Hong Kong and Malaysia Target Deeper Trade and Financial Links
Hong Kong, 11 August 2026 – Hong Kong and Malaysia are seeking to deepen commercial ties across finance, innovation, healthcare, professional services and the halal economy as bilateral…
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Danantara’s Planned IDX Stake Puts Exchange Governance in Focus
Jakarta, 10 August 2026 – Indonesia’s sovereign investment agency Danantara is preparing to acquire shares in the Indonesia Stock Exchange as the market operator advances a legislated transition…
Hong Kong Targets September Release for Inaugural Five-Year Development Plan
Hong Kong, 10 August 2026 – Hong Kong’s government is targeting September for publication of its first five-year plan, an effort to align economic development, housing, talent and…
Hong Kong Commerce Chief to Lead Joint Mainland and Local Delegation to Malaysia to Accelerate Business Expansion
Hong Kong, 8 August 2026 – Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau will lead a high-level delegation of mainland Chinese enterprises and local Hong Kong business…
Over a Quarter of China’s Ultra-Wealthy Concentrated in Beijing and Shanghai as Wealth Hubs Consolidate
Beijing, 8 August 2026 – Over a quarter of China’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals remain heavily concentrated in Beijing and Shanghai, according to a comprehensive national wealth distribution report released…
Chinese State Enterprises Consolidation Drive Solidifies Hong Kong as Premier Treasury Hub
Hong Kong, 7 August 2026 – Mainstream central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) across mainland China are rapidly centralizing their global cash management operations, designating Hong Kong as their primary…
Indonesia’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Slide to $145.3 Billion as Bank Indonesia Defends Rupiah
Jakarta, 7 August 2026 – Indonesia’s official foreign exchange reserves contracted to $145.3 billion at the end of July 2026, pulling back from $145.6 billion in June as…
China-Linked Spyware Campaign Raises Cross-Border Corporate Cyber Risk
Washington, United States, 6 August 2026 – A China-linked spyware tool identified across 13 countries has sharpened concern over the ability of sophisticated surveillance campaigns to cross borders,…
BOJ Minutes Keep a Later-Year Inflation Rebound in the Policy Frame
Tokyo, 5 August 2026 – Minutes from a Bank of Japan meeting showed that some policymakers expect inflation to strengthen later in the year, keeping the possibility of…
Japan’s Slower Services Growth Raises the Bar for Domestic Demand
Tokyo, 5 August 2026 – Japan’s services sector continued expanding in July but at a slower pace as rising input costs pressured businesses, tempering an otherwise constructive domestic-demand…