Media outlets reported that Beijing could be considering changes to Hong Kong's electoral system to limit pro-democracy politicians from running in elections.
In the face of a global chip shortage and U.S. sanctions, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology declined to name targets for chip production.
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Wednesday that the government will raise the stamp duty paid on listed stock trades from 0.1% to 0.13%.
President Joe Biden's Covid-19 response team will hold a press briefing Friday where officials plan to announce a new partnership with top business groups.
Facebook is planning to spend at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years on the back of its fight with the Australian government.
HSBC said its reported profit before tax for 2020 fell 34% from a year ago to $8.78 billion.
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