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The Hang Seng Index fell 0.4 per cent on Tuesday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong stock market

Alibaba and WuXi AppTec decline in Hong Kong after addition to US blacklist

Designation of Chinese firms fuels investor unease, with markets bracing for a potential Fed tightening and an unwinding of the AI trade.

Artificial intelligence

Zhipu vs MiniMax: what’s driving the widening valuation gap in Hong Kong

US-China tech war

SpaceX IPO set to lift industry in push for space-based AI, solar power: report

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong tech gauge welcomes MiniMax, Zhipu in AI milestone amid slump

Analysts say substantial passive inflows may follow the inclusion of MiniMax and Zhipu, though looming lock-up expiries risk diluting gains.

Morgan Stanley projected that had MiniMax and Zhipu been included in the Hang Seng Tech Index at the time of their IPOs, replacing the benchmark’s two smallest constituents, the index’s year-to-date return would have been about 5 percentage points higher. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks cut losses as AI rallies in Asia unravel on Fed rate-hike fears

Investors drive Hong Kong and other Asian markets lower as the AI trade unravels on rate-increase fears after strong reading on US jobs report.

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Banking & finance

The Stock Connect problem: why can’t investors buy the mainland’s top AI stocks?

Hong Kong’s investors have been unable to take advantage of the recent wave of blockbuster listings by Chinese AI companies on the mainland.

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Wealth management

China will enhance regulation of programme trading: CSRC chairman

China’s top securities regulator says new measures needed to ‘prevent someone from abusing the technology’.

Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing in March. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

China sees revival of foreign investors through IPOs, convertibles: UBS

The trend is part of a broader recovery of interest in Chinese assets from investors overseas.

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China stock market

AI effect vaults China’s Zhongji Innolight to top of stock benchmark

Maker of optical modules surpasses CATL in weighting thanks to off-the-charts demand from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Huawei.

Hong Kong stock market

Is Hong Kong losing its tech edge to the mainland’s AI boom?

Chinese investors are shifting from Hong Kong to mainland stocks, driven by AI opportunities and better returns.

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Exchange Square in Central, headquarters of Hong Kong's stock exchange. Photo: Jelly Tse
South Korea

Macroscope | How the AI chip boom made South Korea a victim of its own success

While tech giants are driving South Korea’s stock market higher, the country’s currency is struggling and foreign investors are pulling out.

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Currency dealers celebrate in front of a screen showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index during a ceremony celebrating it breaking 7,000 points at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on May 6. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Hong Kong banks tighten rules in mainland China as Beijing pores over outflows

Some banks are exercising more caution with offshore accounts for their mainland China clients amid tighter investment controls from Beijing.

China stock market

Will new CSRC rules reshape China’s mutual fund industry?

Fund managers must now adhere to strict mandates, focusing on transparency and traditional industries, which will reshape investment strategies.

Hong Kong stock market

GenScript rally underscores China’s rise in cancer drug innovation

The share-price surge came as promising cancer trial data overshadowed continuing scrutiny of China’s biotechnology sector by US lawmakers.

The Hong Kong-listed biotech company rose as much as 29 per cent after rejecting suggestions by US lawmakers it poses a national security risk. Photo: Getty Images
IPO

Why Hong Kong is now the launch pad for mainland China’s AI champions

City emerges as a price-discovery hub, with mainland AI firms reversing a decades-old dual-listing order to secure global benchmarks.

Zhipu and MiniMax are spearheading the new trend of listing first in Hong Kong before selling shares in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Tencent shares jump 10% on expectations of AI agent within WeChat

An AI agent would leverage the app’s ecosystem of mini-programs, payments, content and commerce for 1.4 billion users.

IPO

Editorial | SpaceX IPO lift-off could test global equity bull run

Set to be the largest stock debut in history, the SpaceX initial public offering could indicate the depth of investor confidence in the AI boom.

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Robotics

Unitree clears Shanghai IPO hurdle as China’s humanoid robot wave gathers pace

Listing plan highlights Unitree’s push to invest more in robot ‘brains’ as it joins competitors in China’s humanoid rush.

A Unitree robot works in a hardware store in Pocking, Germany. The robot operates in supervised mode and its goal, according to the store operator, is to support employees, not replace them. Photo: EPA
China stock market

China index reshuffle to entrench tech trades and boost AI rally: brokerages

Shanghai exchange revamp lifts tech weighting and adds chipmakers, signalling policy support and investor confidence.

China property

China’s property market shows more positive signs with price, sales upticks

Sector has ‘weathered its most severe adjustment’, with overall market sentiment ‘turning noticeably positive’, analyst says.

Hong Kong economy

Open Questions | Hong Kong must embrace ‘bipolar’ role to thrive in its ‘Stage 3.0’: Charles Li

Veteran deal maker urges an IPO link to lure global resource giants and turn Chinese buyers into owners as city solidifies role as East-West bridge and global capital hub.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
IPO

AI firm MiniMax prepares for mainland China listing after Hong Kong shares surge

Chinese AI model company hires Citic Securities to prepare a mainland share sale, with the listing venue yet to be confirmed.

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Chinese AI model firm MiniMax has officially started plans to sell shares in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Macroscope | Why bond yields are going up everywhere

Unlike stock markets, bond markets are signalling a more cognisant and mature appreciation of the state of government finances.

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Chinese offshore investment

Going global? Here’s a quick look at 4 options for China’s offshore investors

As Beijing tightens its grip on unlicensed stock platforms, mainland China’s retail players utilise these state-sanctioned options to diversify globally.

HKEX

As Hong Kong stock exchange turns 40, can the chip supercycle keep IPOs flowing?

US$6.1 trillion exchange marks its 40th year amid fierce global competition, as brokers see challenges sparking opportunities.

Illustration: Brian Wang
Hong Kong stock market

Lenovo’s status as Hang Seng Index top performer validates AI push

Chinese firm’s 159 per cent gain fuelled by optimism about its evolution from a PC-led hardware company to a hybrid AI platform.

New Lenovo laptop computers on display at an electronics shop in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: Shutterstock
Biomedicine: Companies

China’s Innovent Biologics signs US$10.5b Pfizer deal for 12 cancer drug trials

The agreement covers eight early-stage trials from Innovent and four discovery programmes from global giant Pfizer.

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Artificial intelligence

Macroscope | Why commodities could be the next big thing in markets

Investors’ desire for firms with ‘heavy assets, low obsolescence’ has turned the spotlight on commodities, a sector starved of capital.

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