https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/508835/feed Latest news, analysis, explainers and updates on policy announcements, corporate developments and investment opportunities focused on Dongguan under the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative in southern China’s Pearl River Delta The coverage includes politics and policies, business, lifestyle and culture and useful to-do guides about living, working and studying in the GBA. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Vivian Au Vivian Au Hong Kong is significantly lagging behind its neighbours and ranks near the bottom in meeting the growing demand for artificial intelligence supply chains, according to a major index evaluating key developments across the Greater Bay Area. The finding is part of the Greater Bay Area Industry Development Index 2026, jointly released on Thursday by think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation and Dah Sing Bank. The index evaluated the performance of the 11 cities in the bay area in key sectors including... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371821/hong-kong-badly-lags-peers-greater-bay-area-ai-supply-chains https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371821/hong-kong-badly-lags-peers-greater-bay-area-ai-supply-chains Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:11:43 +0000 SCMP SCMP This is the fifth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here to view the other factsheets. The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 26. You can find the newspaper at newsstands and convenience stores. For inquiries, contact printsupport@scmp.com. https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371704/hong-kongs-bay-area-vision https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/plus/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371704/hong-kongs-bay-area-vision Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:30:29 +0000 Sherry Wang Sherry Wang China plans to expand venture capital and long-term funding for technology companies in the Greater Bay Area while strengthening financial links between Hong Kong and the mainland, as part of efforts to turn the region into a leading innovation hub alongside Beijing and Shanghai. In guidelines published on Monday, the People’s Bank of China and 10 other government departments set out plans for “an open technology finance system” across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371503/can-china-unlock-greater-bay-areas-tech-potential-through-closer-financial-links https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3371503/can-china-unlock-greater-bay-areas-tech-potential-through-closer-financial-links Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:00:08 +0000 Howard Liu Howard Liu Chinese storage makers, long known for packaging chips into modules, have been moving up the value chain into wafer-level operations, with the latest firm to make the jump investing 4.5 billion yuan (US$672 million) in an advanced packaging project. The sum, which Shanghai-listed Biwin Storage Technology will pour into the third phase of its advanced packaging and testing project in Dongguan, in southern China’s Guangdong province, will exceed the 3.09 billion yuan it put into the first two... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3368535/chinas-storage-makers-aim-climb-value-chain-advanced-packaging-bets https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3368535/chinas-storage-makers-aim-climb-value-chain-advanced-packaging-bets Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:29:23 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang Hong Kong risks losing its status as an international aviation hub if it fails to secure a reliable, credibly certified supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the head of the government’s think tank has warned. Stephen Wong Yuen-shan, head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, made the remarks at the Sustainable Aviation Futures China Congress on Tuesday, days after the government set out its fuel strategy in the city’s first five-year plan and policy address amid mounting global... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3368421/hong-kong-urged-secure-sustainable-fuel-supply-safeguard-aviation-hub-status https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3368421/hong-kong-urged-secure-sustainable-fuel-supply-safeguard-aviation-hub-status Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:06:28 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng A Chinese court’s order to freeze 2.14 billion yuan (US$318 million) in Nexperia-affiliated assets has cemented the operational independence of its Chinese manufacturing engine from its European headquarters, leaving its local facilities increasingly isolated amid a prolonged custody battle. The Dongguan Intermediate People’s Court in the southern province of Guangdong, where Nexperia’s biggest assembly and test plant is located, has frozen the equity interests in four subsidiaries owned by the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3365996/whats-next-after-china-court-freezes-us318m-nexperia-assets-amid-wingtech-battle https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3365996/whats-next-after-china-court-freezes-us318m-nexperia-assets-amid-wingtech-battle Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:30:07 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Mainland China’s vast pool of engineers can help Hong Kong companies expand, bridge their talent gap and scale up operations, industry leaders have said. They shared their insights during a six-day media tour of the Greater Bay Area organised by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. The itinerary included a research institute in Guangzhou’s Nansha district, a cargo facility and a university in Dongguan, a major industrial city in Guangdong province. Among the key stops was the Guangzhou HKUST... