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JD.com buys into Hong Kong Central tower as Lai Sun offloads US$450 million stake

JD.com has agreed to acquire a stake in a major office tower in Hong Kong’s Central district, mirroring a property…

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Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador

Ant International, the Singapore-based affiliate of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, has named US basketball star Sabrina Ionescu as its…

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Hong Kong’s battered prime office market poised for better year ahead, analysts say

An increase in office leasing activity in Hong Kong, coupled with a moderate amount of new space coming onto the…

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Alibaba launches US$537 Quark AI glasses to challenge wearables from Meta, Xiaomi, Rokid

The Quark AI Glasses, named after the company’s Quark AI assistant, include three versions each of the series’ flagship S1…

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‘Out of ICU’: Hong Kong’s third-quarter commercial property deals triple to US$4.9 billion

Investment in Hong Kong’s commercial property more than tripled in the third quarter from a year earlier, making it the…

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Hong Kong’s Central prime office rents rise for the first time in more than 3 years

Prime office rents in Hong Kong’s Central business district rose modestly in November – the first time in three and…

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Big Tech firms double down on AI glasses, as Ant offers iris authentication for payments

Chinese technology companies are stepping up their push into the smart-glasses market with new software and hardware innovations, intensifying competition…

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Ant Group picks AI-assisted healthcare as new growth area amid China’s rapid ageing

Chinese fintech firm Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, has picked healthcare as a new artificial intelligence-driven business…

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Alibaba rebrands food delivery app Ele.me as Taobao Shangou in instant retail push

Alibaba Group Holding is rebranding its Chinese food delivery platform Ele.me as Taobao Shangou, aligning the service more closely with…

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Hong Kong pulls ahead of Singapore in race to attract crypto-treasuries: blockchain expert

Hong Kong has pulled ahead of Singapore in attracting technology-driven companies that use cryptocurrency for treasury management and other applications,…

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