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New US chip sanctions to deal fresh blow to China’s self-reliance push

The impact on the Chinese chip industry would be significant if major domestic suppliers are blacklisted, sources say.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks slide after posting biggest gain in 5 weeks

27 minutes ago

Electric & new energy vehicles

Beijing sees Hong Kong as launch pad for Chinese EV makers to go global

4 hours ago

United States

China needs US$1.4 trillion to boost consumption as trade war 2.0 looms

The cash injection will be sufficient to stimulate consumer spending and stock market, HSBC Asset analyst says.

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A massive stimulus by Beijing could help spur consumption and boost growth, a HSBC Asset Management analyst said. Photo: AFP

Huawei

Huawei has global ambitions for ‘pure blood’ OS, but challenges abound

The Chinese tech giant says all of its new devices in 2025 will be equipped with HarmonyOS Next, its home-grown Android rival.

6 hours ago

Video gaming

Chinese Nintendo Switch users in limbo as Tencent ends console’s online support

Online game sales for the Chinese Nintendo Switch will cease on March 31, 2026, while other related services will end weeks later on May 15.

27 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Fifa rejects CFA life ban on South Korea’s Son, club boss calls China ‘unstable’

Son Jun-ho was detained in China for 10 months ‘on suspicion of accepting bribes’ and was one of 43 people banned.

27 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM

Global life ban imposed on South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho, (right), by the Chinese Football Association has been rejected by Fifa. Photo: Reuters

China property

Evergrande founder Hui Ka-yan’s spending restricted by Guangzhou court

It has been almost three years since China Evergrande, once the largest real estate developer in China, defaulted on its debts.

27 Nov 2024 - 3:25PM

E-commerce

Most Hong Kong SMEs believe in the power of e-commerce, poll finds

The World Bank estimates that global business to consumer e-commerce sales will reach US$6 trillion by 2024.

27 Nov 2024 - 5:03PM

Banking & finance

Exclusive | HSBC to feature ex-ECB president Draghi and Ark Investment’s Wood at summit

Global Investment Summit will run from March 25 to 27 next year.

27 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM

An HSBC branch in Mong Kok. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home prices rise for the first time since March; rents cool slightly

Secondary home prices increased 0.62 per cent in October.

27 Nov 2024 - 1:22PM

A real estate agency in North Point. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks stage largest rally in 5 weeks; hopes rise for new stimulus

Industrial profits at large Chinese companies dropped 10 per cent from a year earlier in October.

27 Nov 2024 - 4:45PM

Banking & finance

‘China’s FedEx’ delivers a lacklustre trading debut in Hong Kong

Shares of the Chinese courier firm SF Holding began trading at HK$34.30, unchanged from its IPO price.

27 Nov 2024 - 4:32PM

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong to boost counterterrorism efforts as ‘lone wolf’ attacks pose challenge

‘As an international city, [Hong Kong] is also affected by international terrorist activities and geopolitics,’ senior superintendent says.

27 Nov 2024 - 7:36AM

Hong Kong will step up its counterterrorism efforts under a new three-tier mechanism. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

ESG investing

Jane Goodall: all Hongkongers need to work together to promote biodiversity

‘We have five years to get together and try and slow down these horrific harms that we’ve done to the planet,’ primatologist says.

27 Nov 2024 - 7:30AMvideocam

British ethologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall is best known for her work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. Photo: EPA-EFE

China-EU relations

Electric vehicle deal with China is not close, top EU trade official says

Fifty hours of negotiations ‘have not led to an agreement on price undertakings’, Sabine Weyand, EU director general for trade, says.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:52AM

Health & Fitness

China’s top fitness app slashes jobs as online users drop out

Keep is reportedly cutting more than 100 jobs, as online gym memberships lose their appeal in a challenging economy.

26 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

Middle East

Opinion | Why Gulf countries don’t want to choose between China and the US

While Trump 2.0 could complicate the Gulf Cooperation Council’s relations with Beijing, member states are unlikely to sever ties with either power.

26 Nov 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Then-US president Donald Trump holds a chart showing defence sales next to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP

ATP

Rublev ready for Hong Kong return after roller coaster year, wary of top-seed tag

Russian world No 8 and defending champion says he does not know if being No 1 will be a help or hindrance at next month’s ATP 250 event.

26 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Chinese No 1 Zheng to play at Australian Open without breakthrough coach Riba

The Spaniard, who guided her through her groundbreaking season this year, is having surgery, and will be covered by Argentine Dante Bottini.

26 Nov 2024 - 1:30PM

Music

5 global pop stars following Mariah Carey, Kanye West to China

There’s still time in 2024 to see 5 global pop stars in China, the latest to be lured there after Carey, West, John Legend and Westlife.

26 Nov 2024 - 3:44PM

James Blunt performing in Spain. He is about to tour China. Photo: Facebook @jamesblunt

Electric & new energy vehicles

Foreign carmakers risk losing up to US$20 billion a year in China: UBS

‘We think foreign automakers need to re-evaluate and adjust their strategies’ in China, bank says.

26 Nov 2024 - 4:10PM

A BYD factory in Thailand. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

Video of a robot leading a mass escape draws laughs and fears over AI in China

A video of a robot inciting other robots to flee an exhibition hall has gone viral in China, but the reality is less scary than it looks.

26 Nov 2024 - 11:52AM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors assess Trump’s new China tariffs

Trump said he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods from China.

26 Nov 2024 - 4:46PM

Hong Kong property

Chinese tycoon offloads 9 Hong Kong luxury flats at half price in fire sale

Chen Zhuolin sold nine units in Hamburg Villa, valued at HK$213 million (US$27.3 million), for about HK$90 million.

26 Nov 2024 - 11:09AM

The chairman of Agile Group Holdings has sold all nine units he owned in Hamburg Villa this month. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Banking & finance

China’s multidecade dairy boom sours as population ages, sales slump

Sales of top dairy firms like China Mengniu and Inner Mongolia Yili fell between 9 and 13 per cent in the first half, S&P said.

26 Nov 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

China’s falling birth rate is affecting sales of the dairy industry. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Trump is urged to include South Korea in strategic meetings about Taiwan

Recommendation by Seoul-based institute may mark a shift, but analysts say such talks may be needed with a US led by isolationist Trump.

26 Nov 2024 - 6:55AM

Swimming

Hong Kong to send 15 to World Aquatics Swimming Championships; Chinese stars out

Siobhan Haughey will be out to win her fifth world title, while the Adams Chillingworth and Mak will be out to extend their ‘friendly rivalry’.

25 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM

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27 September, 2024