Hong Kong Financial News
12.08 / 12:53
Digital
Manufacturing
Apple
AirPods
HON
electronic
Apple supplier Foxconn increases Telangana investment proposal: ‘Another US$400 million is coming…’
Taiwan-based Foxconn has revealed plans to increase their investment in India by ‘another $400 million’. Apple's biggest supplier is likely to use its upcoming Kongarkalan facility for the manufacture of AirPods and other digital accesories. The company had laid the foundation for a new electronics manufacturing facility in May this year as part of its USD 500 million investment in Karnataka "…FIT Singapore's proposal to make a capital injection of US$ 400,000,000 to Chang Yi Interconnect Technology (India) Private Limited, which is held by FIT Singapore as to 99.99 per cent of the capital stock," FIT Hon Teng informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday.
12.08 / 10:11
UPS
Waves
Southern
film
performer
500
Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' movie has a sensational start, predicted to cross Rs 500 crore lifetime earnings
Superstar Rajinikanth's latest film, 'Jailer', is creating waves at the box office. Initial estimates projected the movie to earn over Rs 25 crore, but it has far exceeded expectations by raking in more than Rs 100 crore in just two days.
12.08 / 10:11
UPS
Manufacturing
Apple
HON
social
electronic
Apple supplier Foxconn ups its investment proposal in Telangana to $550 million
Telangana, V Lee, Foxconn India representative said in a social media post. Taiwan-based contract manufacturer Foxconn is Apple's biggest supplier. "...FIT Singapore's proposal to make a capital injection of US$ 400,000,000 to Chang Yi Interconnect Technology (India) Private Limited, which is held by FIT Singapore as to 99.99 per cent of the capital stock," FIT Hon Teng informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday.
11.08 / 15:35
Bitcoin Wallet
crypto startup
seed funding
Xverse Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding Round for Bitcoin Web3 Wallet, Led by Jump Crypto
Yesterday, Hong Kong-based startup Xverse, the provider of a Bitcoin Web3 wallet that supports Ordinals and BRC-20 inscriptions, successfully raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Jump Crypto.
11.08 / 13:55
regulation
exchanges
Hong Kong securities regulator issues in-principle approval to HKVAX
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued an in-principle approval to Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange (HKVAX) to operate a virtual asset trading platform under the region’s securities laws.
11.08 / 10:05
ChatGPT
OpenAI
Crypto users
IQ.wiki Empowers Crypto Users with ChatGPT-Enhanced Search Function
Blockchain encyclopedia IQ.wiki has launched a GPT-4 search engine for crypto users based on OpenAI's ChatGPT, and it plans to integrate more artificial intelligence (AI) features.
11.08 / 08:43
UPS
COMPOSITE
Tapestry
show
Asian stocks
Stock market today: Asian stocks decline after US inflation edges higher
Asian stock markets are lower after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the outlook for the biggest global economy
11.08 / 05:13
UPS
Provident
COMPOSITE
show
country
Asian stocks
Asian stocks slide on China jitters, U.S. CPI offers little cheer
Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks sank on Friday, with Chinese shares leading losses on persistent concerns over the property market, while data showing a rise in U.S. inflation did little to improve sentiment.
11.08 / 05:13
11.08 / 02:25
11.08 / 02:16
COST
BLOCK
ETF
Chinese bourses improve trading mechanism to revive stock market
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges said late Thursday they would study measures to lower investors' trading costs and improve liquidity to further stimulate the market.
11.08 / 02:11
DOW
NIFTY
SENSEX
KOSPI
Six things that changed for market overnight: Gift Nifty, US inflation to global market cues for Sensex today
equity market is expected to open on a weaker note on Friday following mixed cues from global peers. The Asian markets were trading mixed, while the US stock indices ended largely flat overnight after the inflation for July came in lower than expected, raising hopes of an end to the aggressive policy tightening by central bank. On Thursday, the domestic market got spooked by the hawkish commentary from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with both the benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ending nearly half a percent lower each.
11.08 / 01:01
Adoption
white house
Military
generative AI
Pentagon forms ‘Task Force Lima’ to map generative AI for US defense
The United States Pentagon has launched a new task force to look into how generative artificial intelligence can be used for the nation’s defense.
10.08 / 19:55
Platform
Racing
Align
Sony
film
love
country
Gran Turismo movie: See cast, release window on Netflix and more
Gran Turismo movie is set to debut on Netflix in the US and other countries, following its theatrical release at the end of August. The film, based on the video game with the same title, revolves around the story of a GT Academy participant, who transitions from virtual to real-world racing.
10.08 / 14:51
Entertainment
Vietnam EV maker VinFast gets SPAC shareholders' nod to list in US
HANOI (Reuters) — Shareholders of Black Spade Acquisition, a Hong Kong-based blank-cheque company, on Thursday approved a merger with Vietnam's electric automaker VinFast, allowing the carmaker to list in the United States this year.
10.08 / 14:35
Technology
regulation
U.S.
US and China AI-tech standoff shows signs of spreading to other countries
The emergence of high-level artificial intelligence (AI) technology has caused the United States and China to safeguard their resources in a race to develop the most powerful systems.
10.08 / 14:05
Citizens
VISA
Airlines
country
boost
China Lifts Ban on Group Tours to U.S. and Other Countries, in Boost to Global Travel Industry
HONG KONG—China lifted restrictions on group tours to the U.S., Australia, South Korea and Japan on Thursday, a move that is set to boost global tourism after three years of pandemic restrictions. China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism added almost 80 new destinations to a list of countries approved for group travel on Thursday, with immediate effect. The countries were the third batch of places that group tours led by travel operators can now visit, including some in East Asia that are among the most popular destinations for Chinese holiday makers.
10.08 / 12:45
UPS
Provident
Airlines
Cathay
cover
Cathay announces plans to buy 32 new single-aisle Airbus aircraft
(Reuters) -Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways (OTC:CPCAY) on Thursday said it intends to purchase up to 32 Airbus A321neo and A320neo aircraft to invest and upgrade its fleet, bringing the carrier's new aircraft deliveries to up to more than 70.
10.08 / 10:55
Action
Citigroup
show
country
inflation data
Eyes on US inflation data, commodity prices rise
Global stocks climbed while Treasuries traded flat as investors awaited US inflation data for cues on the Federal Reserve’s next steps. European gas prices advanced on concern about potential industrial action in Australia.
10.08 / 09:29
show
country
UK considers response to US ban on tech investments in China
Joe Biden to prohibit some tech investments in China, adding it was continuing to assess potential national security risks. Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that authorizes the US Treasury secretary to prohibit or restrict US investments in Chinese entities in three sectors: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies and certain artificial intelligence systems.
10.08 / 08:33
UPS
Target
BLOCK
Chase
Renewables
Renewables group seeks to divest Queensland pipeline
Ambitious pan-Asian renewable energy developer Carbon Resilience is seeking to capitalise on the rush to secure early-stage renewable development assets, kicking off a sales process for its 14-gigawatt development portfolio in Queensland.
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