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China's central bank starts stockpiling gold in Hong KongThe People's Bank of China has begun adding gold reserves specifically in Hong Kong, a deliberate move to build up the city as a bullion trading hub rather than routing everything through Shanghai …Shein posts a loss right before it needs Hong Kong investors to trust its numbersShein's swing to a loss lands at the worst possible moment, weeks ahead of a planned Hong Kong listing that was already going to face scrutiny over supply chain practices, EU tariff exposure, and t…Singapore is about to undercut Hong Kong on fund manager taxSingapore is weighing tax breaks aimed squarely at hedge funds and family offices currently based in Hong Kong, a direct shot at the territory's status as Asia's asset management hub. Hong Kong sti…Li Ka-shing's cash-out is Hong Kong's biggest succession story in a decadeThe nonagenarian tycoon monetising chunks of his empire isn't retirement planning, it's a deliberate handover mechanism designed to give his successors a cleaner balance sheet rather than a sprawli…Shein's Hong Kong IPO is walking into its own growth slowdownTiming a mega-listing right as your growth curve bends is the sort of thing bankers spend all night trying to fix and can't. Shein is pushing ahead with plans for a Hong Kong listing after London a…GM-backed Momenta's $752 million Hong Kong IPO opened higher today. The autonomous vehicle capital race has a new data point.Momenta, the autonomous driving software company backed by General Motors among others, rose in its Hong Kong debut today after raising $752 million, making it one of the larger tech listings in As…Luxshare's $3.1bn Hong Kong IPO tests whether the exchange's recovery is realLuxshare Precision, the Chinese contract manufacturer that builds AirPods and competes with Foxconn for iPhone assembly, is seeking up to $3.1 billion from a Hong Kong listing, which would rank amo…An Apple supplier's Hong Kong debut tells you the supply chain consolidation story is still runningLingyi iTech, a Shenzhen-based precision components supplier to Apple, rose on its first day of trading in Hong Kong after raising $1.1 billion in its IPO, signalling that investor appetite for qua…Thai hospitality giant Minor shifts restaurant IPO to SingaporeMinor International is now considering Singapore instead of Hong Kong for its restaurant business IPO, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Thai hospitality group seeks the most rec…Hong Kong emerges as hub for Russia shadow fleetHong Kong has become essential to Russia's sanctions evasion efforts, hosting 31 ships owned by subsidiaries of sanctioned Russian entities including Sovcomflot and Novatek. The Committee for Freed…Hong Kong's Sogo races to refinance HK$8bn loan before June deadlineLifestyle International is scrambling to refinance an HK$8 billion loan secured against Sogo's Causeway Bay flagship store with less than a month until maturity. Lenders paused routine earnings cov…Oasis doubles down on Japan activismSeth Fischer's Oasis Management is running activist campaigns across Kao, DIC Corp, Kokuyo, and Nissan as Japan's corporate governance reforms create clearer catalysts for value unlock. Fischer tol…Evergrande liquidators chase PwC for billions in Hong Kong courtEvergrande's liquidators are taking PwC to Hong Kong's High Court, seeking to recover losses from what regulators call massive audit failures on the developer's 2019 and 2020 accounts. PwC already …Hong Kong banks eye bad bank for $25bn soured debtHang Seng Bank and Bank of Communications are in early talks to create a special vehicle for offloading $25 billion in non-performing loans, a two-decade high representing 2 percent of total lendin…Hong Kong metal warehouses swell as Middle East war drives hedgingLME-certified warehouses in Hong Kong accepted over 8,000 tons of metals since April with CEO Matthew Chamberlain seeing stocks potentially reach hundreds of thousands of tons. A 10,000 square-foot…Goldman cuts Hong Kong bankers off from Claude AIRegional regulatory concerns just trumped Goldman's AI ambitions in Asia. Staff in Hong Kong lost access to Anthropic's Claude weeks ago, cutting short a partnership that embedded the startup's eng…New World Development swaps $1.9bn debt at 50 centsHong Kong developer New World secured 65 percent early agreement on swapping perpetual bonds, offering old notes at 50 cents on the dollar as part of a $1.9 billion debt exchange. The company plans…MTR tests Hong Kong dollar bond market revivalHong Kong's MTR Corporation launched its first public HK dollar bond in three years, testing appetite for local currency debt as capital flight concerns ease. The transport operator is seeking HK$2…Hong Kong tightens auditor switching rulesHong Kong's exchange is cracking down on companies that shop around for more lenient auditors by requiring detailed explanations for auditor changes and extended review periods. The new rules targe…