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BARCELONA, Spain, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei hosted the finance session themed "Powering Resilient Intelligence, Co-creating Finance Future". At the event, Huawei announced a comprehensive upgrade of its Banking AI and Foundation Model Solutions, elevating core capabilities in Sc…
While organiser reports only ‘small’ dip in participants, at least two firms expect fewer clients due to travel disruptions caused by war in Iran
While rising energy costs from war in Iran may briefly aid China’s deflation battle, analysts warn how oil price spike could threaten nation’s fragile economic rebound
Census and Statistics Department says retail sales for January worth HK$37.3 billion, marking ninth straight month of growth since May 2025
South Korea’s Kospi is the worst-hit in Asia, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix falling 11.7 per cent and 9.6 per cent, respectively
Shadow treasurer tells MPs he has cashed in the investment and donated the gains to an advocacy group for gay rights in Iran
Chim, 79, was convicted in 2024 for conspiring with his son and others to defraud a listed company and the city’s stock exchange
Deeper cooperation through unified rules and shared development goals highlighted as a key directive in latest annual work report
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Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
The Export-Import Bank of Korea said Wednesday it has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and Manila Electric Company to support nuclear power development in the Philippines.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Spain for failing to meet the NATO target of spending 5% of GDP annually on defense.
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index leads Asian market sell-off, despite Donald Trump’s suggestion that US Navy could protect vessels moving through vital strait of Hormuz
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Opinion | Hong Kong’s finance chief must return to his original aspirationsAs the financial secretary prepares his budget speech, he would do well to remember his initial focus on using the city’s wealth to help the needy.
Opinion | Hong Kong’s finance chief must return to his original aspirationsAs the financial secretary prepares his budget speech, he would do well to remember his initial focus on using the city’s wealth to help the needy.
Opinion | Hong Kong’s finance chief must return to his original aspirationsAs the financial secretary prepares his budget speech, he would do well to remember his initial focus on using the city’s wealth to help the needy.
Xi’s appointments underscore his policy priorities as economy slowsChina’s government promoted Yi Huiman, the chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to head of the securities regulator to help steer the stock market toward an avenue for fundraising.
Un operador camina cerca de las pantallas que muestran el índice compuesto de precios bursátiles de Corea (KOSPI) y el tipo de cambio entre el dólar estadounidense y el won surcoreano en una sala de operaciones del Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Lee Jin-man)
Workers labor at a ceramic ware factory, in Handan in north China’s Hebei province on Nov. 4, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)
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More seniors in Hong Kong like Benny Ratnani are working past 65 not just for financial reasons, but to retain self-esteem and self-worth
South Korean shares plunged more than 8 percent on Wednesday, prompting the stock exchange to temporarily halt trading on the benchmark Kospi and secondary Kosdaq markets, as risk-averse sentiment intensified following US-Israel strikes on Iran.
A person walks by an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP)
The Korea Enterprises Federation said Wednesday it has published an English-language booklet titled “2026 Business Environment and Labor Market in Korea,” aimed at enhancing global understanding of the country’s economic and labor policies.
Delegates to discuss trade and investment deals amid rising global tensions in lead-up to President’s first visit since returning to power
The big cornerstone comeback: what’s driving investors back to Hong Kong IPOs?After four subdued years, the cornerstone investors that anchor Hong Kong’s IPO market are returning in force, reshaping the deal landscape.
How China is using a massive ‘electron gap’ to pivot the AI race with USEx-finance official Zhu Guangyao says abundant energy supply gives the nation a critical edge in AI, as ‘electricity is computing power’.
Rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz see vessels diverted and bookings suspended, as companies impose emergency fees of up to US$4,000 per unit
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Ukraine has rejected a proposed EU mission to inspect the Soviet-era pipeline that transports Russian oil through Ukrainian territory to Central Europe, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing diplomats and officials.
California’s real estate market could be about to fall off a cliff.
Risk – at some level – is intrinsic to any investment, but diversity is a choice. And when it comes to diversity, Dollar Bill is not talking about all that woke nonsense that seems to be gripping the corporate world by the short and curlies. I’m talking about that super-diverse investment category of index funds, th…
The big cornerstone comeback: what’s driving investors back to Hong Kong IPOs?After four subdued years, the cornerstone investors that anchor Hong Kong’s IPO market are returning in force, reshaping the deal landscape.
The Australian economy has posted its best performance in almost three years, expanding by 0.8 per cent through the final three months of 2025.
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MONT-SAINT-GUILBERT, Belgium, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenWay is included in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Digital Commerce Payment Platforms.
A parolee with 26 busts under his belt – including a crime spree just last week – slashed a woman and a man back-to-back at an Astoria fish market Monday afternoon, cops and sources said.
Berlin: Iran’s priority is to survive. To do that, its leaders will want to drive up the cost of the war for US President Donald Trump – in terms of American casualties, energy costs and inflation – to try to persuade him to declare victory and go home.
California’s spiraling housing crisis is being driven by insane property prices, draconian building restrictions and historically low mortgage rates that deter people from moving, an expert has revealed.
Residents may face higher energy and dining costs as analysts stress the city cannot remain immune to surging oil prices
When under pressure on inflation, tariffs, immigration and even the Jeffrey Epstein case, the Trump administration has pointed to the success of the financial markets.But Donald Trump's biggest move of his presidency, the war with Iran, has seen a sharp drop in shares globally.And there's no end in sight for the mar…
City Hall says Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending Mayor Zohran Mamdani “$73 million to fund the first set of free 2-K seats,” 2,000 spots in four neighborhoods — or $36,500 per “free” seat, which is half again the $24,000 market rate for day care (which is all 2-K even pretends to be) for such tots.
This is the first in a two-part series examining the Jets’ options at quarterback. The first part is a look at the veterans expected to be available via trade or in free agency. The second part will be a look at the NFL draft.
Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agenda