South China Morning Post
Looking for affordable rents in Hong Kong? Try co-living space
A group of professionals with property and architectural backgrounds is converting old tenement Hong Kong buildings into co-living projects to offer an affordable housing and networking option to...
Chinese property investment to drop to ‘normal level’, says top adviser
Real estate investment, a key pillar of China’s economy, is expected to fall back to a “normal” level – about 2 to 3 per cent growth – in the second half of this year, according to a top Chinese...
Li Ka-shing says elder son Victor will be his successor in principle
Billionaire Li Ka-shing, for decades one of the world’s wealthiest tycoons, has named his elder son Victor Li Tzar-kuoi as his successor in principle, a day after the Cheung Kong group clarified that...
Shenzhen’s factory hub status draws young tech companies seeking edge in hardware
Shenzhen’s prominence as a manufacturing hub is gaining kudos among young technology companies, especially those with a hardware focus, according to industry participants. Success stories such as as...
Can China bring jobs back to America? Yes and maybe
The difference between hi-tech and traditional finance came into focus as Alibaba chief Jack Ma and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross headlined overlapping conferences in the US. Both events aimed...
China’s regulators strive to keep up with fast-growing ‘fintech’
From mobile payments to online lending, China’s boom in “fintech” applications is creating new headaches for regulators used to supervising conventional financial deals. If regulators stay out of...
SCMP reflects on the Hong Kong handover: what we got right (and wrong) in predictions for 2017
In June 2007, with the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover fast approaching, the business section of the South China Morning Post indulged in a flight of fancy. “What might the city look like in...
Chinese start-ups continue to tap into investor frenzy for self-driving technology
Two more Chinese technology start-ups have added their names to the growing traffic jam of domestic firms hoping to cash in on the future driverless car market, after being given approval to...
Hong Kong keeps S&P’s top ‘AAA’ rating despite Moody’s cut
Hong Kong’s economy has become more integrated with China’s over the past 20 years since the handover – but the city continues to be higher rated, at “AAA”, reflecting the views there are still...
Chinese censor shuts down dozens of online entertainment news accounts
China’s online censor has shut down dozens of entertainment news accounts on Weibo, Tencent, NetEase and Baidu – including that of a prominent paparazzo – in a rare crackdown on apolitical content....