Use this tool to see the most expensive home you could afford. The numbers are based on what banks are typically willing to lend. If you're buying with a partner, combine your income, expenses and debts.How we got the numbersThis tool uses something known as...
Beijing’s commercial real estate market recovered partially in the first quarter of 2024 and is gearing up for further stabilisation this year as a strong rebound in consumption and policy support combine to drive demand for leasing and investment, analysts said.In the retail market, rents...
Blizzard Entertainment, the video game giant behind World of Warcraft, is resuming its partnership with NetEase under its new owner Microsoft, marking a revival of the most enduring US-China video game partnership that had an acrimonious break-up over a year ago.Confirming an earlier South China...
“Our customers, first and foremost, are asking for choice in the industry,” said Intel vice-president, strategy and product management Jeni Barovian.“They are coming to us and they are expecting that Intel, as a computing leader, will follow the wave of (generative AI) and deliver solutions...
Hong Kong stocks advanced in early deals on Wednesday, lifting the benchmark index to a four-week high, as a growing number of corporate buy-backs lifted hopes that more companies will return excess cash to shareholders and support market gains.The Hang Seng Index rose 1 per...
Alibaba Group Holding has fundamentally changed its corporate culture to put customers first in its adaptation of technology, its co-founder Jack Ma wrote, as he stepped into a social media hubbub over the hubris that caused what was once the world’s largest e-commerce platform to...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has taken a significant step towards tapping the right-hand drive market after forming a partnership with Sime Darby group of Malaysia to distribute its cars in Hong Kong.It is poised to become the first major Chinese electric car assembler...
The pay cuts among the top 10 brokerages ranged from 1.2 per cent to 27 per cent, with Shanghai-based Shenwan Hongyuan Group slashing salaries the most, the data shows. The average salary at Citic Securities, the biggest of the firms by revenue, dropped by 5.3...
The Grand Slam of Curling, the tour elite series featuring the best men's and women's teams from across Canada and around the world, has been purchased by a new sports business venture group.The Curling Group, led by chief executive officer Nic Sulsky, has purchased ownership...
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, made a rare last-minute appearance at a Hong Kong crypto conference on Tuesday, despite previously expressing scepticism about the city’s commitment to supporting the industry.Buterin gave two keynote speeches at the Hong Kong Web3 Festival on Tuesday, the...