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Podgorica

Head of State

President Jakov Milatović

Head of Government

Prime Minister Milojko Spajić

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his end-of-year press conference at the State Department on Friday. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Rubio swaps hawk for diplomat in year-end pivot on China

Top US envoy eschews ‘pacing threat’ label, stressing cooperation and Western hemisphere priorities for 2026.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong needs to attract global champions to broaden fundraising base: FSDC

12 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM

China-South Korea relations

Why South Korea poses a major challenge to China’s Middle East arms export drive

12 Dec 2025 - 6:48AMvideocam

Banking & finance

Healthcare and tech to drive Asia-Pacific private equity deals amid slower growth

Asia-Pacific private equity managers are forecasting higher returns and fewer geopolitical risks than peers elsewhere, a new survey finds.

2 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

Healthcare is one of the sectors expected to drive private equity deals in 2026. Photo: Shutterstock

Mainland China

China’s power equipment firms ride AI boom amid demand from US, emerging markets

Chinese suppliers gain from US shortfalls and megaprojects in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.

24 Nov 2025 - 3:40PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong seizes fake Gucci, other goods worth HK$65 million during major sale

Customs seizes 120,000 counterfeit items in transshipments during ‘Double 11’ online shopping festival in mainland China.

21 Nov 2025 - 7:37PM

China's military weapons

China-US-Russia rivalry for Middle East stealth fighter sales on show in Dubai

Analysts say China’s increasingly competitive J-35 is the one to watch among non-US allies as market splits on geopolitical lines.

20 Nov 2025 - 8:11PMvideocam

Models of China’s J-35A and J-10CE fighter jets on display at this year’s Dubai Air Show, which opened on Monday. Photo: Handout

Bonds

China’s euro bond sale sees record demand, signals strong investor confidence

Oversubscribed issuance reflects confidence in Beijing’s assets as investors seek rare Asian sovereign exposure, industry players say.

19 Nov 2025 - 8:58PM

Banking & finance

Opinion | Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’

The Asian century will not be written by governments alone but by family offices that can turn opportunity into enduring prosperity.

19 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM

China's military weapons

China displays latest UAV and fighter jets at the Middle East’s largest air show

Full-scale model of Wing Loong-X UAV makes first defence exhibition appearance outside the mainland as Beijing promotes aviation products.

18 Nov 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

The 2025 Dubai Air Show held at Al Maktoum International Airport runs from Monday to Friday. Photo: EPA

Banking & finance

Hong Kong prices world’s first bonds with tokenised settlement

US$1.3 billion issuance helps ‘reinforce the vision’ for Hong Kong as a global hub for digital assets, monetary authority chief says.

11 Nov 2025 - 10:46PM

Hong Kong is at “the forefront of financial innovation”, says HSBC co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East. Photo: Elson Li

US-China trade war

Look to the ‘rising’ Global South, ex-diplomat tells Chinese businesses

Amid tighter US and European markets, diversification and localisation can minimise risks, Le Yucheng tells annual forum.

8 Nov 2025 - 4:12PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Over 10 enterprises interested in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis: investment body

InvestHK chief Alpha Lau says firms from South Korea and Europe are among those interested.

8 Nov 2025 - 7:35AM

Bonds

Beijing’s US$4 billion bond sale tests economic outlook after trade truce

Strong response to sovereign notes signals renewed global investor confidence amid de-escalation, open policies, HSBC banker says.

6 Nov 2025 - 5:02PM

People ride bicycles along a street in Beijing’s business district on April 16, 2024. Photo: AFP

IPO

China’s WeRide drives for ‘ubiquitous’ robotaxis after Hong Kong listing

Founder and CEO Tony Han says listing proceeds will help company expand globally as analysts predict robotaxi growth.

6 Nov 2025 - 4:44PM

Tony Han, founder and CEO of WeRide (at microphone), speaks at the company’s listing ceremony at the headquarters of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in Central on November 6, 2025. Photo: Nora Tam

IPO

Nothing in Pony.ai’s way as firm lists in Hong Kong: CEO James Peng

Hong Kong listing broadens investor base as the autonomous-driving company expands robotaxi services in mainland and abroad, founder says.

