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Tesla launched the redesigned Model Y SUV in China in February. Photo: AFP

China Business

Tesla offers interest-free loans in China for Model Y to lift sagging sales

The delivery waiting time for the popular SUV on the mainland has been reduced to three to five weeks from six to 10 weeks.

Chinese stocks get ‘shot in the arm’ from stimulus: HSBC survey

BlackRock, at centre of Panama ports deal, is big owner of China stocks

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China Business

Hong Kong stocks rebound from 4-week low on strong China manufacturing

A private report shows that China’s manufacturing industry expanded at the fastest pace in four months in March.

A worker moves welding wire at a factory in Taizhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on March 27, 2025. Photo: AFP
A worker moves welding wire at a factory in Taizhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on March 27, 2025. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Stocks see wild swings in run-up to Trump’s tariff roll-out

Mixed messages on new tariffs have traders flustered as they try to position around the biggest risk confronting the market in years.

Policy

TSMC affirms commitment to Taiwan with new domestic fab

‘We’ll continue to look for space to expand investments in Taiwan,’ TSMC executive Y.P. Chyn says.

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Big Tech

Intel CEO Tan Lip-bu says company will spin off noncore units

Speaking at his first public appearance as CEO, Tan also says the firm will create new products including custom semiconductors.

The headquarters of Intel in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Reuters
The headquarters of Intel in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Reuters

Business

Hong Kong mortgage loans surge to 9-month high as new homebuyers seek financing

Financial institutions approved mortgage loan applications worth US$3.3 billion in February.

Business

No respite in sight for Chinese developers as profits continue to slump

China Overseas Land & Investment’s profit sank 40 per cent to 15.6 billion yuan, while Country Garden trimmed its loss to 32.8 billion yuan.

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Banking & Finance

Hong Kong climbs up the IPO league table to fourth as fundraising jumps fourfold

IPOs totalled US$2.3 billion from 15 firms in the first quarter, compared with US$612.7 million a year earlier, LSEG data shows.

Mixue Group’s mascots line up during the company’s listing ceremony at the Hong Kong stock exchange on March 3. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Hong Kong stocks retreat to 4-week low as more Trump tariffs loom

Investor jitters over tariffs set to be unveiled on April 2 outweigh a positive China manufacturing report.

People walk past Exchange Square in Central, home of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on March 28, 2025. Photo: Matthew Miller
People walk past Exchange Square in Central, home of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on March 28, 2025. Photo: Matthew Miller

Banking & Finance

JD Industrials, Unisound AI revive Hong Kong IPOs amid Chinese rush

Third time could be the charm for JD.com’s industrial unit, which may raise up to US$1 billion amid improved sentiment, a source says.

Big Tech

Microsoft shutters AI lab in Shanghai, continuing China retreat

The IoT & AI Insider Lab in the Zhangjiang hi-tech zone likely closed in January or February, nearby workers say.

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Tech Trends

Another Apple chip engineer returns to China to nurture next-generation talent

Kong Long left Apple after seven years, following the recent return of M4 CPU engineer Wang Huanyu to China.

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China is finding success in courting semiconductor talent back to the country. Photo: Reuters

Tech Trends

Venture capital veteran Allen Zhu questions humanoid robots’ value

Zhu, who famously backed Didi Chuxing and RedNote, says early-stage venture capitalists should steer away from the embodied-AI sector.

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A humanoid robot at a tech conference in Beijing last week. Photo: Xinhua
A humanoid robot at a tech conference in Beijing last week. Photo: Xinhua

Banking & Finance

Hutchison says it is evaluating spin-off of global telecoms business

‘From time to time, the [group] receives proposals and explores and evaluates opportunities that may be available,’ Hutchison said in a statement.

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Banking & Finance

Chinese banks raise consumer loan rates from record low to protect margins

Banks will offer consumer loans at 3 per cent to boost their net interest margins, which hit a low of 1.52 per cent at the end of last year.

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China EVs

Self navigating to the top: why China leads the global autonomous-driving race

After stamping their authority on EV technology, Chinese firms make strides in adding self-driving features.

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Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

Banking & Finance

In SAFE hands: China’s secret plan for US$1 trillion reserves fund in Hong Kong

Cheng Hao, the man involved in the rescue of China’s 2015 market crash, runs what is the world’s third largest wealth fund in Hong Kong.

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Banking & Finance

China’s 4 golden flowers: how Beijing invests its US$3.2 trillion reserves

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange entrusts managers in four ‘overseas offices’ to diversify its reserves and maximise returns.

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Business

Nicholas Tse, Stanley Ho’s family face falling property value amid market slump

Macau tycoon Stanley Ho’s family is selling a site in Tsim Sha Tsui, while actor Nicholas Tse’s shop in Central rented out at a big discount.

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Mainland tourists are seen in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hong Kong’s retail sales fell 7.3 per cent last year. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
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