Business Views
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Li Keqiang’s hawker economy thrives in Mao country
As China’s property downturn continues, local governments are trying to come up with an alternative development model to make ends meet and provide jobs. ... -
There is no shame in being Chinese
Companies like Shein that are shifting headquarters and erasing connections to China are making a mistake. No one buys it. An economic slowdown at ... -
Singapore-washing has hit a wall
Can private wealth management hubs stay neutral and discreet in an increasingly polarized world? Private banks in Zurich lost some of their shine after ... -
Private credit and mini-millionaires don’t mix
As fundraising from pension and endowment funds slows, private credit managers have set their eyes on wealthy individuals. The success of the $54 billion ... -
All homes grow old. China will get used to it
Chinese love new apartment buildings, my real estate agent told me last year as I was looking to buy property in Hong Kong. Seeing ... -
What is China’s $138 billion bond bazooka aiming at?
China [began] selling 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) special sovereign bonds Friday, the fourth such sale in past 26 years. These offerings are special in that ... -
China’s housing mess finally comes for Xi’s own
A third year into an unprecedented housing downturn, China’s President Xi Jinping seems to be finally getting worried, prompting speculation of quantitative easing and ... -
Behind the Hong Kong market’s fast and mysterious rally
All of a sudden, the mood in Hong Kong seems to have shifted. The $5.2 trillion stock market is on its longest winning streak ... -
China’s $3.7 trillion wealth industry is plagued by sub-3% returns
Which companies may blow up and which stock indexes will nosedive? Most investors are not distressed-debt specialists and are not keen to find out. ... -
Making sense of China’s magical 5.3% growth
China’s first-quarter 5.3% growth handily beat expectations and Beijing’s own target of “around 5%.” But if you ask households, companies and even the taxman, ... -
Spring break is more of a buzz with ‘malatang’
Powered by social media, young people in China are traveling to the far corners of the country, places that those a decade or two ... -
Hong Kong property tycoons are selling super call options
Do people see residential property as a utility or an investment? Hong Kong’s property tycoons are racing to find out. Consider Uptown East in Kowloon Bay, ... -
China’s Gansu luring businessmen from HK, Macau
People from the Hong Kong and Macau regions are increasingly being attracted to Gansu. This is, in part, due to the northwestern province’s rich ... -
SCL awards SMEs for excellence, concludes another round oftraining
Resort operator Sands China Ltd. (SCL) highlighted its cooperation with local SMEs with an award ceremony over the weekend as well as conducting a ... -
Chinese leaders consider next steps for economy under cloudy outlook
Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic priorities for the coming year, the official Xinhua News Agency said in ... -
EU on AI regulation: Can leaders reach a deal?
The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging technology, but it also has raised the risk of upending a ... -
Why gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks
It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady ... -
Xi the Guruji and his baffled devotees
China’s President Xi Jinping has tried hard explaining his governing philosophy to his comrades. His musings on everything from the economy to space missions ... -
Ping An Real Estate is China property’s new hot potato
China’s property sector is struggling to halt its unprecedented decline. The biggest developers have gone into default. What will happen to private equity that ... -
China can’t clame everything on wayward billionaires
The fall of Hui Ka Yan, the founder of real estate developer China Evergrande Group and once Asia’s richest man with an estimated fortune of $45.3 ... -
Finally, there’s more money than fools in China
For years, China’s netizens joked that the country was home to millions of fools with a lot of money. They were called “chives,” a ... -
Hong Kong’s billionaire debt kings are losing their mojo
The tide is turning for Hong Kong’s tycoon families. All of a sudden, the younger generation has to work a lot harder to convince ...
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