Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, held November 3-4 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, attracted over 37,000 participants and 800 speakers to explore technological advancements. Key topics ...
China regulator calls for domestic re/insurers to sponsor sidecars in Hong Kong
Chinese financial markets regulator the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued guidance for domestic China market insurance and ...
HSBC raises GDP forecast for HK on new growth drivers
HSBC raised its GDP forecast on Friday from 2.5 percent to 3.2 percent, exceeding the government's estimate of a ...
Pony.ai, WeRide tumble after splashy Hong Kong IPO debuts
Pony.ai tumbled more than 12% and WeRide slid close to 13% right after trading began. This sharp fall came even though both self-driving firms raised serious money; HK$6.71 billion (about $860 million ...
WeRide CEO pitches robotaxis as a solution to aging populations and long commutes, as the firm raises more money for R&D with an HK IPO
CEO Tony Han talks about Chinese investors, self-driving cars as a social good, and why companies like Uber are turning to Chinese robotaxi partners.
Hong Kong stocks slip as US job market softens and Fed rate uncertainty looms
Chinese technology stocks led the declines, tracking the overnight sell-off in US peers. Alibaba Group Holding slumped 2.6 per cent to HK$160.70, Tencent Holdings slipped 1.1 per cent to HK$637 and JD ...
Asian insurer FWD delays $1 bln Hong Kong IPO – sources
Asian insurer FWD Group has delayed its $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) because of volatile financial markets, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Argo Biopharma Is Said to Pick Banks for Hong Kong IPO
Chinese biotech firm Argo Biopharmaceutical Co. has picked banks for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise a few hundred million dollars, according to people familiar with the matter.
WeRide’s CEO pitches robotaxis as a solution to aging populations and long commutes, as the firm raises more money for R&D with a HK IPO
CEO Tony Han talks about Chinese investors, self-driving cars as social good, and why companies like Uber are turning to Chinese robotaxi partners.
Robotaxi race: Pony.ai, WeRide slide in Hong Kong trading debut
Shares of Pony.ai (PONY) and WeRide (WRD) slid more than 10% each in their trading debut in Hong Kong, after the Chinese robotaxi rivals raised around $1.17B in total in their stock offerings. The ...
Singapore bank sets aside record $470mn provision for Hong Kong property loans
Singaporean lender United Overseas Bank set aside its largest ever loan provision of S$615mn (US$470mn) on Thursday in anticipation of potential losses in the Hong Kong and US property markets.
HSBC CEO: ‘Comfortable’ with Hong Kong property market exposure despite continued slump
HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery discusses plans to take Hang Seng Bank private, and the impact its property loan book will have on HSBC's exposure to the continued slump in the market.
Burghley Capital: Neolix Gains Support Ahead of IPO
Funding momentum and a projected Hong Kong IPO refocus investors on autonomous delivery economics, with sovereign capital, regulatory clearances and production scale shaping valuation, liquidity and ...
Chinese EV maker Seres’ shares close unchanged in lacklustre Hong Kong debut
Shares of Seres Group fell on their debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the first US$1 billion IPO in the city this year not to register gains on the first day of trading. Seven other IPOs, including ...