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14.08.26 - 06:54
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Hong Kong to list first Shanghai free-trade zone bond to defend yuan hub status (SCMP)
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Hong Kong is set to welcome its first Shanghai free-trade zone offshore bond, using the landmark listing to defend its status as the world's pre-eminent offshore yuan hub, amid mounting competition from its mainland rival.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing announced on Thursday that Shanghai Electric Global Capital – a financing arm of power and industrial equipment manufacturer Shanghai Electric – would list a 1.5 billion yuan (US$222.4 million) green free-trade zone bond on August 20.
The......
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14.08.26 - 05:30
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MTR CEO: Hong Kong Core Business Solid (Bloomberg)
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Jeny Yeung, CEO at railway operator MTR, says the Hong Kong property market and transport patronage has stabilized. She speaks on "Bloomberg: The China Show" after the company posted first-half revenue that beat estimates. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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14.08.26 - 04:06
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Hong Kong insurers to weather Beijing′s tax shift with 8-10% premium growth: S&P (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's life insurers could still see annual premium growth of 8 to 10 per cent over the next two years, despite a recent regulatory shift stemming from Beijing's overseas taxation rules, according to credit-rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Resilient demand for overseas diversification should prevent a lasting downturn, the agency said, in the latest vote of confidence in the city's thriving insurance and wealth management industries.
“We expect a temporary slowdown in sales to mainland......
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14.08.26 - 03:00
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Insurance Will Propel Hong Kong′s AI Ambition (SCMP)
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At the SCMP China Conference on July 7, Chief Executive John Lee identified AI as central to Hong Kong's push to become a global international innovation and technology centre.
In his keynote speech, Lee spoke about the city's first five-year development plan, a blueprint aligned with China's National 15th Five-Year Plan that will shape Hong Kong's growth and deepen its integration with the mainland.
The direction is......
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14.08.26 - 02:06
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Transit giant CRRC sets down marker in Hong Kong as sales pitch to overseas cities (SCMP)
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Nearly 30 years after the closure of Hong Kong's iconic Kai Tak Airport, state-owned giant China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) hopes to provide the nearby waterfront area – a narrow stretch of land that juts into Victoria Harbour – with a route to better transit connectivity.
Executives from the world-leading railway vehicle manufacturer said the company aims to use the former airport site as a test bed for an autonomous bus system, and a potential runway for overseas expansion.
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14.08.26 - 01:30
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Hong Kong to reappoint insurance regulator as industry braces for tough period: sources (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's government is on Friday set to reappoint Clement Cheung Wan-ching as CEO of the Insurance Authority for another three-year term, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The move is aimed at ensuring continuity and stability in the city's insurance sector, as the industry faces unprecedented headwinds amid Beijing's offshore tax clampdown, one source told the South China Morning Post.
Cheung, who has led the insurance regulator since 2018, is due to complete his current......
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13.08.26 - 10:30
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Beijing′s offshore insurance tax tests Hong Kong wealth management (SCMP)
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Financial markets have been gripped by concern in recent days over reports that China was introducing a new tax on returns from offshore insurance policies. The significance of the episode could prove more complex than the initial market reaction suggests.
According to a report from Caixin, Chinese tax authorities have sought to collect tax on investment returns generated by offshore insurance policies held by mainland residents, with early enforcement cases reportedly emerging in Beijing and......
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13.08.26 - 09:09
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Aktien Asien: Halbleiterwerte stützen Börsen (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO/HONGKONG/SHANGHAI (dpa-AFX) - Die wichtigsten Aktienmärkte in Fernost haben am Donnerstag mehrheitlich zugelegt. Sie folgten damit den guten Techwerte-Vorgaben aus den USA.Die Marktstrategen der Deutschen Bank verwiesen auf ......
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13.08.26 - 08:30
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AI surge helps dual-listed mainland China stocks hit 1-year high premium over Hong Kong (SCMP)
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The gap in stock prices for dual-listed Chinese companies trading on the mainland and in Hong Kong has widened to a near one-year high, as state-backed support and renewed enthusiasm for AI bolsters sentiment on yuan-traded stocks.
Shares of the 202 dual-listed companies traded on mainland China's exchanges – known to investors as A shares – averaged a 23 per cent premium over their Hong Kong equivalents, called H shares, according to a Hang Seng gauge tracking the price differential between the......
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13.08.26 - 06:48
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Hong Kong developer Hysan′s first-half earnings rise 7.4% as project milestones near (SCMP)
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Hysan Development, the largest commercial landlord in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district, posted an underlying profit of HK$1.11 billion (US$140.19 million) for the first half of 2026, an increase of 7.4 per cent from a year earlier, driven by a realised gain from the sale of residential units at its Bamboo Grove project.
Revenue for the six months ended June 30 was largely flat at HK$1.73 billion, a year-on-year drop of 0.1 per cent, according to the company's filing with the Hong Kong......
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13.08.26 - 06:00
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Why Hong Kong′s strategic advantages attract global talent (SCMP)
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A city's ability to not only attract, but also retain high-calibre talent, plays an important role in the economic and policy development of governments around the world.
Hong Kong has gained international recognition for its efforts in establishing itself as a world-class talent hub, with the city placed fourth globally last year – up from ninth in 2024 – and No 1 in Asia in the International Institute for Management Development's World Talent Ranking 2025. Cities are assessed on: investment......
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13.08.26 - 02:30
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Fubon Bank′s Hong Kong subsidiary opens first mainland China branch in Shenzhen (SCMP)
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Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) has opened its first branch outside its home market, moving into mainland China to tap surging cross-border business opportunities as competition among foreign lenders in the Greater Bay Area intensifies.
The branch, located in Shenzhen's Qianhai financial zone, would initially focus on corporate banking, offering tailored cross-border financing to technology firms and enterprises seeking international expansion, the lender said in an announcement on Tuesday.
The move......
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12.08.26 - 13:12
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Hong Kong stablecoin selection expands with Standard Chartered-led venture′s launch (SCMP)
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A Standard Chartered-led joint venture kicked off institutional use of Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoins on Wednesday, a year after the city put its stablecoin law into effect as part of an effort to become a global hub for digital assets.
Retail use of the regulated cryptocurrency was expected “as early as end-2026”, subject to market conditions, said Anchorpoint Financial, a Hong Kong-licensed stablecoin issuer, in a statement on Wednesday.
A joint venture formed by Standard Chartered,......
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12.08.26 - 12:06
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BTS bump? Hong Kong′s hotels set for bonanza from superstars′ Arirang world tour (SCMP)
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The arrival of BTS's world tour in Hong Kong next year is expected to be a sure-fire hit with the city's hospitality sector, with hotels likely to see a similar surge in bookings to the one experienced in Seoul earlier this year when the South Korean pop superstars launched their comeback series of concerts, according to analysts.
When BTS kicked off their Arirang world tour – their first since completing mandatory military training – in the South Korean capital in April, local hotels recorded a......
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12.08.26 - 08:06
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Hong Kong seeks tech exposure to take on Nasdaq amid Beijing′s rising AI dominance (SCMP)
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Hong Kong is doubling down on efforts to increase its stock market's exposure to the technology industry, as the city endeavours to catch up in the global artificial intelligence trade and potentially even challenge the Nasdaq.
A slew of mainland Chinese hardware tech companies – particularly the makers of optical transceivers used in AI data centres – are lining up for stock offerings in the city after the debut of Zhongji Innolight last month, reshaping the dynamics of listings that, until......
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