Asian stocks have advanced as U.S. Treasury yields eased after a rocky week due to worries in the bond market over mounting U.S. government debt

The price of bitcoin rallied to a record high above $109,400 on Wednesday as a Stablecoin bill advances. President Trump will host a dinner for meme coin holders.

Kurt Tong, Managing Partner at The Asia Group, and former Consul General to Hong Kong, says China would welcome a Trump visit, but to expect "bumps in the road" getting to a meeting between the two leaders.

A Latin term that used to be little-known outside the world of customs brokers has become the stuff of headlines this year. That’s thanks to a decision by US President Donald Trump to close a tariff loophole for “de minimis” merchandise from mainland China and Hong Kong from May 2.

Some have rushed to take advantage of the rollback by frontloading and stockpiling shipments. Container bookings for China to U.S. routes soared nearly 300% in the days after the truce was announced, particularly as businesses anticipate end-of-year holiday shopping demand.

On April 2, Trump announced that the “de minimis” trade exemption for the mainland and Hong Kong – a rule dating back to the 1930s providing a reprieve from import duties for packages valued at US$800 or less – would cease on May 2.

Funding cuts at top US universities offers an “opportune moment” for HK's higher education institutions to attract talent, the head of HKU has said.

Just as the tariff-related turmoil subsided — and only temporarily — fears of ballooning U.S. debt are sparking another broad sell-off in markets.

HONG KONG: Donald Trump’s new trade war is further blurring the lines between Hong Kong and Beijing, threatening to erode the city’s main selling point as a global financial hub. When Trump ...

US President Donald Trump has said he would raise the case of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as “part of the negotiation” with China, ahead of trade talks between the two countries in Switzerland this weekend.

Animoca Brands, a crypto investment company in Hong Kong, plans to list its shares in New York after President Donald Trump removed many strict cryptocurrency laws set by the Biden administration that stunted the growth of crypto businesses in the country.