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The aborted sale of a HK$11.1 billion (US$1.4 billion) prime land has exposed a serious flaw in the tender process that may cause the Hong Kong government to suffer a huge loss if it is unable to sell the site for the same price in a depressed market...

Half of finance professionals in Asia-Pacific believe their jobs will either disappear or change substantially over the next decade, with some of their work taken over by artificial intelligence and other technologies, according to a poll by CFA Inst...

Beijing’s policy of imposing curbs on how much developers can charge for homes has helped ignite sales, especially on the upper end of the market, as buyers snapped up nearly 500 units of a prime project in Shanghai at prices 10 per cent lower...

This is the final article in a three-part series looking at China’s US dollar shortage risks in the trade war, as it aims to open up its markets.Anbang Insurance Group’s decision to sell its condos at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New Yo...

More young Hongkongers looking to get on to the property ladder are expected to seek homes in the “Greater Bay Area” cities of Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Guangzhou, as a result of policy easing and a depreciating yuan, property agents have s...

This is the final instalment in a series analysing the impact of 5G mobile technology on people’s everyday lives.In Gaozhou, a city in China’s southwestern Guangdong province that is known for lychee, longan and banana farms, finding qu...

Brad Handelman has been trying to move his family’s business out of China for years, but has only come up with gutterballs.He has looked at Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Vietnam for new manufacturers, but has had zero strikes in shifting his...

The massive street protests triggered by the extradition bill will not have as big an impact on the city’s property market as the US-China trade war, according to a top executive of CK Asset Holdings, Hong Kong’s second largest develope...

Impro Precision, a major Chinese maker of parts used in cars, construction and aerospace equipment, said it is localising its factories to reduce exposure to tariffs as the trade war intensifies.The Hong Kong-based precision manufacturing company, wh...

Hong Kong and China stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors remained cautiously optimistic ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting and amid cooling political tensions over a controversial legislation in the city.The Hang Seng Index climbed 1 per ce...

The US government reported that China’s holdings of Treasuries fell to a two-year low, a slump that’s coincided with an escalation in tensions between the world’s two largest economies.China’s stockpile of US notes, bills ...

BNP Paribas, France’s biggest lender, will enter into brokerage and wealth management services in China, after the trade war forced Beijing to speed the opening of its capital markets, creating unprecedented opportunities for foreign banks in ...

The 10,000th electric vehicle bearing the stylised X logo of Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology rolled off the production line in Zhengzhou city today, a major milestone for the start-up that began deliveries in December.The white Xpeng G3 that eme...

China’s oldest securities firm Shenwan Hongyuan has named and shamed one of its cornerstone investor for failing to pay for stock subscriptions made during its recent initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.The brokerage said China Saite, a...

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[Sponsored Article] There is growing uncertainty about how recent trade disputes between the United States and China will be resolved, and how it could affect the rest of the world. Academics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), City Un...

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Recent events in Hong Kong have highlighted risks arising from social unrest. Property owners in affected areas are undoubtedly reviewing their insurance coverage, particularly “SRCC” clauses, relating to strikes, riots and civil commot...

Markets always have to react. Attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East prompt a higher oil price. China unveils measures to boost automobile sales and the price of palladium is affected. But, while immediate market reactions are perfectly rational i...