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Funding option: royalties giant opens Hong Kong base as mainland China biotech deals surge

The world’s largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties has set up its first Asia-Pacific base in Hong Kong, joining a string of multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical sector establishing offices in the city as out-licensing deals by mainland Chinese biotechnology firms hit record highs. Royalty financing gives drug developers an alternative way to raise capital even as US investment restrictions loom, according to an expert. “Chinese biotech firms would need royalty financing as an..

Vacation Dangers: Climate change makes summer vacations riskier

Viruses transmitted by mosquitoes, dangerous bacteria in the sea, extreme heat in cities: climate change is having a concrete impact on summer holidays - even in Central Europe.

Threat from space: Danger from space: Humanity is researching asteroid defense

Humanity wants to fend off potentially dangerous chunks from space. What insights will a mission launched in 2024 bring?

How Philippine ube farming can cash in on ‘purple gold rush’

Esmeraldo Maligsa, a farmer and president of the Bohol Ube Growers Association, harvests 2,000kg (4,400lbs) of ube, the purple tuber native to the Philippines, every seven months. He and the other farmers in his group manage a collective yield of between 5 tonnes and 8 tonnes, fetching prices of 90 to 100 pesos (US$1.50 to US$1.70) per kg. Such is the price the ubi kinampay, dubbed the “Queen of Philippine yams”, fetches. It is grown in Bohol province and nearby areas in central Philippines, and

Arms industry: Arms boom: Where there is unused potential in Germany

The federal government wants to make the country defensible with record spending. The money hasn't reached everyone yet. An exclusive analysis shows which regions can benefit.

China factory activity grows faster than expected in June on tech export demand

China's manufacturing engine held up this year as surging demand for artificial intelligence technology helped offset the drag from Middle East turmoil.

Reform plans from the Union and SPD: Big chunk of tax reform - that's what it's all about

The coalition wants to put together a major reform package this week. At least that's the plan. There are many controversial topics on the agenda, but one project is particularly controversial.

Index funds vs. fund managers: investing actively or passively - which is better in the long term?

If you want to make more of your money, you can invest in securities, among other things. Investors can make active selections themselves or opt for passive investments. What's better?

Japan is raising visa fees by up to 400% for the first time in nearly 50 years. Here's why

A single entry visa will climb to 15,000 yen, from the 3,000 yen charged currently, while multiple entry visas will cost 30,000 yen, up from the 6,000 yen now.

Economic crisis: “Industrial base is eroding” – China shock concerns coalition leaders

At their meeting on Wednesday, the coalition leaders also want to talk about a tougher trade policy towards Beijing. But for Chancellor Merz this is a delicate balancing act.

Start-up check: Incirt wants to make satellites transmit faster

The Aachen company develops communication chips for accelerated data transmission in space. The SpaceX IPO shows how strongly the market is growing.

Car maker: Volvo develops cars in less than three years

Thanks in particular to the new software architecture, the manufacturer is catching up with the significantly faster Chinese competition. Volvo recently had major problems with this important component.

Comment: The mudslinging between Trump and the Fed is entering the next round

The US President is not allowed to fire the monetary watchdog Lisa Cook immediately. At least not for now. With his attacks against the US Federal Reserve, he is pursuing a blatant goal.

Lars Feld: The Chancellor should bake smaller rolls when it comes to income tax

The three coalition partners have very different ideas about how reform should be designed. A lot would be gained with one measure. A guest post.

Hong Kong positioned to link Asean, Greater Bay Area amid geopolitical shifts: John Lee

Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect Asean with the Greater Bay Area and build a “powerful and complementary partnership” amid a shifting geopolitical landscape, the city’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made his remarks at the South China Morning Post’s GBA-Asean Summit 2026 on Tuesday, which also saw the launch of a new chamber of commerce for the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the city. The summit brought together government officials, business..

Hong Kong IPOs ride China’s tech wave, but Nasdaq leads way with SpaceX tsunami

Hong Kong has surrendered its IPO fundraising crown to Nasdaq following SpaceX’s blockbuster listing earlier this month, but it did so while seeing its IPO proceeds register a year-on-year rise of about 84 per cent in the first half of 2026 – consolidating the region’s position as a primary offshore financial hub for Chinese issuers. A total of 83 companies raised US$26.42 billion on the Hong Kong stock exchange’s main board from January to June, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. The figure,..

