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ESG news regarding China’s sustainability reporting rules, Nigeria’s new ESG implementation guide, Europe’s updates sustainability reporting rules, and the EIF’s investment in Climentum Capital Fund II

China Introduces New Sustainability Reporting Standards

1 month ago09 mins

Today’s ESG Updates China Unveils Sustainability Standards: China’s Asset Management Association introduced new sustainability reporting guidelines requiring dedicated ESG teams. Nigeria Launches Africa’s First ESG Guide: The NECA unveiled an ESG Implementation Guide for MSMEs to prepare Nigerian businesses for mandatory sustainability reporting starting in 2030. EU Announces Revised Sustainability Reporting Standards: The European Commission…

EU and Hong Kong in talks on new financial services dialogue, envoy says

1 month ago02 mins

Senior officials from the European Union and Hong Kong are in talks to launch a financial services dialogue in November, with companies from the bloc keen to explore opportunities in the Northern Metropolis, the EU’s top representative in the city has said. Ambassador Harvey Rouse, head of the EU Office in Hong Kong, made the…

Is Europe finally waking up to China?

2 months ago014 mins

Tensions between China and the EU have intensified in recent months, prompting the European Commission to convene most of its commissioners for a strategic rethink during an “orientation debate” on Friday. “China is a critical partner, and engagement and dialogue will continue,” the commission said in a readout following the debate. “At the same time…

Is Europe finally waking up to China?

2 months ago014 mins

Tensions between China and the EU have intensified in recent months, prompting the European Commission to convene most of its commissioners for a strategic rethink during an “orientation debate” on Friday. “China is a critical partner, and engagement and dialogue will continue,” the commission said in a readout following the debate. “At the same time…

Hong Kong remains a free port despite global turbulence

2 months ago06 mins

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po (first right) meets Alexandra Jour-Schroeder (second left), deputy director-general for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on May 20, 2026. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT) Hong Kong, under “one country, two systems”, maintains its status as a free port, with…

Breaking | Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai gets 20 years in prison for national security crimes

6 months ago02 mins

A Hong Kong court sentenced former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years in prison on Monday for violating the national security law, closing a chapter of what has become a geopolitical flashpoint between China and the West. Three High Court judges handed down penalties to Lai, as well as six senior executives of…

Court finds Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai guilty after landmark national security trial

EU Parliament backs sanctions against Hong Kong officials over Jimmy Lai trial

6 months ago02 mins

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for sanctions on Hong Kong officials and for the city’s special trade status to be revoked in protest of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s conviction in a national security trial. At the plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, 503 parliament members voted in favour…

European MPs debate actions to punish Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai conviction

6 months ago02 mins

European lawmakers have renewed their calls for the bloc’s executive arm to revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status, and to sanction the city’s chief executive and officials to protest the conviction of former media boss Jimmy Lai on national security charges. During the debate in the European Parliament on Thursday, Hong Kong time, some MEPs…

After year of shocks, EU faces crunch talks on Ukraine, China and its economic future

8 months ago02 mins

Late last year, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen began her second term in office, a giant purple banner was draped over the side of the EU executive arm’s headquarters, declaring: “United for our Future, 2024-2029.” Its leaders will gather on Thursday to try to round off the year with a collective bang,…

EU targets China’s Shein and Temu with new fees on low-value parcels

8 months ago02 mins

The European Union will start collecting a three-euro flat fee for each small parcel valued below €150 (US$176) sent directly from a non-EU country to customers in the bloc, following a decision adopted by the EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Friday. The move, set to kick in next July, marks a milestone in…