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Raymond Ma
News Editor
Raymond is a 20-year veteran of the news and media industry in Hong Kong, with a special focus on the banking and financial services and metals and mining industries, as well as China. This is his second stint at the Post. He also previously wrote and edited news for S&P Global.
Raymond is a 20-year veteran of the news and media industry in Hong Kong, with a special focus on the banking and financial services and metals and mining industries, as well as China. This is his second stint at the Post. He also previously wrote and edited news for S&P Global.
Areas of Expertise:
Business, finance, ChinaLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English
Japan, South Korea and six Asean members were among countries to get public letters with new tariff rates as US President Donald Trump steps up his pursuit of trade agreements.
The Brics summit sparked a threat of extra tariffs from US President Donald Trump, even without the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders.
This week: US and China lower export controls, Xi Jinping reiterates call for ‘unified national market’, Wang Yi says China doesn’t want Russia defeat. Next week: Li attends Brics summit, China CPI may show deflation end, Taiwan military drills.
Donald Trump’s key spending bill includes about US$150 billion for defence as US policymakers focus on China’s growing military might in the Indo-Pacific region.
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President Xi Jinping emphasised efforts to break down local protectionism in China and end destructive price wars as global tariffs threaten to dampen export-led growth.
Elon Musk’s Tesla faces renewed pressure in China, its largest overseas market, after a Xiaomi SUV got 200,000 pre-orders in just three minutes.
Shares in Hong Kong have surged 20 per cent this year as mainland stock buyers pour money into the city and global investors look for opportunities outside the US.
This week: US, China announce trade breakthrough and China’s premier opposes protectionism, Texas bans Chinese citizens from buying property. Next week: China reveals June factory activity, foreign ministers of US and key Indo-Pacific allies meet.
China’s World Bank alternative intends to raise annual financing to US$17 billion by 2030 and work more with private investors under the leadership of incoming President Zou Jiayi.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s call for depoliticising trade in his Summer Davos speech contrasts with China’s reluctance to fully open its own markets and end favouritism for local businesses.
A Middle East truce announced by US President Donald Trump was in jeopardy as Nato readied for a summit that is likely to highlight Taiwan.
Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to US attacks would choke off Middle East oil supplies, which accounted for more than half of China’s crude imports last year.
This week: Comac sets goal for C929 plane, PBOC outlines steps to boost use of yuan, China woos Central Asia and President Xi calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Next week: Summer Davos in Tianjin, Nato summit, Trump’s steel tariffs to hit Chinese appliances and more.
Ursula von der Leyen criticised China over trade and rare earths at a G7 gathering this week, as a positive tone ahead of next month’s summit begins to cool.
Eight financial reforms announced by the central bank chief are the latest efforts to boost the currency’s role abroad, stabilise markets and shore up the economy.
A summit with five leaders from Central Asia offers President Xi Jinping the chance to snap up more raw materials for China’s economy in a region once viewed as Russia’s backyard.
Beijing has called for Israel and Iran to curtail their conflict, but it has not made full use of its leverage to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
This week: US-China trade framework leaves tariffs in place, Geely to stop building new EV plants and Macau satellite casinos to close. Next week: May economic data releases; TikTok ban deadline nears, Chinese regulators to release new financial policy and more.
The Trump administration is reviewing the Aukus submarine accord with the UK and Australia, while Chinese aircraft carriers are charting new courses.
An agreement “in principle” in London revives US-China trade talks while still leaving plenty of details to be filled in.
Hong Kong’s strict licensing and reserve requirements could help pry China off the crypto sidelines and loosen the US dollar’s grip on global financial markets.
The US and China start trade talks in London on Monday under the shadow of slowing Chinese exports and US hunger for rare earths.
This week: Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump talk on the phone, factory activity contracts and government condemns EV price war. Next week: May trade and inflation numbers, visa-free travel for four Gulf states, Huawei smartphone debut and more.
The new South Korean president will aim to improve ties with China, the country’s biggest trading partner, while trying to placate Donald Trump, the head of Korea’s main military ally.
A tidal wave of small parcels is overwhelming customs officers, prompting nations to tackle the de minimis tax loophole, which spurred growth for Chinese e-commerce platforms.
US Admiral Samuel Paparo said Chinese drills around Taiwan are “rehearsals,” as a looming 2027 target for China’s military modernisation heightens focus on the island.
US President Donald Trump accused China of violating last month’s trade-war pause as Beijing maintains export controls on vital rare earth minerals.
This week: Trump wins reprieve for tariffs, China condemns US revocation of student visas and Li Qiang tours Indonesia and Malaysia. Next week: Dong Jun to skip Shangri-La Dialogue, May factory activity on tap, more countries get visa-free access to China and more.
The Trump administration’s latest attack on Chinese visas will deter talented students from studying on American campuses and likely encourage more researchers to leave the US for the mainland.