Just how far are China’s local officials going in falsifying performance data?

Beijing has publicised three cases of local governments falsifying achievements to boost their records, which involved manipulating revenue data, misusing special-purpose government bonds and concealing off-balance-sheet debt. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday that a central working group and the Communist Party’s top anti-corruption watchdog had announced cases highlighting typical misconduct in official duties and performance evaluations. The announcement came from the...

+++ Football World Cup 2026 +++: Brazil escapes World Cup disgrace – last-minute win against Japan

Where is Donald Trump? +++ Why Argentina has the highest probability of making it to the World Cup final +++ Fifa counts – 4.6 million World Cup viewers, 300,000 hot dogs +++ The news blog.

Japanese yen sinks to 40-year low, keeping intervention risks in focus

The Japanese yen weakened to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 1986 on Tuesday, keeping investors on alert for possible intervention from Japanese authorities.

Australia's competition regulator takes Amazon to court over alleged unfair Prime subscription contract terms

Australia's competition regulator is taking Amazon to court, alleging its Prime contracts required subscribers to pay AU$2.99 to avoid advertising, with no option for refunds

i've been using earnings date as an automatic position review trigger and it's helped me avoid a lot of unnecessary holds

this sounds obvious but it wasn't obvious to me when i started swing trading i used to enter a swing trade and just manage it based on price action. set a stop, let it run, trail the stop when it worked. didn't really think about the calendar except to avoid buying right into earnings the problem is that a lot of my positions were getting held too long not because the trade was working but because i didn't have a forcing function to review them. position goes flat for 3 weeks, stop never gets hi

Japan aims to catch up on drone warfare by tapping Ukraine’s experience

Japan is accelerating plans to acquire and develop drones for its military by stepping up cooperation with Ukraine and learning from Kyiv’s wartime experience against Russia as it seeks to deploy more unmanned systems across its territory in the Pacific. To complement this strategy, Japanese companies are boosting cooperation with their European counterparts to manufacture anti-submarine drones. “The entire international community has witnessed how warfare has changed since the outbreak of the..

Time to establish workplace support for Hong Kong’s high-risk carers

Nearly a year has passed since Hong Kong launched the first phase of its carer support data platform last July, linking the Social Welfare Department, Hospital Authority and the Housing Authority into a single alert system for “high-risk carers”. These include those receiving a living allowance as low-income carers of the elderly, carers of the disabled and carers of those who live in public housing estates. To date, the platform has flagged over 3,100 cases through hospital alerts. Care teams..

Prime suspect: Australia sues Amazon over ‘unfair’ streaming ad terms

Australia’s competition regulator said on Tuesday it had taken Amazon’s Australian ‌unit to court, alleging its Prime subscription contracts contained unfair terms that allowed the company to add advertising to its video streaming platform. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that between November 2023 and August 2025, Amazon Australia used unfair Prime Video contract terms to make negative changes for over ⁠1 million annual subscribers without offering...

Train game that sparked 35-year separation: deaf Chinese man finally returns home

After playfully sneaking onto a train and being transported away unexpectedly, a deaf and non-speaking man from central China was finally reunited with his biological family recently – following 35 years away from home. On June 11, Lei Zeqing joyfully reunited with his father, older brother, and sister, who made the journey from their hometown in Henan province to Shenzhen, in southern China’s Guangdong province. Lei was overwhelmed with excitement to finally see his long-lost family, for whom..

Any downside to "tax-exempt" money market funds like MCSXX or FFTXX?

I'm wondering just generally if they come with more risk than the treasury or repo-backed ones. Does the NAV stay reliably pegged at $1? Do they have more uneven returns because they are muni-backed? But if you want the context, you can keep reading: I currently use TTTXX for my money market fund, because it is state-tax exempt. However, I'm in the 32% marginal federal bracket, 9.3% in my state, and my gains are subject to NIIT as well of 3.8%. The tax-exempt funds MCSXX and FFTXX both yield ~2.