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A Tesla humanoid robot and a Model Y electric vehicle are displayed in a store in Beijing in August. Photo: EPA
Electric & new energy vehicles

Market squeeze: Tesla revives China price cuts to stem slumping deliveries

The discounts underscore Tesla’s sliding output and fading demand, as analysts warn of intensifying EV price battles.

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Banking & finance

China’s capital injection a first step to easing financial strains: analysts

Banking & finance

Chinese firms’ green-tech expansion hinges on Hong Kong: bankers

Electric & new energy vehicles

Why are EV battery makers’ profits nearly double that of industry’s carmakers?

Leading electric vehicle battery makers’ profits by far outpace the industry’s carmakers in first half.

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An advertisement for CATL is displayed on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai on July 14. Photo: Getty Images
An advertisement for CATL is displayed on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai on July 14. Photo: Getty Images
Commodities

Bullish chorus grows: Wall Street backs gold despite US job growth, hawkish Fed

Record buying spree by central banks offsets Fed tightening fears, pushing gold towards US$5,000 by year-end, investment banks forecast.

Electric & new energy vehicles

In Focus | China’s EV makers see synergy in their race to beat Tesla in humanoid robotics

Robotics has supply chain synergy with smart EV production because key components like cameras and radar, as well as software, are in both.

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Banking & finance

Standard Chartered doubles down on China wealth opportunities despite tax pivot

Lender says it plans to add more luxury wealth centres, hire more talent and invest in technology platforms in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan.

Standard Chartered’s logo on a building in Singapore. Photo: Reuters
Standard Chartered’s logo on a building in Singapore. Photo: Reuters
Business of climate change

Green lift: Hong Kong widens finance taxonomy to spur transition capital

As Green Week kicks off, the HKMA expands its finance taxonomy to channel capital into projects that build climate resilience.

Banking & finance

China pumps massive US$54b into insurers, banks in financial powerhouse push

The rare capital boost of such magnitude seeks to shore up insurers and banks as solvency pressures mount and regulatory demands loom.

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Artificial intelligence

Why China’s AI giants spend far less and still shrink compute gap with US rivals

Lower costs and faster growth rates let China’s AI firms narrow the divide, raising the question: does the spending gap still matter?

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US hyperscalers outspend their Chinese counterparts by a staggering margin, according to a report. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law chip overcomes overheating hurdle, paper shows

The research directly counters claims that vertical stacking creates a thermal bottleneck, the tech giant’s paper says.

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Avoiding overheating is a key technical hurdle for Huawei’s anticipated Kirin 2026 smartphone chip release, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock
Avoiding overheating is a key technical hurdle for Huawei’s anticipated Kirin 2026 smartphone chip release, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla to exhibit Cybercab robotaxi in China: can it spark buzz amid slow sales?

While the company stresses the tour does not signal the vehicle will be sold in China, some observers believe it could still bolster the brand’s position.

Artificial intelligence

From ‘slop’ to prime time: how AI dramas are shaking up China’s TV industry

Fully AI-generated, 30-episode Journey to the West series debuts, as shifting production economics transform the industry.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong’s billionaires, Treasury yields hit 4.78%: the numbers moving markets

China’s expanding outbound capital and US bonds’ surging yields are in spotlight this week.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
China stock market

Chinese stock margin debt continues to unwind as Treasury yields weigh on markets

The outstanding balance of stocks bought with borrowed money dropped to US$390.1 billion on Thursday after a brief rebound in August.

The Star Market 50 index is approaching a previous low triggered by the biggest-ever monthly decline in July. Photo: Reuters
The Star Market 50 index is approaching a previous low triggered by the biggest-ever monthly decline in July. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

AI boom is hiding cracks in US markets, Nomura warns

Bank flags US risk premium as AI surge falters, undermining ‘Tina’ or ‘there is no alternative’ to dollar assets.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmaker Chery to begin testing solid-state EV batteries next year

Chairman says it plans to invest US$1.49 billion in the new battery technology over the next two years.

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Banking & finance

China to launch second phase of national SME fund for tech start-ups

A new phase of the state-backed fund is set to target early-stage hard-tech firms that are IPO-ready.

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A worker operates a welding robot in Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua
A worker operates a welding robot in Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua
Wealth management

More than 4 in 5 young mainland Chinese investors turn to offshore assets: study

Affluent investors are using exposure to the assets for returns and to manage risk.

Hong Kong stock market

Mainland Chinese investors buy Hong Kong AI stocks, sell financials

Net buying surges for third straight month as AI pivot benefits MiniMax, Alibaba and Tencent, while investors eschew traditional industries.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD, Leapmotor buck EV market slowdown as pressure piles up on small rivals

China’s leading EV makers saw sales surge in August, with BYD up 17.8 per cent from last year and Leapmotor up 80.7 per cent.

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A Z Convertible EV from BYD luxury brand Denza at the company’s booth at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
China stock market

China widens access to overseas stocks with QDII quota handout

Expansion aims to ease tight supply of cross-border investment products following crackdown on non-compliant offshore investments.

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The head office of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange is seen in Beijing. Photo: Yuke Xie
The head office of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange is seen in Beijing. Photo: Yuke Xie
China stock market

China’s pension fund doubles offshore investments to record high

Hong Kong market to benefit as lower growth and interest rates make it harder for fund to ‘rely solely on domestic assets’, analyst says.

China technology

China approves string of ‘telepathy’ devices amid push to leapfrog Elon Musk

Chinese regulators have approved a group of brain-technology products this year, as local start-ups push to surpass Musk’s Neuralink.

China stock market

What tech-driven company earnings say about China’s diverging growth paths

AI demand and local chip substitution spark boom for tech firms, leaving traditional industries far behind.

Earnings for firms on the Star Market in Shanghai and the ChiNext board in Shenzhen soared in the first half. Photo: AFP
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