Meituan

Hong Kong stocks end higher as China stimulus hopes spark property rally

10 Dec 2025 - 5:09PM

Hong Kong stocks retreat as Fed decision looms and investors await China signals

8 Dec 2025 - 4:35PM

China exports

Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom

Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.

5 Dec 2025 - 8:27AMvideocam

China trade

Explainer | As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?

Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors.

5 Dec 2025 - 5:58PMvideocam

Meituan swings into loss in ‘milk tea’ subsidy war with instant commerce rivals

Hefty subsidies on milk tea and lunchboxes drive Meituan from profit to loss, underscoring the ferocity of the war to reshape food delivery.

28 Nov 2025 - 9:36PM

Hong Kong stocks end 4-day rising streak as investors seek fresh catalysts

Benchmark records second straight monthly decline as investors ‘pivot to muted risk appetite’ amid ‘a period of policy vacuum’, analyst says.

28 Nov 2025 - 4:28PM

A view of Central including Exchange Square (centre), the headquarters of Hong Kong’s bourse operator, on November 14, 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong stocks post longest win streak in 2 weeks

US consumer confidence dropped and retail sales remained sluggish, increasing bets on a US interest-rate cut at the Fed’s December meeting.

26 Nov 2025 - 4:31PM

Hong Kong stocks rebound as investors await Alibaba earnings, US data

Panic spurred by sell-offs in bitcoin and tech stocks subsided on reports of Fed easing and possible sales of Nvidia AI chips to China.

24 Nov 2025 - 5:01PM

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Keeta’s fair play pledge will in the end benefit Hong Kong consumers

Credit also goes to the Competition Commission for leaning on the company to help create a more level playing field for all participants.

24 Nov 2025 - 11:58AM

In response to the Competition Commission’s concerns, Keeta, the Hong Kong arm of Chinese food delivery service giant Meituan, has promised to amend its terms and conditions for partnering restaurants as the first step in making changes. Photo: handout

JD.com steps up on-demand local services battle with food app and review platform

The e-commerce giant is betting on food delivery and an anti-fake review platform to sharpen its challenge to leaders Meituan and Alibaba.

18 Nov 2025 - 5:00PM

Hong Kong stock decline deepens on AI valuation concerns, Fed rate outlook

The Hong Kong stock benchmark’s 1.7 per cent slump on Tuesday was its biggest since October 31.

18 Nov 2025 - 4:35PM

Artificial intelligence

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.

18 Nov 2025 - 2:37AM

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

Hong Kong stocks slide on soft China economic data, fading US rate cut bets

China’s October data points to a further slowdown this quarter, while a cloudy US rate cut outlook and frothy valuations dent sentiment.

14 Nov 2025 - 4:28PM

China’s soft economic data for November weighed on stocks in Hong Kong and the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong economy

Cheaper meals on the menu after delivery firm Keeta vows fair play in Hong Kong

Restaurant operators say lower commissions and fewer restrictions by food delivery platform will help them lower prices and boost business.

14 Nov 2025 - 10:12PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Keeta to end unfair commission practices after watchdog probe

Competition Commission says food delivery platform will voluntarily amend provisions, with changes to later become legally binding.

12 Nov 2025 - 8:39PM

Alibaba’s ‘instant commerce’ bet pays off: Taobao hits 100 million new orders

From milk tea to smartphones in under an hour, Taobao Shangou gains traction as retail giant uses subsidies and speed to fend off rivals.

6 Nov 2025 - 7:00PM

A consumer uses Taobao’s in-app Shangou service, the instant commerce business of Alibaba, to order food: Photo: Simon Song

Hong Kong stocks fall for a second day as AI bubble fears hit Wall Street

Losses mirror Wall Street after Palantir Technologies tumbled 8 per cent despite beating revenue estimates.

5 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM

Alibaba’s Amap rides the China car boom in challenge to Google Maps

Alibaba’s mapping arm is expanding overseas, positioning itself as a key partner for Chinese carmakers accelerating into foreign markets.

4 Nov 2025 - 9:55PM

Alibaba rebrands food delivery app Ele.me in instant retail push

A beta version of the updated app, available to select users, adopts Taobao’s signature orange colour instead of Ele.me’s blue theme.

4 Nov 2025 - 5:00PM

Alibaba boosts instant commerce drive with US$281 million convenience store plan

A network of Taobao-branded partner convenience stores is expected to roll out in more than 200 cities across the mainland.

2 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM

The first batch of Taobao-branded partner convenience stores launched on Saturday. Photo: Sina

Bonds

China’s Meituan eyes US$3 billion from bond issue as competition heats up

Meituan’s dual-currency bond offering consists of US$1.99 billion in greenback-denominated notes and US$1 billion in yuan-based securities.

30 Oct 2025 - 4:56PM

Trending in China

Explainer | What is China TCM-inspired ‘hotpot bath’ where visitors soak in chilli pepper soup?

Medicated baths use steam or herbal infusions from boiled Chinese herbs to soak the body; believed to assist in illness prevention.

29 Oct 2025 - 2:33PM

Apple’s iPhone and beauty products lead the charge in record-breaking Singles’ Day

Sales on Taobao and Tmall have already surpassed last year’s levels, underscoring a tentative recovery in domestic consumption.

21 Oct 2025 - 5:00PM

Beauty products remained one of the strongest categories, with eight brands each surpassing 100 million yuan in sales within the first 10 minutes. Photo: Shutterstock

Alibaba banks on AI to boost Singles’ Day sales on Taobao, Tmall

First large-scale use of AI in search and recommendation engines is part of aim to deliver ‘comprehensive consumption platform’.

16 Oct 2025 - 7:00PM

US-China tech war

China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

The AI war is increasingly waged among ‘hyperscalers’ – companies with full-stack capabilities across software, hardware and applications.

11 Oct 2025 - 12:05PMvideocam