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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities edge lower amid uncertainty over US-China trade

Great Wall Motor and Singapore Exchange among losers on A300

10 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares slip ahead of tariff deadline and Fed meeting

Postal Savings Bank shares end flat in Hong Kong, rise 2% in Shanghai on debut

10 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares flat as investors eye trade spat and Fed meeting

Summi Group more than doubles after forecasting swing to annual profit

10 December 2019
Longevity increases the complexities of their financial lives.
10 December 2019
Employees attend the opening bell ceremony from Shanghai for the Nasdaq listing of Chinese online group discounter Pinduoduo in July 2018. 
Markets

Open sesame: Bankers tout Hong Kong listing after Alibaba success

US-listed Chinese companies worth almost $400bn being courted

10 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian shares rise despite weaker exports data from China

Energy company stocks outperform after Brent crude jumps

9 December 2019
As clashes between anti-government protesters and police turned increasingly violent in recent months, tourist arrivals and property transactions have slumped, sending Hong Kong's economy into a technical recession.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong retailers warn of closures, layoffs as losses mount

Survey showed 30% of respondents planning job cuts in six months if protests continue

9 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares end flat after Chinese trade data

Longfor Group and Powerlong Real Estate advance after monthly sales data

9 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares flat after mixed report on Chinese trade data

Mainland property companies rise on monthly sales gains

9 December 2019
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Hong Kong protests

In pictures: 6 months of Hong Kong protests

How frustration, distrust and anger toward city government and Beijing flared up

9 December 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed memorandum to slap tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House on March 22, 2018. 
Your Week in Asia

US tariffs kick in, Tankan survey, and Taiwan campaign kicks off

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

8 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise ahead of key US employment data

Tencent Holdings, China Life Insurance pace A300 gains

6 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares erase weekly loss amid trade optimism

Mobile component makers AAC and Sunny Optical lead gains on Friday

6 December 2019
Riot police stand guard inside Sha Tin Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station as anti-government protesters gather to demonstrate against the railway operator, which they accuse of helping the government, in Hong Kong, China September 25, 2019.
Nikkei Markets

MTR gains on dividend comfort despite profit hit from unrest

Rail operator puts profit impact from protests and vandalism at HK$1.6 bn

6 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares climb as optimism over trade lingers

Train operator MTR rises despite profit warning

6 December 2019
GoGoVan dominates the market for on-demand shipping in Hong Kong. (Photo courtesy of GoGoVan)
Sharing Economy

Asia startups jostle to be 'Uber' of last-mile delivery

Alibaba-backed GoGoVan and Hillhouse-funded Lalamove fight beyond Hong Kong

6 December 2019
Anti-government protesters destroy ticket machines at Hong Kong's Tai Wai Station in October.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong unrest deals $200m profit blow to city's rail operator

MTR Corp blames vandalism and depressed ridership for financial woes

6 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities rebound on renewed trade deal optimism

Bharti Airtel falls after announcing $3 billion fundraising

5 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares up as Trump boosts trade deal hopes

Sunny Optical and AAC Technologies lead Hang Seng gainers

5 December 2019
What do Marxism and Xi Jinping have in common? Both are at a loss to explain what is happening in Hong Kong. (Nikkei Montage/ Source photos by Reuters/ AP)
5 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong stocks edge up on renewed trade deal optimism

Apple supplier Sunny Optical leads Hang Seng gainers

5 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks fall on concerns US-China trade war may extend to next year

Chinese companies among biggest contributors to losses on A300

4 December 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares retreat as trade deal expectations weaken

Tencent slips even as it sets price and launch date for Switch console in China

4 December 2019
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail at an MTR station in Hung Hom after a day of protests in Hong Kong on Dec. 1.
Interview

Hong Kong tests Beijing's wisdom, says prominent Taiwanese writer

Lung Yingtai criticizes China's system that 'suffocates' its own creativity

4 December 2019
A teacher gives a student a high-five ahead of China's annual college entrance exam. Chinese high-schoolers outperformed students elsewhere in the OECD's latest tests.
Education

Chinese students surge to top of international education rankings

Asian areas score well in OECD math and science tests but some slip in reading

4 December 2019