Chinese Impacts in Southeast Asia

China’s economic rise this century has coincided with its people venturing out to spend their money or find new economic opportunities, often to positive effect but sometimes with less favourable outcomes. Take, for instance, Manila. Chinese-owned casino firms...

Life outside the Law in China

The Chinese central government has introduced many policies over the years to spur economic growth and curtail excesses such as corruption. But there have been unintended consequences. For instance, policies to develop coastal cities have attracted millions of...

Pros and Cons of Work Stress

If you think anxiety is a bad thing, consider deadlines. They often induce anxiety yet they also motivate people to complete tasks. To Dr Bonnie Hayden Cheng of the Faculty of Business and Economics, they are an example of the positive potential of anxiety.Dr Cheng...

Be Prepared

Dr Mingzhu Tai and Professor Chen Lin, Stelux Professor in Finance, from the HKU Business School, were particularly interested in the mechanisms that were driving the increase in deposits during the pandemic and, for their study entitled ‘How Did Depositors Respond to...

Money, Markets and the Rise of Modern China

In the 18th century, the Qing dynasty was at its height: China was a global superpower and its coffers were full. By the end of the next century, all that had changed. While other major regions, in particular Europe and North America, were industrialising, China...