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Family office for Hong Kong’s richest builds out hedge fund team
[HONG KONG] A money manager for some of Hong Kong’s richest families is building a hedge fund team to allocate money away from private equity after its clients asked for more liquid investments. VMS Group, which has about US$4 billion in assets...
Futures Storm To Another Record High After Blowout Tech Earnings
"Powell hawkish, QRA a damp squib. Just when it felt darkest, MSFT and META came to the rescue." That's how Goldman Delta-1 head Rich Privorotsky summarized overnight events in his overnight wrap and boy was he right: US equity futures are soaring...
Hong Kong-developed EXOTICA UMAMI [EX M] challenges century old cooking traditions with breakthrough flavour enhancement technology
Revolutionary Cooking Sauce Defies Culinary Logic: Frozen Chicken Rivals Fresh, Budget Beef Rivals Premium Wagyu HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 31 July 2025 - The revolutionary multifunctional sauce EXOTICA UMAMI (known to Chinese...

Wall Street poised to open higher, boosted by strong earnings from AI-focused technology sector
Wall Street was on track to open with solid gains Thursday on the strength of some blowout quarterly reports from the AI-obsessed technology sector. Futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq climbed 1.2% before the opening bell, while S&P 500...

Leads Biolabs’ IPO points to biotech rebound in Hong Kong
Header photo source: Hong Kong Stock Exchange. On July 25, Leads Biolabs made its official debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its shares surged as much as 117% intraday before closing up more than 90%, giving the biotech firm a market...

New Hong Kong report useful but investors will do their own research: experts
The Hong Kong government’s first business report in four years can offer investors some reference but may not be enough to sway those holding preconceived views about the city due to geopolitical tensions, commerce chamber chiefs and economists...

Viktor Gyokeres could make Arsenal debut against Tottenham in Hong Kong
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Meituan’s Keeta Conquers Hong Kong Food Delivery Amid Worker Protests
In the bustling streets of Hong Kong, where skyscrapers pierce the sky and culinary aromas waft from countless eateries, a seismic shift has unfolded in the food delivery sector. Meituan, the Chinese tech behemoth known for its dominance in...

How a Chinese brand reshaped Hong Kong’s food delivery scene
With China’s domestic economy slowing and its consumers more frugal, Chinese brands are seeking new business overseas. And some, like Meituan, are using Hong Kong as a trial market to test the waters. A former British colony that has long been a...

Researchers find automated financial traders will collude with each other through a combination of 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificial stupidity'
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, would it be fair to call it a duck? Or, in the case of a working paper from researchers at Wharton and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, how closely does the...

Hong Kong: No Stablecoin Licences Yet, First May Not Arrive Until 2026
The Hong Kong stablecoin regulatory regime is set to go live on August 1, but so far, the Monetary Authority has issued no licences. Hong Kong Stablecoin Licences May Arrive Early 2026 In a press release, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)...

Hong Kong stablecoin sandbox firm RD attracts $40m backing led by ZA
ZA Group announced it has led a US$40 million Series A2 investment round in RD Technologies, which is one of just three participants in the Hong Kong stablecoin sandbox. There’s significant excitement in the sector with Hong Kong’s stablecoin...

China Market Update: CATL Shares Fall Despite Strong Earnings, Mainland Outperforms Hong Kong
CLNKraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight as investors awaited today's decision from the US Federal Reserve, as Taiwan and Vietnam outperformed, while Hong Kong and Indonesia underperformed. Battery giant Contemporary Amperex...

OSOME AND ASPIRE EMPOWER FOUNDERS TO RECLAIM TIME WITH TECH-DRIVEN INNOVATION
– Reduce Weekly Business Pain Points by Up to 6 Hours – HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Digital business solutions provider Osome and Aspire, a leading all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses, have deepened their...
Pavegen selected for Cyberport 5 smart city expansion in Hong Kong
Installation is scheduled for September 2025, ahead of the site’s full completion later in the year. The project is being delivered in partnership with Gammon Construction, one of Asia’s most respected contractors, and Siemens, utilising their...

Hong Kong-based Handa to invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh, create 25,000 jobs
Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh. Handa Industries Ltd. Chairman Han Chun announced the plan while meeting Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the...

Hong Kong football fan, 19, convicted of insulting national anthem
A 19-year-old Hong Kong football fan has been convicted of insulting the national anthem by turning his back to the pitch when the song was played at a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier match last year. Eastern Court on Wednesday found defendant Lau...
Hong Kong – Results of applications for 14th-round financing workout of Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme revealed
Outcomes of applications for 14th-round financing workout of Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme revealed ****************************************************************************************** The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau today...

U Power Partners With Shandong Hi-Speed New Energy Group And BOCOM International To Scale Battery-Swapping In Hong Kong And Accelerate International Expansion
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Exploring Similar Cooperation Models for Other Regions Including Thailand and Portugal SHANGHAI, July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- U Power Limited (Nasdaq: UCAR ) (the "Company" or "U Power"), a provider of AI-powered solutions...
Hong Kong Lawyers Gain a Personalised AI Assistant with the Commercial Launch of Lexis+ AI with Protégé
Developed with customers leading the next wave of legal AI innovation, Lexis+ AI with Protégé uses AI agents and generative AI, grounded in proprietary LexisNexis Hong Kong content, for next-level productivity and outcomes HONG KONG, July 30, 2025...