Hong Kong property
SHKP, Chinachem may bid for prime site in Hong Kong in unusual tender
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The government is using a ‘two-envelope’ approach for the sale of New Central Harbourfront Site 3, meaning the winner will be determined by assessing both price and design proposal.

SHKP, Chinachem may bid for prime site in Hong Kong in unusual tender

The government is using a ‘two-envelope’ approach for the sale of New Central Harbourfront Site 3, meaning the winner will be determined by assessing both price and design proposal.

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Ant cleans up financial products on its platform to toe regulatory line
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Markets drop amid mounting Covid-19 cases, US-China friction
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Ant cleans up financial products on its platform to toe regulatory line

The move by the world’s largest fintech comes as a global regulatory backlash against Big Tech gathers pace.

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Hang Seng Index
Markets drop amid mounting Covid-19 cases, US-China friction

The Hang Seng Index declined 0.7 per cent to 26,498.60, ending the week almost flat. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.3 per cent to 3,394.90, but closed the week 1.4 per cent higher.

The Hang Seng Index declined 0.7 per cent to 26,498.60, ending the week almost flat. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.3 per cent to 3,394.90, but closed the week 1.4 per cent higher.

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Banking & Finance
China adds a fifth debt manager as bad loans soar to decade high

The task of cleaning up dud loans has taken on added urgency as China’s financial system must brace for a record wave of bond defaults and slumping corporate earnings, as the coronavirus pandemic weigh on consumption and crimps economic growth.

The task of cleaning up dud loans has taken on added urgency as China’s financial system must brace for a record wave of bond defaults and slumping corporate earnings, as the coronavirus pandemic weigh on consumption and crimps economic growth.

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Alibaba says Uygur-tracking facial recognition violates company values
18 Dec 2020 - 3:36PM
China’s fintech giants retool to survive in new regulatory landscape
China adds a fifth debt manager as bad loans soar to decade high
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Alibaba says Uygur-tracking facial recognition violates company values
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China’s fintech giants retool to survive in new regulatory landscape
18 Dec 2020 - 3:36PM
Carbon neutrality: China sowing seeds of change to meet 2060 target

The uncertain journey to carbon neutrality – where residual emission is fully offset by amounts captured from the atmosphere – will be a gradual and at times painful process, because it transforms livelihood in the tens of millions, involving trillions of dollars in funding

The uncertain journey to carbon neutrality – where residual emission is fully offset by amounts captured from the atmosphere – will be a gradual and at times painful process, because it transforms livelihood in the tens of millions, involving trillions of dollars in funding

9 Dec 2020 - 5:43PM
Has the fuel cell’s day in the sun arrived on China’s road to 2060?

Fuel cells could make up 10 per cent of China’s energy consumption by 2050, according to the projection by the China Hydrogen Alliance, an industry guild.

Fuel cells could make up 10 per cent of China’s energy consumption by 2050, according to the projection by the China Hydrogen Alliance, an industry guild.

11 Dec 2020 - 9:00AM
China looks to capitalism to turn 2060 carbon neutral goal into reality

The next key step would be for China to launch a long-awaited national carbon emissions quota trading scheme, a cornerstone policy that can turn Xi Jinping’s 2060 carbon neutrality pledge into a deliverable reality.

The next key step would be for China to launch a long-awaited national carbon emissions quota trading scheme, a cornerstone policy that can turn Xi Jinping’s 2060 carbon neutrality pledge into a deliverable reality.

11 Dec 2020 - 9:00AM
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Inside Chinese electric car maker Xpeng's factory
8 Dec 2020 - 10:26AM
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Nio enhances production efficiency amid rising orders for its electric-powered SUVs
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US$56 billion in sales so far: China Singles’ Day 2020
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What is Jack Ma’s Ant Group?
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HSBC’s lions repaired after vandalism
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Goldman Sachs to pay US$2.9 billion over 1MDB
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Video - 01:56
Inside Chinese electric car maker Xpeng's factory
8 Dec 2020 - 10:26AM
Video - 01:21
Nio enhances production efficiency amid rising orders for its electric-powered SUVs
5 Dec 2020 - 4:16AM
Video - 02:41
US$56 billion in sales so far: China Singles’ Day 2020
11 Nov 2020 - 3:50AM
Video - 03:04
What is Jack Ma’s Ant Group?
28 Oct 2020 - 4:28PM
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HSBC’s lions repaired after vandalism
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Goldman Sachs to pay US$2.9 billion over 1MDB
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Macroscope | Why tech stocks and sustainable investing are good long-term bets

Over a long horizon, a contrarian investment strategy does not pay off. Instead, it is preferable to bet on trends that look set to stay, such as innovation in the technology sector and policy shifts that support carbon-neutral goals.

18 Dec 2020 - 3:57PM
Macroscope | Why China’s pandemic-induced rally is on solid ground

Unlike the last global crisis, it is not China but the US and Europe that are the main shock absorbers for the world economy. While China’s debt is a concern, advanced economies’ over-reliance on ultra-loose monetary policy is a bigger one.

Unlike the last global crisis, it is not China but the US and Europe that are the main shock absorbers for the world economy. While China’s debt is a concern, advanced economies’ over-reliance on ultra-loose monetary policy is a bigger one.

18 Dec 2020 - 4:29AM
Why China’s pandemic-induced rally is on solid ground
The View | Can China navigate cascading sovereign debt defaults amid Covid-19?

The Russian experience shows that China would benefit from joining the Paris Club of sovereign creditors, which maintains general rules for managing and restructuring sovereign debt.

The Russian experience shows that China would benefit from joining the Paris Club of sovereign creditors, which maintains general rules for managing and restructuring sovereign debt.

16 Dec 2020 - 10:58PM
Can China navigate cascading sovereign debt defaults amid Covid-19?

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