The maker of Aspire, which sells tobacco products worldwide and vaping products in the United States, is looking to go public ...
Taiwan’s export orders down 23 per cent, China and Hong Kong lead decline despite reopening
Taiwan’s export orders fell by 23.2 per cent in December compared to a year earlier to US$52.17 billion, data released on Tuesday showed, with mainland China and Hong Kong leading the decline in ...
VC/PE funds backing more China IPOs
China’s venture capital and private equity market went through a difficult 2022 with a drop in the number of new funds and overall subscription size. Internet, real estate and consumption were the top ...
Hong Kong must tighten belt in ‘post-Covid era,’ finance chief says ahead of annual budget
The Hong Kong government must tighten its belt following increased expenditure during the Covid-19 pandemic, the city’s financial chief has warned ahead of the annual budget to be delivered next month ...
Hong Kong banks offer up to 30% salary raise amidst talent crunch
Talents for in-demand roles can clinch salary increments as high as 30%. Hong Kong’s banking and financial industry will experience a further tightening job market in 2023 as the number of job ...
Morgan Stanley Says Buy the Dip After Hong Kong Stocks Slumped
Morgan Stanley sees Monday’s dive in the Hong Kong stock market as an “opportunity” and recommends investors buy the dip, as China’s economy recovers, relations between Beijing and Washington ...
Can Chinese stocks rally further? One investment bank thinks so — and names its top stock picks
The recovery in Chinese stocks gained steam on Monday, as China's benchmark index came within striking distance of a bull market. The CSI 300 Index, which tracks the largest mainland-listed stocks, ...
Hong Kong’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Suffers Record Loss
Hong Kong's half-trillion-dollar investment fund set up to defend the financial hub's currency has suffered its largest loss on record of more than HK$200 billion ($25 billion), authorities said ...
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund records HK$202.4 billion 2022 investment loss, outlook uncertain
HONG Kong’s Exchange Fund, which is used to back the Hong Kong dollar, reported an investment loss of HK$202.4 billion (S$33.9 billion) in 2022, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Monday ...
Pandemic pushes digital banking in China, HK
Over the past 12 months, mobile banking apps and online banking were the most-used channels, across different age groups and asset levels, note two reports published by Bain & Company, namely "How to ...
BOC seizes P23.8-M worth of smuggled refined sugar from Hong Kong
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized over P23.8 million worth of smuggled refined sugar from Hong Kong at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) amid the agency ...
HSBC and Wunderman Thompson Hong Kong create AR ‘Wishing Tree for 7,000,000’
Growing on the success of last year’s "HSBC 1.23 Go Goal Day", HSBC and Wunderman Thompson Hong Kong have come together again to empower Hongkongers to move towards their goals this new year and open ...
Heads of int’l banks, business elites and SCMP chief join gov’t task force to promote Hong Kong reopening
Hong Kong Free Press. Banking chiefs, tycoons, entrepreneurs and the South China Morning Post’s editor-in-chief have joined a government task force to promote Hong Kong after ...
Investors call for more tools to hedge China market risks
FOUR years after Chinese stocks were included in benchmark global indexes, a tumultuous time in Chinese markets has underscored the need for a broader set of ways to guard against risk. Read more at ...