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Pop Mart’s new Playground magazine. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart launches new pop culture magazine called Playground

Pop Mart’s new magazine, Playground, explores social connections and seeks to unlock opportunities for its intellectual properties.

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang, who grew up in Hong Kong

HKEX

HKEX posts record quarterly profit amid trading boom, new stock listings

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Banking & finance

HSBC to buy back US$3 billion in stock after quarterly profit beats estimates

HSBC says in a worst-case scenario, it could book an additional bad debt provision to guard against a potential global economic slowdown.

Executives walk past two lion statues outside HSBC’s head office in Central, Hong Kong on February 19, 2025. Photo: Elson Li
Asia housing and property

The View | 3 Asian property markets could offer shelter from Trump’s tariff storm

Although no property market is fully shielded from the trade shock, Asia’s real estate sector has strong and diverse sources of resilience.

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Pakistan

Pakistan’s mining push: a chance to equal Indonesia’s nickel success?

A landmark deal unlocking vast copper and gold reserves has Pakistan eyeing a transformative economic shift.

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Insurance

Hong Kong’s 2024 life insurance sales soar 21% to record US$28 billion

Mainland Chinese tourists last year spent HK$62.8 billion (US$8 billion) on life and medical policies, up 6.5 per cent from 2023, according to the Insurance Authority.

Insurance sales agents approach mainland tourists in Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Eugene Lee
IPO

Xpeng-backed maker of EV dump trucks plans US$30 million Hong Kong IPO

The Shanghai-based company is selling 13 million shares at HK$18 each, with trading to start on May 7.

Artificial intelligence

Google earnings beat estimates, says AI investments boost ad sales

Big Tech firms have continued to defend their aggressive AI investments, saying these were necessary to remain competitive.

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Banking & finance

China’s wealthy are hoarding cash amid an uncertain economy, survey finds

Chinese high-net-worth investors are wary of taking risks during a period of intense turbulence.

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China’s high-net-worth investors are parking their money in cash and near-cash products amid a period of economic turbulence, according to a new report. Photo: Reuters
Digital currencies

Hong Kong ranks as second-most crypto-friendly city in the world in new index

The city is just behind Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, in an evaluation based on factors such as regulation, taxes and wealth.

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An image of US President Donald Trump seen next to a bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong on April 9. Photo: AFP
IPO

Chinese restaurant chain makes its fifth attempt to list in Hong Kong

The Hangzhou-based budget-dining chain has yet to reveal the amount it plans to raise from the stock offering.

Climate change

Opinion | China must resist greenwashing its dirty coal habit with green bonds

Can China credibly claim climate leadership while doubling down on its dirtiest fuel?

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Stocks

Tencent tops Chinese mutual funds’ holdings as Hong Kong stocks gain traction

Some 1,200 mainland Chinese mutual funds held a combined 151 million Tencent shares worth US$9.5 billion at the end of the first quarter.

Tencent was Chinese mutual funds’ top stock holding in the first quarter, according to data from TX Investment Consulting. Photo: Reuters
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.

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Peking University Founder Group, the business arm of one of China’s prestigious colleges. Photo: Weibo
HKEX

PDD and Futu among US-listed firms eligible for Hong Kong move: Goldman

Fungibility mechanism has been fairly effective and global investors are becoming more accustomed to trading ADRs in Hong Kong, Goldman says.

Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong needs more museums, talent to promote art trading

Hong Kong’s low taxes, proximity to China and an art-storage facility at the airport can attract family offices to dabble in art trading.

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HKEX

HKEX’s move to explore cutting stock trading settlement time gains broad support

With the US and Canada cutting their settlement time, and the UK and Europe planning to follow suit, Hong Kong has to keep up, analysts say.

The average daily turnover in Hong Kong in the first quarter jumped 144 per cent year on year to HK$242.7 billion, according to HKEX data. Photo: Reuters
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.

Hong Kong economy

Twist in Hutchison ports deal as Italian shipping family’s role surfaces

Aponte family owns world’s largest container line, which is spearheading the strategic acquisition of CK Hutchison’s overseas ports.

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China property

China’s new-home prices extend decline for 22nd month, but stimulus offers hope

Prices of new homes in 70 mainland cities declined 0.1 per cent month on month in March, the same as February, according to official data.

A residential building under construction in Huaian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. New-home prices in China continued to slump last month. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Exclusive | HSBC to offer anti-ageing treatments, medical check-ups at Hong Kong wealth hub

The wealth centre, which will open in the second half, is aimed at the growing silver economy, HSBC Life’s Daisy Tsang says.

Daisy Tsang, CEO of HSBC Life in Hong Kong and Macau, says she strongly believes in Hong Kong’s potential as a hub for wealthy customers. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s home purchase forfeitures drop as sentiment improves

Forfeitures of deposits declined to 83 cases in the first quarter, 20 per cent lower compared with the last quarter of 2024, according to Centaline.

Retailing

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart’s shares jump as global expansion plans take shape

Company plans to set up offices in Greater China, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, brings in former executive to oversee some markets.

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Donald Trump

Investors urged to diversify amid Trump’s tariff war and market volatility

Experts urge investors to diversify into alternative assets like private credit for stability and growth.

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US President Donald Trump’s tariffs roiled markets last week after he imposed punitive tariffs on America’s trading partners. Photo: AFP
China property

Luxury malls in China adjust to market reality amid dip in consumer spending

Mall vacancy rates in Beijing stood at 10.6 per cent last year and 9.5 per cent in Shanghai, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

The Shanghai K11 shopping centre is cutting rents to keep tenants in place. Photo: Shutterstock
Diplomacy

Opinion | How China can help Bangladesh escape India’s foreign policy grip

The 15 years of Hasina government saw Bangladesh draw closer to India but for the next stage of greater regional integration, it needs China.

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Banking & finance

US delisting of Chinese stocks may make Hong Kong great again

A total of 286 Chinese firms are listed in the US with a total market capitalisation of US$1.1 trillion.

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