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The Italian government is assessing options to limit Sinochem’s influence over Pirelli. Photo: Reuters

Companies

China’s Sinochem ‘has proposed a solution’ to end Pirelli governance dispute

The Italian government is moving to limit Sinochem’s influence over Pirelli in ⁠a bid to ease the tyre maker’s US expansion.

How China’s AI video generator Kling challenges Google’s Veo, OpenAI’s Sora

Mainland Chinese investor snaps up Hong Kong luxury home for US$22 million

Business

Digital finance forum: AI, data to smooth trade-finance processes

Bankers from HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and ICBC Asia tout technology innovation to ease pain points for trade-finance clients.

Permanent secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Salina Yan speaks at the Development & Innovation of AI for Digital Finance forum at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Monday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Permanent secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Salina Yan speaks at the Development & Innovation of AI for Digital Finance forum at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Monday. Photo: Eugene Lee

Markets

Spiking yen fuels risk-averse mood as investors take defensive stance

Yen hits two-month high amid fears US and Japan will intervene to prop up the currency ahead of Japan’s election next month.

Tech Trends

Chinese tech giants Tencent and Baidu join fight for Spring Festival spotlight

The two companies launch digital red packet campaigns following tie-up moves by ByteDance and Alibaba with CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.

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Big Tech

China’s Eyou opens world’s first automated line for humanoid robot joints

Manufacturer adds line in anticipation of surge in global demand for humanoid robots, with one estimate projecting 100,000 shipments by 2027.

Eyou supplies domestic humanoid robot makers, including AgiBot. Photo: AFP
Eyou supplies domestic humanoid robot makers, including AgiBot. Photo: AFP

China Business

China needs silver and young spenders, plus policy support, for growth: HSBC

Longest Lunar New Year holiday ever will provide a tailwind, but growth could falter without more supportive measures, analysts say.

Banking & Finance

Chinese drinks maker Eastroc’s US$1.3 billion Hong Kong IPO gives it wings

Shanghai-listed firm is selling 40.9 million shares for HK$248 each, which would give it a market cap of about US$21 billion.

Business

China’s central bank to support doubling of yuan liquidity for Hong Kong lenders

PBOC to increase yuan facility to US$28.68 billion and issue more sovereign yuan bonds to enhance city’s role as yuan hub, official says.

Zou Lan, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks during the 19th Asian Financial Forum at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on January 26, 2026. Photo: Eugene Lee

Banking & Finance

How lower US interest rates can help Hongkongers amid steady local prime rates

Most new mortgages, many corporate loans are based on interbank rates, which will continue to fall, monetary authority’s deputy chief says.

A view of residential buildings in front of Lion Rock Hill on April 15, 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee
A view of residential buildings in front of Lion Rock Hill on April 15, 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee

China Business

Chinese tech listings shine in Hong Kong amid Beijing’s self-reliance push

Outperformance so far this year shows the theme remains a boon for investors in a challenging environment, analysts say.

China Business

Hong Kong stocks search for direction amid geopolitical concerns

Gold crosses US$5,000 for the first time amid mounting geopolitical uncertainty and growing investor aversion to major currencies.

Companies

AXA becomes second insurer to redomicile from Bermuda to Hong Kong

At least three other local insurers, including local unit of Canada’s insurer Sun Life, are planning the same move, industry players say.

An advertisement for French insurer AXA is seen on a building in Hong Kong on February 27, 2018. Photo: Getty Images

Banking & Finance

UBS, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley boost bonus for investment bankers by 20%

Fundraising on the Hong Kong stock exchange reached US$37.22 billion last year, the highest since US$42.97 billion in 2021.

Investment bankers in Asia are expected to get a bumper bonus for their efforts in 2025. Photo: Getty Images
Investment bankers in Asia are expected to get a bumper bonus for their efforts in 2025. Photo: Getty Images

Banking & Finance

US asset manager Federated Hermes moves ahead with Hong Kong office plan

Office in city is ‘vital’ to service financial institutions ‘where they’re seeing a lot of their growth’, executive says.

Business

Swire Properties bullish on mainland retail despite slowing market

Foot traffic and sales have been rising across Swire’s mainland portfolio, lifted by Gen Z shoppers, holiday spending and policy support.

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China Business

From labs to listings: capital markets are the next battleground in the AI race

Stock exchanges have become another barometer in the US-China tech rivalry as markets assess a wave of start-ups in real time.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong

Big Tech

China curbs US AI chips, shuns foreign capital in pursuit of tech self-reliance

These restrictions signify a new phase in the US-China tech war where ‘offensive and defensive roles have shifted’, says an analyst.

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Banking & Finance

What does HSBC’s buyout of Hang Seng Bank mean for its future and investors?

HSBC’s historic US$13.6 billion buyout of Hang Seng Bank aims to cut costs, tackle bad debts and fuel growth, but challenges abound.

Tech War

China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

‘China’s tech innovation is poised for policy-driven growth in 2026, with AI placed at the centre of the country’s economic agenda,’ NYU’s Winston Ma says.

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