A basket of Chinese consumer names listed in Hong Kong has climbed 8.05% in two weeks, with Li Ning, Mengniu and Shenzhou International each up more than 12%. But mainland investors have pulled a net 303.88 billion Hong Kong dollars from Stock Connect over the past month, suggesting foreign money is driving the rebound.
At the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Ant Group's database unit OceanBase received the Outstanding Contribution Award for building AI data infrastructure, while Xiaomi and AgiBot also took home honors and Siemens pushed industrial AI onto factory lines.
Transsion, the Shenzhen phone maker that conquered Africa's low-end market, is now squeezed by rising memory chip prices. It is leaning on stockpiles, a weak Hong Kong listing and a costly pivot into AI to hold its ground.
The 2026 Greater Bay Area Science Forum opened in Guangzhou on November 1, gathering scientists, government representatives and tech entrepreneurs around the theme of linking the region's innovation chain to future industries.
GoGoX, the Hong Kong-listed on-demand freight platform once known as 58 Suyun, plans to sell its mainland China business for a symbolic one yuan. The move caps a four-year slide from a HK$10 billion-plus listing debut and points to a brutal same-city cargo market.
A viral forum post compares how Ekin Cheng, Eric Suen and Ronald Cheng answered a question about the Diaoyu Islands, sparking debate over celebrity diplomacy and public image.
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong exposed rainbow trout to aged polylactic acid particles and found the plastic in the fish's bloodstream, not just its gut. The work suggests "biodegradable" may not mean ecologically safe.
Two decades after Hong Kong singer Anita Mui's death, her belongings keep surfacing as priced merchandise online while legal fights over her estate continue. The gap between her public generosity and the private handling of her legacy has become a recurring Chinese internet grievance.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index futures closed slightly higher at 23,103 in overnight trading on October 28, while Hang Seng Tech Index futures slipped 0.18% to 3,841. The narrow split shows investors favoring old-economy names over tech.
The dollar index closed at 101.811 on Friday, up 0.2%, after trading in a narrow 101.446-102.080 band all week. US equities split: energy rose 2.5% while consumer staples and financials fell, and AI hardware names slid while AI software gained.
Microsoft's Project Perception now sends AI monitors to watch over the agents enterprises deploy, revoking access or stopping them outright when something looks wrong. It is a bet that the middle layer of office work will be rebuilt around supervised agents rather than people.
MiniMax closed at HK$160.7 on October 22, below its IPO price, despite first-half revenue of $116.6 million. The stock is down from a March peak of HK$1,330 that valued the company above HK$400 billion.
Singer Zhang Liangying closed her 21-stop world tour in Macau with three hours of live vocals, but the next day's trending topic was her stage outfit, not her singing. The episode has revived a familiar debate about how Chinese social media judges female performers.
A bowl of noodles shared with a younger model put 52-year-old Hawick Lau back in the spotlight, just as ex-wife Yang Mi was commanding Milan Fashion Week. Eight years after their split, Hong Kong paparazzi turned a quiet reunion into a referendum on two very different lives.
CATL beat revenue expectations but posted its weakest profit growth in quarters, sending shares down for an eighth straight day. The battery giant now faces price wars at home and a crowded EV market abroad.
CATL shares have fallen for eight straight sessions, pushing the world's biggest battery maker back toward a 1 trillion yuan valuation as growth slows. Investors are asking whether the company can find a new story beyond building more factories.
Tencent's stock closed at HK$393.8 on October 21, a one-year low, as its market value fell nearly 40 percent from January's peak. Weak Hong Kong liquidity and a reassessment of tech valuations are weighing on the internet giant.
China's carmakers shipped over five million vehicles abroad in the first half of 2026, yet their Hong Kong shares fell. Meanwhile, engineers quietly swap real-world testing for simulation, and a little blue light becomes the symbol of self-driving.
