Everyone loves a good story. In Asia’s real estate industry, there are plenty of themes and trends that attest to the appeal and resilience of the region’s residential and commercial sectors. Whether it is the huge potential for an institutionalised rental housing market in China...
The sheer scale of this workforce transformation underscores the critical importance of developing a skilled labour force capable of supporting Asia’s energy transition. As the demand for renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable practices continues to rise, employers are seeking workers with specialised technical skills...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s quarterly revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than a year, shoring up expectations that a global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) development is fuelling demand for high-end chips and servers.The main chip maker to Nvidia and Apple reported a...
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that owns gold companies has become the latest target of frenzied trading in China as investors pile into corners of the market seen as resilient to the country’s economic challenges.Trading for the ChinaAMC CSI SH-SZ-HK Gold Industry Equity ETF was halted...
Under the mainland’s revised company law enacted in December, from July 1, the minimum ownership threshold for submitting shareholder resolutions to be voted on at shareholder meetings will be lowered from 3 per cent to 1 per cent.The move, together with the China Securities Regulatory...
Meanwhile, China’s central bank has been on an easing trajectory, with its latest decision in February cutting 25 basis points from banks’ five-year loan prime rate (LPR), the largest shave since the LPR was designated as the main rate benchmark in 2019.People take pictures in...
“Direct and indirect government support is leading to capacity significantly exceeding China’s domestic demand, as well as what the global market can bear,” Yellen said at an American Chamber of Commerce in China event on Friday.“Overcapacity can lead to large volumes of exports at depressed...
Hong Kong stocks dropped, joining a broader retreat in Asian markets, after hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official tempered bets for an interest-rate cut as early as June this year.The Hang Seng Index weakened 1.1 per cent to 16,544.39 at 10.20am local time, reversing...
Washington’s efforts to divert international supply chains from China are already making enough of an impact to drive recommendations for a new game plan from analysts and manufacturers, in their view an essential step to counter a fragmentation of trade that is already under way...
“We’ve seen a shift in stance by foreign investors and that’s a positive signal for Chinese stocks,” said Dong Zhongyun, an analyst at Avic Securities. “It’s worthwhile watching the flows of northbound investment [through the Stock Connects], as that’s where fresh capital comes from, and...