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US-China trade war

Investors widely expect Beijing to maintain a proactive fiscal stance and accommodative monetary policy in 2026. Photo: EPA

China stock market

Investors brace as Beijing’s policy huddle tests China’s stock rebound

With China’s stock rally fading, markets are pinning their hopes on the Central Economic Work Conference for signs of clearer policy support.

10 Dec 2025 - 3:10PM

Crypto exchange Gate weighs Hong Kong licence return amid high compliance costs

8 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM

Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing’s crackdown

6 Dec 2025 - 12:47PM

HashKey’s IPO seeks US$300 million under shadow of Beijing’s regulatory scrutiny

HashKey is likely to debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange within the next two to three months ‘if it receives adequate investor interest’.

4 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM

HashKey on Monday cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing after a confidential filing earlier this year. Photo: Handout

Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will be led by Zhang Tao, director of the university’s automation department.

3 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM

Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University are among seven schools that plan to offer ‘embodied intelligence’ as a new major.

2 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM

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Does tokenisation in China risk a repeat of the P2P lending crisis?

Tokenisation provides value, but the interest of multilevel marketers raises ‘genuine concerns’, forum speaker says.

1 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM

Traffic crawls on an elevated highway as buildings are reflected on a glass surface in Beijing’s central business district on November 12, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong reaps the fruits of fintech seeds sown nearly 10 years ago

Hong Kong’s rise as a fintech hub is due to the concerted regulatory push, with the city competing with Singapore for regional leadership.

30 Nov 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

China’s proposed new regulations on power banks worry producers and consumers

The proposed rules will significantly raise the bar for ‘safe’ power banks, potentially banning them from plane cabins.

28 Nov 2025 - 5:03PM

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek, Alibaba researchers endorse China’s AI regulatory framework

China’s AI regulatory framework is taking shape as its open-source systems gain popularity worldwide, according to paper.

28 Nov 2025 - 9:00AM

China has transformed from a follower to a leader in AI governance, according to one of the paper’s authors. Photo: EPA

TikTok names former Boeing executive as US public policy chief

Ojakli, who previously oversaw government affairs at Ford Motor and Softbank, will begin his new role December 1.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:20AM

A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump in front of the TikTok logo is shown in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. Photo: Reuters

UBTech humanoid robots to patrol China-Vietnam border crossings

The initiative features the industrial-grade Walker S2, billed as the world’s first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery.

25 Nov 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

China’s robotics twin stars join national committee to shape industry standards

Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots.

25 Nov 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong’s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres, investments

Tokenisation could increase the efficiency of corporate treasury centres, which help clients manage global finances, market players say.

24 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM

Hong Kong is set to attract more companies to set up treasury centres in the city, as it pushes to establish a tokenised financial system. Photo: May Tse

China ‘cements global AI leadership’ as Hong Kong builds niche as innovation hub

Beijing’s state-led strategy is among governance models shaping AI competitiveness worldwide, think tank Deep Knowledge Group says.

19 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM

National support is helping propel China to the forefront of the global AI race. Photo: Xinhua

China consumption

Shanghai dreams of a new era of ‘AI restaurants’. But can diners stomach it?

The Chinese city aims to pioneer a new age of ‘smart dining’, where automated kitchens, robot servers and data-driven menus are the norm.

16 Nov 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

US-China relations

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

12 Nov 2025 - 11:35AMvideocam

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China’s DeepSeek makes rare comment, calls for AI ‘whistle-blower’ on job losses

Remarks by CEO Liang Wenfeng’s delegate highlight potential dangers of race to build superintelligent systems.

9 Nov 2025 - 1:53PM

Founders and top executives of companies collectively known as China’s “six little dragons” of AI attend the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. Photo: Reuters

China manufacturing

Why ‘little giants’ thrive in China’s manufacturing hub Jiangsu

Small but highly specialised and innovation-driven companies are enabling the nation’s technology self reliance drive.

9 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM

Nvidia CEO says no ‘active discussions’ on selling Blackwell chips to China

‘It’s up to China when they would like Nvidia products to go back to serve the market,’ Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang says.

7 Nov 2025 - 4:09PM

Analysis | Nexperia crisis: fate of Dutch chipmaker, car industry hangs in the balance

‘Progress towards a resolution is bound to be gradual rather than immediate,’ Anbound researcher Zhao Zhijiang says.

5 Nov 2025 - 8:00PM

Chipmaker Nexperia’s fate is expected to require further negotiations between Dutch, EU and China officials. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Tech war: ByteDance drops Claude after Anthropic restricts China access

ByteDance-backed coding app Trae reassures users after they complain of losing low-cost access to top AI coding model.

5 Nov 2025 - 6:03PM

ByteDance-backed coding app Trae tells users it will deliver “the same high-quality product performance as before”. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong pushes adjustments to digital-asset rules as Beijing remains cautious

The changes show a ‘clear shift in focus from building guardrails to enabling growth’ in the sector, Clarient Advisory’s Joy Lam says.

4 Nov 2025 - 8:00PM

Hong Kong unveils fintech strategy to future-proof the city in AI, tokenisation

More than 40 initiatives will be implemented as part of Fintech 2030 to embed AI in finance and build a tokenisation ecosystem.

3 Nov 2025 - 6:52PM

Ant touts ‘tokenised money’ for settlement but remains mum on stablecoin plans

Ant has used tokenised bank deposits to achieve cross-bank real-time settlement this year through Hong Kong’s Project Ensemble.

3 Nov 2025 - 1:06PM

The entrance to last year’s Hong Kong Fintech Week. Photo: SCMP

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