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365245/how-mainland-chinese-engineers-can-help-hong-kong-firms-bridge-talent-gap https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365245/how-mainland-chinese-engineers-can-help-hong-kong-firms-bridge-talent-gap Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:03:19 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen Despite their strikingly different approaches to developing and deploying artificial intelligence, one aspect is common across China and the United States: data and computing centres are proliferating in both countries, especially in remote locations. While the US is seeing residents and localities fight back against plans for data centres in their backyards, regional officials in China are embracing them. In fact, in China there is a nationwide scramble for such facilities – considered the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3361988/chinas-localised-data-centre-push-drives-ai-ambitions-amid-overbuilding-concerns https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3361988/chinas-localised-data-centre-push-drives-ai-ambitions-amid-overbuilding-concerns Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:10 +0000 Wynna Wong,Cannix Yau Wynna Wong,Cannix Yau Close to 170 mainland Chinese motorists are expected to arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday under an expanded cross-border travel scheme, with hotels rolling out accommodation, dining, shopping and parking packages to attract the new visitors. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme was extended to cover five more cities – Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou and Zhaoqing – from Saturday, with the daily quota of urban trips doubling to 200. A total of nine mainland cities in the Greater... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3361837/nearly-170-mainland-chinese-motorists-expected-hong-kong-under-expanded-scheme https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3361837/nearly-170-mainland-chinese-motorists-expected-hong-kong-under-expanded-scheme Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:56:07 +0000 Frank Chen Frank Chen Planning for a second express rail link in southern China’s most vibrant urban cluster is being revved up to streamline travel between the tech hub of Shenzhen and the commercial powerhouse of Guangzhou, while also benefiting Hong Kong. Construction is now in full swing after Shenzhen broke ground on the southern end of the future high-speed rail artery in June. The project begins with a new station at Terminal 1 of the city’s airport, with space reserved for a future cross-border extension into... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3361719/how-will-chinas-new-high-speed-rail-line-connect-shenzhen-guangzhou-and-hong-kong https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3361719/how-will-chinas-new-high-speed-rail-line-connect-shenzhen-guangzhou-and-hong-kong Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:00:13 +0000 Cannix Yau,Ambrose Li Cannix Yau,Ambrose Li The Hong Kong Jockey Club has urged the city to position the Greater Bay Area as a leading equine hub under its first five-year plan, proposing the formation of a distinctive racing circuit for both mainland Chinese and international tourists. In a submission to the government on Thursday, the club said the equine industry had already been identified as a strategic economic driver under national planning frameworks. “Hong Kong therefore has an opportunity to play a leading role in helping to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3360825/hong-kong-urged-position-greater-bay-area-equine-hub-grow-racing-tourism https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3360825/hong-kong-urged-position-greater-bay-area-equine-hub-grow-racing-tourism Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:55:57 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Zhang Wei, former chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Colorado Boulder, has returned to China to join Great Bay University (GBU) as a full-time faculty member. Zhang, who will be the deputy dean and chair professor of GBU’s physical sciences school, attended a hiring ceremony at the university’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on July 2. He was presented with the appointment letter by GBU president Tian Gang, who is also a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3360665/award-winning-chemist-zhang-wei-leaves-us-join-chinas-great-bay-university https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/science/article/3360665/award-winning-chemist-zhang-wei-leaves-us-join-chinas-great-bay-university Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:08 +0000 Fiona Sun,Theodora Yu,Kristen Cheung Fiona Sun,Theodora Yu,Kristen Cheung Hongkongers poured across the border on Wednesday for a wider range of dining, shopping and family leisure options, seeking a short getaway on the public holiday marking the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule. Major border checkpoints, including the West Kowloon rail terminus and Shenzhen Bay, were packed with holidaymakers carrying luggage, shopping bags and foldable carts as they headed to mainland China on Wednesday morning. Lawyer Edward Wong, 32, left Hong Kong for... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359028/more-space-better-service-hongkongers-flock-mainland-july-1-holiday https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3359028/more-space-better-service-hongkongers-flock-mainland-july-1-holiday Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:45:40 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao A coalition of China’s leading tech companies – including memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding – has launched a 3.91 billion yuan (US$577 million) private equity fund to boost its “hard tech” sectors amid tightening US tech export curbs. The Changzhi Hanhai Private Investment Fund, registered last week in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, aims to provide “patient capital” – long-term financing required for deep-tech research and development... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3356480/china-chip-giants-form-us577-million-patient-capital-fund-counter-us-tech-curb https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3356480/china-chip-giants-form-us577-million-patient-capital-fund-counter-us-tech-curb Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:18:07 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Hong Kong will expand a travel scheme that allows mainland Chinese motorists to enter the city for leisure, opening it to drivers from five more Greater Bay Area cities and doubling the daily quota for urban trips. Authorities said on Monday that the Southbound Travel Scheme for Guangdong Vehicles would be extended to all nine mainland cities under the Greater Bay Area scheme, up from the current four, while the daily quota for urban trips would be doubled to 200 from July 25 from 100 at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3356351/hong-kongs-southbound-travel-scheme-opens-5-more-greater-bay-area-cities https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3356351/hong-kongs-southbound-travel-scheme-opens-5-more-greater-bay-area-cities Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:51:28 +0000 Eric Jiang,Natalie Wong,Edith Lin,Wynna Wong Eric Jiang,Natalie Wong,Edith Lin,Wynna Wong Implementation details of a policy to allow Hong Kong-registered yachts to berth more easily at designated mainland Chinese ports in the Greater Bay Area will be unveiled by Beijing in “mid-June” at the earliest, sources have said, with the anticipated move already drawing interest from local charter companies keen to tailor tours for affluent clients. The South China Morning Post also learned on Saturday that the Port of Nansha is among the designated maritime facilities – and the only one in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3355395/beijing-allows-hong-kong-yachts-berth-more-easily-some-mainland-chinese-ports https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3355395/beijing-allows-hong-kong-yachts-berth-more-easily-some-mainland-chinese-ports Sat, 30 May 2026 04:19:22 +0000 Xinyi Wu Xinyi Wu Shenzhen recorded the largest increase in permanent residents among Chinese cities in 2025, a rare bright spot as some megacities lose their appeal amid a deepening demographic shift. The southern tech hub added 259,000 permanent residents last year, bringing its total population to 18.25 million, according to a notice released by the local government on Monday. Designated as China’s first special economic zone in 1980, Shenzhen has since evolved into one of the country’s most powerful... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3354884/how-shenzhens-growing-population-defies-chinas-urban-demographic-shift https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3354884/how-shenzhens-growing-population-defies-chinas-urban-demographic-shift Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:06 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang A biofuel company backed by the family office of tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit will invest HK$10 billion (US$1.3 billion) in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants in the Greater Bay Area, a project that Hong Kong’s leader has hailed as a “milestone” collaboration between the city and mainland China. EcoCeres, a Hong Kong-based renewable fuel producer backed by the tycoon – who is also chairman of Henderson Land Development and Towngas – unveiled plans on Tuesday to build an SAF plant in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3352453/ecoceres-invest-hk10-billion-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plants-greater-bay-area https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3352453/ecoceres-invest-hk10-billion-sustainable-aviation-fuel-plants-greater-bay-area Tue, 05 May 2026 05:38:12 +0000 Ann Cao,Themis Qi Ann Cao,Themis Qi Printed circuit boards (PCBs) – unsung core components in all electronic devices – are emerging as the latest source of excitement in China’s chip supply chain, as domestic companies capitalise on surging global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure to pursue share listings. Victory Giant Technology, a PCB supplier to US chip champion Nvidia, kicked off bookbuilding in Hong Kong on Monday for an initial public offering (IPO) that aims to raise up to HK$17.49 billion (US$2.2... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3349924/victory-giant-joins-ipo-push-chinas-circuit-board-makers-amid-ai-frenzy https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3349924/victory-giant-joins-ipo-push-chinas-circuit-board-makers-amid-ai-frenzy Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:08 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has concluded his second visit to the Greater Bay Area in three weeks, a trip that analysts view as a push from the central government to speed up the city’s integration with national development. Xia Baolong, director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, was in Guangdong province earlier this week, visiting Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou. State-run media said his four-day “research tour” focused on supporting Hong Kong... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3349755/beijings-point-man-hong-kong-affairs-wraps-second-bay-area-visit-3-weeks https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3349755/beijings-point-man-hong-kong-affairs-wraps-second-bay-area-visit-3-weeks Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:12:08 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng As China undergoes a sweeping economic transition, its regions are also in the process of embracing change. The powerhouses of yesteryear must adapt or risk falling behind, as traditional industries become less reliable growth drivers and new sectors take prominence. In this series, we explore three representative areas of the country as they attempt to navigate this rapidly changing environment. One morning in December, Zhang Li showed up for work as normal at Everwin Toys in Dongguan to find a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3347333/how-chinas-tech-transformation-putting-worlds-factory-tough-spot https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3347333/how-chinas-tech-transformation-putting-worlds-factory-tough-spot Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:32 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Swire Coca-Cola has won a HK$31.9 million (US$4 million) contract to supply Bonaqua water to some Hong Kong government offices, following a HK$52.9 million procurement scandal last year. According to a Government Logistics Department notice, Swire Coca-Cola was awarded the 27-month contract on Tuesday to supply more than 1.46 million bottles of drinking water to offices on Hong Kong Island and parts of the outlying islands. The selection followed an open tender launched in December. In its... