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The fate of TikTok in the US remains uncertain, with President Donald Trump apparently using it for leverage in trade negotiations with China. Image: Shutterstock
US-China relations

As extension winds down for TikTok sale, analysts say deadline may not matter

US President Donald Trump might ignore the law Congress passed and use the app as a bargaining chip in trade talks with Beijing.

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Hong Kong politics

Hutchison’s Panama deal: Beijing warns of coercion that hurts countries

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Science

FBI raids on Chinese-American scientist revives China Initiative fears

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China’s Communist Party

Hu Dehua, son of former liberal Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, dies at 76

The younger Hu is remembered as an outspoken proponent of political reform and press freedom – rare among China’s princelings.

Hu Dehua is one of the few princelings to have openly spoken out about what he viewed as a lack of progress towards democracy and the rule of law in China. Photo: Simon Song
China property

No respite in sight for Chinese developers as profits continue to slump

China Overseas Land & Investment’s profit sank 40 per cent to 15.6 billion yuan, while Country Garden trimmed its loss to 32.8 billion yuan.

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China's military weapons

Eye in the sky captures China’s Fujian aircraft carrier practising manoeuvres

Commercial satellite images appear to show the vessel during its seventh sea trial which is known to be under way in the Bohai Sea.

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Robotics

Venture capital veteran Allen Zhu questions humanoid robots’ value

Zhu, who famously backed Didi Chuxing and RedNote, says early-stage venture capitalists should steer away from the embodied-AI sector.

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A humanoid robot at a tech conference in Beijing last week. Photo: Xinhua
Asia housing and property

The View | How Indonesia can calm property investors’ fears of a return to 1998

Concern about democratic backsliding and poor liquidity are obscuring otherwise solid fundamentals in one of Asia’s largest markets.

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China's economic recovery

China’s capital outflow pressure may continue for now, top economists warn

Article on social media suggests US policy, low consumer sentiment will continue to motivate capital flight, though movement is likely to be slower.

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IPO

JD Industrials, Unisound AI revive Hong Kong IPOs amid Chinese rush

Third time could be the charm for JD.com’s industrial unit, which may raise up to US$1 billion amid improved sentiment, a source says.

People walk through Exchange Square in Central, home of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on March 28, 2025. Photo: Matthew Miller
China-Asean relations

Exclusive | China woos the neighbours with Xi said to be planning 3-country tour in April

The Chinese leader is expected to spend three days in Malaysia as well as visit Vietnam and Cambodia.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping during his last Southeast Asian visit in December 2023, pictured being welcomed to Vietnam. Photo: AP
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks retreat to 4-week low as more Trump tariffs loom

Investor jitters over tariffs set to be unveiled on April 2 outweigh a positive China manufacturing report.

Hong Kong property

Rich buyers keep scoring Hong Kong luxury homes at stunning discounts

Plum properties sell for songs, but bargains may not last as demand for upscale homes is up 50 per cent from last year, agents say.

Banking & finance

HSBC bets big on Hong Kong to tap Asia’s wealth-management boom: Elhedery

HSBC’s customers base increased to 6.2 million last year from 5.4 million, showing the importance of the city, Elhedery says.

Georges Elhedery, group CEO of HSBC, speaks at the bank’s Global Investment Summit last week. Photo: Handout
China-Russia relations

Car trouble: is a drop in China-Russia auto shipments a bad omen for trade?

As the US attempts to peel Russia away from China, Moscow and Beijing’s auto trade has slowed. Is Donald Trump’s plan working?

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China and Russia’s previously ironclad trade ties may be softening as the US attempts to bring Moscow out of Beijing’s orbit. Photo: Reuters
Art

Christie’s and Sotheby’s Hong Kong auctions underwhelm as sales hit 6-year low

The world’s leading auction houses made a combined US$89.2 million, the lowest since autumn 2018, according to data from ArtTactic.

Banking & finance

DeepSeek has boosted the faith of rich Chinese investors in tech stocks: StanChart

The AI boom in China has convinced Chinese investors that the markets will continue to rise, Standard Chartered’s Judy Hsu says.

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Diplomacy

Editorial | North Asian powers can work against US ‘changes and chaos’

Warming relations between China, Japan and South Korea since Donald Trump’s return to the White House raises hopes of regional progress and greater understanding.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (second left) with (from left) foreign ministers Cho Tae-yul of South Korea, Wang Yi of China and Japan’s Takeshi Iwaya. Photo: AFP
Boao Forum for Asia

China’s back-to-back forums a reminder of how quickly things can change

At high-profile gatherings this week, notions of China’s rise and the West’s decline were in vogue – but in today’s world, attitudes change fast.

US-China relations

Global South can count on China as old world order crumbles under Trump: analyst

Zheng Yongnian is pessimistic about state of the West, but says the Chinese model of collective development could mean progress for all.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Self navigating to the top: why China leads the global autonomous-driving race

After stamping their authority on EV technology, Chinese firms make strides in adding self-driving features.

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China’s C919 passenger plane

Home-grown CJ-1000 engine to soon be tested on China’s C919 passenger jet

Aviation forum hears that engine’s performance in trial runs exceeds ‘most optimistic expectations’.

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A China Eastern Airlines C919 at Hong Kong International Airport in January. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Will Beijing sink Hutchison-BlackRock ports deal with antitrust probe?

While China could argue the sale harms competition or national security, another approach would be to negotiate existing rights for Chinese vessels, legal experts say.

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Taiwan

Bill to increase travel and trade with Taiwan introduced in US House

‘Strengthening economic engagement is a win-win for our Taiwanese friends and for American jobs and national security,’ a sponsor says.

China economy

Editorial | China’s austerity is very different to that in US

Beijing is targeting wasteful spending on projects and misuse of public money by officials, not savings to finance tax cuts.

President Xi Jinping, seen on Friday at a meeting of global business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, spearheaded an austerity drive aimed at cutting out government spending on lavish gatherings, among other such waste. Photo: Kyodo
Switzerland

Editorial | Kirsty Coventry must rise to Olympic challenge after stunning win

The first woman to head the Games’ top international body has sensitive issues to tackle before the next events in Italy and the US.

Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry (centre) waves to crowds gathered to welcome her on her arrival back home at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after her recent appointment as International Olympic Committee president, on Sunday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

My Take | How Western classics are now weaponised against the West

Since the Tiananmen crackdown, a generation of mainland public intellectuals and scholars have turned classical study on its head.

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China energy security

China’s non-fossil-fuel power capacity tops 2,000GW for first time ever

China Electricity Council data shows non-fossil fuels now account for 58.8 per cent of country’s total installed power capacity.

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