China’s cash-conscious consumers force Europe’s luxury giants to think small
In the Paris boutique of a Swiss luxury watchmaker, a Chinese customer anxiously discusses a credit card payment…
China eyes nationwide AI computing network as tech race with US heats up
China is making progress in unifying the country’s scattered data centres into a nationwide computing network to drive…
China’s healthcare sector sees record US$10.6 billion fundraising as biotech booms
China’s healthcare sector is on track to secure record fundraising this year, driven by robust global investor demand…
Hong Kong’s MPFA reviews low-fee funds to address needs of silver economy
The city’s pension regulator has begun a review of regulations related to a fee cap for a popular…
Can FUTU’s Wealth Management Take Off?
Futu Holdings Limited FUTU reported a record year-over-year client asset surge of 68.1% and a sequential 17.4% rise…
Chinese province floats new use for digital yuan: paying long-delayed debts
China is mulling the application of its digital yuan – the central bank-backed currency also known as the…
Huawei unveils US$2,500 trifold smartphone ahead of Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal
Huawei Technologies has launched the Mate XTs – its second trifold smartphone, which is more affordable than its…
Hong Kong, 2 mainland Chinese cities named UN body’s top innovation cluster
A cluster of cities comprising Hong Kong and two others from mainland China has been named the world’s…
20% of Hong Kong secondary students face depression, anxiety and stress: study
About 20 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students showed moderate to severe depression, anxiety and stress…
Japan’s property market booms with US$22.8 billion investment surge
Japan’s renewed economic vigour is spurring more investment in its property market, especially the multifamily segment, but the…
China’s US$22 trillion savings and global investors a potent mix for equity markets
In the second instalment of the two-part series on the outlook for the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese…
‘Quitting is hard’: how Hong Kong can protect youth after legalising basketball bets
Hongkonger Cyrus Chan*, 28, still remembers how defeated he felt the day he lost almost everything to gambling.…