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347375/swire-coca-cola-wins-hk32-million-government-deal-after-bottled-water-scandal https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347375/swire-coca-cola-wins-hk32-million-government-deal-after-bottled-water-scandal Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:32:55 +0000 Zhu Wenqian Zhu Wenqian For Steven Zhou, a 40-year-old Beijing office worker, suburban outlet stores offer a better shopping experience than urban malls, allowing him to escape the city, park his car without frustration and, most importantly, find good deals. “Outlets offer a wide selection of brands, with attractive discounts, especially on sportswear,” Zhou said. Across the mainland, outlets are expanding while traditional and luxury malls face high vacancy rates. Offering well-known brands at discounted prices,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3345736/chinas-shoppers-head-suburban-outlets-bright-spot-retail-property https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3345736/chinas-shoppers-head-suburban-outlets-bright-spot-retail-property Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:30:08 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. It is the middle of the night in Dongguan, one of China’s biggest export hubs, but Peng Biao is still editing videos. In the footage, a factory owner from the city... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3344803/chinas-firms-go-global-foreign-expertise-becoming-hot-commodity https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3344803/chinas-firms-go-global-foreign-expertise-becoming-hot-commodity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:24:15 +0000 Fiona Chow,Ambrose Li Fiona Chow,Ambrose Li Crowds filled Hong Kong’s airport and a major cross-border rail terminal on the first day of Lunar New Year, with many visitors saying they chose to spend the holiday in the city to enjoy its festive spirit, food and mild weather. According to the latest Immigration Department data, more than 1.7 million Hongkongers made outbound trips from February 13 to 16, up from 1.47 million in the January 25 to 28 period last year. They include about 320,000 residents who left the city on Monday. Over the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343801/festive-buzz-hong-kong-visitors-pour-lunar-new-year https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343801/festive-buzz-hong-kong-visitors-pour-lunar-new-year Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:37:18 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng As China’s workforce heads into another year-end bonus season ahead of the Lunar New Year, the mood is colder than in previous cycles. Unlike a few years ago, when social media was flooded with posts flaunting outsized payouts, public talk of bonuses has largely faded from view. Long viewed by Chinese employees as a barometer of corporate prospects, industry momentum and even the broader economy, the year-end bonus packages for 2025 have become smaller, rarer and far more unevenly distributed,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3342055/chinas-companies-cut-back-year-end-bonuses-profit-margins-narrow https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3342055/chinas-companies-cut-back-year-end-bonuses-profit-margins-narrow Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:00:09 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng People across China are buying up gold in large volumes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, as surging prices for the precious metal fuel its popularity as both a festive gift and an investment. From migrant workers splashing out on gold-coated jewellery, to white-collar workers pouring their savings into gold-linked investment funds, the metal is widely seen not only as a marker of social respectability, but also as a safety net amid an uncertain world. The rising demand comes amid an... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3343554/chinas-gold-rush-why-families-are-doubling-down-precious-metals https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3343554/chinas-gold-rush-why-families-are-doubling-down-precious-metals Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:16 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang Police in multiple Chinese cities have issued pre-emptive notices stating that no official New Year’s Eve countdowns will be held at popular landmarks, as they prioritise public safety and order ahead of the holiday. This coordinated messaging, consistent with recent years, emerged through a flurry of police notices issued on Tuesday and Wednesday. It reflects a cautious strategy by authorities to prevent a recurrence of tragedies like the 2014 Shanghai stampede. Authorities in major Chinese... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3338297/multiple-chinese-cities-curb-public-new-years-eve-countdowns-police-stress-safety https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3338297/multiple-chinese-cities-curb-public-new-years-eve-countdowns-police-stress-safety Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:34:33 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Nexperia China, the estranged unit of the Dutch chipmaker, is pushing forward with efforts to secure new wafer suppliers in six months, as the firm’s Netherlands head office and mainland Chinese owner Wingtech Technology started direct talks last week. In its shareholders meeting in Shanghai on Friday, Wingtech said Nexperia China’s plant in Dongguan, in southern Guangdong province, continued to operate amid “a significant gap in wafer supply”, reports from several state-backed media... