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UK, China boost financial ties, deepen London’s role as offshore yuan hub
New pact designates a new yuan clearing bank, boosts cross-listings and expands green finance, accelerating the international use of China’s currency.
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As UN grapples with cash crisis don’t expect China to fill the gap, experts say
United Nations chief has warned of financial collapse due to unpaid fees, a situation also said to reflect a shift in how US sees the body.
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China-Canada canola deal faces test as USMCA trade talks loom, insiders warn
Initial shipments bring hope, but ‘Fortress North America’ threat and lack of long-term guarantees leave producers wary of Beijing’s commitment.
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Patients given more hope as study finds best time for lung cancer treatment
‘Highly encouraging’ results uncovered after immunochemotherapy administered at different times in two groups of patients.
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China is developing mini hypersonic glide missiles for 80mm naval guns
Missiles reach Mach 6 speed and can strike fighter jets more than 20km away, leaving enemy aircraft mere seconds to react.
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China fines firms for fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek services in IP theft crackdown
The two cases are among five examples made public by SAMR as it steps up efforts to tighten governance of China’s AI industry.
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Singapore Airshow: airlines ‘crying out loud’ for planes amid supply crisis
With Boeing and Airbus set back by production bottlenecks, airlines are eager for more supply to tap Southeast Asia’s potential, analysts say.
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Sweet surge: Qwen overtakes Yuanbao after Alibaba’s bubble tea campaign
More than 10 million free orders put Alibaba’s AI app in the spotlight amid a high-stakes battle for Spring Festival attention.
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China’s military cracks down on training ‘fakery’ after Zhang Youxia’s ousting
PLA plans to crack down on ‘fakery that undermines combat capability’, soon after top generals placed under corruption investigation.
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Law and Crime
Hongkongers lost HK$350 million in online shopping scams in first 11 months of 2025
Police say about 63 per cent of cases between January and November last year involved bogus concert ticket sales.
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TikTok ‘addictive’, EU finds in digital law probe
European Commission cites TikTok’s ‘highly personalised’ system, slams safeguards as ineffective.
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Trump stokes fury with ‘disgusting’ monkey video of Obama, wife
The racist imagery that featured in an election conspiracy video sparked condemnation from Democrats.
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Bargain hunting? Hong Kong retail investors snap up bitcoin amid crypto crash
Dozens seen queuing at cryptocurrency shops at Admiralty Centre to buy bitcoin after price fell by more than half from its peak.
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Stung by Trump’s policies, German multinationals cautiously pivot towards China
German firms are keen to invest more in China as they shy away from the US, but they still face issues in the Chinese market, business group says.
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Tech sell-off rattles investors with cross-asset volatility set to linger
Markets swing sharply across asset classes as AI forces a rethink of pricing power and long-term growth bets.
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Nasa allows astronauts to use iPhones in space to capture ‘special moments’
The move is part of Nasa chief Jared Isaacman’s plan to harness private sector firms in a bid to accelerate the agency’s work.
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Hainan official who helped build South China Sea reefs faces corruption probe
Xiao Jie’s detention is said to have shocked local officials given his lead role in running the Beijing-held islands in the disputed waters.
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China’s Kuaishou slapped with US$17 million fine after explicit content probe
The fine comes days after a separate e-commerce penalty, adding pressure on China’s No 2 short-video platform to tighten controls.
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Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratch
China must shift from quantity to quality by focusing on 12-year schooling, more basic research and GBA integration, renowned economist says.
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How China’s 15-fold rise in Latin America dents US influence: Francisco Urdinez
A leading scholar says US action in Venezuela shows how Beijing’s economic ties now face rising geopolitical pushback.
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Jeffrey Ding on why diffusion, not innovation, is the secret to AI success
Professor says a ‘diffusion marathon’, where AI is gradually embedded in an economy over decades, will determine the winner of US-China tech war.
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Why US raid on Venezuela could ‘work to China’s advantage’: John Mearsheimer
International relations scholar says US could easily take Greenland, while regime change in Tehran would be more difficult.
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‘Optimus chain’: Chinese suppliers form backbone of Tesla’s humanoid robot plans
Tesla’s pivot to producing humanoid robots is expected to engage a network of key Chinese component makers.
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Fosun Pharma unit licenses lung cancer drug to Eisai in US$1.55 billion deal
The deal comes as Chinese novel drug makers are having more say in how their new medicines are developed with global partners.
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China trials largest locally made AI computing resource in infrastructure push
The node is designed for large-scale AI scenarios, including trillion-parameter model training and high-throughput inference.
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China’s humanoid makers pivot from ‘body’ to ‘brain’ as commercial race heats up
Dobot claims its self-developed vision-language-action model lets humanoid robots react to the real world rather than just perform preprogrammed tasks.
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Is Hong Kong barking up the wrong tree with dog-friendly restaurants?
Can pet-friendly premises really give Hong Kong’s economy a boost?
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US and China defence sectors emerge as key battlegrounds in the race for AI
As both military powers vie to integrate innovative technology first, the race is on to develop and fast-track the latest advancements.
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What does the fall of PLA top brass Zhang Youxia say about Beijing’s Taiwan plans?
Investigations into China’s top military commanders have raised questions about the PLA’s battle readiness.
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China’s expat pilots arrived on a red carpet – now, they’re taking a red-eye out
Well-paid foreign pilots once flocked to Chinese airlines – but winds have shifted as domestic talent steps up and airlines limit fleet expansions.
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