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Residential buildings in Beijing on September 15, 2025. China’s property sector, once accounting for roughly a quarter of the economy, has remained sluggish since late 2020, eroding household wealth. Photo: EPA
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

China’s millionaire growth lags the global average. Is the wealth boom over?

Global personal wealth rose at its fastest pace in nearly a decade last year, though China saw only modest gains, according to a new report.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong shares drop 11% in first half on Fed pivot, lack of AI play

Banking & finance

Looking East: Europe’s banks look to Hong Kong amid global uncertainty

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China’s private sector

Hong Kong draws royalties giant as mainland China biotech licensing heats up

Royalty financing offers new cash source as global investors pursue Chinese drug breakthroughs despite US pressure, Royalty Pharma says.

Royalty Pharma is scouting the Asia-Pacific region for innovative biotechnology start-ups with late-stage pharmaceutical pipelines. Photo: Shutterstock
Royalty Pharma is scouting the Asia-Pacific region for innovative biotechnology start-ups with late-stage pharmaceutical pipelines. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s private sector

China’s first AI-powered cancer vaccine production line set to launch in Beijing

Likang Life Sciences says it has developed a personalised vaccine using advanced tech to identify tumour-specific mutations.

Banking & finance

Could a ‘Reit Connect’ be Hong Kong’s handover anniversary gift from Beijing?

Previous July 1 anniversaries have delivered financial policy changes, and markets anticipate expanded cross-border access this year.

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China stock market

Why brokers believe China’s AI-driven stock run will find fresh legs

Domestic and global banks put markers down on equity growth based on stronger earnings, exposure to energy transition.

People take pictures beneath a screen showing stock data in Shanghai on June 15. Photo: EPA
People take pictures beneath a screen showing stock data in Shanghai on June 15. Photo: EPA
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s heavy trucks are going electric, and abroad, paving the road to net-zero freight

Analysts say low ownership costs and battery gains are fuelling an export boom to regions such as Southeast Asia and Africa, positioning Chinese firms as main engines.

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HKEX

Hong Kong vows stronger exchange with reforms, bond futures and gold push

Listing changes and new product launches are set to bolster Hong Kong’s role as a global financial hub, deputy finance chief says.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Banking on it: Chinese EVs expand their global footprint

With a boost in global exports offsetting domestic dips, banks forecast significant growth in overseas markets – especially western Europe.

Chinese-made MG Cyberster electric vehicles wait to be loaded onto a ship for export at a car yard in Yantai, China's eastern Shandong province on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Index caps worst week in over a year amid tech sell-off

Signs of an unwinding of record-high leveraged bets on AI stocks in South Korea and Taiwan sours sentiment in Asian trading.

A view of Exchange Square in Central, site of the headquarters of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: Jelly Tse
A view of Exchange Square in Central, site of the headquarters of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: Jelly Tse
Electric & new energy vehicles

How 156 new car models could trigger a ‘do-or-die’ crisis in China’s EV market

A record wave of launches – mostly EVs – threatens to overwhelm demand, forcing smaller players into a fight for survival.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s IPO Connect push: why investors see it as the next frontier

Calls grow to further expand Hong Kong’s connect scheme with mainland China markets amid drive for deeper capital flows.

Hong Kong stock market

HKEX pushes deeper into index business as AI reshapes Hong Kong market

The bourse wants proprietary indices to better capture China’s technology boom as traditional Hong Kong benchmarks trail regional peers.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing at Exchange Square in Central. The bourse is expanding its index business with proprietary benchmarks and new investment products. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Index briefly slips below 23,000 as Alibaba leads tech sell-off

Alibaba led Hong Kong tech stocks lower, pushing the Hang Seng briefly below 23,000 as AI and consumer worries hit sentiment.

The city’s benchmark stock index briefly dipped below 23,000 as technology shares came under pressure. Photo: Jelly Tse
The city’s benchmark stock index briefly dipped below 23,000 as technology shares came under pressure. Photo: Jelly Tse
IPO

Chinese PCB maker CFMEE tops 1,000-times oversubscription in Hong Kong IPO

The Hefei-based firm’s listing comes as the global AI boom fuels gains in the materials and components that underpin servers.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Top CATL boss cools expectations over next major leap in EV batteries

Robin Zeng Yuqun addresses expectations at ‘Summer Davos’ on whether the battery technology would be available in the near future.

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Banking & finance

Major Chinese banks suspend individual gold trading amid global volatility

Risk controls intensify as banks seek to curb leveraged trading despite expectations of resilient long-term gold demand.

Pure gold bars in Shanghai, China on March 15. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Pure gold bars in Shanghai, China on March 15. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Southbound Stock Connect flows surge to record US$152b amid Hong Kong IPO boom

Average daily southbound turnover soared 84 per cent year on year to HK$124.1 billion, equal to 24 per cent of city’s total market turnover.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rebound from choppy trading triggered by turmoil in US

Hang Seng Index bounces back after overnight plunge in Nasdaq-100 on concerns about frothy tech valuations.

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China’s private sector

China’s biotech boom: record 5,215 clinical drug trials reported in 2025

Cancer treatments remain the top research focus as Beijing’s drive to make biotech a strategic industry draws attention in Washington.

Cancer research being conducted in a modern lab. Cancer treatments remained the top focus of the record 5,215 clinical drug trials in China last year. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba chip unit T-Head triples capital amid AI hardware bet

First injection in over three years comes as Alibaba works on full-stack AI infrastructure, from its Qwen models to chips to cloud services.

Alibaba has become more vocal about its chip unit this year and is reportedly working toward spinning it off with an initial public offering. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba has become more vocal about its chip unit this year and is reportedly working toward spinning it off with an initial public offering. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

Momenta granted regulatory approval to list in Hong Kong amid rumoured crackdown

As Beijing appears to tighten rules on the listing of domestic firms incorporated offshore, self-driving tech start-up Momenta gains IPO approval.

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Accounting and auditing

Auditors face harsher penalties as China intensifies anti-fraud campaign

Beijing’s draft amendment toughens rules and extends liability, after PwC’s Evergrande penalties underscore audit failures.

China stock market

How are Chinese firms faring as AI and tech reshape global market cap rankings?

Tencent leads pack, but country’s largest listed firms remain dominated by state-owned banks, energy producers and consumer brands.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the chipmaker’s Vera Rubin architecture at the Computex trade show in Taipei on June 1. Photo: Reuters
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