FirstFT: Ceasefire under threat after Hamas accused of violation
Also in today’s newsletter, Alibaba to ‘aggressively’ invest in AI, and Hong Kong’s low-tax appeal threatened by property slowdown ...
Struggling Chinese builder Vanke turns to state managers to ‘stop the decline’
“Policymakers don’t want Vanke to fall because that’s going to really damage sentiment,” said Larry Hu, chief China economist at Macquarie, adding that the new phrase in housing policy circles was ...
Hong Kong expands virtual asset push with new licensing, trading options
Hong Kong is expanding the ways investors can trade virtual assets, its financial regulator said on Wednesday, as the city races to become Asia's digital assets hub and attract capital.