Hong Kong’s housing market may be on the verge of a sharp rebound and a new upcycle after four years of decline, according to Praveen Choudhary, head of Asia gaming, Hong Kong and India property research at Morgan Stanley. Choudhary expects home prices to rise about 10 per cent in 2026 – among the most…
China’s economy expanded five percent in 2025, Beijing said Monday, one of its slowest rates of growth in decades as it struggles with persistently low consumer spending and a debt crisis in its property sector. Leaders set a growth target of “around five percent” for last year, following a five percent rise in 2024. (Unsplash/Representational…
Hong Kong, China–(Newsfile Corp. – December 11, 2025) – The highly anticipated International Forum on China’s Economy and Policy 2025, held by the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit (CEPU) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, successfully concluded in mid-November. Themed “Economic Transformations in a Multipolar World”, the Forum delivered a full day of…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July- September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, and compares with a 5.2% pace of…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s manufacturing activity shrank for a fourth straight month in July, an official survey showed on Thursday, suggesting a surge in exports ahead of higher U.S. tariffs has started to fade while domestic demand remained sluggish. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.3 in July versus 49.7 in June, the National Bureau…