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RCEP: What is it so special about the trade deal and how will it impact Asia-Pacific?

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a pact regarded as an extension of China's influence in the region.


China’s corporate default storm continues to rage at the start of 2019 after a record year

Midway into January five Chinese companies are already likely to default on 3.5 billion yuan (US$446.25 million) worth of debt


China seeks to help banks replenish capital amid US trade war

Banks facing growing pressure to write off bad loans and heed government calls to aid struggling economy.


Will China make good of its latest promise to give private firms more access in a market that favours the state sector?

Private firms and foreign investors in tandem with the overhaul of the state economy have transformed China into an economic powerhouse, but the playing field is still tilted in favour of state-owned enterprises


Hong Kong-listed Chinese steelmaker Tiangong confident of US anti-dumping duty repeal, shrugs off trade war

China allows UBS to take controlling stake in local securities firm

Swiss giant is first foreign bank approved to do so since Beijing relaxed rules on financial industry in move to open up economy.


Opinion

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for February 27-March 1

Your Hong Kong drinks guide for Valentine’s Day weekend

Dish in focus: crab claw porichettu at Prince and the Peacock

How Hong Kong’s cafes reinvented themselves – from DJs and running clubs to vintage clothes

Drink in Focus: ‘Water’ cocktail at Caprice Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

Top China shipbuilding voice Li Yanqing on why the US industry can’t be rebuilt overnight

China’s national shipbuilding association official calls US port fees ‘absurd’ and politically motivated, while asserting China’s market lead is solid despite global fluctuations.


Zheng Yongnian on Trump, Venezuela and why China doesn’t want ‘a separate kitchen’

Political scientist says the Western-led global order remains useful, and the Belt and Road Initiative isn’t a geopolitical project.


Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

Economist, business executive advocates looking beyond geopolitics, avoiding policy pitfalls and building a culture that celebrates success.


Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

The influential writer and chef’s first book is credited with bringing Sichuan’s fiery and aromatic dishes to world attention.


80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Rana Mitter

The Harvard expert says that if trends continue, the region could be a bigger driver of the global economy than it is now.


Jeffrey Sachs says US sabre-rattling at China can become self-fulfilling prophecy of war

American economist sees China as key to the global energy transition to zero-carbon energy, especially in markets outside US and Europe.


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Why Asia’s huge free-trade pact is viewed as a China-led initiative

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a pact regarded as an extension of China's influence in the region.

China’s corporate default storm rages on at start of 2019

China seeks to help banks replenish capital

Will China finally allow private firms more market access?

Private firms and foreign investors in tandem with the overhaul of the state economy have transformed China into an economic powerhouse, but the playing field is still tilted in favour of state-owned enterprises

Chinese steelmaker confident of US duty repeal amid trade war

China allows UBS to take controlling stake in local securities firm

Swiss giant is first foreign bank approved to do so since Beijing relaxed rules on financial industry in move to open up economy.