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Chinese investors rushed to buy exchange-traded funds tracking gold in the first quarter of the year. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Banking & finance

China investors buy gold ETFs in first quarter amid global economic uncertainty

Chinese investors flock to gold ETFs, boosting holdings amid geopolitical tensions and yuan concerns.

US-China tech war

Chinese AI and robotics start-ups respond to Xi’s self-reliance call

Corruption in China

Senior PLA ideology official Miao Hua removed from China’s top legislature

US-China relations

Opinion | 4 ways China can reverse its population decline and boost consumption

With the US market largely closed to it, Beijing cannot neglect the wider social impact of couples’ decisions about whether to have children.

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Children ride with adults in a park in Fuyang, in east China’s Anhui province, on January 16. China said on January 17 that its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis. Photo: AFP
Insurance

Peak Re sells US$50 million of catastrophe bonds in boost for Hong Kong market

The latest sale is the seventh since the market launch in 2021, expanding the pool of catastrophe bonds to US$800 million.

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Science

China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return home after forced landing site switch

Strong winds delay crew’s landing after six months on board the Tiangong space station.

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Dating

The new dating trend in China? Live-streamed video chats

In China, busy young singles are meeting in group video chats hosted by a cyber matchmaker with others watching, and some are finding love.

Live-streamed video group chats are a new dating trend in China, where busy singles don’t have much time for romance. One of those hosting such chats is Tian Xin (above), a cyber matchmaker with more than 130,000 followers. Photo: AP
HKEX

HKEX posts record quarterly profit amid trading boom, new stock listings

HKEX’s first-quarter profit of HK$4.08 billion (US$526 million) exceeds analysts’ estimate of HK$3.99 billion.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Japan’s carmakers under pressure to merge as Chinese rivals rise, tariffs bite

The consolidation could be Japan-specific as carmakers elsewhere have already been through that cycle, Man Group’s Stephen Harget says.

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China property

Vanke’s quarterly loss deepens to US$860 million despite state support

The loss stemmed mainly from declines in home settlements and gross margins, Vanke said.

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Vanke has 26.3 billion yuan of onshore and offshore bonds maturing this year. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

AIA, Xiaomi lift Hang Seng Index, offsetting losses due to poor China PMI data

China’s April PMI falls to 49 from 50.5 in March and short of the consensus estimate of 49.7.

Hong Kong shares fell on Wednesday after China reported poor manufacturing data for April. Photo: Jelly Tse
China manufacturing

China’s factory activity contracts as tariffs darken trade landscape

China’s purchasing managers’ index for April comes in at 49, falling short of expectations as US tariffs begin to bite.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui is the world’s most expensive luxury shopping district

Prime retail rent in TST, as the area is called, was £17,132 (US$22,976) per square metre per annum in the fourth quarter, according to Savills’ report.

US-China trade war

Canada likely has more room to work with China if US tensions persist: analysts

‘Almost certain’ that electoral victory led by Prime Minister Mark Carney will prompt review of Ottawa’s commercial relations with Beijing.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Tuesday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
China-Russia relations

Opinion | Russia-China division of power in Central Asia is wearing thin

While Russia held a near monopoly over weapons sales in the region, the war in Ukraine has changed this, offering China an opening.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev walk into a meeting of the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State Council Summit, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool
US-China relations

US is urged to mine seabeds for critical minerals in counter to China

Witnesses tell Congressional panel that to break Beijing’s rare earths dominance, Washington must promote ocean mining of elements.

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Brics

Meeting in Brazil, Brics foreign ministers fail to issue joint statement

Objections to expansion of UN Security Council by new, African members overshadowed consensus on ‘protectionist’ trade measures.

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US-China relations

Editorial | Chaos marks first 100 days of Trump back in the White House

The US president started a global tariff war and created crisis and unease at home with series of hard-hitting executive orders.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on January 30. He signed 141 such orders in the first 100 days of his presidency. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing appears in person for first time since ports deal

Elderly founder of CK Hutchison visits hospital to see demonstration of cutting-edge device donated by Li Ka Shing Foundation.

US-China relations

Amazon scraps plan to list tariff costs after Trump official calls it ‘hostile’

E-commerce giant says plan ‘never approved’ following White House complaint; Senate confirms David Perdue as US ambassador to China.

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing office posts article critical of splitting ports off in Hutchison deal

Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office reposts second article by Ta Kung Pao critical of deal, the second in two days.

The Port of Balboa at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City. Photo: AFP
China-Canada relations

Carney won’t break Canada-China deadlock, but Trump threat could ease trade ties

A quick improvement in relations between Ottawa and Beijing following Canadian election is unlikely given doubts about China, analysts say.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses supporters at the Liberal Party campaign headquarters in Ottawa on Monday. Photo: dpa
Retailing

Dickson Poon offers to privatise luxury retail group in US$141 million deal

Offer is 51 per cent higher than its pre-suspension market price and above the stock’s price at any point over the past 10 years.

US-China trade war

China calls Boeing ‘victim’ of White House tariff policy as jets return to US

US aircraft manufacturer receives implicit olive branch from China’s Ministry of Commerce as spokesperson laments severing of normal business ties.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia denies China joint venture report after Jensen Huang’s whirlwind visit

The denial of joint venture plans comes as the US chip giant is trying to navigate its way through an intensifying US-China tech war.

The Nvidia logo is displayed on a building in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Pony.ai partners with Tencent to provide robotaxi services on WeChat

With access to more than a billion users on Tencent’s platforms, Pony.ai is set to significantly boost its revenue potential.

The interior of a Pony.ai robotaxi, seen at the Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s unsold homes hit all-time high as buyers hesitate amid tariff war

Weak demand prompted developers to rein in new launches, trimming potential supply for a fourth straight quarter.

US-China trade war

Mao’s protracted war insights offered as inspiration in US-China trade conflict

Beijing Daily commentary said the famous 1938 essay would encourage people to remain confident of eventual victory.

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