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Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will hinge on how it measures success

From boosting growth to improving liveability, city planning is most effective when matched by consistent execution and accountability.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Why the AI future won’t be decided by algorithms and chatbots

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South Korea

‘A decisive moment’: South Korea unveils US$518b AI chip plan to counter China

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Semiconductors

Top China chip toolmakers consolidate to build national champions, defy US curbs

Big Fund-invested Piotech plans to acquire Wuxi Shangji and diversify into wafer-bonding, leveraging a big revenue surge to capture the local tool market.

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China aims to boost its semiconductor self-sufficiency as Washington's export controls have tightened its access to advanced foreign chipmaking tools. Photo: Shutterstock
China trade

China cuts through Russia, Mideast instability with alternate cargo route

Middle Corridor through Kazakhstan and across Caspian Sea would have transit time of 15 to 18 days, compared with 45 to 60 for ocean routes.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine drones ignite Russian refinery as Putin acknowledges fuel shortages

Ukraine ramps up pressure on Russia’s fuel supply with its drone fleet, causing acute shortages across parts of the country.

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Artificial intelligence

Faster AI, lower costs: DSpark eases bottlenecks and chip strain, says DeepSeek

Start-up unveils speculative decoding framework that speeds up inference by up to 85 per cent amid China’s push to overcome US AI curbs.

DeepSeek says DSpark delivers faster results and lower costs, marking a breakthough in inference. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

Opinion | Beijing offers leverage for Africa. Policymakers are now applying it

Partnerships with China are no longer a debate for economies across the continent but a platform for their own development paths.

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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI push needs a broader vision and more realistic goals

The city is unlikely to outspend Silicon Valley or outscale Shenzhen. But it doesn’t need to.

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China energy security

China green-energy costs seen undercutting traditional energy as capacity soars

Energy-storage chairman eyes ‘0.1-yuan era’ for equipment as solar and wind projects gradually sideline coal in the nation’s power-generation mix.

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A boy looks at a table demonstrating photovoltaic power generation at the Green Energy Pavilion during the 10th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, Yunnan province, on June 13. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Record-breaking bridges in eastern China to boost port and railway connections

World’s longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge and longest railway bridge built directly over the sea nearing completion.

China has completed the main span of a record-breaking sea bridge at Ningbo-Zhoushan port. Photo: Weibo/People’s Daily
Huawei

Danish court orders state to pay telecoms firm US$12m for Huawei gear removal

Court in Copenhagen says Huawei gear removal from TDC NET’s network went beyond regulation, entitling Danish firm to damages.

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Artificial intelligence

China bets on ‘air-space-ground-sea’ networks for future AI infrastructure

Executives at MWC Shanghai say next phase needs to encompass both the skies and oceans to meet skyrocketing demand for AI computing.

Asean

Opinion | Beyond geopolitics: for Asean, China is a structural reality

Faced with the structural reality of China, Southeast Asia is trying to turn it into an advantage without losing control of its choices.

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China and Asean sign a free-trade upgrade protocol in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | For Hong Kong to succeed in AI, energy cannot be an afterthought

Hong Kong must leverage the rest of the Greater Bay Area and manage competing energy demands between AI and public needs.

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Lit-up buildings on Hong Kong Island. In a dense urban environment like Hong Kong, data centres compete with hospitals, schools and housing for electricity. Photo: Sam Tsang
Germany

1 killed as freight train plunges from bridge in Germany after crash

The collision of two freight trains caused loaded cars to fall to the road below.

CATL

China leads charge in energy storage, powered by battery progress

Battery-based grid storage is set for 150 per cent growth in China, as Beijing prioritises energy security and firms eye global markets.

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China's economic recovery

Mainland China climbs 4 spots in global competitiveness ranking

China ranked 12th on the list, despite a decline in economic performance, weak domestic demand and concern over foreign market access.

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China’s capital Beijing’s city skyline pictured at sunset. China has climbed four places, from 16th to 12th, in this year’s IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. Photo: Xinhua
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia signs construction, smart-city deals with Chinese firms

Urban development deals with partners including Huawei and ByteDance underscore growing cooperation between Riyadh and Beijing.

China consumption

China sees first retail sales drop in over 3 years, prompting talk of stimulus

Despite surge in exports, the economy remained under pressure in May, with first decline in retail sales seen since end of Covid lockdown in late 2022.

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Semiconductors

How massive AI-driven demand for MLCCs triggered a supply bottleneck

Power-hungry data centres fuel demand for MLCCs, which are crucial components for modern innovations including smartphones and electric cars.

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Demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors is being driven by the insatiable computing needs of artificial intelligence as the components are crucial to power tech innovations from smartphones to electric vehicles. Photo: Shutterstock
Business of climate change

Abu Dhabi to tap Chinese tech to scale up green economy, energy chief says

China and Abu Dhabi ‘should move faster, collaborate deeper and scale together’, says the chairman of the emirate’s energy department.

Electric vehicles manufactured in China await export in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Open Questions | AIIB head Zou Jiayi on multilateralism as ‘infrastructure of global trust’

As the Beijing-based development bank marks its 10th anniversary, its president says institutions like hers ‘create certainty amid uncertainty’.

China trade

At World Cup, Mexico leans on China tech and transport to meet logistical needs

Infrastructure and cloud solutions from China are bolstering the Fifa event as one of the host nations balances strategic partnerships with rising Washington pressure.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong office sector may boost investment to curb AI tenant loss: analysts

Landlords may need to refurbish or convert commercial real estate to better accommodate artificial intelligence technology, according to experts.

Hong Kong’s central business district. Photo: Sun Yeung
Artificial intelligence

China’s AI ‘hundred model’ war shifts to enterprise value, JPMorgan says

Major platforms are deploying paid subscriptions and coding tools, favouring practical utility over raw power to unlock significant commercial revenue.

Specialised data centres like this one are needed to support AI services. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | To capitalise on yacht tourism, Hong Kong must get all hands on deck

With a boost from the mainland, the city can now get to work on achieving its maritime hospitality potential.

Science

Chinese team builds first commercial ‘3-lane highway’ in optical fibre

Newly activated system allows substantially more data to travel through existing infrastructure.

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