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China Business

Battery giant CATL posts surprise profit slowdown as EV storm clouds gather

CATL’s profits slowed sharply in the third quarter, as analysts warn the firm is vulnerable to headwinds in China’s electric car industry.

HKMA to swap jobs of 2 deputy heads as part of succession planning: sources

Suzhou Dongshan raises less than expected in US$1.8b Hong Kong IPO

China EVs

Chinese carmakers gear up European production to sidestep tariffs, import quota

Analysts say idle factories in Europe could be prime targets as Chinese carmakers look to localise production.

Workers on a Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor’s electric vehicle production line in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, last month. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Workers on a Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor’s electric vehicle production line in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, last month. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

China Business

China’s tax authority issues final call to declare offshore trust gains

Tax bureaus have used a variety of channels, including circulars and text messages, to urge individuals to audit their global trust assets.

Business

Hong Kong ranks second in Asia’s pension systems, behind only Singapore: report

Global retirement schemes under pressure as life expectancies rise, while experts call for more flexibility around retirees’ income access.

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Wealth

Survey finds 66% of ultra-rich’s young heirs not ready to take over

World’s wealthy worry more about handing over the family firm than political uncertainty, while China, UK step up plans to tax the affluent.

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A man walks past the logo of the Swiss bank Julius Baer group at the company’s headquarters in Zurich. Photo: AFP
A man walks past the logo of the Swiss bank Julius Baer group at the company’s headquarters in Zurich. Photo: AFP

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong to push on dim sum bonds by appealing to more sovereign borrowers

APEC meeting a golden opportunity to highlight the city’s financial markets and attract more Asia-Pacific sovereign debt issuers: analysts.

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Business

US-based money manager eyes Asia-Pacific property for growth

Principal Asset Management executive says appetite for commercial properties in fast-growing markets underpinned by higher interest rates.

Markets

China plans 18 active ETFs as regulator seeks to shore up stock market

Beijing’s securities regulator also vows tougher action against misconduct and outlines four measures to create a healthy market.

Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks at the opening of the 2026 Financial Street Forum on Monday. Photo: Getty Images

Business

Actor Daniel Wu launches furniture brand in tough mainland Chinese market

Wu, 52, has stepped back from acting in recent years and Arox, the name of his furniture brand, marks his latest business foray.

Actor Daniel Wu has launched his own furniture brand, debuting with a sofa that he designed himself. Photo: Handout
Actor Daniel Wu has launched his own furniture brand, debuting with a sofa that he designed himself. Photo: Handout

Markets

Mainland Chinese are still driving Hong Kong’s property market despite 20% tax

After a sharp drop, Hong Kong residential property transactions rebounded by 18.5% in September, with the total value rising by 29.3%.

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China Business

China’s investors flock to dividend stocks as returns double 10-year bond yields

Investors are pivoting from volatile tech trades to high-yield equities as low bond yields, uneven economic growth persist.

Cryptocurrency

Iran, Fed, bonds: 3 reasons bitcoin is unlikely to hit US$100,000 this year

The cryptocurrency is unlikely to climb back above US$100,000 this year as risks remain from interest rate rises to an escalation in Iran.

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Bitcoin faces macroeconomic headwinds and the risk of an escalation in the Iran war. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

In Focus | The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers

As businesses race to build AI workforces, supervising them is becoming the next big challenge.

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Business

Hong Kong’s primary flat market sees wave of launches, 2 developments sell out

Swire Properties, Chinachem Group also announced plans to redevelop three buildings into a premium grade-A office tower in Taikoo Place.

Tech Trends

Rokid seeks ‘no man’s land’ retail experience with Hong Kong store launch

The unstaffed venue opened on Thursday in Harbour City.

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China Business

China’s drug makers are speeding up – will AI be their secret weapon?

Chinese biotech firms are striking big global deals as drug makers, but could artificial intelligence take them to the next level?

Illustration by Henry Wong
Illustration by Henry Wong

Markets

Can Hong Kong’s listing reform 2.0 win over innovative firms?

The reforms enhance the city’s appeal for AI, biotech and other firms by slashing the market cap threshold and enabling confidential filings.

Big Tech

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

China EVs

How China’s EV makers think they can outrun disastrous price wars

At Beijing’s urging, an industry largely built on discounting must hold the line on prices and convince buyers to pay for better technology.

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