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Opinion | How China is quietly becoming the world’s climate champion

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Brian Y. S. Wong

Opinion | 3 obstacles China must overcome to mend ties with Europe

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Peter Gordon,Juan José Morales

Opinion | Can Hong Kong reclaim its role as Asia’s gateway to the Americas?

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Richard Harris

The View | Trump could upend the US economy just as China is recovering

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Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | Fears of China’s ‘Japanification’ are overblown

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Alibaba entertainment group head regrets belittling video-gaming unit, Cantonese

Alibaba’s Fan Luyuan admitted he was ‘out of line’ for controversial remarks that he said during a meeting with employees of Lingxi Games.

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Tech War

WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics surge on slimmer chances of Biosecure Act’s passage

The bill’s absence from the proposed amendments to the US National Defence Authorisation Act comes as a reprieve for the two biotech firms.

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WuXi AppTec says it provides US lawmakers and federal agencies with information about the services it provides to customers in the US and around the world. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

Jack Ma makes rare speech at Ant Group’s 20th anniversary

The Chinese entrepreneur addresses the fintech giant for the first time since it withdrew its mega IPO in 2020.

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Country Garden pledges to deliver homes amid restructuring, litigation

Company will square off again with creditors in Hong Kong on January 20 over its debt obligations.

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Hong Kong stocks mount biggest rally in 7 weeks after Politburo pledges more policy easing

China to adopt more proactive fiscal policies and “moderately loose” monetary policies to boost domestic demand, Politburo readout says.

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Exchange Square in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

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OCBC opens new Hong Kong office to house up to 15% more staff

‘We conducted a survey and found that 70 per cent of our staff prefer to work in the office instead of working from home,’ bank says.

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New World faces risk of mounting losses amid Hong Kong property slump

New CEO Huang has to grapple with looming losses on costly projects in a market downturn.

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Ant International reports growth after March spin-off on Alipay+ strength

Four pillars comprising Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst and Embedded Finance have delivered strong performance: company statement.

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Hong Kong’s hotel industry faces ‘worrying’ troubles in tax and Trump

A 3 per cent tax on hotel guests on January 1 and looming troubles from the Trump presidency could undermine the city’s tourism sector.

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Travellers at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. Photo: Elson Li

Banking & Finance

Ant Group promotes CFO Han to top post as Alipay owner marks 20-year milestone

CEO Eric Jing will relinquish his management post on March 1 next year and retain his role as group chairman, according to an internal memo on Sunday.

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Tech Trends

No Black Friday windfall for Chinese online shops selling overseas

Cut-to-the-bone pricing is eating into the profit margins of Chinese merchants selling online to global shoppers.

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China EVs

EV test drive: Xpeng P7+ offers luxury, space, AI driving assistance

The Guangzhou-based company’s fast-selling new model has ample creature comforts and a smoother self-driving experience than its forebears.

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Climate and energy

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

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Hong Kong’s crypto faithful favour local regulations, fear ‘unpredictable’ Trump

The chair of the Silk Road Economic Development Research Centre said the city still has a chance to lead in Web3 in the next decade.

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US appeal court upholds law banning TikTok if it is not sold

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Climate and energy

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

Illustration by Henry Wong
Illustration by Henry Wong

Blockchain

Decentralised kingdom: bitcoin’s Trump bump and how China lost its crypto crown

As the world’s factory, China cornered the market on bitcoin mining, leading to a flurry of crypto business activity before a harsh crackdown in 2021.

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China Business

Global CEOs see new hopes, old threats in Hong Kong vs Trump 2.0

‘People are leery of investing a lot of money in a country that is part of geopolitical tensions,’ Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks says.

China Business

How the idea to link up Asia’s 2 largest stock markets was born

The exchange link between Shanghai and Hong Kong went live on November 17, 2014.

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