Chinese President Xi Jinping is thought to be weighing an expansion of the Politburo Standing Committee at the upcoming Communist Party plenum to groom potential successors. (Nikkei montage/ Reuters)
Politics

Five things to know about China's ongoing party plenum

Xi expects to steer discussions away from US trade war and Hong Kong turmoil

30 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Financials drag Hong Kong market lower

Guangzhou Automobile and BYD retreat after reporting profit declines

30 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise on trade deal and Fed rate cut bets

TSMC climbs after company and GlobalFoundries resolve patent disputes

29 October 2019
China's ByteDance is famous for TikTok, a viral social media app that allows users to share short videos.
China tech

Hong Kong IPO surge tempts ByteDance to float

Talks held with bankers by owner of viral social media app TikTok

29 October 2019
Melco Resorts and Entertainment Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho explains his vision for Japanese resorts to the Nikkei Asian Review. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
Global Management Forum 2019

Melco unveils $248m investment fund for Japan hospitality projects

Sum is on top of planned $10bn bet on casino resort in Yokohama

29 October 2019
La Martina founder and Chairman Lando Simonetti tells the Nikkei Asian Review about his plans for Asia. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
Global Management Forum 2019

Argentine luxury polo brand goes digital to win in Asia

La Martina founder works with Samsung and Google to extend reach

29 October 2019
African swine fever has sent consumer pork prices in China surging.
Nikkei Markets

Pork king WH Group sees shares jump as results help lift outlook

Company seen accelerating shipments from the US despite high tariffs

29 October 2019
Joshua Wong’s disqualification as a candidate comes as the number of registered voters for the Nov. 24 district council elections has reached a record high.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong prohibits Joshua Wong from running in elections

Authorities say pro-democracy figure advocates 'self-determination' for the city

29 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares fall amid local and China growth worries

HSBC extends losses after earnings while WH Group jumps on profit rise

29 October 2019
Twitter CFO Ned Segal says India, Indonesia and the Philippines are particularly promising. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
Global Management Forum 2019

Twitter's CFO: 'Asia is a very important opportunity'

Ned Segal discusses 'tremendous' 5G potential and political minefields

29 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares slip amid economic growth concerns

WH Group jumps after January-to-September profit increases

29 October 2019
Barclays Group CEO Jes Staley offers his views on Brexit and other matters on the sidelines of the Nikkei Global Management Forum. (Photo by Manami Yamada)
Global Management Forum 2019

Barclays CEO says 'it's time' to reinvest in Asia after retreat

Head of UK bank says tech IPOs need to be assessed 'honestly'

29 October 2019
HSBC said it plans to redeploy capital away from underperforming operations such as global banking and markets businesses to higher returning ones, including wealth management, retail banking and the faster-growing Asian markets.
Finance

HSBC to redeploy capital to Asia after missing profit target

Bank sees growth potential in region's retail banking and wealth management

29 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks climb on trade deal hopes

AIA, ICBC and ABC rise in Hong Kong after third-quarter results

28 October 2019
Great Wall Motor said its profit soared more than 500% year-on-year in the July-Sept. quarter following a 59% plunge in earnings during the first half of the year, as it controlled costs, sold higher-priced vehicles and refrained from wider discounts.
Automobiles

Great Wall's recovery seen to be temporary as shares surge

Sustaining demand without expanding discounts could be a challenge, analysts say

28 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Earnings and trade deal hopes boost Hong Kong shares

HSBC slides after third-quarter earnings decline

28 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Financials lift Hong Kong shares amid trade optimism

AIA and Great Wall Motor jump after third-quarter results

28 October 2019
ASEAN dignitaries open the bloc's new building in Jakarta in August. The association's summit starts this week in Bangkok.
This Week in Asia

China's most important meeting and iPhone 11's true strength

Nikkei Asian Preview is your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

27 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks slip amid earnings, trade uncertainty

Ping An slides after lowering new business value outlook

25 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Insurers drag Hong Kong shares lower, as trade remains in focus

Ping An down on outlook while Budweiser slips after quarterly profit declines

25 October 2019
Ping An noted that its headcount of insurance agents had dropped to 1.25 million as of Sept. 30, 12.1% lower than a year earlier.
Nikkei Markets

Ping An Shares slide as new business value guidance lowered

Intensifying competition and agent recruitment seen as challenges ahead

25 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares slip as US-China trade uncertainty weighs

Budweiser Brewing tumbles after quarterly profit and revenue decline

25 October 2019
Panasonic aims to leverage its reputation in home air conditioners into a larger share in the industrial space in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Yukako Ono)
Companies

Panasonic seeks Southeast Asia A/C sales with Hong Kong partner

Japanese appliance maker eyes bigger slice of industrial market

25 October 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise amid monetary policy easing bets

SK Hynix jumps after third-quarter profit beats expectations

24 October 2019
Of Hong Kong's big four property developers -- Adrian Cheng, Raymond Kwok, Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau Kee -- only three have answered Beijing's call to resolve the city's housing crisis. (Nikkei montage/Getty images/AP/Reuters)
Hong Kong protests

Payback: China presses Hong Kong magnates to share the wealth

Beijing pushes super-rich to help solve city's chronic housing shortage

24 October 2019