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3337877/nexperia-china-eyes-new-wafer-suppliers-6-months-amid-legal-fight-dutch-chipmaker https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3337877/nexperia-china-eyes-new-wafer-suppliers-6-months-amid-legal-fight-dutch-chipmaker Sat, 27 Dec 2025 06:25:25 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Export controls may have been the economic weapon of choice in 2025, but the Dutch minister at the centre of the Nexperia crisis has admitted he was blindsided by Beijing when it blocked the company’s chips from leaving China. His concession raises fresh questions over how much planning went into the decision to reach for a Cold War-era law to intervene in the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker in September, a move that triggered a supply chain shock in the global automotive... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3335416/dutch-minister-admits-being-blindsided-chinas-retaliation-nexperia-chip-crisis https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/article/3335416/dutch-minister-admits-being-blindsided-chinas-retaliation-nexperia-chip-crisis Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:22:19 +0000 Zhou Xin Zhou Xin A fierce war of words has erupted between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, after China and the European Union signalled that their dispute should be resolved at the corporate level. Wingtech accused Nexperia’s head office of being insincere after the Dutch head office publicly released a letter that said the chipmaker’s Chinese unit had been unresponsive to requests for talks. The heightened tensions underscore the complexity in resolving the two sides’... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3334574/tensions-flare-wingtech-slams-chipmaker-nexperias-head-office-over-deception https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3334574/tensions-flare-wingtech-slams-chipmaker-nexperias-head-office-over-deception Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:24:20 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang Young Chinese consumers, including a growing number of men, are splurging on aesthetic medical treatments for physical, emotional and social wellness, according to the CEO of Fosun Pharma‑backed Sisram Medical and its subsidiary Alma, who says Asia’s relatively low penetration offers greater growth potential than North America. “It is a global trend that younger generations, including those [in mainland China] and Hong Kong, are turning to energy-based aesthetic treatments such as lasers as a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3334049/beauty-market-aglow-young-chinese-splurge-wellness-treatments-fosun-backed-firm-says https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/china-business/article/3334049/beauty-market-aglow-young-chinese-splurge-wellness-treatments-fosun-backed-firm-says Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:08:30 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, said it had received no meaningful reply after reaching out to the Dutch chipmaker’s headquarters for talks. “It is deeply regrettable and puzzling that, despite our utmost sincerity, the Dutch side of Nexperia has not made any substantive response to our proposal for communication,” Wingtech said on Sunday. The Shanghai-listed company did not disclose the details of its outreach efforts, but urged Nexperia’s headquarters to present “a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333912/nexperias-chinese-owner-wingtech-says-dutch-headquarters-remains-silent-call-talks https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333912/nexperias-chinese-owner-wingtech-says-dutch-headquarters-remains-silent-call-talks Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:00:36 +0000 Coco Feng,Bien Perez Coco Feng,Bien Perez When Dutch authorities seized control of chipmaker Nexperia almost two months ago, it resulted in a clash between the head office in Nijmegen and the company’s mainland China unit, which vowed to operate and meet orders as an independent enterprise. That dispute also exposed the vulnerability of global car supply chains, as any disruption in Nexperia’s shipments of so-called legacy chips would affect nearly every major European carmaker, as well as those in Japan and the United States. Here are... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333737/timeline-sino-dutch-row-over-control-chipmaker-nexperia https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333737/timeline-sino-dutch-row-over-control-chipmaker-nexperia Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:10 +0000 SCMP SCMP While the Dutch government has offered goodwill in the dispute over control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker, the crisis is far from over. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed the Dutch government’s revocation of an executive order taking control of the firm. But it also noted that a Dutch court ruling remained a “key obstacle” to resolving the matter. Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, said it had yet to resume control of the chipmaker. In... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333578/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-saga-will-change-supply-chain-considerations https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333578/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-saga-will-change-supply-chain-considerations Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:03:04 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The Nexperia factory in Dongguan, in the heart of southern China’s Pearl River Delta, has long been a poster child for successful globalisation. Since its launch in 2000, the plant, which covers an area the size of 10 football fields, has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, non-stop. Following its most recent upgrade in 2018, its annual production capacity surged to 90 billion units, making it the largest assembly site in the Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker’s global network. Yet, this... