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In Focus | How Hong Kong went from a yuan gateway to a complete currency ecosystem

Yuan can now be used in a wide variety of scenarios in the city, from multi-asset investments to hedging and consumption.

Illustration: Brian Wang

China Economy

How China’s ancient capital staked a claim to the nation’s fastest export growth

View over the historic city walls and skyline of Xian in China. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong Economy

‘Don’t have the illusion’: graduate job ads down 22% as AI rewrites the rules

Graduates have been advised to acquire AI skills through their universities or certificate courses. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Diplomacy

FBI urges caution on China travel as US students fear security clearance risks

US students and educators say concerns about future security clearances are discouraging some young Americans from studying in China.

The FBI headquarters in Washington. An FBI official cautioned American students travelling to China to be mindful of personal and professional relationships that could expose them to foreign influence. Photo: AP

Science

China’s battery factories could be sitting right on top of vast lithium deposits

Study identifies areas where volcanoes may have deposited the critical mineral and they overlap with the Chinese power unit heartland.

China’s thousands of lithium-ion battery manufacturers mainly rely on imported lithium. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

Why is the US reluctant to give South Korea wartime control of its troops?

Seoul wants full military command returned by 2028, but Washington is holding back – and analysts say China is the reason.

US soldiers hang a South Korean flag on the top of their tank during joint drills in the border country of Yeoncheon, near North Korea. Photo: AFP

China Business

‘Awfully bleak’: why global carmakers keep losing ground in China’s vast market

Carmakers are scrambling to revamp their strategies as China’s cash-strapped consumers turn away from expensive foreign brands.

Visitors look at vehicles on display at the Audi booth during an expo in Shanghai last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Banking & Finance

Standard Chartered sharpens its yuan advisory edge as currency’s global rise continues

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The yuan is seeing increased use on an international scale, not only in trade but also financing and investment.

Politics

Why Indian-American support for Trump is slipping before midterms

Visa restrictions, rising prices and right-wing rhetoric are driving once-supportive voters back towards the Democrats.

US President Donald Trump walks off stage at a midterm campaign rally at Crossroads Arena in Corinth, Mississippi, on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

5 things to watch out for in 2027 US defence bill aimed at countering China

Involving more than US$1 trillion in proposed defence spending, competition with Beijing looms large across its varied legislative span.

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The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier transits the South China Sea. A strategy for responding to crises in the South China Sea will be high on the agenda of the 2027 US defence bill. Photo: EPA-EFE/US NAVY

Americas

Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after shock election loss to Lula

Defeated senator defies Supreme Court order to surrender passports as the US State Department prepares entry visas.

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Posters bearing portraits of Flavio Bolsonaro and US President Donald Trump crossed out with a red X on a utility pole in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: AFP

Americas

Charles lands in Bahamas, faces reparation demands: ‘pay us what you owe us’

This is the UK royal’s first official visit to the kingdom as monarch, and kicks off his nine-day trip to the Caribbean.

Britain’s King Charles inspects the guard of honour, made up of members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, as he arrives at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Alexander brothers each get 30 years in prison for drugging, raping women

A judge announced the sentence after 11 accusers spoke in court about how they were assaulted by the former luxury real-estate stars.

Alon Alexander (right) and his twin brother, Oren, attend their bond hearing in Miami in December 2024. Photo: TNS

US

The ‘Queen of the Chinese’ and a forgotten history on the US-Mexico border

As descendants rediscover their Texas roots, past discrimination against Chinese immigrants echoes in new restrictions on foreign nationals.

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A mural in Austin, Texas, featuring Herlinda Wong Chew, born in 1894 in Guadalajara, Mexico, to a Mexican mother and a Chinese father. Photo: Lucy Quaggin

Diplomacy

Lula’s win in Brazil deals blow to Trump’s Latin America push: former China envoy

Brazilian leader’s re-election described as representing ‘major setback’ for US president’s effort to assert American primacy in region.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he addresses supporters after his victory in the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Rubio invokes China, Russia to defend disputed Venezuela oil deal

US secretary of state says agreement gives access to reserves in a crisis, as opposition leader Maria Corina Machado challenges arrangement.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington’s oil agreement in Venezuela offered the US “a huge strategic advantage” by providing access to reserves in times of need. Photo: AFP

Global Economy

China’s energy supply chain is withstanding test of Middle East war, expert says

Stronger domestic gas output and growing storage have shielded Beijing from global supply shocks, the chief of London-based firm says.

LNG storage tanks are seen in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on October 15. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

German leader’s China visit highlights foreign diplomatic pivot beyond Beijing

Dignitaries increasingly choosing China’s regional hubs to forge direct trade, technology and investment ties with local firms.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is welcomed upon arrival in Hefei by Sun Yong, deputy governor of Anhui province. Photo: dpa

Military

Taiwan vows vigilance as Beijing releases satellite imagery of island landmarks

For second straight year, Jilin-1 footage features prominently in Beijing’s messaging, raising concerns about its surveillance capabilities.

Mainland Chinese state broadcaster CCTV released a 42-second video clip featuring imagery of Taiwan captured by the commercial Jilin-1 remote-sensing satellite constellation. Photo: CCTV
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US-China Relations

Alibaba wins preliminary injunction against Pentagon lobbying rule

Judge finds company likely to succeed on free-speech challenge, but leaves tech giant’s Chinese military designation intact.

Chinese technology giant Alibaba is challenging its designation as a military-linked company by the US Pentagon. Photo: Reuters
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