6 Jan 2026
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In 2025, despite the threat posed by Donald Trump’s disruptive reciprocal tariffs and various other uncertainties, the global economy fortunately maintained a degree of resilience and recorded growth of about 2.7%. At this turn of the year, while attention is naturally on short-term changes and transitions, some long-standing and deeply entrenched issues such as climate change, income inequality, debt crises, geopolitical conflicts, and internal imbalances in major economies should not be overlooked.
31 Dec 2025
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As global technology conglomerates project an unprecedented $390 billion expenditure on Artificial Intelligence infrastructure in 2025, the discourse surrounding a potential "AI bubble" has intensified. Does the current lag in immediate commercial returns signify a market failure, or is there a deeper economic logic at play?
25 Dec 2025
The Chinese economy is in a state of “strong supply and weak demand”. While production capacity continues to leap forward, domestic demand has not expanded in tandem. Data from the General Administration of Customs shows that on 11 January 2025, China’s trade surplus reached a new high of US$1.076 trillion.
24 Dec 2025
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At 2:51 p.m. on 26 November 2025, seven blocks of the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po were devastated by a massive fire. Raging non-stop for 43 hours, the blaze claimed at least 160 lives, robbed over 1,000 families of everything, and took away the smiles from everyone in Hong Kong.
17 Dec 2025
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At the New Vision Economic Summit 2025, hosted by Sing Tao News Corporation, Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Vice President (Global) of The University of Hong Kong and Associate Dean of HKU Business School, and Prof. Zhenhua Mao, Professor of Practice in Economics at HKU Business School and Member of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group, shared insights on how fierce domestic competition is driving Chinese enterprises toward global markets.
12 Dec 2025
Faculty
A few weeks ago, the parents’ WeChat group of a top international school in Hong Kong blew up. It all started with one mother’s dilemma: “The essay written by AI is so much better than my daughter’s. Does she still need to learn how to write?” Another father immediately replied: “I’ve already signed my son up for three programming classes. In the future, kids who don’t know how to use AI will definitely be eliminated.”
10 Dec 2025
For many electric vehicle (EV) owners in Hong Kong, circling around the car park near home after work to look for an available charging spot has become a daily routine. At weekends, they drive to park at shopping malls, only to find few charging bays available.
10 Dec 2025
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As Hong Kong moves to formalise ride-hailing regulations, where should policymakers focus their efforts? Dr Vera Yuen, Lecturer in Economics at HKU Business School, argues in her article published on Ming Pao, that the debate must shift from limiting the number of cars on the road, to maximising the efficiency of the traffic flow.
9 Dec 2025
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