A number of mainland China companies are making plans for initial public offerings (IPOs) or secondary listings in Hong Kong, a trend that augurs well for the city’s effort to claw its way back to the top of the global league table of fundraising destinations. Wang Xingxing, the founder of humanoid-robotics start-up Unitree, told Hong…
Shanghai urban skyline and the bund, China. Comezora | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Monday as investors assessed China’s promises to support domestic businesses as well as developments in trade negotiations between the U.S. and countries in the region. Over the weekend, China’s finance minister Lan Fo’an said that the Asian powerhouse…
This spring, In the Mood for Love is once again flickering on cinema screens in Hong Kong. More than two decades on, Wong Kar-wai’s film has lost none of its glow. A meditation on time, restraint and unspoken desire, it quietly signals that Hong Kong once moved to a different rhythm. It is tempting to…
With dual headquarters in Shanghai and Shenzhen, Dalton Venture will apply for an asset-management licence in Hong Kong next month and expects to start pursuing investments next year after receiving government approval, founding managing partner Steve Sun told the South China Morning Post in an interview on Friday. Dalton Venture aims to seize opportunities brought…
Christiaan Stoop, the executive chef of three-Michelin-star Taian Table Shanghai, takes over the Mandarin Bar + Grill in the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong hotel for three days from April 24. The Dutch chef is known for serving tasting menus that blend French technique with global influences, such as pairing Hokkaido scallops with Iberico pork, and…
Chinese semiconductor company Montage Technology reported a sharp surge in revenue and profit in the March quarter, following a significant rise a year earlier, in a sign of the country’s expanding presence in the memory chip segment. The Shanghai-based integrated circuit design firm, which supplies connectors to dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, said in a…
The view of Nanjing Road East Pedestrian Mall, the main shopping street in Shanghai. Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Wednesday, after all three key benchmarks on Wall Street advanced overnight on optimism that U.S.-China trade tensions could ease. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -More than 70 Chinese and international automotive brands will showcase more than 100 new or refreshed models at the Shanghai auto show this week, intensifying already cutthroat competition in the world’s premier market for electric vehicles and hybrids. Top-selling Chinese brands such as BYD and Geely are expected to take centre stage at…
A Chinese flag flies high over The Bund. Liu Liqun | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday as China’s central bank held rates at a time when the yuan has come under pressure due to Beijing-Washington trade tensions. Mainland China’s CSI 300 rose 0.18% after the People’s Bank of China kept its key…
Nestled among shops selling furniture and traditional Chinese medicine in Vancouver’s Chinatown is a curious-looking storefront on Main Street. The shop sign reads “Happy Valley Turf Club”, calling to mind the Hong Kong neighbourhood of the same name that is known for its racecourse. The shop, as it turns out, is not a shop at…