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Shoppers queued up at the Louis Vuitton store on Canton Road in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district in Kowloon on 2 January 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong property

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

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

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China-Russia relations

Opinion | How Central Asia is embracing Chinese arms sales

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.

Manganese nodules at 5,500 meters deep. Witnesses told a US congressional hearing on Tuesday that Washington should expedite excavating resources from seabeds to counter China’s dominance of critical minerals. Photo: Jamstec/AFP
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.

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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.

Li Ka-shing (left) says it is ‘great news’ that the hospital can provide the treatment using the non-invasive technology. Photo: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
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.

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.

Dickson Concepts decided to close its 60,000 sq ft outlet in Central in 2023 after almost two decades. Photo: Handout
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.

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.

View of Pano Harbour project (centre) by China Resources Land and Poly Property in Kai Tak. Photo: Edmond So
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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China’s Communist Party

China mulls law on standards for national 5-year plans

Draft legislation goes before the NPC, a decade after first being mooted.

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China GDP

Shenzhen lags China in GDP, exports as tech hub preps for tariff wave

The southern metropolis failed to beat the national average, even as exporters locked in early orders to get ahead of US tariffs.

Shenzhen’s first-quarter GDP and export figures fell behind those of China as a whole, a worrying sign as US tariffs begin to take effect. Photo: Reuters
China Evergrande Group

Evergrande chairman Hui Ka-yan refuses to disclose assets, liquidators say

Hui expressed his intention to the court on April 23 that he would not be disclosing his assets, a lawyer for the liquidators said.

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Italy

Pirelli sidelines China’s Sinochem over control of the Italian tyremaker

The governance status of the Chinese conglomerate has been downgraded following a request from Italian regulators.

E-commerce

Temu adds tariff charges for US shoppers, as Shein also raises prices

Shipped-from-China items on Temu’s bestsellers list come with taxes exceeding the value of the product.

Shein and Temu are shifting US tariff costs onto American customers. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise as investors await earnings from Chinese banks

HSBC gains 3 per cent to HK$88.35 after first-quarter profit beat estimates, announces US$3 billion share buy-back plan.

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An electronic billboard shows the various indices of the Hong Kong stock exchange. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba unveils Qwen3 AI models that it says outperform DeepSeek R1

The release comes just days after Baidu introduced two advanced models amid speculation about the imminent release of DeepSeek’s R2.

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Artificial intelligence

Geely-owned DreamSmart to push mobile payments via AI smart glasses

DreamSmart is working with Ant International to enable mobile payments for users of its StarV Air2 eyewear.

Brics

Brics foreign ministers tout multilateralism amid US trade policies

Bloc anchored by China, Russia, India and Brazil expected at summit to criticise ‘unilateral measures’ in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (left) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a Brics meeting at Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Electric & new energy vehicles

My Take | China’s ambitions in electric vehicles go beyond making lots of cars

To become a powerful car nation, China must lead in smart automotive technologies, China’s former industry minister argues.

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An actor in a fantasy costume poses in front of a BYD model L car during the Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: EPA-EFE
Science

China defies ASML prediction with EUV breakthrough in advanced chip production

Research team achieves world-class results in photolithography research with solid-state laser-driven approach, paper shows.

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China-Middle East relations

Syria’s foreign minister wants to ‘strengthen relations’ with China

At UN meeting, Asaad al-Shaibani said Syria willing to build ‘strategic partnership’ with China, a key backer of ousted ruler Assad.

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