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Zijin Mining’s outlook has been raised from “stable” to “positive”. Photo: Shutterstock

China Business

China’s largest mining company poised for global top 3 status by 2028, says S&P

Ratings agency highlights Zijin’s project pipeline and cost discipline as the miner accelerates global expansion in copper and gold.

Tech edge to boost Chinese firms’ overseas revenues to record high: UBS

China online brokerage crackdown trims billionaire owner’s wealth

China Business

Unitree’s IPO progress spurs stock buying of firms with exposure to robot maker

As the robot manufacturer moves a step closer to its IPO, stocks of its investors and supply chain makers have shot up.

An electronic board shows stock prices below a pedestrian bridge in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters
An electronic board shows stock prices below a pedestrian bridge in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

As China’s humanoid-robot hype cools, Unitree sees profit plunge

A filing shows adjusted profit fell 53 per cent, even as revenue continued to rise, highlighting tough competition in humanoid robot sector.

Business

China’s student housing, offices top property investments amid pricing slump

Growing numbers of university students coupled with supply gap are feeding investor appetite for dormitory-style housing and premium offices.

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China Business

A new battlefront for KFC and its Chinese rivals: the lighter meal

Big-name fast-food chains are seeking to capitalise on a surge in demand in China for lighter meals.

A drink and several meals from KPRO’s menu. Photo: Handout
A drink and several meals from KPRO’s menu. Photo: Handout

Banking & Finance

HSBC Hong Kong targets 7.5 million customers, same as city’s population

HSBC Hong Kong sees an increase in international clients coming to city to invest as it becomes a global wealth management hub.

China Business

US chipmakers in China see revenue rise, defying trade tensions: Hurun list

American semiconductor firms saw a significant boost in sales from the mainland, as a top list shows which are leading the gains amid high-end silicon demand.

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Big Tech

Huawei unveils new scaling law and tech that narrows gap with TSMC, Samsung

The Chinese tech giant’s breakthrough is a major milestone in its mission to create a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem.

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Huawei Technologies has revealed new technology that can bring its chips equivalent to a process node of 1.4 nanometre within five years. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Companies

Hong Kong’s Jardine Matheson buys Australian diagnostic group I-MED for US$2.4b

The acquisition is one of the investment company’s largest in recent years and follows its Mandarin Oriental buyout in January.

The Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point in Australia. Photo: Shutterstock
The Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point in Australia. Photo: Shutterstock

Big Tech

‘Sharif speed’ meets Qwen AI: how Alibaba sealed a sweeping deal with Pakistan

Chairman Joe Tsai uses firm’s mobile AI tool to draft a sweeping tech pact in moments, as ‘frontier technologies’ increasingly enter the global limelight.

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China Business

US$32b worth of Hong Kong assets involved in transborder trade crackdown: Citic

The assets involve a crackdown on Futu, Tiger Brokers and Long Bridge for offering mainland Chinese investors access to unlicensed trading.

China EVs

As Chinese EV makers expand in Europe, are local suppliers set to benefit?

Rising protectionism in Brussels could support demand for local inputs including batteries, lithium and other raw materials, industry insiders say.

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New cars, including electric vehicles by Chinese firm BYD, are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium on October 24, 2024. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Hang Seng Index review to boost market capitalisation by 4.5%: analysts

Tencent, BeOne Medicines, Baidu and NetEase may lure fund inflows between US$200 million and US$1 billion, due to index weighting changes.

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Hong Kong regional flag, Chinese flag and HKEX flag fly outside the Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong regional flag, Chinese flag and HKEX flag fly outside the Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

China Business

Property challenges put Chinese firms’ go-global plans at risk: JLL

Some firms have scrapped investment plans to ‘restart from scratch’ after difficulty securing property, researcher says.

China Business

China’s machinery giant XCMG eyes bigger scoop of global sales

State-owned firm banks on intelligent manufacturing, green technology, product integration and digital services to boost sales overseas.

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China Business

China’s drug makers are speeding up – will AI be their secret weapon?

Chinese biotech firms are striking big global deals as drug makers, but could artificial intelligence take them to the next level?

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Illustration by Henry Wong

Markets

Can Hong Kong’s listing reform 2.0 win over innovative firms?

The reforms enhance the city’s appeal for AI, biotech and other firms by slashing the market cap threshold and enabling confidential filings.

Big Tech

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

China EVs

How China’s EV makers think they can outrun disastrous price wars

At Beijing’s urging, an industry largely built on discounting must hold the line on prices and convince buyers to pay for better technology.

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OPINION
Kun Tian

Opinion | Hong Kong’s stablecoin roll-out puts banks at the centre of digital money

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Macroscope | Why dollar and gold prices are looking abnormal amid Iran war

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The View | War-induced interest rate shocks unlikely to upset Asia’s property markets

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | China is weathering the Iran war oil shock better than others in Asia

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Muyi Yang,Dinita Setyawati

Opinion | Why Asia’s future depends on breaking the shackles of fossil fuels

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