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Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Illustration: Huy Truong
Bangladesh

Exclusive | Bangladesh’s new leader dreams big, with a little help from China

A popular revolt that ousted the kleptocratic Sheikh Hasina thrust Muhammad Yunus, 84, into power. Now he’s looking to China for help.

US-China trade war

Exclusive | How China came up with a game plan to survive a Trump 2.0 trade war

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel set for US$100 million renovation

Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong needs more museums, talent to promote art trading

Hong Kong’s low taxes, proximity to China and an art-storage facility at the airport can attract family offices to dabble in art trading.

The Art Basel show in Hong Kong last month drew hordes of visitors. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

Exclusive | Hong Kong pharmacy to become latest tenant on Russell Street amid rent slump

Annual rent in Causeway Bay shopping district has declined 46 per cent on average between 2018 and 2024, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Yacht haven: Hong Kong aims to be growth hub for leisure-boat industry

Government policies and planned marina will make the city a centre for the industry’s growth, experts say.

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Brazil

Exclusive | China delegation visits Brazil to discuss railway link to Peru megaport

Post learns major infrastructure projects on table during week-long tour across country as Beijing eyes boost in trade ties.

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A delegation of Chinese officials meets Brazilian authorities at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Exclusive | HSBC to offer anti-ageing treatments, medical check-ups at Hong Kong wealth hub

The wealth centre, which will open in the second half, is aimed at the growing silver economy, HSBC Life’s Daisy Tsang says.

US-China trade war

Exclusive | Trump tariffs could make China’s domestic economy stronger in long run: insider

Chinese economy is better prepared this time around compared to the last trade war with the US, an insider said.

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Science

Exclusive | Questions remain 5 years after death in US of Chinese scientist Nongjian Tao

Amid China Initiative era and pressure on Chinese research community, police report concluded Tao died by suicide amid ‘work-related stress’.

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Tao Nongjian was a leading researcher and founder of two biotech start-ups. He won numerous honours and received more than US$10 million in NIH funding over the years. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Xpeng to use own Turing AI chip to power its self-driving cars this quarter

Xpeng’s Turing AI chip is three times more powerful in computing power than the Nvidia chip installed in its existing EVs.

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CEO He Xiaopeng will unveil Xpeng’s 2025 X9 at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong tourism

Exclusive | Hong Kong scores big as host of World Football Summit

Ronaldo Nazario, Andres Iniesta and Arsene Wenger among speakers set to visit as the city hosts the major event for the first time.

China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

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Hong Kong stock market

Exclusive | CATL keeps the faith in Hong Kong with plans to list in second quarter: sources

Some of the 178 companies that have filed IPO applications in Hong Kong may delay their listing plans, analysts say.

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CATL, the world’s top EV battery maker, could raise as much as US$5 billion in Hong Kong, according to bankers. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

Exclusive | Chinese exporters ditching shipments mid-voyage to avoid crushing Trump tariffs

One export company’s US-bound container volume has plummeted, from 40 to 50 containers a day to just three to six.

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Containers at Tianjin Port on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Qatar wealth fund chief seeks to speed up deal for China Asset Management stake

‘The talks went smoothly and the stakeholders are supportive of the deal,’ a source says.

Hong Kong transport

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans crew from taking power banks on flights

Aircrew decry the move as causing great inconvenience and a ‘double standard’ compared with rules for passengers.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | Goldman Sachs brings art advisory service to Asia’s ultra-rich

Bank’s private-wealth division helps clients navigate ‘high degree of complexity’ in the world’s second-largest art market.

Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management’s head of art advisory Monica Heslington, pictured on March 27, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Sun Life sees Hong Kong as ‘most important’ market in Asia for life insurers

New insurance premiums rose 330 per cent between 2019 and 2024, lifting Sun Life’s ranking to fifth from 12th, according to company data.

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Hong Kong politics

Exclusive | CK Hutchison’s control of Panama ports ‘undermines’ sovereignty, lawyers say

‘Even if BlackRock finalises the purchase, our action continues,’ say Norman Castro and Julio Macias, who are challenging concession.

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Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s soon-to-open art-storage facility is an incentive for family offices

The complex at Skytopia airport city will be ready this year or early next year and enhance Hong Kong’s role as an art-trading centre.

Jason Fong, global head of family office at InvestHK, the airport art-storage facility will nhance Hong Kong’s role as an art-trading centre. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | France’s Elior Group chief ‘confident’ about Hong Kong aircraft processing deal

CEO Daniel Derichebourg says company is in early stage of discussions with government but he is keen to set up ‘as soon as possible’.

(From left) Elior Group chief legal officer Thierry Thonnier, chairman and CEO Daniel Derichebourg and Elior Asia chief executive officer Janet Cheung during their recent interview with the Post. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong property

Exclusive | Hong Kong online broker rents shop in one of the world’s costliest retail strips

Futu could be paying HK$1.2 million (US$154,000) per month in rent, a steal compared to the HK$8.6 million in monthly rent that Burberry paid in 2018.

Science

Exclusive | US cyber expert Wang Xiaofeng ‘is safe’ after FBI raids, source says

Unverified statement circulating among Wang’s colleagues says case linked to research grant in China from about seven years ago.

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China-Asean relations

Exclusive | China woos the neighbours, with Xi said to be planning 3-country tour in April

The Chinese leader is expected to spend three days in Malaysia as well as visit Vietnam and Cambodia.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping during his last Southeast Asian visit in December 2023, pictured being welcomed to Vietnam. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong backing horse racing to spur tourism spending, minister says

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law says sport ‘not necessarily for gambling’, as city looks to make most of racing charm.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his policy address in October last year that the city would develop tourism focused on local experiences. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong tourism

Exclusive | Hong Kong will vie with ‘every city in Asia’, Singapore to develop tourism

Rosanna Law tells Post in exclusive interview that authorities play active but ‘quieter’ role than Lion City in promoting city’s attractions and mega-events.

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US-China relations

Exclusive | China risks US reaction by intervening in Panama Canal sale: senior ex-diplomat

Daniel Kritenbrink tells Post that Beijing should treat the transaction as a private deal, the first comment of its kind by a former top official.

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