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Hong Kong's first de-spac listing still leaves sector in limbo
The other 13 special vehicles that have applied for listings in the Asian financial hub making little headway
28 days ago
Markets
SGX launches depository receipts for five Hong Kong stocks, including Alibaba, BYD
SGX has launched Hong Kong SDRs for five mega-cap companies: BYD Company, HSBC, Bank of China, Alibaba and Tencent.
29 days ago
Hong Kong
Alibaba to convert Hong Kong listing to primary next week
The manoeuvre expected to attract billions of dollars in investment from mainland China.
August 23, 2024
Tech
Huawei profit surges as it takes share from Apple and Alibaba
The results underscore how Huawei, the target of US sanctions for years, has progressed in navigating through the challenges
March 31, 2024
Global Economy
Briefs: Singapore’s headline inflation rebounds to 3.7% y-o-y; Jack Ma boosts Alibaba with stock purchase
Other stories include a Trump win in New Hampshire and India topping Hong Kong to become the world's fourth largest stock market.
January 25, 2024
Banking & finance
OCBC becomes first bank in Singapore to offer cross-border payments for customers through Alipay+
This partnership is OCBC’s latest cross-border payments collaboration, following its partnership with UnionPay earlier this year.
September 19, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Baidu and Alibaba spearheading China’s AI charge, but chip curbs to hurt: Morningstar
Given the challenge of preventing hallucination in AI models, the AI industry is expected to be heavily regulated in China.
August 30, 2023
China Focus
Alibaba unit to hire 2,000 graduates as big tech crackdown eases
China suspended publishing data on its soaring youth unemployment rate in July
August 20, 2023
Company in the news
Alibaba shares surge after historic overhaul heralds IPO wave
Alibaba Group Holding's US shares surged 12% after it announced plans to split its US$220 billion empire into six units.
March 28, 2023
Digital Economy
Sea to fire 3% of Shopee Indonesia staff as layoffs start
Sea’s Shopee division, in particular, has pulled back from major markets in Europe and Latin America
September 19, 2022