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Now that US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on yet another US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, the US-China trade war has entered a costly new phase.

22 Sep 2018 - 8:47pm 42 More on US-China trade war

US President Donald Trump has escalated his battle with China. Photo: AP

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Trump’s trade war is a blessing in disguise for Chinese leaders

22 Sep 2018 - 12:01pm 15 More on China Briefing

Potential buyers queue up for SHKP's residential project St Martin at the International Commerce Centre (ICC) in West Kowloon on July 14, 2018. Photo: Dickson Lee

Companies

Looming big vacancy tax is prodding city’s developers to sell empty flats

22 Sep 2018 - 12:49am 13 More on Hong Kong property

The China Vanke headquarters in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. The developer’s launch price is the lowest recorded in Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun district in the past two years. Photo: Reuters

Business

What’s cheaper than Tuen Mun public housing? China Vanke apartments

22 Sep 2018 - 10:47am 10 More on Hong Kong property

An investor sits in front of trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 13. Photo: AP

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As the trade war rages on, investors should not forget fundamentals

22 Sep 2018 - 4:37am 2 More on US-China trade war

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The Hong Kong dollar surged by as much as 0.63 per cent to 7.7930 per US dollar on Friday. Photo: Shutterstock

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Hong Kong dollar rises after China says will sell bills in city

Friday, 21 September, 2018, 11:28pm 2

The HSBC headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf financial district. It was reported midweek that the bank was reviewing the memo under its formal whistle-blowing protocol. Photo: Reuters

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Memo calls out ‘failure of leadership’ in HSBC’s investment bank

Saturday, 22 September, 2018, 2:06am 4

Leung Chun-ying, pictured in January of 2014, tried to combat speculation in the housing market through special duties. Photo: Sam Tsang

Business Hong Kong & China

Last city leader tried to tame demand with special taxes – but prices soared

Saturday, 22 September, 2018, 9:33am 2

Workers clean up Hong Kong’s Clear Water Bay after Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Winson Wong

Opinion

Hey Carrie Lam, a day off after Mangkhut made economic sense

Saturday, 22 September, 2018, 8:30am 38

A woman wears a protective face mask to fight bad air pollution on a street in Beijing this summer. Photo: AFP

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China leads global focus on green financing, says top PBOC official

Saturday, 22 September, 2018, 8:01am 4

The headquarters of Garden in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Handout

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Hong Kong baker Garden to redevelop 80-year-old headquarters

Friday, 21 September, 2018, 11:22pm 7

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China would be wise to avoid going MAD in the trade war

22 Sep 2018 - 8:47pm 42

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22 Sep 2018 - 12:01pm 15

Nan Fung Development’s LP6 project in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Roy Issa

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Hong Kong set for biggest sale of new homes in 5 years

21 Sep 2018 - 1:17pm 14

Despite a series of early setbacks, internet entrepreneur Wang Xing has managed to build what is now considered as China’s leading on-demand services platform – Meituan Dianping

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The story of the Tsinghua graduate leading Meituan Dianping

21 Sep 2018 - 6:40am

Companies

Looming big vacancy tax is prodding city’s developers to sell empty flats

22 Sep 2018 - 12:49am 13

Bearing the brunt: Macau workers clear up scaffolding brought down by strong winds, a day after Typhoon Mangkhut hammered there, Hong Kong and southern China. Photo: AFP)

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Insurance stocks hammered by expected Mangkhut claims costs

17 Sep 2018 - 7:00pm

Greenland Holdings, 46.4 per cent owned by Shanghai’s government, is in talks to take over control of Hsin Chong and its unit, using them as platforms for fundraising and for bidding for overseas projects along the belt and road plan

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Greenland to take over one of Hong Kong’s oldest building firms

17 Sep 2018 - 12:47pm

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Residential properties are shown in Tsuen Wan West, including City Point (left) and Pavilia Bay (right). Photo: SCMP/ Felix Wong

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Chinese stocks rose on Friday as investors focused on domestic policies to boost the stock market. Photo: AP Photo

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Chinese stocks’ best week since March 2016 as investors cheer policies

21 Sep 2018 - 5:26pm 1

Memo calls out ‘failure of leadership’ in HSBC’s investment bank

A leaked memorandum purportedly written by unnamed HSBC executives has called out its investment banking division, saying there is an “utter failure of leadership” in the business and that senior executives have “failed to create a successful strategy”.

22 Sep 2018 - 2:06am 4 More on HSBC