Business

Banking & Finance

Climate and energy

China Future Tech

Xpeng is broadening its ambitions into advanced mobility and robotics. Photo: AFP

China EVs

China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape

JPMorgan raises Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s price target, citing long-term AI potential.

17 Nov 2025 - 8:31PM

Geely’s third-quarter revenue and profit soar on surging EV sales on mainland

17 Nov 2025 - 4:29PM

Yuan rapidly gaining ground as Chinese firms plot global expansion

17 Nov 2025 - 2:38PM

China Business

Morgan Stanley predicts moderate gains in China stocks in 2026

First call by a Wall Street bank predicts gains between 3.4 and 4.6 per cent from current levels for gauges including the Hang Seng Index.

17 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM

An electronic board shows Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong stock indices in Shanghai on April 7, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Tech

China targets AI-powered price manipulation in new antitrust guidelines

Market regulator SAMR outlines risks of collusion, unfair subsidies and walled gardens in online platforms.

2 hours ago

China Business

KFC, Pizza Hut operator Yum China pushes rapid expansion into lower-tier cities

The initiative is expected to increase the fast-food operator’s total number of mainland China stores to 30,000 by 2030.

6 hours ago

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Blockchain

Ant International, UBS partner on blockchain-based cross-border payments

The strategic partnership aligns with financial institutions’ increased adoption of blockchain technology for cross-border payment solutions.

17 Nov 2025 - 5:00PM

Ant International and UBS seek to explore innovations in blockchain-based tokenised deposits. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Alibaba’s Qwen app challenges AI subscription models with free access

The new app is designed to be a free-of-charge, comprehensive AI assistant in both professional and personal settings.

17 Nov 2025 - 3:00PMvideocam

Banking & Finance

China’s Unitree Robotics completes pre-IPO tutoring for onshore listing

The unicorn is reportedly aiming for a valuation of up to US$7 billion in a listing on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market.

17 Nov 2025 - 3:07PMvideocam

China Business

Shanghai premium office market picks up amid discounted rents

Occupancy rates improve, but the trend is not sustainable given an uncertain economic outlook, brokers say.

17 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM

Cars travel through central Shanghai on August 26, 2025. Photo: EPA

Banking & Finance

Adams Street joins wave of investment firms opening in Hong Kong

‘We want to be closer to both our investors and the investment opportunities that are presenting themselves here,’ managing partner says.

17 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Tourists take in the view of Hong Kong from The Peak on June 21, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee

China Business

Chinese jewellery firm V Muse sets sights on big-name international rivals

Company prepares to open its first store, in Shanghai, after eight years honing its aesthetic sense and making a splash at CIIE.

17 Nov 2025 - 7:30AM

China Business

Hong Kong stocks fall as US data delay, Fed policy uncertainty hit sentiment

The US government will release nonfarm payrolls for September on Thursday, the first data since the 43-day shutdown.

17 Nov 2025 - 4:35PM

Blockchain

Bitcoin erases year’s gain as crypto bear market deepens

‘The general market is risk-off,’ one analyst says.

17 Nov 2025 - 10:24AM

Bitcoin has fallen back to levels reached at the end of last year. Photo: Reuters

Economy, Trade & Business

China rare earths deal will ‘hopefully’ be done by Thanksgiving, Bessent says

Treasury chief disputed a Wall Street Journal report saying China plans to restrict rare earths access for US companies with military ties.

17 Nov 2025 - 12:34AM

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

Alibaba revamps chatbot amid US ‘panic’ over firm’s AI progress

Alibaba dubs the updated app, renamed from Tongyi to Qwen, the ‘most powerful official AI assistant’ for its Qwen models.

16 Nov 2025 - 5:18PM

Tech War

China’s chip leaders bank on AI, RISC-V as industry’s growth engines

Executives at Shanghai semiconductor summit discuss chokepoints in advanced chipmaking, RISC-V’s potential to help self-sufficiency.

16 Nov 2025 - 1:00PM

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Tech War

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

15 Nov 2025 - 11:00AM

Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Business

6 of the best: the billion-dollar biotechs putting China on the map

China’s biotech renaissance is gathering pace as home-grown innovators strike billion-dollar licensing deals with global giants.

8 Nov 2025 - 11:07AM

China Business

Will China’s 5-year plan lift or sink the nation’s tech stocks?

‘The five-year plan is expected to reset investment themes and the valuation system on the capital market,’ an analyst says.

4 Nov 2025 - 4:43PMvideocam

Business

Greater Bay Area hospitals bet resort-like services will pull in global visitors

As Macau diversifies beyond gaming, wellness clinics are emerging as the next big pillar of the Greater Bay Area’s economy.

25 Oct 2025 - 10:47AM

Illustration by Henry Wong

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Opinion | With AI looking increasingly like a liability, a storm is coming

Anthony Rowley

15 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM

Opinion | As markets grow more fragile, matter of time before the bubble bursts

Richard Harris

7 Nov 2025 - 8:50AM

Opinion | Forget property boom times. China is quietly focusing on ‘good houses’

Kun Tian

5 Nov 2025 - 8:30PM

Opinion | Can Hong Kong be the Switzerland of the East for commodities?

Dario Pong

4 Nov 2025 - 10:46AM

The View | Why South Korea’s house prices continue to be out of control

Nicholas Spiro

3 Nov 2025 - 5:40PM

Macroscope | Asia’s trading powerhouses are more Trump-proof than many feared

Nicholas Spiro

30 Oct 2025 - 4:30PM

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Pony.ai set to further open China’s autonomous-driving frontier

Pony.ai

What’s behind HSBC’s privatisation of Hang Seng Bank?

HAng Seng

Taiwan firm creates clothing from banana waste

Banana

Gold scams in China and changing global politics

Wire

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

TRENDING TOPICS

Hong Kong stock exchange

China stock market

Belt and Road Initiative

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

MOST POPULAR

1

Where money comes to grow: why Hong Kong leads the future of global finance

In partnership with:

Financial Services Development Council

2

Prudential NextGen Aces event offers inspiration from leaders in sport and business

In partnership with:

Prudential

3

AI shopping at scale: how Visa is driving the future of agentic commerce

In partnership with:

Visa

4

How Euroclear is driving global financial innovation in Hong Kong

In partnership with:

InvestHK

5

Returning expats fuel Hong Kong’s luxury rental rebound, Savills says

12 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM