
BHP drops Anglo American bid again as rival rejects new proposal
BHP made the approach just weeks before shareholders from Anglo and Teck vote on a merger deal.
24 Nov 2025 - 1:50PM
Banking & finance
JPMorgan, DBS, Standard Chartered bosses swap deals for sneakers in charity run
Chairmen and CEOs join regulators and financiers in The Community Chest HKEX Gong Run to raise US$1.2 million.
23 Nov 2025 - 12:30PM
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