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Companies

Chinese stocks on track to pay US$419 billion in 2025 dividends: Goldman

US investment bank says 2025 issuance would be a 10 per cent improvement from a year earlier.

MPF achieves third-best interim return amid Hong Kong market rally

Aberdeen, BlackRock make case for US assets on tax and earnings drivers

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Banking & Finance

FWD Group shares start trading unchanged in Hong Kong market

The Hong Kong IPO is not the end-game for home-grown Hong Kong insurer as CEO Huynh sets sights on a new growth phase.

FWD Group’s chairman Fred Ma (4th right), founder Richard Li (2nd left) and CEO Huynh Thanh Phong (3rd left), during the insurer’s trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on July 7, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
FWD Group’s chairman Fred Ma (4th right), founder Richard Li (2nd left) and CEO Huynh Thanh Phong (3rd left), during the insurer’s trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on July 7, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung

China Business

Hong Kong stocks fall as investors await progress on US trade deals

Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs scheduled to end on July 9; insurer FWD Group rises slightly after debuting in Hong Kong.

Banking & Finance

Nominations open for SCMP Live’s new 2025 Business Awards

Nominations open today until September 30 in seven categories.

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Business

Smaller fall in Hong Kong office rents unlikely to benefit distressed landlords

The narrowing decline in rents suggests the market is nearing a bottom, especially in prime locations, Cushman’s John Siu says.

General view of Hong Kong seen from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority headquarters at IFC. Photo: May Tse
General view of Hong Kong seen from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority headquarters at IFC. Photo: May Tse

China Business

KFC, Pizza Hut operator Yum China adopts AI to spur efficiency, profitability

Digital ordering accounted for about 90 per cent of Yum China’s sales in 2024, backed by its 540 million ‘membership’ consumers.

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Business

New Zealand visa scheme draws mainland Chinese, Hongkongers

Even a few new high-net-worth residents buying homes would have a ‘significant impact’ on the luxury property market, analyst says.

Big Tech

US curbs, Nvidia delays likely to drive Samsung’s profit down 39%

The world’s biggest maker of memory chips is projected to report its lowest income in six quarters and fourth consecutive quarterly decline.

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Business

SHKP Tuen Mun project sells out, signalling rebound in property market

Units varied in size from 259 to 686 sq ft, including studio to three-bedroom layouts, with bigger units priced up to HK$7.8 million.

A view of SHKP’s Novo Land residential project in Tuen Mun, June 7, 2024. Photo: Edmond So
A view of SHKP’s Novo Land residential project in Tuen Mun, June 7, 2024. Photo: Edmond So

Business

Hong Kong’s redomiciliation push lures global firms from tax havens

As the appeal of traditional tax havens like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands wanes, Hong Kong steps in to lure global multinationals.

Tech Trends

Chinese robot maker Dobot’s humanoid cooks steak from 1,800km away using VR

A Dobot Atom completed some delicate tasks, including flipping the meat and sprinkling salt over the dish.

AI

Hong Kong’s AI ambitions take shape with 90% of supercomputing capacity now in use

Cyberport’s Supercomputing Centre, launched in December, is benefiting from a US$418.6 million subsidy scheme to attract companies.

The Cyberport building at Pok Fu Lam seen on April 2, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse

Big Tech

DeepSeek’s LinkedIn AI job listings show hunger for international Chinese talent

DeepSeek joins a global scramble for AI talent that includes the biggest players, from Meta and OpenAI to ByteDance and Alibaba.

DeepSeek has posted a flurry of job listings on LinkedIn over the past week, all in Mandarin. Photo: dpa
DeepSeek has posted a flurry of job listings on LinkedIn over the past week, all in Mandarin. Photo: dpa

Banking & Finance

HSBC offers Hong Kong SMEs a helping hand with account fitness initiative

Lender’s educational initiative aims to help businesses maintain smooth operations.

China Business

De-dollarisation trend to continue, favouring Asian assets: Societe Generale

‘We acknowledge that US exceptionalism is diminishing and that de-dollarisation is under way,’ analysts say.

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China Business

Cloudy with a chance of bankruptcy: US tariffs hurt China’s solar firms

One-third of China’s 121 listed solar producers are in the red; more than 50 along the supply chain have filed for bankruptcy this year.

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Illustration by Henry Wong
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Big Tech

How Huawei’s silicon strategy defies US sanctions, advances China’s AI ambitions

Huawei is expected to ship about 700,000 Ascend AI processors in 2025, according to Mizuho estimates.

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Business

InvestHK pivots to support Hong Kong start-ups’ global growth

After 25 years promoting the city as an investment destination, InvestHK is now championing Hong Kong companies’ overseas expansion.

Banking & Finance

Step aside Shanghai, Hong Kong is China’s prize financial hub

Despite calling the two cities twin engines for finance, Beijing’s actions favour Hong Kong as China’s one true global funding hub.

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OPINION
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