Hong Kong re-exported $124bn in chips to China in five months, 52% of the mainland's total, as the AI boom turns the city into Asia's key semiconductor hub.

Hong Kong is emerging as the central logistics hub in a $2 trillion Asian trade network, with AI hardware demand driving 7.6% annual trade growth with

Onshore investors resoundingly reverse previous month’s outflow with US$3.5 billion in buying, led by AI-related shares.