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Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar Taylor Morrison buy to boost confidence
While Chinese investors are turning away from America, the conglomerate’s US$6.8 billion cash acquisition could encourage more home sales.
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Foreign buyers proceed with caution on Thai luxury villas after loophole closes
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Diplomacy
Could China hawk Nancy Pelosi’s pick for US Congress influence Beijing ties?
Connie Chan is strictly focused on local issues but her softer tone towards China is in sharp contrast to that of the retiring former speaker.
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Science
China rare earth industry has critical weakness, study finds
New study finds China lagging behind Japan and the US in key patents for advanced rare earth technologies.
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Society
Helpers’ union calls for raising food allowance to HK$2,770, citing inflation
Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions representatives also demand increase in monthly minimum wage to HK$6,670 during Sunday rally.
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Economy
Why is a Chinese-made portable AC selling out across heat-stricken Europe?
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Russian warships dock in Chinese port ahead of Joint Sea exercises
The PLA held a welcome ceremony for the Russian warships, which arrived in the eastern port of Qingdao on Sunday.
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Big Tech
Are we human? Why ByteDance and Alibaba are disabling AI agents in China
With Beijing’s rules on humanlike AI interaction services taking effect on July 15, Doubao and Qwen move to disable customised features.
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Iran’s new supreme leader holds ‘positive’ views of China, ambassador says
Mojtaba Khamenei has yet to appear in public since his father’s death, but envoy tells forum that he is in ‘very good health’.
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Business
How Changan Automobile’s design-driven brand strategy shapes its global expansion plans
Klaus Zyciora, vice-president of the Chinese carmaker, says its innovative, smart, low-carbon vehicles can entice customers around the world.
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SERIES: Confronting cancer in Hong Kong
Can you get cancer? Hong Kong doctors say it takes more than 1 mistake
Although about 90 per cent of cancers are sporadic and can affect anyone regardless of genetics, experts say small, sustained lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce risk.
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China
Chinese province calls foul on fans cheering Japanese World Cup team
Some Chinese fans in Shanghai are reported to have worn Japanese national team jerseys and cheered Japan’s win over Tunisia last month.
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Banking & Finance
Why has China lowered its own ranking in global financial competitiveness?
A Beijing think tank dropped China’s world ranking to fifth place, behind the US, Japan, UK and Germany following stock market volatility.
5 Jul 2026 - 2:00PM
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Diplomacy
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi calls on Sweden to help rebuild mutual trust
China’s top diplomat is visiting the Nordic countries amid a growing debate in the EU about how to respond to Beijing’s trade practices.
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Europe
‘Help us’: wildfires ravage France, Spain, Portugal forests as mercury soars
The early fires have already devastated an area twice as big as Manhattan across the three nations. Blazes have also hit Greece.
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China Business
After hooking China on coffee, Starbucks ramps up consumer strategy
Now that the chain has Chinese consumers hooked on coffee, it is attempting to become part of local consumer culture, analysts say.
5 Jul 2026 - 9:00AM
Europe
First money, now ‘loyalty’: Trump’s demands test Nato chief’s flattery tactics
Mark Rutte has long fawned over Trump to keep the US inside the alliance, but that strategy faces new challenges at a summit in Turkey.
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Tech Trends
Chinese AI chip start-up bets on 3D stacking to bypass US controls
Dongfang Suanxin is headed by Wei Shaojun, who is also vice-president of the China Semiconductor Industry Association.
5 Jul 2026 - 12:00PM
Politics
Minefields, stalled talks keep Strait of Hormuz in strategic limbo
Iran’s grip on maritime traffic through the strait remains both ‘real’ and ‘strong’ even amid the cessation in hostilities, analysts say.
5 Jul 2026 - 1:30PM
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Science
China offers sea cable detection tech to clients in Middle East, Europe and Asia
The move is expected to boost the country’s competitive standing in the global marine equipment sector, official science and tech paper says.
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Economy
‘No one watching’: China’s unemployed find sanctuary in Communist Party centres
Chinese jobseekers use free office space to establish routines and hide their employment status from families while looking for work.
5 Jul 2026 - 10:00AM
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OPINION
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China’s next export shock is taking shape – as AI-powered robots
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How to manage China’s rise as a civilisational power
5 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM
Alessandro Arduino
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Oman and China: the real winners of Trump’s Iran deal?
5 Jul 2026 - 11:00AM
Christine Loh
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‘Overcapacity’ talk reflects a West irked by China’s industrial rise
5 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM
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Blanket relationship with all African nations is viewed as a precedent for partners like the EU.
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Economist Richard Koo on China and Japan’s shared ‘battle against time’
China has strong tech industries and a large market – but so did Japan before its recession, warns the Nomura Research Institute scholar.
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Nie Huihua on non-Westernness of Chinese government and challenge to innovation
Harvard-trained professor examines the tension between strengthening centralised control and encouraging local enthusiasm.
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AIIB head Zou Jiayi on multilateralism as ‘infrastructure of global trust’
As the Beijing-based development bank marks its 10th anniversary, its president says institutions like hers ‘create certainty amid uncertainty’.
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Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’
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Can China’s memory chip giant CXMT keep thriving after IPO and AI boom?
CXMT is taking orders for its advanced DDR5 server memory from Tencent and ByteDance after completing customer validation, a source says.
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Tech Trends
Chinese AI chip start-up bets on 3D stacking to bypass US controls
Dongfang Suanxin is headed by Wei Shaojun, who is also vice-president of the China Semiconductor Industry Association.
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China’s ByteDance discovers new scaling law that could sustain AI boom
Researchers at the Chinese tech giant have been analysing how fast AI agents can improve by performing real-world tasks.
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Alibaba bans staff from using Claude Code over Anthropic spyware concerns
The Chinese tech giant has listed Claude Code as ‘high-risk’ software, after discovering Anthropic had tracked Chinese users using hidden code.
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The AI industrial revolution: why US faces a historic tech reckoning from China
From EVs to robotics, China’s advancement in cutting-edge tech has seen it shake off the West’s long-standing belief in US exceptionalism.
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Why Chinese-American success stories still provoke prejudice and fear
Almost a century and a half has passed since the notorious Chinese Exclusion Act, but anti-Asian prejudice is still rife.
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As Beijing raises Shanghai’s offshore yuan profile, where will Hong Kong fit in?
Geopolitical tensions add fuel to long-standing debate about China’s need for multiple offshore yuan centres – a role that suits Shanghai well.
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Why the Vietnam ‘detour’ for US-bound Chinese goods hit a dead end
Is finding another Hanoi haven possible, or would trying be a fool’s errand for Chinese firms looking to get the jump on Trump and evade tariffs?
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