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Can Hong Kong expect to see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales?

City’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump that has triggered loan defaults.

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JD.com’s expansion could test Hong Kong’s footfall-driven retail property model

30 Aug 2026 - 10:00AM

Chinese authorities tell carmakers to focus on quality, not tech offerings

29 Aug 2026 - 5:00PMvideocam

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong’s long-term wealth hub status safe from mainland curbs: JPMorgan exec

The investment bank’s North Asia chairwoman downplays regulatory hurdles – and views the city’s rivalry with Singapore in ‘win-win’ terms.

29 Aug 2026 - 10:00AM

Kwang Kam-shing, CEO of JPMorgan Hong Kong, poses for a picture in Central. Photo: Edmond So

China EVs

BYD posts US$1.2 billion profit in second quarter on surging global demand

The Chinese EV giant beat market estimates in the second quarter, as booming exports helped offset a prolonged decline in the domestic market.

28 Aug 2026 - 10:11PMvideocam

Banking & Finance

HKEX Tech 100 adds Pony AI, WeRide in index revamp targeting AI stocks

The revision is designed to help the tech index recover from an underwhelming first half by tapping a new generation of Chinese AI firms.

28 Aug 2026 - 8:19PM

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China’s CXMT posts massive 870% revenue surge as ‘aggressive expansion’ pays off

China’s leading DRAM chipmaker outperforms its own forecasts in its first financial results since a blockbuster Shanghai listing.

28 Aug 2026 - 7:06PM

The logo of China’s top memory chipmaker, CXMT, appears on the facade of one of the company’s production facilities, in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Companies

BOCHK earnings climb as lower credit costs offset margin pressure

Bank beats forecast with HK$23.74 billion profit, helped by reduced credit costs and stronger fee income from wealth and insurance.

28 Aug 2026 - 8:36PM

Companies

Macau tycoon Lawrence Ho’s family office targets space sector in de-SPAC deal

The business combination with Singapore-based Astrum Space could set the stage for a New York Stock Exchange debut by the end of the year.

28 Aug 2026 - 6:00PM

Tech

MiniMax boosts Alibaba cloud budget 220% to fuel next-gen AI models

Chinese AI firm burns through two-thirds of its cloud budget by June, forcing a dramatic increase in its Alibaba deal ceiling.

28 Aug 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

MiniMax has raised its three-year purchase ceiling on its cloud computing deals with Alibaba to US$1.2 billion. Photo: Getty Images

China Business

Bitcoin rally and Alibaba share purchases: the numbers moving markets

Alibaba shares, bitcoin, Hong Kong second-hand home prices and Shein’s IPO plans in spotlight this week.

28 Aug 2026 - 3:00PM

Dress form mannequins bearing Shein logos at a garment factory in Guangzhou’s Panyu district last month. Photo: Reuters

Companies

China Life’s revenue surges as insurer plans deeper push into AI and biotech

Company pledges long-term support for tech-innovation after revenue jumps 81 per cent and net profit soars 228 per cent.

28 Aug 2026 - 2:00PM

Tech

China’s commercial space sector expands global footprint with Thailand deal

GalaxySpace describes mission as first turnkey satellite export to a Southeast Asian customer by a Chinese commercial space company.

28 Aug 2026 - 1:58PMvideocam

Companies

US surgical robotics firm targets Hong Kong listing to tap mainland China market

Noah Medical expects to file application as early as next year, joining surge of tech listings tapping city’s international fundraising pool.

28 Aug 2026 - 6:01PMvideocam

Noah Medical has begun preparations for a Hong Kong listing. Photo: Handout

China

US visa interviews on hold; China slams fresh sanctions over Iran: 7 highlights

From catastrophic flash floods at the China-Nepal border to a sacked Malaysian academic, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

28 Aug 2026 - 12:45PM

What does the pause on US green card and visa interviews mean for applicants worldwide? Photo: Getty Images

China Business

Chinese battery giant CATL spreads investments in search of new growth drivers

World’s largest producer of lithium-ion batteries for EVs and energy storage systems has committed over 17 billion yuan to non-battery deals.

28 Aug 2026 - 4:54PMvideocam

Business

Hong Kong home prices slip amid worries over Beijing’s tax clampdown

Housing rally stalls in July as tax risks curb demand, analysts say, raising doubts over market’s near-term outlook.

28 Aug 2026 - 4:53PMvideocam

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China Business

China’s drug makers are speeding up – will AI be their secret weapon?

Chinese biotech firms are striking big global deals as drug makers, but could artificial intelligence take them to the next level?

18 Apr 2026 - 11:05AM

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Markets

Can Hong Kong’s listing reform 2.0 win over innovative firms?

The reforms enhance the city’s appeal for AI, biotech and other firms by slashing the market cap threshold and enabling confidential filings.

11 Apr 2026 - 11:01AM

Big Tech

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

4 Apr 2026 - 10:09AM

China EVs

How China’s EV makers think they can outrun disastrous price wars

At Beijing’s urging, an industry largely built on discounting must hold the line on prices and convince buyers to pay for better technology.

28 Mar 2026 - 10:03AM

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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Opinion | Chinese treasury futures launch cements Hong Kong as premier yuan hub

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18 Aug 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion | Just like with the yen, America cannot save the AI bubble

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14 Aug 2026 - 4:30PM

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Opinion | Beijing’s offshore insurance tax tests Hong Kong wealth management

13 Aug 2026 - 4:30PM

Macroscope | US efforts to prop up the yen risk doing more harm than good

Nicholas Spiro

6 Aug 2026 - 4:30PM

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

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