6 Nov 2025 - 4:48PMvideocam

China-Australia relations

Hot-button regional issues expose Australians to foreign agents: spy chief

‘More Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than ever before,’ ASIO head Mike Burgess says.

5 Nov 2025 - 4:12PMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | What Syria’s post-war pivot to China reveals about the new world order

Damascus views engagement with Beijing as a pathway to legitimacy, leverage – and the US$216 billion it needs to rebuild.

1 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) disembarks from a plane during a state visit to Russia on October 15. He is expected to visit Beijing this month. Photo: Syrian Arab News Agency/AFP

Wealth management

Hong Kong entrepreneur Adrian Cheng backs multi-asset broker CBCX

The investment aligns with Cheng’s growing interest in virtual assets.

27 Oct 2025 - 8:33PM

Autonomous vehicles

Chinese robotaxis race Waymo to take driverless cars global

Baidu’s Apollo Go, WeRide and Pony.ai are outnumbering their US counterparts with more projects in various stages of commercialisation.

27 Oct 2025 - 11:27AM

Israel-Gaza war

‘Insult’: Vance slams Israeli vote on West Bank annexation

The US vice-president says a move by Israeli lawmakers towards that end looks like a stupid ‘political stunt’.

23 Oct 2025 - 11:20PM

US Vice-President J.D. Vance (left) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong sets sights on 220 new family offices in next growth phase

InvestHK launches ‘Family Office 2.0’ to lure global wealth hubs to Hong Kong as race steps up with Singapore.

21 Oct 2025 - 9:08AM

InvestHK’s Jason Fong says the Family Office 2.0 initiative will not only encourage operators to invest in Hong Kong but also to base their business operations in the city. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Banking & finance

Hong Kong exchange sees further growth ahead for record ETF market

Daily turnover doubled to US$4.8 billion and will keep growing amid new asset classes and market connectivity, senior executive says.

20 Oct 2025 - 8:30AM

China energy security

Overseas expansion adds fuel to Chinese energy storage firms’ hunt for bosses

Global hiring spree sees million-yuan salaries become the norm, but long-term prospects of smaller players called into question.

18 Oct 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

Thailand

Can Thailand’s tourism recover from a drop in Chinese arrivals?

The kidnapping of Chinese actor Wang Xing in Myanmar via Thailand led to Lunar New Year trip cancellations. A strong baht has also been a factor.

15 Oct 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

Chinese tourists visited the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Israel-Gaza war

Trump says Gaza ‘war is over’ as he heads to Middle East on high-stakes peace trip

US president to address Israel’s Knesset and attend a peace summit in Egypt as Gaza captives are set to return, Palestinian prisoners go free.

13 Oct 2025 - 1:13PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Israel. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Asia eyes cheaper oil as Israel-Hamas ceasefire kindles hope for calm

Traders are watching to see if the deal will lead to safer shipping routes and renewed progress on Iran’s nuclear negotiations.

11 Oct 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Banking & finance

HSBC, Standard Chartered complete first yuan repo under new scheme

Under the scheme, all overseas institutional investors in the onshore bond market can remit yuan obtained for offshore use.

29 Sep 2025 - 9:30PM

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Rubio swaps hawk for diplomat in year-end pivot on China

Top US envoy eschews ‘pacing threat’ label, stressing cooperation and Western hemisphere priorities for 2026.

Hong Kong needs to attract global champions to broaden fundraising base: FSDC

Why South Korea poses a major challenge to China’s Middle East arms export drive

Healthcare and tech to drive Asia-Pacific private equity deals amid slower growth

Asia-Pacific private equity managers are forecasting higher returns and fewer geopolitical risks than peers elsewhere, a new survey finds.

China’s power equipment firms ride AI boom amid demand from US, emerging markets

Chinese suppliers gain from US shortfalls and megaprojects in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.

Hong Kong seizes fake Gucci, other goods worth HK$65 million during major sale

Customs seizes 120,000 counterfeit items in transshipments during ‘Double 11’ online shopping festival in mainland China.

