Japan bond losses. Photo by BeInCrypto When Washington blocked China from buying advanced chips, the goal was to slow Beijing’s AI ambitions. It may have accelerated them instead. CXMT Corp, a memory chipmaker once dependent on foreign technology, debuted on Shanghai’s STAR Market last month and surged 466% in a single session. The stock eclipsed…
Acrimony set aside at Tower festivities By Goeffrey Crothall This article was first published on May 18, 1990 Leaders of politics, finance and commerce from Hongkong and China converged on No 1 Garden Road last night to celebrate the official opening of the territory’s tallest building, the Bank of China Tower. The acrimony and terse…
Hong Kong lawmaker Duncan Chiu owns 54 properties at home and overseas, more than any of the other 89 lawmakers, a review of their declaration of interests shows. But Chiu indicated that he is considering selling his properties in the West, citing geopolitical risks and his limited time for managing them. Chiu, the son of…
I often wonder whether my architectural career peaked in 2006 – not because I had already accomplished a lot or designed my masterpiece – but because that was the year I resigned from Gehry Partners. As exciting as it was to return to Hong Kong, I left the world’s most famous architectural practice wondering if…
Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) Photographer: China Photos/Getty Images AsiaPac (Bloomberg) — Chinese equities slumped and bond futures climbed, showing investors remain concerned about trade tensions even after President Donald Trump signaled over the weekend that he’s open to talks. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell as much as 3.6% before paring its drop…
By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) -China’s biggest state banks are lending billions to Aramco’s Jafurah gas project, though its funds have passed on the opportunity to invest in the venture, three people familiar with the matter said. Chinese banks provided more than a third of the financing for what will potentially be the biggest…
More affluent buyers are likely to snap up luxury homes in Hong Kong in the coming months, according to agents, as the city’s booming stock market and government policies that attract well-heeled investors boost the outlook for the high-end property segment. “Some ultra-wealthy buyers have earned substantial profits from the stock market over the past…
More affluent buyers are likely to snap up luxury homes in Hong Kong in the coming months, according to agents, as the city’s booming stock market and government policies that attract well-heeled investors boost the outlook for the high-end property segment. “Some ultra-wealthy buyers have earned substantial profits from the stock market over the past…