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AdvertisementBanking & financeBusinessHong Kong’s Wealth for Good Summit to highlight AI, robotics, biotech opportunitiesFourth edition of summit comes as Hong Kong pursues goal of attracting 220 additional family offices by 2028
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenCao LiPublished: 7:33pm, 12 Mar 2026As innovations arise from the artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnology sectors, holders of family capital from around the world will convene in Hong Kong to discuss such investment opportunities at the city’s fourth annual Wealth for Good Summit on March 23 and 24.
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said the summit would showcase Hong Kong’s position as a premier hub for family capital seeking long-term growth and multigenerational legacy.
Launched in March 2023 to attract global family offices and high-net-worth individuals, the event this year would bring together top family office leaders and next-generation wealth successors to discuss intergenerati..

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AdvertisementArtificial intelligenceTechDemand for AI talent in China outpaces job postings in other ‘new-economy’ sectorsAI-related positions accounted for more than a quarter of new-economy job listings in the first two months of the year, report says
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenHe Huifengin GuangdongPublished: 7:29pm, 11 Mar 2026China’s spring hiring season is revealing a sharp surge in demand for artificial intelligence talent as companies speed up the deployment of related technologies, turning it into one of the country’s hottest professional fields.The number of AI-related job postings in China in the first two months of the year grew about 12-fold year on year, far outpacing growth in other “new-economy” industries such as healthcare, renewable energy and semiconductors, People’s Daily reported on Tuesday, citing insights from a report by professional social networking platform Maimai.
AI-related jobs accounted for 26.23 per cent of all new-economy job postings, up from just 2.29 per..

AdvertisementMalaysiaThis Week in AsiaEconomicsMalaysia tightens borders to fight fuel smuggling amid global energy crisisThe move comes amid concern that rising fuel prices abroad could make it more profitable to smuggle subsidised fuel out of Malaysia
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenIman Muttaqin YusofPublished: 7:25pm, 11 Mar 2026Malaysia will tighten border enforcement to curb fuel smuggling and keep subsidised petrol prices unchanged as the widening US-Israeli war with Iran disrupts energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz and rattles global oil markets.The move comes amid concern that rising fuel prices abroad could make smuggling subsidised fuel out of Malaysia more profitable.
“The most worrying aspect is that this conflict has an impact on the global economy, Asia and Malaysia,” Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said at a special press conference on Wednesday. “The more serious problem is disruption to oil and gas supplies, which usually pass through the Strait of Hormuz.”AdvertisementHe sa..