Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a stronger open for the market. The futures contract in Chicago is currently at 40,260 and its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 40,480 compared to the index's previous close of 39,931.98.

Restructuring terms allow the Chinese developer to effectively cut its annual borrowing costs to 4.12 per cent from 9.6 per cent.

The Company makes available through the Investor Relations section of its internet website at http://ir.yumchina.com its filings with the HKEX as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing such materials with the HKEX. These filings may also be obtained by visiting the HKEX's website at http://www.hkex.com.hk.

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Currency traders looking for their next big idea could do worse than talk to Wong, who runs a news stand in Hong Kong’s Central District.

The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks to help jolt its languid markets out of the doldrums.

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is concluding its process for approving Hong Kong as a location for its global metals warehousing network, which the exchange considers to be a gateway to mainland China.

The historic legislation for Basic Law Article 23, aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring Hong Kong's stability and development, has topped a list of the ten most significant policies by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government in 2024.

China Vanke Co’s chairman and chief executive officer will both resign in an abrupt move after the embattled developer warned of a record 45 billion yuan ($8.34 billion) loss for 2024.

Experts believe that DeepSeek's emergence suggests that China can continue to make strides in the AI race despite US restrictions

In currencies, the dollar jumped 0.3% against the Chinese yuan in offshore trading, and rallied 0.4% versus the Aussie and 0.5% versus the New Zealand dollar, with the antipodean currencies tending to act as more liquid proxies for China's currency due to close trade ties.