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Bitcoin, BNB hit record highs as global turmoil spurs flight to 'safe haven' crypto
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/10/2025
» HONG KONG — Major cryptocurrency tokens, including bitcoin and BNB, reached record highs this week amid government turmoil around the world that drove up alternative asset prices, which elated China's crypto community as the country reconsiders digital assets such as stablecoins.
Elon Musk wants to buy Liverpool
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/01/2025
» HONG KONG — Elon Musk's father has told a British radio station that his billionaire son had expressed interest in buying English Premier League (EPL) title favourites Liverpool.
Van Gogh painting auctioned for $27.6 million
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/09/2024
» HONG KONG - There were few fireworks at the inaugural evening sale of 20th and 21st century art at Christie's new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the economic malaise that has cast a pall over the art market in the past two years continues to make itself felt.
Hong Kong wealth gap narrows, but rival Singapore sees 23% increase
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Wealth inequality in Hong Kong dropped by 6% over the past 15 years but rival Singapore recorded an almost 23% increase over the same period, a report by a multinational bank has found.
Hong Kong's WeLab eyes Southeast Asia digital banks
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/06/2024
» HONG KONG - WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech unicorn backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing, is exploring the idea of setting up digital banks across Southeast Asia and providing its technology services to conglomerates in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.
Husband of Hong Kong star Coco Lee to apply for inquest into her death to dispel rumours against him
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/08/2023
» The husband of late Hong Kong pop celebrity Coco Lee plans to turn to the Coroner's Court to seek an inquest into the cause of her death in a bid to dispel rumours, the Post learned on Monday.
Billionaire co-founder of BYD uncertain about China's ability to create breakthrough tech on par with ChatGPT
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/07/2023
» Xia Zuoquan, a Chinese billionaire investor who made his fortune betting on the once tiny battery maker BYD, is less certain about China's ability to make big technological breakthroughs such as OpenAI's ChatGPT in the near future.
Jack Ma returns to public life with professorships
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/05/2023
» Jack Ma, the face of Chinese entrepreneurship and the founder of Alibaba Group Holding, has assumed professorships in at least four schools outside mainland China, as he keeps an arm's length from the business empire he created.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to mainland China to visit school in Hangzhou
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/03/2023
» Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group Holding, returned to mainland China recently after more than a year of overseas travel, and visited a school he founded in the city of Hangzhou, the hometown of Alibaba, according to sources familiar with his schedule.
BYD launches four EV models in Jordan, eyes further expansion in Middle East
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/03/2023
» BYD, the world's largest electric-vehicle (EV) maker, has taken the first steps to tap the Middle East market by launching four models in Jordan and forming a partnership with a local dealer.