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Windhoek

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President Nangolo Mbumba

Head of Government

President Nangolo Mbumba

A parched stretch of the Indus River in Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan. Photo: Shutterstock

India

Water wars: as India weaponises rivers, Pakistan thirsts for security

India’s suspension of a decades-old water treaty has left Pakistan’s farmers facing ruin. Rivers are becoming battlegrounds elsewhere, too.

10 May 2025 - 10:55AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong creates halal Q mark certification for Muslims

10 May 2025 - 7:54AM

Science

China uses powerful radar to search for ice that can make or break moon race

9 May 2025 - 8:52PMvideocam

China Future Tech briefing

Pony.ai, Uber to offer robotaxis in Middle East

Partnership will help both parties explore new markets in the Middle East and other international markets, according to statement.

6 May 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Costa Rica’s Nobel-winning ex-president loses US visa

Two-time president Oscar Arias won the Nobel in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars in Central America.

2 Apr 2025 - 11:11PM

China-Africa relations

China, Congo draw up a road map for Xi’s US$50 billion Africa investment pledge

Foreign Minister Wang Yi sas China ‘will help Africa to develop and revitalise itself and move towards modernisation’.

9 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM

Insurance

Manulife promotes Asia insurance head Phil Witherington to group CEO

Asia was the largest contributor to Manulife’s group earnings, accounting for 44 per cent of the total in the third quarter.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:22PM

Phill Witherington, President and CEO of Manulife Asia, delivers opening remarks at the 2024 South China Morning Post - China Conference at the Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel in Aberdeen on 4 July 2024. Photo: May Tse

Family offices

Hong Kong’s family business event wraps up with talk on US-China ties

The second day of the by-invitation event kicked off with a discussion about opportunities in Asean with Malaysia at the helm.

17 Nov 2024 - 11:08PM

China-Africa relations

‘This is meant to be a demonstration’: how US plans to challenge China in Africa

The US and China are in a race to secure greater access to Africa’s vast mineral reserves with an infrastructure push by land and sea.

12 Nov 2024 - 11:40AMvideocam

Fintech

Mainland Chinese fintech companies set up in Hong Kong to access Asean markets

Companies receive support from city’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises.

10 Nov 2024 - 12:15PM

Jiang Xuan, a senior vice-president of KN Group. Photo: Salina Li

FII conference

Hong Kong start-ups find warm welcome, big opportunities in Saudi Arabia

Executives in a recent delegation praise Saudi Arabia’s pace of modernisation and eagerness to do business.

10 Nov 2024 - 11:02AM

A view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Shutterstock

Business of climate change

China to dominate solar panel, EV markets despite US, EU curbs: IEA

China’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion in 2035, group says.

1 Nov 2024 - 2:53PM

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Global outage gives banks pause about reliance on tech vendors

Such grand-scale outages have served as a wake-up call to the financial services industry, panellists tell conference.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:45PM

Banking & finance

HKEX to open Saudi office next year to enhance market presence, connections

Move represents another effort to forge Middle East ties amid frayed China-US relations.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:01PMvideocam

The Connect Hall at HKEX’s headquarters in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong

IPO

First overseas company listing in Hong Kong via SPAC marks historic milestone

Synagistics starts trading under the 2562 stock code on Wednesday after combining its business with Hong Kong Acquisition Corporation.

13 Jan 2025 - 7:46PM

In Hong Kong, a SPAC needs to raise at least HK$1 billion. Photo: Winson Wong

Banking & finance

HSBC to rejig into 4 business units, calls Hong Kong ‘strategic priority’

Bank says HSBC and Hang Seng will ‘remain very separate in the way they compete’ for business in the city.

22 Oct 2024 - 8:27PM

Banking & finance

China’s Midea eyes bigger global market share after US$4.6 billion IPO

Appliance maker looks at Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Africa as it aims to expand its international sales network by a third.

21 Oct 2024 - 3:30PM

Ukraine war

Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European leaders

With the election race extremely tight, there are worries a Trump victory could upset the ties that Biden is hoping to pass to Kamala Harris.

18 Oct 2024 - 10:40PMvideocam

(From left) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin. Photo: EPA-EFE

South Korea

North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, Seoul says

Seoul will respond to the ‘grave security threat’ with all available means, the presidential office said in a statement.

18 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM

Ukraine war

Zelensky pitches ‘victory plan’ to EU leaders

But there was no immediate sign that Kyiv’s most powerful allies would throw their weight behind the most sensitive elements of the plan.

17 Oct 2024 - 7:16PMvideocam

HKEX

New association’s goal is to help small listed companies grow like Tencent

‘Many Hong Kong small and medium-sized listed companies face a lot of challenges,’ guild chairman says.

9 Oct 2024 - 8:00PM

A man passed Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: AFP

Fintech

Hong Kong is AI hub linking Chinese innovation and Southeast Asian markets: Chan

The city’s strength in fintech makes it an ideal place to develop AI and big data analytics, finance chief says.

4 Oct 2024 - 4:02PM

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. Photo: SCMP/Jonathan Wong

Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks lure mainland clients with special incentives during golden week

Hong Kong banks are pulling out all the stops to attract mainland tourists, offering everything from fireworks dinners to golf with famous players.

2 Oct 2024 - 9:30AM

Banking & finance

Mox Bank expands wealth management amid market bull run

Branchless bank has secured 620,000 customers, representing 10 per cent of the city’s adult population.

30 Sep 2024 - 1:38PM

France

France’s new government sets sights on right-wing migration policy

The Barnier government is dominated by conservatives and centrists and lacks the majority in parliament necessary to pass new legislation.

29 Sep 2024 - 9:19PM

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with then-European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, now Prime Minister of France. Photo: AP

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks snap 6-day streak but remain near 2-month high

China’s central bank cut a short-term policy rate, bolstering the argument that lower US interest rates leave Beijing more room for easing.

23 Sep 2024 - 4:36PM

Bull sculptures overlook Exchange Square, which houses Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator, on September 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Electric & new energy vehicles

Geely piles pressure on Tesla as China’s EV discount war intensifies

Geely Auto’s Zeekr Intelligent Technology unit priced the 7X at 229,900 yuan as deliveries began on Friday.

20 Sep 2024 - 11:23PM

Business of climate change

Hong Kong needs localised climate data to improve corporate disclosures, CPA body says

Hong Kong needs references for greenhouse gas emissions and projections for climate scenarios for listed companies, a standard setter said.

13 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

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