China-US-Russia rivalry for Middle East stealth fighter sales on show in Dubai

Analysts say China’s increasingly competitive J-35 is the one to watch among non-US allies as market splits on geopolitical lines.

China’s euro bond sale sees record demand, signals strong investor confidence

Oversubscribed issuance reflects confidence in Beijing’s assets as investors seek rare Asian sovereign exposure, industry players say.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’

The Asian century will not be written by governments alone but by family offices that can turn opportunity into enduring prosperity.

China displays latest UAV and fighter jets at the Middle East’s largest air show

Full-scale model of Wing Loong-X UAV makes first defence exhibition appearance outside the mainland as Beijing promotes aviation products.

Hong Kong prices world’s first bonds with tokenised settlement

US$1.3 billion issuance helps ‘reinforce the vision’ for Hong Kong as a global hub for digital assets, monetary authority chief says.

Look to the ‘rising’ Global South, ex-diplomat tells Chinese businesses

Amid tighter US and European markets, diversification and localisation can minimise risks, Le Yucheng tells annual forum.

Over 10 enterprises interested in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis: investment body

InvestHK chief Alpha Lau says firms from South Korea and Europe are among those interested.

Beijing’s US$4 billion bond sale tests economic outlook after trade truce

Strong response to sovereign notes signals renewed global investor confidence amid de-escalation, open policies, HSBC banker says.

China’s WeRide drives for ‘ubiquitous’ robotaxis after Hong Kong listing

Founder and CEO Tony Han says listing proceeds will help company expand globally as analysts predict robotaxi growth.

Nothing in Pony.ai’s way as firm lists in Hong Kong: CEO James Peng

Hong Kong listing broadens investor base as the autonomous-driving company expands robotaxi services in mainland and abroad, founder says.

Hot-button regional issues expose Australians to foreign agents: spy chief

‘More Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than ever before,’ ASIO head Mike Burgess says.

Opinion | What Syria’s post-war pivot to China reveals about the new world order

Damascus views engagement with Beijing as a pathway to legitimacy, leverage – and the US$216 billion it needs to rebuild.

Hong Kong entrepreneur Adrian Cheng backs multi-asset broker CBCX

The investment aligns with Cheng’s growing interest in virtual assets.

Chinese robotaxis race Waymo to take driverless cars global

Baidu’s Apollo Go, WeRide and Pony.ai are outnumbering their US counterparts with more projects in various stages of commercialisation.

‘Insult’: Vance slams Israeli vote on West Bank annexation

The US vice-president says a move by Israeli lawmakers towards that end looks like a stupid ‘political stunt’.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | Hong Kong sets sights on 220 new family offices in next growth phase

InvestHK launches ‘Family Office 2.0’ to lure global wealth hubs to Hong Kong as race steps up with Singapore.

Hong Kong exchange sees further growth ahead for record ETF market

Daily turnover doubled to US$4.8 billion and will keep growing amid new asset classes and market connectivity, senior executive says.

Overseas expansion adds fuel to Chinese energy storage firms’ hunt for bosses

Global hiring spree sees million-yuan salaries become the norm, but long-term prospects of smaller players called into question.

Can Thailand’s tourism recover from a drop in Chinese arrivals?

The kidnapping of Chinese actor Wang Xing in Myanmar via Thailand led to Lunar New Year trip cancellations. A strong baht has also been a factor.

Trump says Gaza ‘war is over’ as he heads to Middle East on high-stakes peace trip

US president to address Israel’s Knesset and attend a peace summit in Egypt as Gaza captives are set to return, Palestinian prisoners go free.

Asia eyes cheaper oil as Israel-Hamas ceasefire kindles hope for calm

Traders are watching to see if the deal will lead to safer shipping routes and renewed progress on Iran’s nuclear negotiations.

HSBC, Standard Chartered complete first yuan repo under new scheme

Under the scheme, all overseas institutional investors in the onshore bond market can remit yuan obtained for offshore use.

Opinion | Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’

Exclusive | Hong Kong sets sights on 220 new family offices in next growth phase