South Africa is the second largest economy in Africa and one of the fastest growing markets for e-commerce. statista data shows that South Africa's e-commerce market will reach $7.5 billion in 2025, a year-on-year growth of 18.6%; it is expected to exceed $10 billion by 2027. Among them, Takealot steadily ranks as the No. 1 comprehensive e-commerce platform in South Africa, with a market share of more than 50%.

In the past two days, the e-commerce circle blew up a big thunder! On January 21, the Shanghai Tax Bureau officially announced that Pinduoduo was fined 100,000 yuan for failing to report tax-related information in accordance with the regulations! This is the first time that a head platform has been publicly penalized for reporting tax-related information.

Brazil officially announced the implementation of visa-free policy for Chinese citizens. The landing of this policy, marking the level of facilitation of personnel exchanges between China and Brazil to achieve leapfrog improvement, but also for Chinese passport holders to travel the American continent opened up a more convenient channel.

In recent years, Hong Kong has been actively attracting talents from all over the world, and the Highly Qualified Persons (HQP) Scheme has become a popular choice for high-income earners and graduates from prestigious universities to acquire Hong Kong status due to its fast approval and clear threshold. However, with the implementation of the New Deal 2026, the policy direction has shifted from "extensive admission" to "accurate screening" and "enhanced contribution", and both the application threshold and renewal requirements have changed significantly. Both the application threshold and the requirements for visa renewal have changed significantly. For those who are interested in planning their Hong Kong identity, it is important to understand the core of the new policy and make a compliance layout in advance.

Among all the banks outside Hong Kong, Hong Kong banks have always been the first choice of mainlanders in opening accounts. Why do so many mainlanders flock to Hong Kong to open accounts? Hong Kong bank accounts in the end to individuals can bring what convenience or benefits? Today, let's talk about those things for individuals to apply for a Hong Kong bank account!