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People walk through a garden in Beijing on October 18. Photo: AP

China Economy

China’s tax bureaus issue disclosure orders amid offshore asset ultimatum

With the 90-day grace period now expired, officials are attempting to spur voluntary reporting of ownership, documentation.

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Chinese biotech giant WuXi AppTec raises 2026 outlook after profit surge

In a global first, Hong Kong opens secondary trading for tokenised public funds

Business

Could new US investment curbs complicate China’s biotech licensing surge?

Licensing deals untouched for now, but proposed US investment rules and new Chinese export curbs may impact biotech expansion, analysts say.

Chinese firms have assumed a growing role in the global biopharmaceutical industry in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese firms have assumed a growing role in the global biopharmaceutical industry in recent years. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & Finance

Top bankers to gather in Hong Kong to learn how city can rethink ‘playbook’

Around 280 of the world’s top bankers, including 120 group chairmen and CEOs, will attend the fifth Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit.

China Business

Weak earnings outlook further pressures China’s bearish stock market

Earnings growth probably slowed in third quarter, dragged by industries ranging from consumer goods to green energy, brokerage says.

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Banking & Finance

Hong Kong to tighten risky premium financing market as red flags emerge

Insurance watchdog to strengthen regulations as lenders lower threshold rules and fail to disclose risks putting policyholders in jeopardy.

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Premium financing now drives significant growth for some insurers in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Premium financing now drives significant growth for some insurers in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

China Business

Goldman Sachs steps up Asia hiring as wealthy clients eye US assets for diversification

Wall Street investment bank’s global co-head of wealth management says it is ‘very committed to hiring more advisers in the region’.

Cryptocurrency

Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint plans retail stablecoin on public blockchain

But the venture has yet to commit to a launch date, saying it will not rush the product to market.

China EVs

BYD to build new factories in Europe to beat trade barriers aimed at Chinese EVs

The world’s largest EV maker said it would not let EU tariff hikes and quotas on hybrid imports from China impact customers’ vehicle choices.

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BYD vice president Liu Xuelian at Rosewood Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China Business

What’s next for Hong Kong developers in mainland China?

The city’s developers are turning to other sources of income amid a prolonged housing downturn on the mainland.

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The Xujiahui Centre in Shanghai, constructed by Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai Properties was completed on September 1. Photo: Getty Images
The Xujiahui Centre in Shanghai, constructed by Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai Properties was completed on September 1. Photo: Getty Images

Markets

Sri Lanka’s property boom gives Chinese developers hope. But old risks linger

Colombo’s luxury property rally is drawing fresh interest from Chinese-backed developments, but analysts warn against speculative excess.

Business

HSBC to open new wealth centre in Abu Dhabi despite regional conflict

HSBC survey found that 97 per cent of global investors rated the UAE as an attractive destination for infrastructure projects.

China Business

Good morning Vietnam: Chinese brokers eye springboard for overseas expansion

Vietnam is still viewed as a prime location for Chinese companies looking to expand overseas and strengthen trade ties with Southeast Asia.

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Traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: EPA

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong burnishes gold hub credentials with local refineries deal

The agreement will see gold refineries localise production in Hong Kong, allowing the city to create a complete gold trading ecosystem.

Gold ingots are seen on the production line at a non-ferrous metal company in the eastern Chinese city of Tongling. Photo: Getty Images
Gold ingots are seen on the production line at a non-ferrous metal company in the eastern Chinese city of Tongling. Photo: Getty Images

Companies

Dongshan Precision retail IPO undersubscribed as Hong Kong mega listing flops

Following a nearly 10 per cent slump in the company’s A-share price on Thursday, some institutional investors withdrew large orders.

Politics

China party meeting, stocks slump, HSBC leads earnings

This week: Communist Party officials prepare for key fifth plenum, mainland stocks enter bear market, economic growth picks up. Next week: HSBC, China banks and BYD post earnings, Brazilians vote in presidential run-off, ‘Grandpa Cute’ visits Hong Kong, and more.

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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?

Illustration by Henry Wong
Illustration by Henry Wong

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.

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.

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.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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