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Investors have welcomed Pop Mart’s move. Photo: Xinhua

Business

Labubu maker Pop Mart surges 10% on buy-back in show of confidence

Repurchase signals management’s confidence and healthy balance sheet, analysts say, though stock remains 42 per cent below last year’s peak.

China’s Busy Ming to test investor appetite with Hong Kong IPO

China’s nuclear fusion start-ups power up with record funding round

China Business

Hong Kong stocks set for longest slide in 2 months on China slowdown

Investors hold off on bets after reports show fourth-quarter growth decelerated and property prices continued to slide.

A view of Exchange Square in Central on December 30, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
A view of Exchange Square in Central on December 30, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung

China Business

Exclusive | China challenges US in AI drug race, but rivals still reliant on each other

While US biotech firms increase use of Chinese clinical data, Chinese firms need US counterparts for monetisation, investor and scientist says.

China Business

Chinese automotive suppliers speed up localisation to boost global market share

International carmakers’ orders from Chinese vendors are an endorsement of the quality and competitiveness of their products, analyst says.

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Tech Trends

China’s Unitree ships over 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, surpassing US peers

The Hangzhou-based firm’s output far outstripped the roughly 150 units each shipped by Tesla, Figure AI and Agility Robotics last year.

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A G1 humanoid robot model from Unitree waves at visitors during the 21st China International Equipment & Manufacturing Industry Expo in Tianjin on March 6, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
A G1 humanoid robot model from Unitree waves at visitors during the 21st China International Equipment & Manufacturing Industry Expo in Tianjin on March 6, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Banking & Finance

China Taiping expects higher profit but Tai Po fire could weigh in 2026

State-owned insurer expects 215 to 225 per cent jump in 2025 net profit due to a gain in investment income, one-off tax impact.

Tech Trends

Explainer | Global memory chip crunch set to intensify amid Trump’s new industrial policy

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says major memory chipmakers could either pay 100 per cent tariff or build their products in America.

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Banking & Finance

Hong Kong AFF will showcase city’s ‘superconnector’ role

Titled Co-creating New Horizons amid an Evolving Landscape, the annual government flagship event will run from January 26 to 27.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue Wai-man speaks at the Asian Financial Forum on January 13, 2025. Photo: Enoch Yiu

Business

Fancl distributor couple buys Lippo Centre office, shop in US$38.3 million deal

Purchase by the Japanese skincare brand’s distributor marks a 60 per cent cut from 2017 price as cash-rich local investors hunt for bargains.

The sun is reflected on the Lippo Centre in Admiralty. Photo: Dickson Lee
The sun is reflected on the Lippo Centre in Admiralty. Photo: Dickson Lee

Banking & Finance

China’s securities regulator clamps down on speculation to prevent sharp swings

CSRC signals it wants a slower but longer stock market rally after trading volumes and margin financing hit record highs.

Property

Mainland China’s home prices extend slide, deepening property downturn

New home prices fall again in December, with declines across most cities, as second-hand values plunge year on year.

China Business

Hong Kong stocks slip as China’s quarterly growth slows and tariff threat weighs

Hang Seng Index drops as mainland China’s growth moderates in the fourth quarter and the US threatens Europe with new tariffs.

A view of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in Exchange Square, Central. Photo: Sun Yeung

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong dollar and yuan bonds forecast to sustain record growth in 2026

Issuers and investors flock to Hong Kong dollar and yuan bonds, backed by deep liquidity and diverse yield curves.

Hong Kong’s local-currency bond issuance volume reached a record HK$613 billion in 2025, up nearly 41 per cent from a year earlier. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong’s local-currency bond issuance volume reached a record HK$613 billion in 2025, up nearly 41 per cent from a year earlier. Photo: Shutterstock

Companies

Exclusive | Chow Tai Fook’s Henry Cheng reveals Hong Kong empire’s investment philosophy

In a rare media interaction, the chairman of New World Development’s parent company talks about his family’s unusual investment playbook.

Banking & Finance

HKMA unveils 20-point road map to modernise Hong Kong’s trade finance ecosystem

Project CargoX aims to digitalise Hong Kong’s trade finance, expand SME lending and strengthen connectivity with mainland China and Asean.

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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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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong

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.

China Business

From hope to hard numbers: China stocks will need profits to boost the bull run

Chinese shares surged in 2025 on a confidence-led re-rating – strategists now say the next leg in 2026 will hinge on an earnings uplift.

Earnings, and not valuations, will be the main booster for China’s equities in the year ahead. Illustration: Henry Wong
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