Until recently the question of sustainable or ESG investing was not on the agenda of the vast majority of asset managers in Asia.

Technological barriers segregating fixed and mobile telecommunications services are fast disappearing. Emerging technologies such as Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) will soon enable users to enjoy high-speed voice/data connectivity using a single handset anyplace anytime.

Climate change, as evidenced by extreme events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods, left its mark on every continent in 2022, and has already affected billions

Near field communication mobile payment services are on the rise in Hong Kong, and are offered in many retail outlets as a payment method.

The spectacular collapse of the Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation ("GITIC") in 1999 leaving over US$2 billion of irrevocable loans highlighted some of the deep-rooted problems of corporate governance in the PRC and the need for urgent reforms.

On 21 October 2005, SAFE issued a new circular on "Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control on Domestic Residents' Corporate Financing and Roundtrip Investment Through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles" ("Circular 75"), effective 1 November 2005.

The definition of "Prospectus" in Section 2(1) of the <I>Companies Ordinance</I> (Cap 32) (the "CO") has been amended with effect from 3 December 2004 in accordance with the <I>Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2004</I> to exclude the documentation for 12 types of offer set out in the new Seventeenth Schedule to the CO ("the New Schedule").

As the top recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014 (source: UNCTAD), China is unarguably an important destination for investment.

China State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") issued the "Circular on Issues Relevant to Improving the Foreign Exchange Administration Regarding Mergers & Acquisitions by Foreign Investors" ("January Circular") on 24 January 2005 and the "Circular on Issues Relevant to Registration Regarding Foreign Investment by Domestic Residents and Foreign Exchange Registration Regarding Mergers & Acquisitions by Foreign Investors" ("April Circular") on 21 April 2005.