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Brendan Clift
Brendan Clift
Brendan Clift is a business reporter at the South China Morning Post. He also writes, teaches and broadcasts on a range of topics including law, music and the environment.

Credit Suisse banks on Asia’s long-term growth

Credit Suisse Group CEO Tidjane Thiam. Photo: Nora Tam

Across The BorderChina’s carmakers head into tough 2016 as tighter competition forces price cuts, production changes

Haval stand in the Shanghai Motor show 2015. The SUV is made by Great Wall.

Across The BorderGreen business to reap China’s environmental policy rewards

China’s National Energy Administration has issued a directive that regions suffering from the worst wind power wastage due to power grid bottlenecks must put new projects on hold and increase utilisation above a guaranteed minimum. Photo: AFP

Across The BorderBeer giants struggle in China market chill

Beer remains the No 1 alcoholic beverage in China, which accounts for nearly a quarter of global beer consumption. Photo: Reuters
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UpdateChina stocks battle for sixth straight day of gains, led by energy and shipping

A Chinese investor in Beijing checks stock prices on his phone. Photo: AP

NewTo attract global fund flows, China will need to improve transparency, access to information, says analyst

<p>Global investors prefer policy continuity and open access of information, says stock indexes expert</p>

London’s commercial properties on the rise despite currency concerns

<p>International investors accounted for most of last year’s spending on London commercial real estate with £9.7 billion, including around £3 billion from Hong Kong and mainland China</p>

NewChip makers and related companies set to benefit from internet connectivity boom, analysts say

Visitors look at a screen displaying a smart city system at the 18th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo in Beijing on May 13, 2015. Photo: EPA

Across The BorderGold sparkles amid global gloom to brighten mining sector

China’s gold reserves grew at a monthly average of 17 tons through the second half of 2015. Photo: Reuters

Macau casino operators get a boost from improving visitor numbers

Mainland Chinese visitors leave from a VIP entrance at the Starworld Macau Casino in Macau February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY TRAVEL)

UpdateHSBC decision to stay in London not affected by Mong Kok riot

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 24, 2009 shows the logo of British banking giant HSBC in Paris. British banking giant HSBC is to pay more than $600 million to US authorities for its abusive mortgage lending and foreclosure practices in the housing market, officials said February 5, 2016. / AFP / LIONEL BONAVENTURE
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NewChina markets claw back losses as materials sector leads recovery

epa05153559 A woman looks at an electronic billboard displaying the Hang Seng Index numbers in Hong Kong, China, 11 February 2016. The Hang Seng Index slumped 3.8 percent in the morning as markets reopened following a three-day trading break, headed for their worst start to a lunar new year since 1994 . EPA/JEROME FAVRE

UpdateRegulation and business development cited by HSBC as reasons for staying in London rather than moving to Hong Kong

A sculpture of a lion, seen through hedges, sits outside the main entrance to the HSBC Holdings Plc headquarters in the Canary Wharf business, financial and shopping district in London, U.K., on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. HSBC's board will meet on Sunday to decide whether to shift its headquarters from London, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg

LiveChina Markets Live - Shanghai and Shenzhen end marginally easier but claws back most of today’s losses; Hong Kong market ends strongly as HSBC verdict on headquarters cheer punters

A man walk past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2015. Hong Kong's stocks are set for their biggest daily drop in six months on Thursday, as worries about the health of the global economy, particularly the mainland, sparked a sell-off in financials and energy shares, according to government radio. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

UpdateHong Kong stocks extend sell-off as banking giant HSBC tumbles to 7-year low after calling off pay freeze

A woman uses her smartphone in front of an electronic board showing the Hong Kong index at a bank in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Japan’s main stock index dived Friday, leading other Asian markets lower, after a sell-off in banking shares roiled investors in the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Punishment looms for Tianjin explosion executives

(150831) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 31, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers clean up debris at the warehouse explosion site of Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2015. The death toll from the Tianjin warehouse explosions rose to 158 on Monday with 15 people still missing two weeks after the blasts, according to rescue authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)(mcg)

LiveHong Kong markets close - first day of Year of the Monkey gives nasty bite as stocks lead Asian losses

Floor traders in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange work on their orders. Photo: Sam Tsang

Horrid performance of global markets sparks safe-haven rush to gold

UpdateHong Kong stocks suffer worst Chinese New Year debut since 1994

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NewHong Kong and Chinese stock markets: technology stocks lead winners but gaming stocks headline losers in 2015

Floor traders take a break at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange while the Hang Seng index slumped in the morning session. 29SEP15

PortfolioChina telecoms operators expanding apace

China Unicom store on Jubilee Street in Central. 31AUG15

NewChina’s internet giants investing in offline retail for growth

An exterior view of Baidu, the chinese search engine giant, in Beijing. 19MAR15 === Photo by Simon Song ===

Batteries may stall China’s electric vehicle push

Residents on their bicycles and electric bikes wait for the traffic at an intersection amid heavy smog in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China, December 10, 2015. Picture taken December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.

