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Capital

Pago Pago

Head of Government

Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga

A herd of Pere David’s deer walk underneath solar panels at a nature reserve in Yancheng, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on April 5. Photo: AFP China OUT

Climate change

Letters | Asia must focus on energy transition and the jobs it offers

Readers discuss the opportunities available in the clean energy sector, the best next steps to connect Hong Kong’s primary care providers with the public, and how the city’s restaurants can thrive in the digital era.

13 May 2025 - 1:13PM

China stock market

Asia-Pacific stocks thrive thanks to attractive valuations and ample policy options

12 May 2025 - 6:12PM

India

Asia hopes for cheaper oil as Opec boosts output, but trade doubts linger

11 May 2025 - 3:00PM

Yuan

Explainer | Has Asia just taken a step away from the US dollar?

Asia’s largest economies have broken new ground by approving an emergency financing tool using the yuan and other local currencies.

7 May 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

China is accelerating its efforts to expand the role of the yuan as a global currency amid an intensifying trade war with the United States. Photo: AFP

Banking & finance

HSBC sets up captive insurer in Hong Kong to support Asian expansion

Move will solidify Hong Kong’s position as a global leader in asset, wealth, and risk management, lender’s CEO in the city says.

2 May 2025 - 6:00PM

Bonds

Sales of keepwell bonds to shrink after ‘epic, unproductive’ court fight: S&P

A PUFG case comes up short in a test of the keepwell structure’s ability to address subordination risk in a default, S&P says.

23 Apr 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Yacht haven: Hong Kong aims to be growth hub for leisure-boat industry

Government policies and planned marina will make the city a centre for the industry’s growth, experts say.

17 Apr 2025 - 6:09PM

Attendees check out yachts at the Singapore Yachting Festival 2025 on April 10, 2025. Photo: Aileen Chuang

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong rises along with other Asia-Pacific stock markets as Trump pauses most tariffs

All but six of the Hang Seng Index’s 83 members strengthened, with exporters and manufacturers leading gainers.

10 Apr 2025 - 4:42PMvideocam

Banking & finance

China property crisis still a key signal for junk bond market, Pimco says

China’s crisis reinforces what Pimco has known for a long time, which is that property bubbles are dangerous, whether they are in China or elsewhere.

8 Apr 2025 - 7:30AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Stephen Roach says trade war puts US on course for ‘cultural revolution’

The Yale economist lamented the path his country is taking under US President Donald Trump during a panel discussion at the Boao Forum.

27 Mar 2025 - 10:16PMvideocam

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Economist Stephen Roach has said US President Donald Trump’s policies are challenging the country “from within”. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Banking & finance

Hong Kong widens lead over Singapore as Asia’s top financial centre: report

Nine of the top 20 global centres maintained their ranking, suggesting confidence in the financial sector amid slow economic growth.

20 Mar 2025 - 9:38PMvideocam

Hong Kong’s financial district, taken from The Peak in February 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang

Insurance

Manulife picks chief actuary Finch as Asia CEO to lead biggest profit centre

Steve Finch will take over as Asia CEO from May 9, replacing Phil Witherington who is heading back to Toronto to become global CEO.

18 Mar 2025 - 5:23PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong to benefit from AI, China opening, Asia wealth: think tank

The government think tank will undertake roadshows worldwide to highlight growth opportunities in the city, chairman Benjamin Hung says.

4 Mar 2025 - 8:30AM

Banking & finance

Former HSBC CEO Quinn to join Julius Baer as chairman in May

Quinn’s experience at HSBC could help Julius Baer tap the fast-growing Asian market, one analyst says.

3 Mar 2025 - 9:15AM

Former HSBC CEO Noel Quinn is joining Julius Baer as chairman. Photo: AP

Banking & finance

Hong Kong SMEs want funding support amid mounting costs, survey finds

More than half of the businesses surveyed by DBS hope the financial secretary will reveal some support for them in his budget address.

25 Feb 2025 - 10:40AM

People walk past businesses on Russel Street in Causeway Bay on September 26, 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung

Wealth management

Why the rich prefer Hong Kong insurance policies for inheritances

60 per cent of affluent individuals in the region prefer insurance policies for estate planning, study shows.

24 Feb 2025 - 9:30AM

Banking & finance

Standard Chartered to invest US$1.5 billion in wealth business

Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai are centres for wealth-management growth, bank says as it reports 19 per cent profit increase in 2024.

21 Feb 2025 - 5:41PM

China stock market

World underinvested in China amid ‘spectacular’ tech advances, HKEX CEO says

Despite a trend of deglobalisation, China will continue to generate new business opportunities in Southeast Asia, experts say.

17 Feb 2025 - 4:00PM

Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: Nora Tam

Insurance

Exclusive | Manulife on track to reach 50% Asia earnings target by 2027

Asia was the largest profit contributor to Canadian insurer in the third quarter, with 44 per cent of the group’s earnings coming from the region.

19 Nov 2024 - 10:04AM

Mergers & Acquisitions

US private-equity firm invests in Chinese-owned personal care brand Stenders

Investment firm says now is a good time to lean into China’s consumer sector amid lower competition and valuations.

10 Sep 2024 - 5:27PM

US presidential election 2024

Haley campaign pushed to the brink after Trump trouncing

Republican Nikki Haley suffered a string of significant losses on Tuesday that prompted allies to believe that the end of her 2024 presidential campaign may be near.

6 Mar 2024 - 4:51PMvideocam

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Houston, Texas, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

US presidential election 2024

Jason who? Joe Biden loses American Samoa primary

US President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday – except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer.

6 Mar 2024 - 1:50PM

Jason Palmer. Photo: Palmer for President via TNS

US presidential election 2024

Trump and Biden dominate Super Tuesday, setting stage for rematch

Donald Trump closed in on the Republican presidential nomination with easy wins in the Super Tuesday primaries, setting up an all-but-certain rematch with President Joe Biden in November.

6 Mar 2024 - 7:30PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Trump puts Biden in cross hairs as Super Tuesday looms

Donald Trump will march to the threshold of a third Republican presidential nomination this week as millions of Americans vote in Super Tuesday – a critical milestone in his party’s lopsided 2024 race for the White House.

4 Mar 2024 - 4:49PM

Viral stories

Explainer | Sumo wrestling is synonymous with Japan, but why is it dominated by Mongolians?

Think sumo wrestling and Japan immediately comes to mind, but the country’s national sport has a majority of top fighters from Mongolia. The Post explains why.

19 Mar 2024 - 2:30PM

It may be Japan’s national sport, but sumo wrestling is dominated by fighters from Mongolia. The Post explains why. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Reuters

United States

World rings in 2024 with New Year’s fireworks and light shows

Revellers counted down to midnight across the world where fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts have subdued celebrations.

1 Jan 2024 - 4:35PM

Revellers celebrate New Year’s in Times Square, New York City. Photo: AFP

American cinema

Migration to Dune 2, Hollywood movies we can’t wait to see in early 2024

From Migration and the sequels to Kung Fu Panda, Ghostbusters and Dune, to a Bob Marley biopic and a tale of the American Samoan World Cup soccer team, these are the most anticipated films this winter.

9 Jan 2024 - 12:35PMvideocam

Asian Games 2023

5 sporting mismatches to rival Nepal’s Asian Games cricket rout of Mongolia

Nepal brutally squashed Mongolia underfoot in Hangzhou cricket tournament, but beaten team should source some consolation from knowing they are not alone in receiving a sporting drubbing.

29 Sep 2023 - 6:07PM

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