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Akeso’s new immunotherapy drug called ivonescimab allowed half of its patients to go 11.1 months without their condition worsening. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Akeso shares slump despite second China approval for lung cancer drug

Chinese regulator grants second approval for lung cancer drug ivonescimab, which has outperformed Merck’s Keytruda in phase three trial.

Trump’s tariffs: will Chinese pharmaceutical industry feel the pain?

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US demands EU antitrust chief clarify rules reining in Big Tech

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China Business

Shanghai aims for China’s carmaking crown with Toyota plant

The Japanese carmaker plans to tap the local supply chain, logistics network and talent pool to produce Lexus-branded EVs from 2027.

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Toyota’s proposed Shanghai plant will be the second fully owned car venture in China. Photo: dpa
Toyota’s proposed Shanghai plant will be the second fully owned car venture in China. Photo: dpa

Hong Kong

HK Express pulls 2 blind people from flight, Hong Kong campaign group urges inquiry

Travellers, 34 and 27, ordered off plane before take-off for Tokyo, told by crew member they could not fly for ‘safety reasons’.

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China Business

Swire to turn Zhangyuan’s shikumen into Shanghai’s Covent Garden

Zhangyuan biggest draw is its 43 blocks of shikumen buildings, the Shanghai architectural style that blended Western style with Chinese aesthetics.

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Policy

China to punish unauthorised data sharing with overseas law enforcement

Clause will fine Chinese companies for sharing data without permission but also shields them from foreign pressure.

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China wants to beef up its data defences against the effects of US Long Arm jurisdiction. Photo: SCMP
China wants to beef up its data defences against the effects of US Long Arm jurisdiction. Photo: SCMP

Companies

Exclusive | China’s global asset shoppers brace for haircuts in forced fire sales

Companies

Macroscope | Healthier, more sustainable Chinese economy should present more opportunities

China Business

Update | Government promises to help first-time homebuyers ... but it’s treading softly

James Lau, Hong Kong secretary for financial services and the treasury, speaks at the 11th Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Monday. Photo: EPA

Big Tech

DJI introduces privacy mode, 6 weeks after US Army banned use of its products

The DJI Spark drone, introduced during the Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival, in August. Photo: Dickson Lee
The DJI Spark drone, introduced during the Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival, in August. Photo: Dickson Lee

Politics

Communist Party expels two former senior military officials over alleged graft

China Insider

Do some Chinese drivers prefer to kill than just injure pedestrians? US lawyer explains a twisted road logic

It seemed too shocking and warped to be true: that there exists an "unspoken rule" among Chinese drivers that it is better to leave a pedestrian dead than alive if they are accidentally run over by one's vehicle.

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Jiang Zemin has how many fingers? Twitter jokes and blocked Weibo posts abound as China holds grand parade

Jiang Zemin has how many fingers? Twitter jokes and blocked Weibo posts abound as China holds grand parade

China Insider

Despicable Me's loveable Minions go bananas on the Great Wall of China

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Stuart, Kevin and Bob find bananas on the Great Wall of China. Photo: Xinhua
Stuart, Kevin and Bob find bananas on the Great Wall of China. Photo: Xinhua

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Video | Face to face with a fireball: Tianjin resident captures terrifying moment warehouse is blown to smithereens

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‘Is this a nuclear bomb?’: drone captures apocalyptic scenes in Tianjin, China, after industrial explosions

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OPINION
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Opinion | Why Hong Kong must be careful about cutting university funding

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