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6 January, 2025
Despite the rhetoric targeting China, US president-elect Donald Trump has said Chinese President Xi Jinping and he would “probably get along very well”. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China ‘should not be misled’ by Trump bluster, but watch out for real intent

Top Chinese observers speaking at a Beijing forum offer advice on how China might approach four more years of a Trump presidency.

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Banking & finance

Cross-border retirement plans could give Hongkongers cheaper healthcare: experts

United States

US tightens AI chip exports to curb China’s access and boost allies

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US-China tech war

Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university

A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.

Cao Dewang, founder and chairman of Fuyao Glass. Photo: Simon Song
Banking & finance

HKMA readying FPS for cross-border use by midyear

HKMA and PBOC have been working on syncing the Faster Payment System and the mainland’s Internet Banking Payment System.

China stock market

UBS sees mainland-listed equities at a higher level at the end of 2025

UBS says institutional investors like insurance companies are drawn to stocks as Chinese bond yields have fallen rapidly.

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John Lee

Hong Kong to power growth by boosting strengths, gold trading: John Lee

City leader also says Hong Kong will enhance global ties to bring in more investment.

Hong Kong’s leader has said the city will capitalise on its strengths as a financial hub. Photo: May Tse
Banking & finance

China unveils US$13 billion trade finance facility to boost yuan hub in Hong Kong

New incentives will enhance Hong Kong’s role as an offshore yuan hub as well as deepen the city’s bond market with more institutional players.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Can Hong Kong task force in Thailand help prevent more ‘high-paying’ job scams?

Lawmaker says it is the right diplomatic move, while another believes it will remind residents to think twice before agreeing to job offers.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks drop to 4-month low on dampened rate-cut hopes

MTR Corp, Bank of China, Baidu and Alibaba decline, while risk of fund outflows from Asian markets rises.

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Vehicles drive past the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP
China property

China needs to trim housing glut as top priority to halt slump: analysts

Analysts see destocking as a priority for Chinese authorities to stem another year of decline in home prices.

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A residential complex built by Chinese real estate developer Vanke in Zhengzhou, in China’s central Henan province. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Mainland Chinese buyers to keep driving Hong Kong home sales in 2025: analysts

Buyers from mainland China accounted for 11,638 transactions in 2024, an increase of 90 per cent from a year earlier.

Afghanistan

Biden spoke to families of Americans detained in Afghanistan

The US has been negotiating with the Taliban to exchange three Americans for a high-profile prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay.

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China technology

CES 2025: Chinese firms show up with robots, EVs, AI-powered innovations

The market for consumer electronics will only get bigger globally as companies race to deliver AI-driven innovations, organiser forecasts.

The CES sign is seen on the venue during the CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 10, 2025. Photo: AFP
Tourism

China’s Hainan island seeks rapper’s delight with invites to US stars

The authorities are hoping to turn the island province into a major music destination after Kanye West sold out two shows last year.

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Authorities are hoping to turn Hainan into a major music destination after Kanye West sold out two shows last year. Photo: Xinhua
China property

Shanghai property deals to rise this year amid bargain hunting: JLL

Landlords are willing to reduce prices while high-net-worth individuals pursue safe returns amid deflationary pressure.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong woman, 24, back home after suspected abduction in Southeast Asia

Security Bureau says Immigration Department followed up on case and ‘it is understood that the person has returned to Hong Kong’.

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Business of climate change

Can China’s solar industry find a solution before it’s too late?

Solar industry faces year of reckoning as Opec-style pact falters amid a price war and excess capacity.

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Taiwan

Letters | Is a drone-powered US-mainland China duel over Taiwan in the offing?

Readers discuss the rise of unmanned weapons, and Donald Trump’s statements on Greenland and the Panama Canal.

US-China relations

At US Supreme Court, TikTok’s pleas to honour free speech met with scepticism

But observers split on whether a ‘dark day’ for 170 million American users looms or a preliminary injunction to delay the ruling is coming.

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Donald Trump

Panama Canal chief pushes back against Trump’s claims of Chinese meddling

Despite the US president-elect’s demands, administrator Ricaurte Vásquez says American ships can’t get special treatment.

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People demonstrate against US president-elect Donald Trump in Panama City in December. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US national security adviser fears Trump might push some nations toward China

Jake Sullivan is concerned that future questions about US reliability will lead countries to say, ‘maybe we need to hedge with China’.

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Jake Sullivan has been the national security adviser for US President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

US imposes new Russia sanctions, hoping to reduce oil sales to China, India

Sweeping measures target every stage of Russian energy production and distribution chain but will they deter Moscow’s biggest customers?

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Alibaba

Alibaba studio pulls top mobile game from Vivo’s app store

The move comes amid ongoing disputes between Chinese video game companies and smartphone brands over app-store commission rates.

Huawei

Huawei’s Android rival scores major win as WeChat gets on board

The US-sanctioned Chinese company hopes to have 100,000 apps in its self-developed mobile operating system this year.

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Huawei’s French headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Outspoken economist Gao Shanwen leaves his Hong Kong financial firm: source

Gao’s license in Hong Kong lapsed at the end of last month, and he is no longer working at a financial firm in the city, SFC records show.

Gao Shanwen. Photo: Handout
China property

Indebted developer Sunac China faces liquidation threat in Hong Kong

A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for March 19.

TSMC

Exclusive | TSMC cuts ties with Singapore firm over Huawei processor: sources

The world’s largest chip foundry ended its relationship with a Singapore-based firm after a client review.

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