China

Prudential Hong Kong fast-tracks billing services in 2 Chinese hospitals

Patients can apply for pre-approval of medical expenses.

Bank of Singapore HK names ex-chief of Credit Suisse HK as its new chief executive

Rickie Chan succeeds Cindy Wong, who will serve as advisor until 31 May.

Ping An’s profit dips in Q1’24

Earnings per share were down 4.6% for the quarter.

China Carbon Neutral releases action plan for large-scale green energy

The plan covers 100 GW of photovoltaic power, 100 GW of wind power and 100 GWh of storage.

Ping An makes management shifts, names Xiaotao as co-CEO

The former co-CEO has resigned due to personal reasons.

Mastercard enables China visitors payment option through WeChat Pay

Inbound cross-border travel to China improved to around 50% of 2019 levels. 

Hang Seng China unfolds cross-boundary wealth management centre in GBA

It is the first cross-boundary wealth management in China.

Standard Chartered clinches approval to set up securities firm in China

It will receive an initial capital injection of over $155m.

Resilience and agility are the competitive edge you need in sustainability: Deloitte Partner

Falcon Chan noted that digitisation is the key to unlocking net-zero for the industry; traditional labour-intensive factories are compelled to transform or get left behind.

Dah Sing Bank partners with Japan’s Norinchukin to promote Japanese food, agri products

Dah Sing’s board has also appointed Junji Mori and Yuichi Tashita of Norinchukin as managers.

Ben Huang foresees shift to digitalisation, high-quality production for China businesses

International market expert identifies key considerations in choosing the China International Awards  winner

Jason Yau focuses on tech criteria in Chinese International Awards 2021

RSM regional leader foresees Chinese firms embracing the shift to more consumer-oriented model and gaining new skill sets.