PortfolioBiggest developers in Hong Kong and China best placed to withstand rise in rates

A residential area is pictured in Beijing August 29, 2013. China will further increase the supply of land for residential property development in the fourth quarter, the Ministry of Land and Resources said on October 17, 2013as it steps up efforts to stabilise a hot housing market. Picture taken on August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS REAL ESTATE)

NewUS rate hike to pressure China’s capital reserves and currency

An investor walks past in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, November 17, 2015. After a solid performance in morning trade, China stocks lost momentum and ended Tuesday flat as small caps slumped on profit-taking, reflecting how market sentiment remained fragile. REUTERS/Li Sanxian CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

NewPlace your bets: Singapore, Malaysia casinos more attractive than Macau, analysts say

A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers in Singapore, in this June 24, 2010 file photo. Singapore economy grew much faster than initially estimated in the third quarter thanks to a solid service sector, data showed on November 25, 2015, but the government softened its growth outlook for the year amid sluggish global demand. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files

PortfolioChina consumer goods saturated but services to grow

This picture taken on December 9, 2015 shows men playing cards under a bridge next to the Xin'an River on a rainy day in Huangshan city, southern Anhui province. China's consumer inflation rate edged up in November, official data showed on December 9, while factory gate price falls lingered at a six-year low as the world's second-largest economy grapples with slowing growth. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE

NewNo more empty prospects for China hotels

**THIS PHOTO MAYBE REUSED** JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central For MICE Biz, September 21, 2015 keith.wkchan@scmp.com

PortfolioCarmakers on road to recovery in China

To go with Climate-warming-UN-COP21-India,FOCUS by Trudy Harris In this photo taken on October 15, 2015, a stream of cars backs up on an exit to a highway in New Delhi. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what is considered safe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long term health effect, with the WHO warning India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China. In Delhi, the air pollution is due to vehicle traffic including cargo trucks running on low-grade diesel, individual fires that residents burn in winter, crop being burnt by farmers in neighboring states, and construction site dust. Burnin

NewChinese airlines fly high as tourists get on board

China Eastern Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, in this July 29, 2014 file photo. Australia's competition watchdog said on March 24, 2015 it plans to reject a proposal for Qantas Airways Ltd and China Eastern Airlines Corp to co-ordinate operations. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

PortfolioGlobal greening may cost dinosaur industries

AP10ThingsToSee - Haze surrounds the Forbidden City on a polluted day in Beijing on the last day of China's weeklong National Day holiday Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. It is usually a peak time of the year for tourist travel, but for the second day in a row, air quality readings in capital were at levels considered hazardous by international measuring standards. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

NewHong Kong and China markets ring out October with solid gains

(151026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2015 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the Tianhui-1C mapping satellite blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 26, 2015. Designed by a subsidiary of the CASTC, Tianhui-1C is the third satellite in the Tianhui-1 series and will be used for scientific experiments, land resource surveys, mapping, crop yield estimation and disaster relief.(Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)(wjq)

PortfolioCasinos balance customers against costs

A woman walks in front of a casino at Studio City in Macau, China, October 27, 2015. Melco Crown’s Hollywood-themed Studio City is the company’s third casino in the southern Chinese territory of Macau, the only place in the country where casino gambling is legal. Studio City represents a break from the other 37 casinos operating in Macau. It has no VIP baccarat lounges and will focus instead on mass-market casual gamblers, in a sign of the times for the world's largest gambling hub. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

NewChina power sector in flux

(111229) -- YINCHUAN, Dec. 29, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Working staff check the condition of solar panel in Hongsibao PV Power Station of Ningxia Electric Power Group, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 28, 2011. With the investment of 2.3 billion yuan (364 million U.S dollars), Ningxia Electric Power Group has established 6 grid-connected PV power stations with an installed capacity of 103.33 megawatts. The total generation capacity has reached 62.55 million kwh. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi) (mp)

PortfolioPrognosis good for China health industry

(151021) -- HUHHOT, Oct. 21, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Doctors from Inner Mongolia People's Hospital volunteered to provide medical consultation and physical examination for the seniors in Huhhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Oct. 21, 2015. China marks Chongyang Festival, China's day for the elderly, on Wednesday and people express their respects to the elderly through various ways. (Xinhua/Wang Jing) (wsw)

MacroscopeVietnam's budding industries standout gainer in trade pact

The Trans-Pacific Partnership could be a boon to Vietnam and indirectly benefit some Hong Kong textile companies. Photo: Reuters

MacroscopeExpect big changes for global trade from ‘historic’ TPP agreement

Workers watch shipping and discharging of containers at a port in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Japan's trade deficit narrowed in September to 114.5 billion yen ($955 million) but exports fell short of expectations as demand from China waned. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Golden age for Chinese cinemas as national holiday week sees bumper box office takings

A group of fans dressed in homemade replica armours of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" movie characters, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor, watch the film in a theatre in Changchun, Jilin province, China, May 16, 2015. The group, led by college student Zu Bingqun, spent about 70,000 yuan to make the replica armours for all the main characters in the movie, local media reported. Picture taken May 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Mainland Chinese investors bank on party boost for economy

A mainland investor shows her joy as the share market continues its rise after the National Day holiday. Photo: ImagineChina

As the authorities on the mainland moved to project confidence in the country's economy and stock markets, investors yesterday picked up on the positive stance and bought shares to move the markets more than 3 per cent higher.