Hong Kong exchange’s IPO reforms would draw more listings, bankers say
[South China Morning Post] - 01/6/2025
HKEX proposals on public float and allocation requirements would help city draw more listings, institutional investors, UBS says.
In Chinese newspapers
People like Musk ‘important bridges’ in ties: former AmCham China head Roberta Lipson
Roberta Lipson, who has invested in China for more than 40 years, says pragmatic economic policies and constructive (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China’s Wang Yi brings investment promises to Namibia at start of Africa tour
Chinese foreign minister’s four-nation visit begins with pledge to help resource-rich Namibia transform advantages (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Malaysia’s Johor-Singapore SEZ set to spur growth, but ‘development gap’ poses risk
The Johor-Singapore special economic zone is also poised to spark renewed interest in properties in the Malaysian (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Indonesia joins Brics as newest full member, Brazil foreign ministry says
Addition of world’s fourth-most populous nation to group of major emerging national economies hailed as ‘deepening’ (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China makes first industrial-grade niobium alloy for hypersonic flight
An experiment conducted in space has helped Chinese scientists do the impossible – and it could revolutionise (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Teachers must embrace AI, founder of Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation says
Tencent co-founder Charles Chen Yidan calls on educators to explore how AI can improve not only learning but also (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine, and French far-right figurehead dies at 96
Known for his inflammatory rhetoric and anti-immigrant views, Le Pen was a divisive figure in French politics, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Swedish navy recovers anchor of tanker suspected of Baltic Sea cable damage
The incident has raised concerns about Moscow’s “hybrid war” on Western infrastructure.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Divisive study finds link between fluoride and childhood IQ loss
New report in JAMA Pediatrics combines data from 74 studies on fluoride exposure and children’s IQ.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
North Korea’s hypersonic missile test puts US, and Trump, on notice
The hypersonic missile’s reported capabilities put US bases in Guam within reach, though Kim Jong-un insists it is (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025
Donald Trump refuses to rule out military action over Panama Canal and Greenland
The US president-elect also vowed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and repeated his (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/01/2025