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China housing market gets VAT relief on resales but demand outlook stays subdued
Policy lowering VAT to 3 per cent reduces seller costs but demand recovery is key to stabilising the housing sector, property agents say.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM
Semiconductors
Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production amid China demand: sources
31 Dec 2025 - 5:03PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Beijing renews trade-in subsidy scheme amid domestic car market’s gloomy outlook
31 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
IPO
China’s DRAM giant CXMT plans US$4.2 billion IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market
Listing aims to fund wafer expansion and DRAM upgrades as Beijing drives tech self-reliance.
31 Dec 2025 - 3:38PM
CXMT is China’s largest and the world’s fourth-largest DRAM manufacturer. Photo: Handout
IPO
China AI start-up MiniMax kicks off US$538 million Hong Kong IPO
Start of Shanghai-based company’s share sale follows launch of rival Zhipu’s US$560 million IPO a day earlier.
31 Dec 2025 - 11:20AM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong, mainland China stocks finish year with world-leading gains
City’s benchmark Hang Seng Index ends 2025 up 28 per cent, while the CSI 300 Index of mainland stocks rises 18 per cent.
31 Dec 2025 - 3:58PM
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ByteDance to pour US$14 billion into Nvidia chips in 2026 as AI demand surges
Chinese unicorn’s computing needs have climbed across its portfolio of popular apps, cloud unit Volcano Engine and large language models.
31 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan on AI chips from Nvidia in 2026 if the US company is allowed to sell its H200 graphic processing units in China, sources say. Photo: Handout
Mainland China
China’s second-hand boom fuels bruising battle for trade-in traffic
Recycling platform ATRenew is scaling up as China’s young consumers shed the stigma around second-hand shopping.
31 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM
Artificial intelligence
China-founded Tripo AI updates 3D content platform as users more than double
‘This shows that we’re on the right track,’ founder and CEO Simon Song Yachen says.
31 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
Artificial intelligence
China-founded AI start-up Manus acquired by Meta for ‘billions’
Deal will bring Singapore-based Manus’ ‘leading agent to billions of people’, Meta says.
30 Dec 2025 - 8:04PM
IPO
China’s Zhipu AI launches US$560 million share sale amid heated IPO tech race
The company, marketed overseas as Z.ai, eyes US$6.6 billion valuation with Hong Kong’s first large language model listing.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:16PM
Zhipu AI is moving closer to becoming the first large language model developer listed in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks edge higher on last full trading day of year
Hang Seng Index edges higher as Chinese yuan surpasses 7 against US dollar for first time since May 2023.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:33PM
IPO
China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for new drugs
US firm, backed by Fosun and Tencent, expands research base in China as it develops an AI-powered drug-discovery tool.
31 Dec 2025 - 2:26PM
IPO
Insilico Medicine leads 6 Hong Kong IPOs, capping banner fundraising year
Debutants raise total of US$899 million as exchange wraps up one of the most active months for IPOs since 2021.
30 Dec 2025 - 5:26PM
Made in China 2025
Chinese firms flock to Dubai free zones to navigate trade barriers, expand reach
JD.com, CNBM, carmakers and hundreds of other Chinese companies use the hub to reach consumers across Asia, Africa and Europe.
30 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
The Jebel Ali Free Zone at the western end of Dubai. Photo: Handout
Robotics
Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame gives staff gifts of gold, trip to Antarctica
Dreame’s surprise largesse reflects its robust business growth in 2025, as it remains one of the world’s top robot vacuum cleaner brands.
29 Dec 2025 - 7:32PM
Banking & finance
OCBC, Bangkok Bank, First Abu Dhabi join US$14 billion offshore yuan scheme
Leading banks from Southeast Asia and the Middle East are taking part in the programme, underscoring the city’s push as an offshore yuan hub.
29 Dec 2025 - 6:30PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s oldest carmaker FAW buys US$534 million stake in EV assembler Leapmotor
‘Leapmotor aims to achieve annual deliveries of 4 million units a year in 10 years’ time,’ founder and CEO Zhu Jiangming says.
29 Dec 2025 - 3:31PM
A Leapmotor electric vehicle is seen on display at the Essen Motor Show in Germany on December 3, 2025. Photo: AFP
Accounting and auditing
Hong Kong accounting firms plan hiring spree and embrace AI to attract talent
KPMG, Deloitte and EY boost hiring and invest in AI to lift efficiency and attract talent amid rising demand for tech-savvy professionals.
29 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks fail to hold on to gains on slow trade
Sentiment swings between concerns over a weakening growth outlook and bets that Beijing will step up policy easing to prop up the economy.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:44PM
Hong Kong stock market
Xiaomi dips on co-founder’s US$2 billion share sale plan
Co-founder and vice-chairman Lin Bin plans to offload no more than US$500 million in any 12-month period starting in December 2026.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:25PM
Robotics
How a Chinese start-up is scaling 3D printing from sneakers to robots
Materials expert Wang Wenbin founded PollyPolymer in 2017 and developed a mature 3D-printing technology for footwear two years later.
29 Dec 2025 - 10:02AM
3D-printed footwear accounts for 60 per cent of PollyPolymer’s total revenue. Photo: Handout
Greater Bay Area
Greater Bay Area assets poised to lead surge in China’s expanding C-REIT market
By the end of last month, China had nearly 80 C-REITs, raising a total of over US$28.3 billion, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
28 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Dozens of Chinese EV makers under pressure to fold or trim operations: analysts
Grappling with expiring cash subsidies and tax incentives, China’s car market is forecast to see deliveries slump next year.
28 Dec 2025 - 9:46AM
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Semiconductors
Nexperia China eyes new wafer suppliers amid legal fight with Dutch chipmaker
Nexperia owner Wingtech says the China unit produced more than 11 billion chips since mid-October, despite wafer supply constraints.
27 Dec 2025 - 6:36PM
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