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05.05.26 - 02:06
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Middle East war drives demand for Hong Kong metal storage, but capacity falls short (SCMP)
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The war in the Middle East could create an opening for Hong Kong to develop into a regional commodities trading hub, as manufacturers in mainland China and across Asia look to the city to secure more stable metal supplies, according to industry participants.
Manufacturers importing copper, aluminium and other industrial metals were increasingly considering Hong Kong as a storage base, while also seeking to tap its financial markets to hedge against price volatility driven by geopolitical......
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04.05.26 - 13:30
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Hong Kong puts its own spin on DeepSeek with China-chip AI push abroad (SCMP)
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A Hong Kong government-backed artificial intelligence lab is preparing to launch a new model built on DeepSeek that can run entirely on Chinese-made chips.
The Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) plans to unveil its HKGAI-V3 model in the first half of this year as it looks to export its “sovereign AI” capabilities to overseas markets.
The system was based on DeepSeek V4 architecture with “full-parameter fine tuning for localisation”, and had been optimised to operate......
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04.05.26 - 11:18
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Hong Kong residential property upturn drives recovery in office, retail: Morgan Stanley (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's property market is poised for a broad-based recovery as a strong upturn in the residential segment spills over to the struggling office and retail sectors, according to analysts.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its forecast for the city's home prices to a 12 per cent increase this year from 10 per cent previously and anticipated another 5 per cent rise in 2027, it said in a report on Monday.
Likewise, the office property segment was likely to see some relief, with Hong Kong's top business......
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04.05.26 - 08:48
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Gold rush: Hong Kong sees sudden jump in bullion imports from Dubai amid US-Iran war (SCMP)
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Gold imports and trading have surged in Hong Kong recently as merchants and investors from the Middle East and Russia move their holdings from Dubai to the city amid the regional war, according to the Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX).
Since early April, some gold merchants from these regions have been selling physical gold in Hong Kong at a discount of 15 to 20 per cent to the market price, said Haywood Cheung Tak-hay, chairman of HKGX.
“The discounted sales were a result of the US-Israel war with......
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04.05.26 - 06:01
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Segantii Insider Trading Trial Begins in Hong Kong (Bloomberg)
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One of Hong Kong's most high-profile insider trading cases is back in focus, as a trial involving Segantii Capital Management and its founder Simon Sadler began in the city on Monday. Bloomberg's Minmin Low has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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04.05.26 - 04:18
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Hong Kong Exchange Fund records smallest gain in 5 quarters amid Middle East crisis (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, reported its smallest investment gain in five quarters as the Middle East crisis weighed on stock market performance.
The fund gained HK$34.5 billion (US$4.4 billion) in the first quarter, 56 per cent lower than HK$79.2 billion a year earlier, according to data released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Monday. The fund still managed to report its fifth consecutive quarterly gain, but it was the smallest gain......
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04.05.26 - 03:00
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Kazakhstan′s AIFC discussing stock-trading links with Shanghai, Hong Kong (SCMP)
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The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), a special economic zone in the Kazakhstan capital, is in discussions with Hong Kong and Shanghai's equity exchanges about the creation of stock connection schemes, most likely starting with exchange-traded funds (ETFs), to widen investors' access to each other's markets.
According to AIFC's governor Renat Bekturov, Kazakh investors' interest in Chinese companies, from hi-tech behemoths to carmakers, was growing, inspiring organisations in both......
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04.05.26 - 02:06
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Hong Kong′s Hang Lung trims the gloss to turn up the experience in Hangzhou debut (SCMP)
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Hang Lung Properties has unveiled its flagship Hangzhou development with a noticeably lighter luxury mix, signalling a pivot towards lifestyle and experience-led retail as consumer tastes in mainland China evolve.
Westlake 66, located in Hangzhou's Wulin central business district, spans about 390,000 square metres (4.2 million sq ft) and comprises a 105,900 square metres shopping mall, five prime office towers and a 194-room Mandarin Oriental hotel slated to open in 2027.
“Hangzhou has a highly......
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03.05.26 - 10:36
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Ant Group′s bank adds stock trading to Alipay app in Hong Kong (SCMP)
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Ant Bank, the digital banking arm of Ant Group, has rolled out stock trading services within its AlipayHK mobile application, marking a further push into Hong Kong's retail brokerage market as fintech players race to capture a new generation of investors.
The service allowed users to trade Hong Kong and US stocks and exchange-traded funds, as well as structured products including warrants and callable contracts, through the app's wealth-management section, according to its promotional......
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03.05.26 - 08:00
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Why Singapore wealth-tech firms are choosing Hong Kong as their first overseas market (SCMP)
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Singapore wealth-tech firms are increasingly using Hong Kong as their first major overseas expansion market, betting that the city's large pool of idle savings, deep wealth base and role as a regional financial hub will support the scaling of their retail investment platforms.
The latest entrant, Chocolate Finance, launched in Hong Kong last month with a product targeting retail investors' idle cash. It offers 3.8 per cent annualised returns on the first HK$100,000 (US$12,763) with no minimum......
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02.05.26 - 02:30
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Hong Kong tech hub progress ′significant′, Dalton Venture′s Steve Sun says (SCMP)
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Hong Kong has made “significant” progress in its bid to transform itself into a technology hub, according to a Chinese venture capital investor, whose firm was recently selected by the city to invest in local start-ups under a HK$2 billion (US$250 million) government initiative.
“You can see fundamental, significant changes are indeed taking place,” said Steve Sun, founding managing partner of Dalton Venture, in an interview on Thursday. “I believe that over the next decade, Hong Kong can......
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