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06.04.26 - 12:36
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Hong Kong developers test homebuyers with modest price increases after sell-outs (SCMP)
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Hong Kong developers are raising prices of new homes this week following sold-out launches in recent days, further testing the appetite of homebuyers amid geopolitical and interest rate uncertainties.
Henderson Land Development put another 39 units at its Chester project in Hung Hom on sale on Monday, with 25 homes finding buyers as of 5pm, according to agents.
With an average discounted price of HK$22,198 (US$2,831) per square foot, the units were priced 4.57 per cent higher than the 123 units......
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06.04.26 - 09:24
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Aktien Asien: Nikkei 225 und Kospi legen zu (DPA-AFX)
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SEOUL/TOKIO (dpa-AFX) - In Asien haben die Aktienmärkte in Japan und Südkorea am Montag wegen eines Berichts über Verhandlungen über einen möglichen Waffenstillstand im Nahen Osten zugelegt. Allerdings hielt sich der Optimismus angesichts der gleichzeitig ......
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06.04.26 - 09:24
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Aktien Asien: Nikkei 225 und Kospi legen zu (Cash)
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- In Asien haben die Aktienmärkte in Japan und Südkorea am Montag wegen eines Berichts über Verhandlungen über einen möglichen Waffenstillstand im Nahen Osten zugelegt. Allerdings hielt sich der Optimismus angesichts der gleichzeitig anhaltenden gegenseitigen Drohungen der Kriegsparteien Iran und Vereinigte Staaten und des weiter anziehenden Ölpreises in Grenzen....
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06.04.26 - 07:00
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Hong Kong′s MPF set to report worst performance in 3 years in March (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) is poised to report a loss of over HK$100 billion (US$12.8 billion) for March this week, its worst monthly loss in dollar terms since its inception 25 years ago.
The sharp fall in global stock markets last month hit the MPF hard, while the uncertainties ahead stemming from the Middle East conflict have led the pension regulator and analysts to urge the 4.8 million members to adopt a diversified approach.
The 378 MPF investment funds suffered a HK$103.3......
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06.04.26 - 04:06
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Return of overseas hires meets tighter housing supply, driving up Hong Kong luxury rents (SCMP)
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Rents in Hong Kong's luxury housing market are rising as supply tightens, with returning overseas professionals heating up the competition to secure prime homes.
The rebound is most evident in traditional upscale districts such as The Peak and Southside, where leasing activity has picked up sharply this year. Transactions reached 108 in the first quarter, with more than 40 per cent involving monthly rents above HK$100,000 (US$12,760), according to Midland Realty.
At the centre of the surge is......
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05.04.26 - 10:00
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How changes in home rental laws in England will impact Hong Kong, mainland investors (SCMP)
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A proposed cap on the ground rents paid by leasehold homeowners in England and Wales is seen as favouring foreign property investors, including those from Hong Kong and mainland China, but another measure tightening rules in setting rents is dampening demand ahead of its implementation, according to analysts.
An estimated 203,000 homes in England and Wales are registered to owners with an overseas address. Hongkongers hold 14 per cent, making them the largest group of foreign investors in the......
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05.04.26 - 09:06
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Hong Kong-listed CaoCao hails fleet-first strategy as China′s robotaxi race gathers pace (SCMP)
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Chinese ride-hailing company CaoCao, backed by Geely, is betting on a heavy-asset strategy to emerge as a leading robotaxi operator, with plans to deploy 100,000 autonomous vehicles by 2030 as competition intensifies and self-driving technology matures.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, CEO Gong Xin said the future of robotaxis hinged on an asset-management model built around a closed-loop “trinity” of vehicle manufacturing, autonomous driving technology and fleet......
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03.04.26 - 11:06
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Manulife, HSBC, Barclays among big finance firms pushing AI adoption in Hong Kong (SCMP)
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Manulife, HSBC Holdings and Barclays are among the big financial firms that have announced plans to boost their adoption of artificial intelligence, in line with the Hong Kong government's efforts to promote the use of the technology.
Manulife last week said it had relocated Mark Czajkowski, chief AI officer for Asia, to Hong Kong from Singapore, and had appointed Liu Hongjuan as chief AI and data officer of Manulife Hong Kong and Macau, a newly created post, on March 9.
HSBC Holdings, the......
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03.04.26 - 04:12
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Hong Kong positions itself as launchpad as ′China Inc.′ accelerates global expansion (SCMP)
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As Chinese enterprises pivot from traditional export models to building comprehensive global ecosystems, the strategic road map for this expansion took centre stage in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Gathering at the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong for the 2026 SCMP C-Suite Annual Leadership Summit, CEOs and business leaders from Hong Kong, China and across the region, convened to dissect the “China Inc. Goes Global” phenomenon. The closed-door forum, organised by the South China Morning Post, provided a rare......
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02.04.26 - 08:06
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Chinese traders shrug off volatility to buy Hong Kong stocks for third straight month (SCMP)
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Mainland Chinese investors extended their buying spree of Hong Kong stocks in March, looking past the turmoil triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran and betting that Chinese assets would be able to withstand the oil shock.
Onshore traders bought HK$61.4 billion (US$7.8 billion) of the city's stocks through the cross-border exchange link programme last month, marking a third consecutive month of net inflows, data from the Hong Kong stock exchange and Bloomberg showed. The buying came even as the......
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02.04.26 - 05:36
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Hong Kong′s unified stock exchange opens for trading in 1986 – SCMP archive (SCMP)
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This article was first published on April 3, 1986.
By Jerry Norton
Debut-day is full of contradictions
Considering the historic nature of yesterday's share market trading, a strong rally might have seemed appropriate.
Instead, the first session in the new unified stock exchange saw prices finish sharply down from Thursday's close.
But most brokers still described themselves as well satisfied with the performance, despite the Hang Seng index closing the morning-only trading session 22.67 points......
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02.04.26 - 05:30
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Hong Kong′s property deals exceed 7,000 for 6 straight months in March (SCMP)
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Hong Kong's property transactions crossed 7,000 for the sixth consecutive month in March – the first time in four years that monthly volumes stayed above this level – amid rising demand, according to estimates compiled by leading real estate agencies.
The value of transactions for offices, shops, new and second-hand homes, industrial spaces and car parking slots amounted to nearly HK$64 billion (US$8.16 billion), according to separate estimates by Centaline Property Agency and Ricacorp......
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