Nike will end Topsports’ online sales rights on the Chinese mainland from Jan. 1, 2027. The shift highlights Nike’s push to consolidate digital channels, curb discount wars and regain control in a market where sales have fallen for several quarters

A cruise missile fired from a Japanese warship in home waters can now reach the Chinese mainland. That is no longer a projection. The destroyer Chokai launched a Tomahawk for the first time, a weapon with a range beyond 1,600 kilometers.

Citi has cleared the final regulatory hurdles to set up a wholly foreign-owned securities firm on the Chinese mainland, ending an application process that lasted more than four years.

Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world’s biggest cross-border wealth hub for the first time, as an influx of investment from the Chinese mainland helped it eclipse the traditional haven

“We will be opening our first office in Hong Kong for the first time.” Direct words from Jim Roland, Head of Distribution for Asia Pacific at Federated Hermes With HKTDC’s support connecting Federated Hermes to partners & regulators last year, Federated Hermes announced their first HK office at the Asian Financial Forum. Hong Kong’s proximity to the Chinese Mainland, wealth growth and trusted regulations make it the ideal platform for diversification. Watch the full interview👇 We look forward to seeing you at AFF 2027!

🚨🇨🇳 CHINA’S DF-26 BALLISTIC MISSILE JUST GOT MORE DANGEROUS FOR U.S. CARRIERS China’s latest missile upgrade appears designed for the hardest target in the Pacific: a moving U.S. aircraft carrier. New CCTV footage shows a previously unseen DF-26 variant with a flattened nose section, potentially allowing a more manoeuvrable re-entry vehicle or a larger terminal seeker capable of tracking warships during the final stage of flight. 🔸 LESS HEAT, MORE MANOEUVRING: A blunter nose creates a cushion of compressed air during hypersonic re-entry, reducing peak thermal stress and potentially allowing the warhead to survive more aggressive terminal manoeuvres. 🔸 A SMARTER SEEKER? The larger nose section could house an active radar seeker or multi-mode guidance system capable of updating the missile’s aim against a moving carrier. The footage does not confirm the sensor, but the new shape is consistent with that possibility. 🔸 NEW PANELS, UNKNOWN PURPOSE: Previously unseen light-coloured panels or apertures are visible beneath the warhead section. Their function remains unclear, but they indicate that the changes may extend beyond the flattened nose. 🔸 4,000 KM OF REACH: The road-mobile, solid-fuel DF-26 can strike land targets and warships across much of the Western Pacific. It is dual-capable, carrying either conventional or nuclear warheads that are reportedly designed to be swapped in the field. 🔸 THE ANTI-SHIP ROLE IS ALREADY REAL: China fired a DF-26B into a South China Sea test area in 2020, while U.S. assessments credit the missile with the ability to conduct conventional precision strikes against naval targets. The new variant may be intended to make that mission more accurate and harder to defeat. The DF-26 already threatens carriers and military bases thousands of kilometres from the Chinese mainland. A more manoeuvrable warhead or smarter seeker could push that danger zone deeper into the Pacific — potentially threatening U.S. naval operations as far as the approaches to Guam. Do you think U.S. carrier strike groups can survive inside the DF-26’s 4,000-km reach?