Sino Land-led consortium clinches Kam Sheung Road Phase Two with US$1.7 billion investment
A consortium led by Sino Land and Great Eagle Holdings, alongside two major mainland Chinese developers, has won the tender for the Kam Sheung...
Hong Kong property investment soars on lower funding costs, rising demand
Hong Kong’s commercial property market attracted US$1.6 billion in investment in the first quarter, up 41 per cent from a year earlier, as demand...
Japan Ends Decades-Long Ban on Lethal Arms Exports in Major Security Shift
Japan on April 21 formally endorsed scrapping a long-standing ban on lethal weapons exports, marking a historic shift in its postwar security policy. The...
Ex-UK official says he felt pressure over Mandelson from PM’s office
A former top foreign ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced “constant pressure” from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to speed up...
South Korean police seek arrest warrant for Hybe founder Bang after travel request
South Korean police have moved to detain Bang Si-hyuk, the founder of K-pop giant Hybe – the entertainment company behind groups including BTS –...
KKR and Samsung SDS enter partnership
As part of the agreement, KKR will acquire $820m of newly issued Samsung SDS convertible bonds; Samsung SDS will spend the money on M&A...
Big Trouble for China! U.S. Bombs and Seizes Touska, A Shared China-Iran Ship?
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated once again. On April 19, the U.S. intercepted a cargo ship, the “Touska,” which was heading...
SCMP’s ‘original’ finance reporting honoured at State Street Institutional Press Awards
The South China Morning Post received six honours at the State Street Institutional Press Awards Asia-Pacific 2025 on Tuesday. The awards, which recognise outstanding...
China confronts Middle East supply shock, as State Council mulls energy strategy
Beijing is putting its power strategy under the microscope as China navigates the impact of a shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz that...