Stock Market
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
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
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
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
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
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
Economy
How Jenny Lee became Asia’s ‘Iron Woman’ of venture capital
Singaporean venture capitalist with Granite Asia Jenny Lee has shown that through grit and determination, one can get things done. Pivoting from an engineer to a venture capitalist, Lee shares her journey, what it takes to be a successful investor, as well as her outlook on the capital market in Asia, in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao associate business editor Hu Yuanwen.
Hu Yuanwen
Economy
[Big read] When the market soars but the economy struggles: China’s stock puzzle
Despite a weakening economy with deflation risks and disappointing corporate profits, China’s stock index has climbed. Analysts and investors are divided on the sustainability of this market trend. Lianhe Zaobao senior correspondent Chen Jing looks into the matter.
Chen Jing
Economy
The securities chief’s curse: Family, alumni and associates that toppled Yi Huiman
China’s capital market has been in the slumps the past year, not helped by the controversy surrounding the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Lianhe Zaobao China news editor Yang Danxu takes a look at the latest downfall of its chair, Yi Huiman.
Yang Danxu