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Sep 29, 2026

Eunis Chan, Angela Leong sell luxury Hong Kong properties as rate increases loom

As the shadow of possible interest rate increases darkens Hong Kong’s property market outlook, well-known people including model-actress Eunis Chan Ka-yung and billionaire Angela Leong On-kei have recently decided the time was right to sell luxury properties, according to market sources. Chan sold a two-bedroom Mid-Levels flat for HK$32.25 million (US$4.1 million), making a profit of about 130 per cent, while Leong, a businesswoman and Macau legislator who was the fourth wife of the late casino...

New electric bill format to reflect VAT-exempt system loss charges

Sep 29, 2026

In the new bill format, the allowable system loss charges are separately identified and excluded from gross sales for VAT computation.

Sep 29, 2026

Bangkok floods threaten to shave 0.3 percentage points from Thailand’s 2026 growth

Severe flooding in Bangkok and surrounding provinces is projected to reduce Thailand's 2026 economic growth by 0.3 percentage points, lowering estimates to 2.1%

GXS wants more secured loans, targets second-hand car market

Sep 29, 2026

Its AutoLoan product, launched on Sep 9 for Grab drivers, is undergoing beta testing with consumers

Does diversification still work? Market concentration raises challenges

Sep 29, 2026

Due to the surge in AI as a theme in public equities, fixed income and real assets, exposure risk is rising

Sep 29, 2026

China’s CXMT to favour domestic suppliers in US$5.2b memory-chip capacity push: source

Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) plans to invest 34.9 billion yuan (US$5.2 billion) in expansion, with a large portion of the capital going to domestic suppliers of chipmaking equipment, according to a source. The firm, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market, would spend 24.1 billion yuan on a new technology research and development project and another 10.8 billion yuan on the second phase of a wafer testing base, according to a Monday stock filing. The...

Sep 29, 2026

Why Citi is betting on China’s 30-year bonds as US Treasury yields climb

Citi Research has turned bullish on China’s 30-year government bonds, projecting that yields will fall further even as US Treasury yields climb. In a Monday research note, analysts at the Wall Street bank recommended that investors go long on China’s 30-year sovereign debt, saying they expected the yield to fall towards 1.8 per cent while the 10-year yield could edge towards 1.6 per cent. The analysts attributed the outlook to easing supply pressures and improved market dynamics for China’s...

Sep 29, 2026

AstraZeneca, Merck, Novo deals boost Chinese biotech as global interest grows

Shares of Akeso surged after British drug maker AstraZeneca moved to advance the Chinese biotech firm’s flagship cancer drug, while a new deal from US giant Merck further underscored the sector’s global momentum amid easing fears of US curbs. AstraZeneca on Tuesday announced a US$2 billion equity investment in Florida-headquartered Summit Therapeutics, which holds the exclusive rights to develop and commercialise Akeso’s immunotherapy drug ivonescimab outside China. Summit and AstraZeneca would...

Sep 29, 2026

Domestic workers in Central Visayas to get P500 monthly minimum wage increase

Domestic workers will receive a P500 increase in their monthly minimum wage under a new wage order in Central Visayas, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday.

As competition heats up for your capital, active judgment helps discern risks and rewards

Sep 29, 2026

Investors need to understand where pricing power sits and which businesses capture profits