Tea Leaves
China's stressed young people find solace in Japanese manga
Struggles facing ‘Chiikawa’ characters resonate with youth amid economic slowdown
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Property
Hong Kong developer Hang Lung's shares sink 15% after profit cut
Revenue decline at high-end mainland shopping malls 'worse than expected'
Retail
Hong Kong retail hit by Shenzhen rivalry, weak mainlander spending
Wharf REIC slips to net loss while major chains report double-digit sales declines
China debt crunch
China property winding-up sagas show difficulty of recovering assets
Country Garden gets six-month respite as other cases highlight 'enforceability' problem
Travel & Leisure
Hong Kong Jockey Club eyes mainland opportunities despite betting ban
Club plans regular Guangzhou races from 2026, may seek to take bets in home city
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Hong Kong Jockey Club builds a lead
Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
US-China tensions
China's iFlytek exec says U.S. sanctions have 'destroyed' market mechanism
AI leader invests in Hong Kong hub and seeks to expand presence in Japan
Pharmaceuticals
Activist investor Oasis buys 5% stake in scandal-hit Kobayashi Pharma
Hong Kong fund becomes 4th-largest shareholder in Japanese drugmaker
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The Big Story
Hong Kong Jockey Club sprints to success beyond horse racing
Soccer betting and alignment with government priorities secure status
Opinion
Japan's corporate governance reforms show way for China, South Korea
But oversight remains an area of weakness compared to Europe and the U.S.
International relations
Hong Kong plays leading role in sanctions evasion: report
New analysis spotlights Chinese city as transshipment hub of goods to sanctioned nations
China debt crunch
China-listed developers with 100bn yuan in 1st-half sales dwindle to 5
Evergrande, Country Garden sink; military-backed Poly rises with state peers
Wealth Management
Swiss asset manager GAM set to close Hong Kong office
Local peer to distribute, manage funds as market faces tepid returns
Markets
Delistings outnumber IPOs by value in Hong Kong so far this year
China slowdown is factor cited by companies with plans to go private
Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong journalist group's new chair says she lost WSJ job over role
Selina Cheng's complaint spotlights concerns over dwindling press freedom
Finance
HSBC names Georges Elhedery new chief executive
Current CFO to replace veteran Noel Quinn, who announced retirement in April
Transportation
China's big three state airlines lag behind profitable private peers
Earnings previews show trio losing $1bn despite double-digit passenger growth
IPO
U.S.-based Chinese state-owned aircraft maker Cirrus lists in Hong Kong
Company operates under watchful U.S. eyes since 2011 purchase by CAIGA
Business Spotlight
Hong Kong's rise of the claw machines reflects property fall
Young entrepreneurs use arcade games to grab low-rent opportunities
IPO
Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure weighs overseas secondary listing
Plan is being considered more for Western exposure than to raise funds
China debt crunch
China Vanke 'deeply apologizes' for $1bn loss
Moody's withdraws Country Garden's rating due to 'insufficient information'
Arts
'Superstar' architect I.M. Pei gets first retrospective
Hong Kong exhibition presents a hoard of previously unseen material
Markets
Cathay Pacific to buy back HK government's remaining preference shares
$1.2bn stake left over from group's recapitalization financing in 2020
Finance
Hong Kong fines DBS for breaching anti-money laundering rules
Singapore's biggest lender hit with $1.28m penalty over alleged past failures
Taiwan tensions
Singapore hooks Taiwan companies shunning China's investors
Taiwanese firms chase funds in city-state as cross-strait tensions rise