Stock Market
Technology
[Big read] One Taiwan, two speeds: The winners and losers of the AI boom
Taiwan’s AI boom is driving record growth and stock market highs, but beneath the prosperity, widening inequality and geopolitical risks threaten its long-term advantage. Lianhe Zaobao Taipei correspondent Lai Oi Lai speaks with experts and people on the ground to find out.
Lai Oi Lai
15 Jul 2026
Economy
Beyond Elon Musk: Who benefits from the trillionaire era?
As SpaceX propels Elon Musk into the history books as the first trillionaire, academic Ruay-Shiung Chang posits that the ultimate test for the modern economy is whether tech prosperity can be shared, or if inequality will skyrocket.
Ruay-Shiung Chang
24 Jun 2026
Economy
[Video] China tightens rules on money, data and talent going overseas
China’s new outbound investment rules place tighter oversight on money, technology, data and talent going overseas, formalising a series of cross-border controls introduced this year. ThinkChina’s Lu Lingming discusses why some Chinese fear the country is closing itself off from the world and how the changes might impact society.
Lu Lingming
11 Jun 2026
Economy
Beijing’s new red line: Offshore firms can’t ‘de-China’
Chinese regulators are aggressively expanding its oversight on Chinese companies, moving beyond capital controls to prevent technology, data and talent from fleeing overseas. By scrutinising offshore “red-chip” structures and blocking high-profile acquisitions like Meta’s bid for Manus, authorities are signalling that corporate re-domiciliation can no longer bypass China’s tightening national security and tax net. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Liu Sha explains.
Liu Sha
13 May 2026
Economy
AI drives markets as valuations race ahead of earnings
From Wall Street to Shanghai, stock markets are hitting record highs as investors crowd into a narrowband of AI and semiconductor giants, turning the rally into a concentrated surge rather than a broad advance. But with gains increasingly reliant on a handful of megacap companies, is the AI boom an overstretched bubble?
Caixin Global
11 May 2026
Economy
Precious metal volatility puts the ‘safe haven’ trade on trial
As gold and silver swung from record highs to sharp sell-offs in a matter of weeks, investors were forced to confront an uncomfortable truth — can precious metals still be relied upon as a safe haven in turbulent times?
Caixin Global
13 Feb 2026
Economy
How Hong Kong became a global wealth magnet
Hong Kong has emerged as a powerhouse for global wealth, fuelled by the mainland connection, booming IPOs and a thriving digital asset market. This growth looks set to continue, in light of Asia’s growing wealth and factors in the geopolitical environment.
Caixin Global
30 Jan 2026
Economy
Why Chinese companies are eyeing SGX again
Chinese firms are returning to Singapore for secondary listings under simplified A-share rules. While governance scandals linger in memory, regulators insist transparency and oversight matter more than the market of choice. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Thomas Li Tao reports.
Thomas Li Tao
27 Jan 2026
Economy
Trading by algorithm: Who is responsible when AI calls the shots?
A high-stakes showdown on Wall Street saw AI models, not humans, take the helm of trading — but when algorithms chase gains and cause chaos, who’s left holding the bag? Caixin Global journalists explore the topic.
Caixin Global
19 Dec 2025
Economy
[Big read] AvePoint co-founder Jiang Tianyi’s tenacious spirit of self-reliance
As the son of Chinese intellects that were “sent-down” to the coal mines during the Cultural Revolution, AvePoint co-founder Jiang Tianyi knows the value of education. Lianhe Zaobao associate business editor Hu Yuanwen speaks with Jiang to learn more about how he went from being a humble paperboy to the co-founder of a cyber security company listed on NASDAQ and the Singapore Exchange.
Hu Yuanwen
04 Dec 2025