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3332814/us-china-tech-war-nexperia-saga-exposes-europes-loosening-grip-chip-supply-chain https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3332814/us-china-tech-war-nexperia-saga-exposes-europes-loosening-grip-chip-supply-chain Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:00:09 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Chinese officials have agreed to hold talks with their Dutch counterparts regarding the Nexperia crisis, which has thrown the global automotive chip supply chain into uncertainty, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday. In response to remarks made by Netherlands’ Economy Minister Vincent Karremans on Friday – indicating that Nexperia chips made in China could resume shipments in the coming days – Beijing expressed hope that the Dutch side would take concrete actions and agreed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3332035/nexperia-crisis-beijing-agrees-talks-dutch-officials-china https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3332035/nexperia-crisis-beijing-agrees-talks-dutch-officials-china Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:44:25 +0000 Coco Feng,Xiaofei Xu Coco Feng,Xiaofei Xu The semiconductor stand-off between China-owned Nexperia’s Dutch headquarters and its Chinese operations has escalated into a war of words, with both sides accusing the other of undermining supply chains and spreading misinformation. The clash – which has placed a cloud over crucial semiconductor supplies for the global car industry – intensified on Wednesday despite a trade truce between Beijing and Washington that temporarily eased some export controls, a move that had been expected to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3331754/nexperia-war-words-despite-us-china-trade-truce https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3331754/nexperia-war-words-despite-us-china-trade-truce Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Nexperia’s China unit is expected to be capable of making deliveries to clients on the back of the domestic semiconductor supply chain – even though locking in that support could take at least six months, experts said – as the European fabrication facilities under the Dutch chipmaker’s head office continue to suspend the supply of wafers. A number of Chinese fabs – including Wuxi NCE Power, Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics and Yangjie Technology – would be able to supply wafers to Dongguan-based... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3331375/how-nexperias-china-unit-can-meet-chip-orders-amid-european-fabs-suspended-wafer-supply https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3331375/how-nexperias-china-unit-can-meet-chip-orders-amid-european-fabs-suspended-wafer-supply Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:03:19 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Nexperia China moved to reassure customers that production will continue uninterrupted, saying it has secured new wafer suppliers and can meet client demand through to the end of the year and beyond. The Chinese division of the semiconductor maker said it had “multiple contingency plans” in place, according to a bilingual statement published early Sunday. The announcement underscored Nexperia China’s efforts to operate independently after Dutch authorities took control of its Netherlands parent... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3331212/nexperia-china-vows-business-usual-after-dutch-wafer-supply-halt https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3331212/nexperia-china-vows-business-usual-after-dutch-wafer-supply-halt Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:48:39 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday said it is looking to exempt some Nexperia orders from an export ban that it imposed after the Netherlands seized control of the Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker. “We will comprehensively consider the actual situation of enterprises and grant exemptions to exports that meet the criteria,” a ministry representative said in a statement. According to the ministry, exemptions were being considered to stabilise the supply of Nexperia chips in global supply... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3331155/china-eyes-export-ban-exemption-some-nexperia-orders-amid-chip-supply-chain-turmoil https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3331155/china-eyes-export-ban-exemption-some-nexperia-orders-amid-chip-supply-chain-turmoil Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:31:07 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng In a sign of worsening disruption to the global semiconductor supply chain, the main Dongguan assembly plant of Nexperia – the China-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker – has sharply scaled down production in recent days, reducing working hours and idling one third of the machines in one part of the production area. Three employees said in an interview with the South China Morning Post on Monday that the company had reduced monthly working hours, while another said his daily shift was operating... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3330516/nexperias-china-factory-cuts-output-dutch-takeover-deepens-global-chip-supply-tensions https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3330516/nexperias-china-factory-cuts-output-dutch-takeover-deepens-global-chip-supply-tensions Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:02:51 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Wency Chen,Coco Feng Xiaofei Xu,Wency Chen,Coco Feng Semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia’s homebase in Nijmegen – the biggest city in Gelderland, the Netherlands’ largest province – offers few clues that it sits in the eye of a storm that threatens to disrupt the global car industry’s supply chain. Dutch daily newspaper De Gelderlander, for example, featured more local stories including an explosion at a neighbourhood cannabis store, referred to as “coffeeshop”. There were no banner headlines to be found about talks in Brussels on Tuesday between... