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Latest Research
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Advisor–Advisee Research Overlap and Its Implications for Scientists’ Early-Career Performance in the United States
This study offers a detailed examination of academic scientists to address long-standing questions central to the scholarship of mentorship in organizations. The researchers highlighted key…
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Navigating geopolitical risks: How U.S. firms adjust supply chains amid U.S.–China rivalry
The recent geopolitical rivalry—most notably between the U.S. and China—has fuelled a resurgence of geopolitical risks for firms. This is defined as disruptions driven by…
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The Determinants of ESG Ratings: Rater Ownership Matters
Third-party ESG ratings are used in investment practices as key metrics for evaluating corporate ESG performance. However, substantial disagreements in ESG ratings for the same…
Insight Articles
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Hong Kong Retail Gasoline Net Profit Margin Surges 6‑Fold Over Two Decades
Hong Kong’s petrol prices have ranked among the highest in the world in recent years. In March 2026, for example, the posted price of unleaded…
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What AI Generated Content Do We Actually Need?
In the AI era, more and more companies are using AI to generate content and widely disseminating it online. An analysis by SEO research organization…
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Only the Market Can Unlock the Value of Data Assets
In 2026, Reddit’s data licensing agreement with Google, reportedly worth about US$60 million per year, is set to expire and come up for renewal. Together…
SpaceX IPO: An Outer-Space Contest between Narrative and Numbers
Whenever monumental news breaks, I tend to use this column to examine a basic principle. SpaceX’s current bid to come to market in what could be the largest initial public…
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A New Era of Globalisation Co-led by Chinese Enterprises Has Arrived
The history of global commerce over the past half-century features two indelible spectacles. The first is the global sweep of American titans like General Motors, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Nike, Apple,…
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How China’s Changing Two-Way Investment Flows Are Repositioning Hong Kong as a Value-Adding Hub
In recent years, as the two-way investment landscape between China and the rest of the world has markedly changed, the scope of Hong Kong’s bridging role has also expanded. To…
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AI Upends Workplace Order: Human Capital Needs Urgent Restructuring
In the middle of last month, Standard Chartered Group announced that it planned to cut over 15% of its back-office and support roles by 2030, affecting nearly 8,000 employees. At…
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The Rise of the AI-Agent Economy
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of discussion in the tech world regarding the shortcomings of OpenClaw (popularly known as “Lobster”). These issues include unpredictable behavior,…
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The Off-field Battle over Sky-high World Cup Broadcasting Rights
The 2026 World Cup is set to kick off next month, and this quadrennial event will once again tug at the heartstrings of hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide. Co-hosted…
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Exploring a New Approach to Stablecoin Development in Hong Kong
In April 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) granted the first batch of stablecoin issuer licences to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and Anchorpoint Financial Limited…
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Beyond Tariffs: Rebalancing the U.S.-China Deficit through Strategic Capital Integration
The years-long US-China trade war has failed to shift the imbalanced macroeconomic structures of the two nations. Despite the continuous imposition of tariffs by the US since 2018, which escalated…
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Demographic Replacement and Narrative Shift Signal a Structural Recovery in Hong Kong’s Housing Market
Data from Hong Kong’s Land Registry shows an approximately 18% year-on-year surge in overall transaction volume of residential units in 2025, with the upward trend continuing into the first two…
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AI Sycophancy: When AI Starts to Flatter Us
In 2025, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) giant Anthropic collaborated with AI safety evaluation company Andon Labs to conduct a groundbreaking experiment by letting Claude—its own large language model (LLM)—run a…
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HKD stablecoins boost mainland China’s cross-border finance
In April 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint, signaling the imminent breakthrough of Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) stablecoin issuance. This represents a…
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Pro-worker AI: Reshaping Work in the Wave of Automation
In recent years, some academics have actively advocated a “pro-worker” approach to AI development. Their core argument is not a rejection of technology or AI per se, but rather a…
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