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6 January, 2025
China property
Can Shanghai absorb 84,000 homes this year as sales slow, prices rise?
Some 30,000 flats from 270 projects are due to be launched this year, while developers are sitting on an inventory of 54,000 units.
26 Jan 2025 - 3:29PM
China technology
SenseTime to spin off healthcare platform to capitalise on advanced LLMs
26 Jan 2025 - 10:45AM
International Property
Thai properties at risk as Chinese buyers spooked by safety, security woes
26 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
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Lunar New Year
Why are fewer Chinese employees looking forward to Lunar New Year bonuses?
Workers use bonus levels to gauge companies’ financial health and competitiveness in the coming year.
25 Jan 2025 - 6:20PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Over 300 mainland students in Hong Kong lose HK$230 million to scams: Chris Tang
City’s security chief says police logged 16 such cases in January alone, with losses amounting to HK$20 million.
25 Jan 2025 - 11:37PM
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Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong temperatures to hit 11 degrees Celsius next week
Observatory expects Monday to mark coolest period in coming days, before temperatures rise to 13 degrees on first day of Year of the Snake.
25 Jan 2025 - 5:16PM
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Banking & finance
How to make it in America: pressures, pitfalls for China consumer firms going global
As domestic spending falters, Chinese consumer brands are eyeing global markets, but tariffs and cultural barriers could get in their way.
26 Jan 2025 - 10:07PM
Business of climate change
Hong Kong should learn from EU missteps with sustainable jet fuel: Cathay Pacific
City must take care setting usage targets and provide airlines with assurance of carbon-reduction benefits, forum speakers say.
25 Jan 2025 - 9:00AM
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US-China relations
Trump officials say they are reviewing China’s compliance with trade deal
The nominee for US Treasury secretary said last week that Trump would use the 2020 phase one agreement as a starting point with Beijing.
26 Jan 2025 - 1:18AM
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China's economic recovery
Pet healthcare booms in China as furry friends outnumber infants and toddlers
Pet economy offers better career prospects as clinics and hospitals open across country.
25 Jan 2025 - 6:39AM
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US-China relations
New pandas from China make their debut at National Zoo in Washington
Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years old, are the US capital’s latest panda diplomats.
26 Jan 2025 - 6:23AM
China-EU relations
EU to resume WTO case against China over alleged economic coercion of Lithuania
Bloc says Beijing orchestrated trade embargo against Baltic state because of controversially named Taiwan office.
25 Jan 2025 - 12:45AM
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China-Africa relations
Chinese nationals ignore embassy warnings in gold rush to DRC’s troubled east
A worsening security situation in the African nation’s eastern provinces is no deterrent in reward-cost calculus, one expert said.
24 Jan 2025 - 4:00PM
Hong Kong property
Hang Lung Properties net falls on lower leasing profits, higher finance costs
Company says it faces headwinds in China and Hong Kong.
24 Jan 2025 - 5:54PM
Science
China’s R&D spending passes US$496 billion in steady rise to hi-tech dominance
Preliminary Chinese estimates show slower expenditure increase for the third year running, but no lowering in research intensity.
24 Jan 2025 - 7:33PM
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Business of climate change
Tianqi warns of US$1 billion loss on price slump, halt to Australian expansion
A decline in profit at the firm’s Chilean unit, forex losses and asset impairments contributed to the poor results in 2024.
24 Jan 2025 - 4:23PM
China-Japan relations
Chinese knifeman sentenced to death for deadly attack on Japanese school bus
A Chinese woman who tried to stop the attack was killed and a Japanese mother and child were wounded in the eastern city of Suzhou last year.
24 Jan 2025 - 6:11PM
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Semiconductors
Chipmaker Texas Instruments’ forecast signals semiconductor slump is persisting
The company has recorded nine straight quarters of sales decline, as much of the electronics industry remains mired in a slowdown.
24 Jan 2025 - 12:20PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks rise on Trump’s China optimism and Wall Street rally
Hang Seng Index ends in positive territory for a second week, led by Sunny Optical, Xiaomi and Trip.com.
24 Jan 2025 - 4:47PM
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Nongfu Spring
Billionaire founder of China’s Nongfu Spring pledges to end price war
Low prices are destroying the quality of Chinese products and undermining the economy, tycoon says.
24 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM
Bonds
Hong Kong can become multicurrency bond hub with Beijing’s support: experts
Many Hong Kong public bodies have seen increasing interest in multicurrency bonds to attract more international investors, UBS says.
24 Jan 2025 - 7:30AM
Hong Kong property
New World says it’s ‘business as usual’ amid rumours of default risk
Residential sales in Hong Kong continue to improve, and mainland China sales are on track, embattled company says.
24 Jan 2025 - 11:31AM
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US-China relations
Trump tells Davos he is hopeful about US-China ties as he warns on tariffs
American leader touts ‘very good’ relationship with Xi Jinping amid ‘massive’ trade deficits with Beijing.
24 Jan 2025 - 6:29PM
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US-China relations
US lawmakers bring back bill to revoke China’s trade status
Legislation targets permanent normal trade relations designation, which was conferred in 2000 ahead of China’s joining the WTO.
24 Jan 2025 - 5:01AM
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World Economic Forum
Trump tells Davos he wants Xi to help stop Ukraine war – as it happened
The returning US leader also wants more money from Nato members, threatened Canada tariffs and talked about the AI race with China.
24 Jan 2025 - 2:21AM
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Hong Kong courts
New Hong Kong Bar Association chair vows to cultivate more talent for country
Jose-Antonio Maurellet also pledges to uphold the core values of the rule of law and judicial independence.
24 Jan 2025 - 6:10AM
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The Philippines
Rubio says US committed to Philippines but could Trump change course?
Observers welcome Rubio’s statements that they say indicate continuity in US policy and ‘more robust support’ for Manila in South China Sea row.
24 Jan 2025 - 8:24AM
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Coronavirus China
Can China lead global health and climate change action?
Experts say China has a definite edge in spearheading global climate action, but will face hurdles regarding a bigger role in the World Health Organization (WHO)
24 Jan 2025 - 12:12PM
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