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Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), the city's biggest developer, put more than 200 units on sale at a residential project on Saturday amid hopes of a steady recovery in the city's home market. SHKP sold 78 flats out of 229 units on offer at the Sierra Sea project in Sai Sha Wan as of 1.30pm on Saturday, according to real estate agents. The per-unit price ranged between HK$4.04 million (US$518,000) and HK$10.7 million, but with a 15 per cent discount the selling prices were from HK$3.44 million to......

Like many long-time reporters in Hong Kong, I had occasional dealings with David Webb, the market transparency and shareholder rights crusader who died this week of prostate cancer at the relatively young age of 60. Almost all of my encounters with him over the years were annoying and slightly unpleasant. But they made me respect him all the more. He once chastised me for misstating a relatively obscure Nasa space mission in the 1960s and demanded a print correction. I thought, who cares? But I......

Hong Kong took another big step in its journey to become an international tech hub on Friday, as the city basked in its inaugural turn as host of a summit under the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). In his video address to the conference held in the Hong Kong Science Park, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said: “We must harness the power of AI, not just to innovate, but to build – to build more inclusive economies, more resilient communities and a more sustainable future for......

The newest landmark office tower in Hong Kong's main business zone is nearing full occupancy a year and a half after it welcomed its first tenants, suggesting improving fortunes in the city's office property segment. The Henderson – the prime commercial development and namesake tower for one of Hong Kong's largest developers – reached 90 per cent occupancy recently, Henderson Land said on Friday. The 36-storey building in Central counts among its tenants auction house Christie's, alternative......

HSBC Holdings' exploration of options for its insurance business in Singapore may lead to a sale of the unit as the group reallocates resources to its insurance business in Hong Kong and mainland China, according to analysts. “It makes sense for HSBC to consider an exit from Singapore's insurance market to focus on Hong Kong and mainland China, as so many mainlanders are coming to Hong Kong to buy insurance products here,” said Kenny Tang Sing-hing, chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of......

TOKIO/SHANGHAI/HONGKONG/SYDNEY (dpa-AFX) - Die asiatischen Aktienmärkte haben am Freitag keine einheitliche Richtung eingeschlagen. "Die Marktteilnehmer werden vor dem Wochenende vorsichtiger, da am Montag die Aktienmärkte in den USA feiertagsbedingt ......

Kuaishou Technology plans to raise a combined US$2 billion from a dual-currency bond sale as the short-video platform operator tapped the debt market to strengthen its businesses. The company would issue two tranches of US$1.5 billion bonds and 3.5 billion yuan (US$502.4 million) of bonds, it said in an exchange filing. The US dollar bonds maturing in January 2031 will carry a coupon rate of 4.125 per cent, while those due in January 2036 will 4.75 per cent. The yuan bonds will have a coupon......

Hong Kong stocks jumped on Friday, tracking Wall Street's gains, as a strong earnings outlook from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reinforced investor confidence in AI-driven demand and lifted risk appetite across global markets. The Hang Seng Index jumped 0.6 per cent to 27,094.85 at the open, reversing the 0.3 per cent loss recorded on Thursday. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.9 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index added 0.7 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite......

Hong Kong's banking and finance sector is tipped to lead retail property leasing activity, with massive uptake by firms like Forthright Securities, Futu Holdings and HSBC providing support to landlords struggling through a multi-year real estate slump. Forthright Securities leased three storeys totalling 14,000 sq ft at Golden Centre in Sheung Wan for its first flagship branch in the city, according to CBRE, which facilitated the transaction. “This transaction not only demonstrates Forthright......

Nach dem Schuldspruch gegen den pekingkritischen Verleger Jimmy Lai im Dezember forderte nun seine Verteidigung eine Reduzierung der Strafe. Die Aussichten sind nicht gut. Ihm droht lebenslange Haft....

Hong Kong and Shenzhen are establishing a white list for data transfers as part of an overarching effort to forge closer cross-border ties, which policymakers and business leaders see as essential to unlocking opportunities in artificial intelligence and fintech in the region. “If you have a white list to facilitate the movement of sensitive data, biological data and samples between Hong Kong and [mainland] China, it would ensure trust between [parties sending and receiving information] because......

TOKIO/SHANGHAI/HONGKONG/SYDNEY (dpa-AFX) - Die asiatisch-pazifischen Aktienmärkte haben am Donnerstag verhalten tendiert. Dabei waren die Veränderungen meist überschaubar.Gute Zahlen und ein starker Ausblick von TSMC (Taiwan ......

Hong Kong's High Court ordered the liquidation of developer Jingrui Holdings Ltd., making it the latest defaulted Chinese builder to be wound up in the city amid China's years-long property crisis....

Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc Beverage Group Co. has started gauging investor interest for a second listing in Hong Kong that may raise more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter....

Hong Kong-based fintech firm WeLab Ltd. has secured $220 million from investors including HSBC Holdings Plc and Prudential Hong Kong Ltd. in its largest round of funding....

Hong Kong stocks rose for a fifth day on Thursday, as investors bet that gains in Chinese assets would outpace those in the US due to cheaper valuations and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.6 per cent to 27,169.80 as of 10am local time, extending a 0.6 per cent gain from the previous session. The benchmark's fifth consecutive day of increase marked its longest winning streak in a year. The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.4 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index fell......

Hong Kong and Shenzhen can work closely to empower finance with artificial intelligence, delegates said on Thursday at the China Conference: Greater Bay Area, an event hosted by the South China Morning Post. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the Hong Kong government, said Hong Kong and Shenzhen were seeking deeper cooperation between finance and technology. Chen said at the event in Qianhai, a bonded zone in Shenzhen, that Hong Kong, as a......

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese stocks outpaced their US peers for the first two weeks of 2026 and should continue to do so for the rest of the year on the back of relatively cheaper valuations, a firmer yuan and policy tailwinds, as geopolitics drives more global investors to look to China as a hedge against rising risks in US assets, according to analysts. The CSI 300 Index has gained 2.4 per cent so far this year, while the Hang Seng Index has climbed 5.3 per cent, both outpacing a 1.7 per......

The daughter of jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai is pushing the Trump administration to help free her father, who was convicted late last year and has seen his health deteriorate during his incarceration....

Chinese chip designer Montage Technology is set to enlist Alibaba Group Holding and JPMorgan Asset Management among the key investors in its upcoming Hong Kong listing, according to people familiar with the matter, in a sign of promising demand for the city's latest share sale related to artificial intelligence. Alibaba and the JPMorgan Chase asset manager were participating as cornerstone investors, which get guaranteed allocation in exchange for holding the shares for a period of time, the......