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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks climb as Santa rally extends for a second day
Investors push stocks higher amid festive cheer, hoping the gains continue in the new year.
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Banking & finance
Global firms turn to M&A in EVs and biotech to deepen China investment: KPMG
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Banking & finance
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Old lender, new twist: Shanghai Commercial Bank teams up with HashKey on card
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Banking & finance
Gold takes centre stage as Hong Kong builds commodities ecosystem
Hong Kong plans to build an international gold trading centre as part of a wider commodities hub push.
22 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
Gold bricks displayed at Hong Kong Gold Exchange Chinese New Year Opening Ceremony in Sheung Wan. Photo: Edmond So
IPO
Charles Li halts Hong Kong IPO plan for Micro Connect fund under HKEX Chapter 21
Former HKEX chief shifts to private fund model after regime fails to see a successful listing in a decade, raising call for a review.
22 Dec 2025 - 6:51PM
Hong Kong stock market
SMIC, Pop Mart lead Hong Kong stocks higher before Christmas trading break
Hong Kong’s market will close early on Wednesday and remain shut on December 25 and 26.
22 Dec 2025 - 4:33PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s approval for L3 self-driving cars to stimulate slowing mainland market
Chinese carmakers could sell about 270,000 semi-autonomous vehicles next year, representing 1 per cent of the total market, Daiwa says.
22 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM
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Semi-autonomous cars with L3 technology are likely to spur sales on the mainland next year. Photo: Reuters
Pop Mart
Chinese toymaker Pop Mart targets wider audience with magazine, grow IP
The magazine, which is available for US$5.7 online and at select offline locations, features Michelle Yeoh on the cover.
21 Dec 2025 - 9:03PM
United States
Are Chinese biotechs what the doctor ordered as Big Pharma faces ‘patent cliff’?
US drug makers are racing to plug looming ‘patent cliff’ revenue gaps – and increasingly they are turning to China biotechs.
20 Dec 2025 - 8:57AM
Banking & finance
Chinese AI, chip start-ups court global investors with Hong Kong listing plans
GigaDevice and Montage are each aiming to raise as much as US$1 billion from Hong Kong listings as early as January, report says.
19 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese brokerage CICC unveils merger details with Dongxing, Cinda
The three-way merger will create China’s fourth-largest investment bank with assets of US$128 billion.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
CICC will issue some 3.1 billion new A shares at 36.91 yuan to acquire all outstanding shares in Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities to facilitate the merger. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Electric & new energy vehicles
BYD ups the ante on L3 autonomous cars, begins testing for mass production
BYD has pinned its hopes on preliminary self-driving technologies to bolster its sales in mainland China.
18 Dec 2025 - 11:11AM
Hong Kong stock market
Standard Chartered keeps overweight call on China stocks, flags recovery in 2026
Despite renewed ‘bubble’ talk around AI valuations after a November sell-off, Standard Chartered says the cycle is different this time.
18 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks rebound as investors reassess US rate-cut outlook
Hang Seng Index swings as odds of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in January now stand at nearly 26 per cent.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
MetaX
MetaX stock soars 700% in Shanghai debut as traders snap up Chinese GPU maker
MetaX closes at 829.90 yuan on Wednesday, from its IPO price of 104.66 yuan, after gaining as much as 755 per cent in intraday trading.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:45PM
People learn about the AI computing power cabinet equipped with MetaX C600 general-purpose GPU chip at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Getty
Made in China 2025
China’s new drug insurance: lifeline for patients or squeeze on big firms?
New insurance formulary trims costs of Alzheimer’s and cancer therapies and marks a small win for global novel drug makers.
17 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng, Li Auto given approval to test ‘hands-off’ L3 cars amid slowing market
Deregulation to legalise L3 technology represents a leap forward in commercialising autonomous driving systems in China.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong signs tax treaty with Norway, marking fourth such agreement this year
Treasury chief Christopher Hui said the government plans to begin CDTA negotiations with Slovenia and Oman early next year.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:47PM
Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui (left), exchanges documents with Norway’s Ambassador to China, Vebjørn Dysvik, in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
HKEX
Nasdaq is planning 23-hour trading. Should Hong Kong follow suit?
HKEX plans to adopt digital currencies and tokenisation in the next decade, which analysts say are in demand for round-the-clock trading.
16 Dec 2025 - 5:49PM
Made in China 2025
Chinese biotech Scizeng’s global licensing deal to yield up to US$1.44 billion
Yarrow Bioscience gets exclusive global rights for the GenSci098 therapy to treat thyroid eye disease and Graves’ disease.
16 Dec 2025 - 3:47PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Beijing approves first L3 autonomous cars in leap towards ‘hands-off’ driving
The cars, both pure EVs, can only navigate urban streets and highways in designated areas, according to the ministry.
16 Dec 2025 - 1:13PM
Accounting and auditing
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Hong Kong to see more debt restructuring, liquidations amid weak economy: expert
Derek Lai says firms are more willing to engage professionals to address their debt problems, increasing the chance of a successful result.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM
It is the right time to build a high-quality restructuring team to help corporations that need rescue, says Derek Lai. Photo: Enoch Yiu
Insurance
Market volatility, family feuds fuel Hong Kong’s wealth transfer anxiety
In Hong Kong, there were 198 ongoing lawsuits over deceased estates as of the end of September, the second largest category among cases.
16 Dec 2025 - 9:54AM
Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)
Hong Kong’s eMPF to hit fee-cut target 5 years early, saving US$6.4 billion
MPFA chairwoman Ayesha Macpherson Lau says digital system boosts returns as assets rise to US$196.5 billion.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:23PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng steps up ‘go global’ drive with Malaysian assembly hub for Southeast Asia
The Guangzhou-based company said it would partner with Malaysia’s EP Manufacturing to locally assemble intelligent EVs.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
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