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3330305/nexperia-crisis-sino-dutch-dispute-over-chipmaker-puts-car-industry-supply-chain-risk https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3330305/nexperia-crisis-sino-dutch-dispute-over-chipmaker-puts-car-industry-supply-chain-risk Sun, 26 Oct 2025 03:00:27 +0000 SCMP SCMP The takeover of Nexperia’s management by the Dutch government has angered Beijing, which responded by imposing export controls on products manufactured by the chipmaker and its subcontractors in China. Subsidiary Nexperia China, which operates a semiconductor factory in Dongguan, in the southern Guangdong province, has also openly challenged orders from its head office in the Netherlands. In the latest China Future Tech webinar, veteran Dutch journalist Marc Hijink, who has been covering the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3330243/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-got-caught-us-china-rivalry https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3330243/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-got-caught-us-china-rivalry Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:01:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng A Chinese firm under chipmaker Nexperia has openly challenged its Netherlands-based head office, accusing it of spreading misinformation to customers and further raising tensions in a dispute that could affect the stability of global industrial supply chains. Nexperia (Shanghai), one of nine China-registered entities under the Dutch company, asserted its independent operational status in a public letter to customers on its WeChat account, published in both English and Chinese, on Thursday. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3330052/nexperia-china-accuses-dutch-head-office-spreading-misinformation-customers https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3330052/nexperia-china-accuses-dutch-head-office-spreading-misinformation-customers Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:31:06 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The ongoing dispute between China and the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia has highlighted how geopolitical tensions can disrupt an otherwise smooth global supply chain, according to analysts. Based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Nexperia exemplifies a typical multinational company with front-end fabrication plants in Hamburg, Germany, and Manchester, UK, as well as back-end assembly facilities across Asia, including Dongguan, China; Laguna, the Philippines; and Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3329781/nexperia-crisis-how-geopolitics-disrupts-global-chip-supply-chain https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3329781/nexperia-crisis-how-geopolitics-disrupts-global-chip-supply-chain Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:00:10 +0000 Zhou Xin Zhou Xin Nexperia China, the local unit of the Dutch chipmaker, has told its employees to follow orders from local management and ignore instructions from the Dutch head office, according to a letter issued to employees over the weekend. In open revolt against the headquarters in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Nexperia China said in a Chinese-language statement on its official social media channel on Saturday that it was an “independent” Chinese entity and that Nexperia employees in China “should continue to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3329565/nexperia-china-tells-employees-ignore-orders-dutch-head-office https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-war/article/3329565/nexperia-china-tells-employees-ignore-orders-dutch-head-office Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:30:08 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329476/dutch-seized-nexperia-over-fears-chinese-owners-planned-move-chip-production-china https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329476/dutch-seized-nexperia-over-fears-chinese-owners-planned-move-chip-production-china Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:32:58 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Workers at a large Nexperia packaging plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan said they are worried about becoming collateral damage in a simmering political dispute between the Netherlands and China that has upended the management of the Dutch semiconductor maker. During a visit by the Post on Thursday, operations at the factory appeared normal even as staff were aware of the power struggle between Nexperia’s Dutch management and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, over control of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3329277/tech-war-workers-nexperias-china-plant-fear-being-caught-dispute-crossfire https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3329277/tech-war-workers-nexperias-china-plant-fear-being-caught-dispute-crossfire Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:00:09 +0000 Harvey Kong Harvey Kong China’s largest courier, SF Express, has said that it is looking at offering cross-border drone delivery services between Hong Kong and four mainland cities. The company revealed its plan on Friday as Hong Kong’s transport chief stressed the need for a resilient logistics ecosystem with geopolitical tensions rising. Kenny Lau, chief technology officer at SF Express Hong Kong, said that the second stage of the company’s plan would be to expand the service to cover all cities in the Greater Bay... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3328586/sf-express-looks-drone-deliveries-between-hong-kong-4-mainland-chinese-cities https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3328586/sf-express-looks-drone-deliveries-between-hong-kong-4-mainland-chinese-cities Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:23:44 +0000