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China’s AI infrastructure boom fuels earnings surge for local chip firms

GPU designer MetaX, listed in Shanghai and may soon list in Hong Kong, says it turned a profit in the first nine months thanks to more orders.

The MetaX booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 17, 2026. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

Developing | China mulls new tech export bans covering AI, biotech and solar power

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China is mulling new export bans on AI and other key technologies. Photo: Getty Images

Markets

HKEX pushes back T+1 trade settlement to 2028 to give brokers more prep time

The HKEX logo is seen in this illustration taken September 28, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Envoy says China could win conflict, Manila claims it’s a ‘thinly veiled threat’

Philippine President Marcos Jnr says comments by ambassador Jing Quan run counter to efforts to ease South China Sea stand-offs.

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China’s ambassador to the Philippines, Jing Quan, says parties accusing China of being a troublemaker “try to hype up the false narrative theory, try to incite that kind of hatred between the two countries”. Photo: Handout

Military

China leans in to hi-tech systems to counter emerging AI-fuelled terror threats

Exhibition at global forum in Beijing showcases Chinese hardware spanning the entire chain of counterterrorism operations.

The Great Wall counterterrorism forum in Beijing heard warnings from security experts that new technologies could enable new forms of terrorism. Photo: CCTV

Banking & Finance

Financial Street Forum forecast: more opening up by China regulators

Visa’s long-awaited nod for a local card-clearing business raises hopes for more measures allowing deeper participation.

Officials answer questions about the 2026 Financial Street Forum at a press conference on October 12, 2026. Photo: Handout

Lifestyle & Culture

India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing

Lawyers, however, advise against a sweeping ban, saying children could benefit from access to online educational content.

A smartphone screen displaying icons of several social media platforms. Photo: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Middle East

Longevity-first healthcare takes spotlight at Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit

In partnership with:Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi
The future of healthcare is expected to be transformed by innovations focused on predicting and preventing health issues.

Hong Kong

Tapping into tech and talent

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan lays out its aim to become a global innovation centre by developing technology parks and promoting industrialisation.

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‘So excited’: Kim Jones on choosing Hong Kong as his fashion label’s home

The British fashion designer, who is reviving his eponymous brand after nearly two decades, tells SCMP why he loves Hong Kong.

British fashion designer Kim Jones at his home in London in July 2026. Photo: Central Yards

Economics

Indonesia’s central bank insists it is independent. Investors want proof

Huge bond purchases, the president’s nephew on board and a shifting legal role leave investors asking who really controls Bank Indonesia.

Indonesia’s central bank governor Destry Damayanti links little fingers with Indonesia’s Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara during a press conference at Bank Indonesia’s headquarters in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters

People

Thai raid foils cross-border cable ruse powering Myanmar scam centre

Authorities found a 48-core fibre optic cable, reaching 350 metres across the border, supplying an illegal casino and suspected scam centre.

Sangkhla Buri in the northwest of Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province, which is the gateway to the Three Pagodas Pass in Myanmar. Photo: Shutterstock

Companies

LVMH touts ‘special bond’ with China amid ‘subdued’ sales backdrop

Antoine Arnault praises firm’s ‘dialogue with Chinese culture’ during global event after lawsuit backlash and sluggish spending mar results.

People visit a shopping center in Beijing on April 2, 2026. Photo: AFP

Politics

Xi’s pledge to ‘uproot sick trees’ aired weeks ahead of Communist Party conclave

Chinese leader’s speech to corruption watchdog contains a series of blunt warnings to the ruling party.

Details of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption speech were published on Thursday by Qiushi, the ruling party’s flagship magazine. Photo: Xinhua

Health & Environment

Should Singapore’s classrooms be air-conditioned like in Hong Kong amid haze?

An opposition MP who has pushed for air-conditioned classrooms due to hot weather says his proposal is more urgent now because of the haze.

A family looks out of a cabin in the Singapore Flyer in Singapore on Thursday as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. Photo: AFP

China Business

Beijing enlists multiple regulators to probe EV safety issue

Three ministry-level authorities to verify facts in viral video of snapping Maextro EV brake pedals.

A Maextro V800 is displayed in Huawei’s flagship store in Shanghai on October 9, 2026. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Tech Trends

Meet Nathan Chen, the Chinese teen AI prodigy courted by Silicon Valley

Chen’s move to the US comes after a short stint at Moonshot, where he played an instrumental role in several core innovations.

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Nathan Chen Guangyu wrote on social media on Thursday that he had left Moonshot AI after less than a year. Photo: Handout

China Economy

How extreme weather and global conflicts are testing Chinese food security

Producing nearly half the world’s pork and its largest farmed-fish harvest requires ‘more feed than China can grow’, study author says.

Protein supply is being tested by Middle East conflicts that have disrupted fertiliser supplies as well as a strong El Nino weather pattern reducing fishmeal production. Photo: EPA

Science

Pioneering heart stem cell expert Li Renke dies at a Chinese meeting aged 65

A memorial service will be held for the Chinese cardiovascular scientist who used engineering principles to treat heart conditions.

Li Renke, a pioneer in cardiac regenerative medicine, has died aged 65. Photo: Handout
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