Author: Nancy, PANews HashKey is accelerating its quest to become Hong Kong’s first cryptocurrency stock. On December 1st, HashKey Holdings Limited (HashKey) passed its listing hearing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s main board, with JPMorgan Chase, Guotai Haitong Securities, and Guotai Junan International acting as joint sponsors, marking a crucial step towards the capital…
Key News After the market closed overnight, the government released the “Recommendations of the Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development”, which covered 15 key focus areas comprising sixty-one sub-areas. For investors, a few key points stood out: Accelerate high-level self-reliance in science and technology, and lead the…
Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight, as Hong Kong outperformed and Thailand underperformed. After an initial dip, growth stocks in Hong Kong climbed higher on robust volume, propelling the Hang Seng Tech Index to a four-year high as it closed above recent resistance. Concerned with Hong Kong outperforming and Thailand underperforming about missing the…
Week in Review Asian equities were mixed for the week as Mainland China’s STAR Board and Pakistan outperformed, while the Philippines and India underperformed. Trump signed an executive order in support of the deal to have a consortium of US technology companies, including Oracle, purchase 80% of TikTok’s US operations and gain a license to…
Key News Asian Equities were mixed overnight as Mainland China’s STAR Market and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index both outperformed, while Australia and India underperformed. Alibaba announced that it will raise $53 billion for AI investments over the next three years, which was cheered by investors. Alibaba continues to be an AI leader in…
Hong Kong’s leader outlined plans Wednesday to diversify the city’s economy and accelerate growth, including fast-tracking an ambitious border development project and establishing the artificial intelligence sector as a “core industry”. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go…
Hong Kong lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to grant limited rights to same-sex couples, as fears grow in the LGBTQ community that even this narrow equality bid could be sunk by conservative pro-Beijing voices. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced…
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Cathay Pacific has benefited from a pick-up in travel demand in Asia – Copyright AFP Peter PARKS Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would place a US$8.1-billion order for 14 Boeing jets, its first order with the American aircraft maker for 12 years. The airline has “exercised the purchase rights… to purchase 14 Boeing 777-9…
CLN KraneShares Key News Asian equities delivered mixed performance overnight, as Vietnam outperformed on a trade deal, while Taiwan, South Korea, and Thailand all lagged amid the absence of new deals. News broke that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Stockholm to meet his Chinese counterparts, a potential signal of further thawing in US-China…