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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.
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Party Secretary of Dongguan Xiao Yafei
Vincent Karremans, the Dutch economy minister, in September. Photo: ANP
China-EU relations

Dutch minister admits he was blindsided by China in Nexperia chip crisis

Karremans faces criticism after Beijing choked off chip flows and scrutiny of his move to invoke a Cold War-era security law.

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Tensions flare as Wingtech slams chipmaker Nexperia’s head office over deception

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China’s private sector

Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on self-care, Fosun-backed firm says

Semiconductors

Wingtech says Nexperia’s headquarters remains silent on call for talks

In a statement, Wingtech reiterates its intention to fully regain its shareholder rights in the chipmaker.

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Nexperia’s factory in Dongguan, southern China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Reuters
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Explainer | A timeline of the Sino-Dutch row over the control of chipmaker Nexperia

The Hague suspends use of Cold War-era law called upon to seize control of Chinese-owned Nexperia, as dispute imperils global supply chains.

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China Future Tech webinar: assessing the impact of the Nexperia saga

Post reporters discuss the dispute’s apparent resolution, what happens next and what it means for the future of Chinese investments abroad.

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How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Semiconductors

Nexperia crisis: Beijing agrees to talks with Dutch officials in China

The announcement comes a day after the Netherlands indicated that shipments of Chinese-made Nexperia chips would soon resume.

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Nexperia in war of words despite US-China trade truce

The Dutch headquarters and its China arm trade accusations of misconduct and misinformation, clouding prospects for supply chain stability.

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Nexperia China to meet chip orders with local wafer suppliers in months: experts

The firm says it is ‘accelerating the qualification of new wafer supply sources’ to meet chip orders, especially for the car industry.

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A Nexperia employee works with a wafer in a production line at the Dutch chipmaker’s fabrication facility in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nexperia China vows business as usual after Dutch wafer supply halt

Chinese unit says production remains stable and new suppliers secured despite headquarters suspending shipments from Europe.

The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker’s German facility. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

China considers export ban exemption for some Nexperia orders

Beijing’s initiative is meant to stabilise the supply of Nexperia chips in global supply chains, particularly those in the car industry.

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Nexperia’s China factory cuts output as Dutch takeover deepens global chip supply tensions

Nexperia’s main China factory has cut production after Dutch authorities seized control of its headquarters.

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Semiconductors

Sino-Dutch dispute over chipmaker Nexperia puts car sector supply chain at risk

All eyes are on Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao’s meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels to defuse the row over Nexperia.

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Nexperia supplies essential semiconductors used in automotive, industrial, mobile and consumer applications. Photo: Shutterstock
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China Future Tech webinar: how Nexperia got caught in the US-China rivalry

A Post webinar discusses the context and implications of the Nexperia saga.

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The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker’s German facility. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nexperia China accuses Dutch head office of spreading misinformation to customers

The Dutch chipmaker’s head office continues to ‘disregard the lawful rights’ of the firm’s China entities, a post by Nexperia (Shanghai) says.

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Nexperia crisis: how US-China tensions disrupt a global chip supply chain

The chipmaker’s ‘developed in Europe, made in China’ business model has become ‘unsustainable’, analyst says.

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Nexperia China tells employees to ignore orders from Dutch head office

Letter to employees of company owned by China’s Wingtech asserts that ‘independent’ mainland entity is the one that pays workers’ salaries.

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An employee works with a silicon wafer on a production line of semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, on June 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Hague’s intervention to block Nexperia’s relocation has angered Beijing, triggering export bans and new strain on Europe’s tech sector.

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US-China tech war

Nexperia’s China plant workers fear being caught in dispute crossfire

Workers at Dongguan plant say they have received no guidance from management amid a widening dispute over the semiconductor maker.

Hong Kong transport

SF Express looks at drone deliveries between Hong Kong, 4 mainland China cities

Courier looking at using Hong Kong as a core base and connecting with Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou and Zhuhai.

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SF Express is the country’s largest courier firm. Photo: Jelly Tse
China technology

Super Typhoon Ragasa disrupts iPhone production, cross-border e-commerce

Beyond factory walls, the typhoon interrupts vital transport and logistics arteries connecting China to global markets.

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A security person patrols along a beach in Shenzhen, as Super Typhoon Ragasa moves near the area. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong official urges ‘heightened alertness’ among staff after water scandal

Bureaus, departments must step up efforts to prevent such incidents from happening again, says memo signed by logistics chief Carlson Chan.

Hong Kong politics

No separate inquiry needed to probe Hong Kong water scandal, treasury chief says

Christopher Hui defends adequacy of Audit Commission to conduct investigation, and recommends use of technology to improve vetting of tenders.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong water scandal: tougher vetting of tender bidders needed, lawmakers say

Legislators have accused the government of accepting information submitted by contract bidders at face value.

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Xin Ding Xin is accused of using a third-party factory for producing bottled water. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong logistics official admits system failed to detect water fraud

Logistics department head says current procurement system may fail to detect scammers using authentic documents to mislead government.

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(From left) Permanent Secretary for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau Andrew Lai, treasury chief Christopher Hui and logistics department director Carlson Chan. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Bottled water brands seize on Hong Kong procurement scandal to promote products

Watsons Water and Swire Coca-Cola highlight product safety in online posts, garnering high engagement as procurement scandal deepens.

Crime in Hong Kong

Water-scandal suspects had deal with different factory, Hong Kong police say

Government says it has terminated all other contracts with Xin Ding Xin Trade.

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