China is repositioning Hainan, its tropical 'Hawaii,' as the country's biggest free-trade port and an economic reform test bed. The island's land area is more than thirty times that of Hong Kong, raising bold comparisons.
Alltron, the world's top maker of high-density circuit boards for cars, lost 191 million yuan in six months while its core margin fell to 2.8%. The Tesla supplier is still pushing a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Rumors of billionaire Li Ka-shing's death swept Chinese social media this week. His flagship conglomerate CK Hutchison issued a terse denial: absolutely no such thing.
Former Boy'z member Steven Cheung vanished from Hong Kong entertainment after a 2019 marriage scandal. At 41, reports say he is doing manual labor, deep in debt, and still hoping to return to the stage.
Hong Kong's securities watchdog suspended trading in bubble tea chain Tea Baidao, saying its 2024 listing may have been artificially pumped. The company itself is not accused, but the case raises questions about how Chinese consumer brands go public.
Seven years after retiring, the founder of display giant BOE has taken his chip design company, ESWIN Computing, public in Hong Kong. It is the third time the 69-year-old has tried to fill a gap in China's semiconductor industry.
Chinese Western food is a homegrown cuisine that blends European technique with local staples like rice, soy and wok fire. A Quora-style essay argues this hybrid tradition is one of the world's most underrated ways of eating.
A televised exposé of a paid attraction inside an Inner Mongolia ecological protection zone has reignited debate over whether natural landscapes should be fenced, ticketed and packaged as products.
Tencent is considering its first major offshore bond in years, a dual-currency deal worth up to $5 billion, as China's tech giants race to bankroll AI computing. The cash-rich gaming and cloud group is stockpiling long-term capital before the spending peaks.
Chinese film fans spent the 2026 National Day holiday rating a crowded slate of new releases on Douban, from a Hong Kong action thriller starring Louis Koo to a Peppa Pig holiday special and an Egyptian drama.
The 40-year-old Spanish legend has clarified that his comeback for Hong Kong Premier League club Sha Tin is a one-off appearance on November 7, not a full-season signing as local headlines suggested.
Lionel Messi closed his Argentina career with a 3-0 win over Benin in Buenos Aires, and Cristiano Ronaldo marked the moment with a public comment.
Chinese resellers are buying limited-edition goods worldwide and flipping them at markups of up to 400 percent, turning scarcity into a business. The model reveals how hype-driven demand differs from lasting customer loyalty.
Two years after the sudden death of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, her family marked what would have been her 48th birthday at her graveside with pink flowers, champagne and her favourite foods.
At 51, Taiwanese model and actress Lin Chi-ling lands her 16th Vogue Taiwan cover, setting a 30-year record for the magazine. The stripped-back styling has set Chinese social media talking about age, beauty and second acts.
After nearly two decades in Hong Kong and a decade of renting, former TVB actress Wang Junxin has bought her first home. She credits motherhood and a cooler property market for the move.
Six new films opened across China for the National Day holiday, from a husband-and-wife comedy to a Hong Kong crime drama starring Louis Koo. The crowded slate shows how studios chase the year's biggest box-office window.
Two veteran stars' health struggles in the same week have renewed debate about grueling hours in China's entertainment industry. Fans are asking whether the business can protect the people who make it shine.
A Hong Kong actress-host sit-down with TVB actor Ng Fu Kiu and his wealthy wife has reignited debate about money, trust and marriage in the city's entertainment industry.
A Japanese manga about a young woman who keeps blowing up her trading account has become a cult favorite among Chinese readers, who see their own market losses in her story. Its author funded his comeback with the very leverage that kept ruining him.
Rising long-term US bond yields have overtaken AI-bubble worries as investors' top concern, a Bank of America survey found. As ten-year Treasury yields top 5%, some global funds are ending their long-standing underweight positions in Chinese equities.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed up 0.37% on Wednesday at 24,613.27, though it fell 3.7% over September. AI model developers Zhipu and MINIMAX led gains, while internet names like Kuaishou and Meituan also rose.
