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How Galaxy’s new hands-on boss is building Macau’s ‘holistic’ next phase
Francis Lui adds an opulent Capella hotel to the second-largest casino and resort operator’s growing universe of lodgings and attractions.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Zeekr joins China’s autonomous-driving race, to unveil tech at Shanghai car show
14 Feb 2025 - 8:53PM
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Hong Kong’s market watchdog reviews 8 brokerages amid IPO frenzy
14 Feb 2025 - 7:27PM
China technology
President Xi to meet China’s tech entrepreneurs in nod to breakthroughs
Between 20 and 30 founders and chief executives of China’s largest technology companies are expected to assemble in Beijing on Monday, according to sources.
14 Feb 2025 - 11:50PM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with representatives from American business and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 27, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
US-listed Chinese stocks
Bridgewater misses rally after pruning Alibaba, adding bets on Li Auto, Baidu
The value of US-listed Chinese stocks in Bridgewater’s 13F filing fell by 23 per cent last quarter to about US$267 million.
14 Feb 2025 - 5:53PM
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Trump said to be reviewing terms underpinning US Chips Act awards
One source says the White House is frustrated by subsidy recipients announcing significant overseas expansion, including in China.
14 Feb 2025 - 3:32PM
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Alibaba
Jack Ma tours Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarket in central China
The Alibaba founder was spotted visiting one of the company’s grocery stores just days after visiting its Hangzhou campus.
14 Feb 2025 - 3:00PM
Alibaba founder Jack Ma (sixth from left) visits a Freshippo supermarket in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, on Thursday. Photo: RedNote
Banking & finance
Estée Lauder, L’Oreal suffer as global brands’ lustre fades in China
Tit-for-tat tariffs add to peril for global brands as consumers favour high-quality domestic rivals amid a spending slump, analysts say.
14 Feb 2025 - 11:00AM
TikTok
Apple, Google restore TikTok app in US after assurances from Trump
The Chinese video app briefly went dark last month to comply with a federal ban.
14 Feb 2025 - 10:44AM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong to ease IPO rules for mainland Chinese firms
Market watchdog and exchange are studying the issue and will propose changes this year, treasury chief Christopher Hui says.
13 Feb 2025 - 8:44PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong office landlords face next ‘pain point’ as asset value erodes
As office rents approach levels last seen in 2012, Hong Kong landlords will struggle with weaker valuations, more distress sales, S&P says.
13 Feb 2025 - 5:50PM
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The Jardine House (white reflected building) and other prime office buildings in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
DeepSeek
DeepSeek frenzy drives AI adoption by local Chinese governments
District governments in China are using DeepSeek’s models for a variety of tasks, from proofreading documents to locating lost people.
13 Feb 2025 - 2:00PM
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI to simplify product offerings, merging o3 with GPT-5
US companies face greater investor scrutiny over their massive spending after Chinese start-up DeepSeek unveiled a low-cost AI model.
13 Feb 2025 - 10:41AM
Hong Kong property
HSBC cuts rates on fixed mortgages in Hong Kong amid slumping sales
Other banks may follow with similar cuts to ease financing costs and help revive home sales.
13 Feb 2025 - 8:30AM
DeepSeek
DeepSeek fuels China’s push to cut reliance on Nvidia ecosystem
Chinese chipmakers’ rush to support DeepSeek’s popular AI models is giving a boost to the country’s efforts to cut reliance on US tech.
12 Feb 2025 - 10:04PM
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DeepSeek is fuelling China’s push to cut reliance on the ecosystem of US chip giant Nvidia. Photo: Reuters
Technology
SoftBank swings to a loss ahead of big AI infrastructure bet on Stargate Project
The company posted a US$2.4 billion loss in the December quarter, as founder Masayoshi Son campaigns to raise US$500 billion for Stargate.
12 Feb 2025 - 7:22PM
Art
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Friends and family mourn American-Chinese artist Rutherford Chang
The artist, a scion of Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering family who died aged 45, remembered as ‘warm’ and ‘endlessly curious’.
13 Feb 2025 - 4:19PM
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Artificial intelligence
DeepSeek founder skips Paris summit as China champions its AI
China’s academics tout the country’s contribution to global AI development, while its hottest start-up avoids the limelight.
12 Feb 2025 - 5:00PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Banking & finance
Hong Kong fund invests in medical firm to nurture city’s innovations
Government fund invests in New Frontier Group, co-founded by former financial secretary Antony Leung.
12 Feb 2025 - 5:03PM
Alibaba
Alibaba’s AI deal with Apple lifts Hong Kong shares by most in 2 years
The deal, which leverages Alibaba’s Qwen AI model, could boost iPhone sales in China and solidify Alibaba’s position as a leading AI player.
12 Feb 2025 - 4:40PM
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Blockchain
Binance seeks pause in legal battle as Trump draws up crypto policy
The parties say the SEC’s new task force on cryptocurrency regulations may ‘impact and facilitate the potential resolution of this case’.
12 Feb 2025 - 11:07AM
IPO
Hong Kong IPO: EV battery king CATL files plan to pursue global expansion
At US$5 billion, the speculated jumbo deal by the world’s largest EV battery maker would be the biggest since Kuaishou’s IPO in January 2021.
12 Feb 2025 - 12:00AM
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A CATL sign seen outside the company’s research and development hub in Ningde, Fujian province. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong property
NWD raises prices for Hong Kong flat sale amid ‘enthusiastic’ demand
Indebted developer bumps up prices for third batch of flats in State Pavilia project in North Point, which goes on sale on Saturday.
11 Feb 2025 - 8:48PM
YouTube and YouTubers
YouTube, the global online video powerhouse, turns 20
More than 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
11 Feb 2025 - 7:21PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong restaurateur to sell Sha Tin building amid retail distress
Yeung Wai, the chairman of Fulum Group, is offering the Big Orange, acquired in 2013 for US$64 million, via tender.
11 Feb 2025 - 4:43PM
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