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Workers check solar panels installed over a lake in Tianchang, east China’s Anhui province on January 12. Cheap solar panels are not a climate problem; they are part of the climate solution. Photo: AFP
China economy

Opinion | ‘Overcapacity’ talk reflects a West irked by China’s industrial rise

The issue is whether that irritation can be managed through rules, domestic renewal and cooperation or further fragments the world economy.

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China-Africa relations

China’s port role in Africa extends far beyond docks: study

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China travel

Further to fly? Shenzhen poised to add more international flights

China consumption

China unveils recycling push to bolster resource security, shore up green shift

The nation seeks to narrow the gap with regional peers such as Japan and South Korea by establishing a more comprehensive, granular recycling infrastructure.

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Waste batteries are pooled for recycling at a facility in China’s Anhui province. Photo: Xinhua
Ukraine war

China can help Ukraine recover from war and advance industry, ambassador says

Beijing’s envoy says his country’s continuous growth offers opportunities for Kyiv’s post-war revival.

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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

Just as geopolitical influence in the 20th century often rested on energy markets, so may the 21st century be dominated by infrastructure.

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Visitors crowd around Huawei’s Ascend AI chip-based CloudMatrix 384 at the 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 27, 2025. Photo: Xinhua
South Korea

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

The goal faces potential hurdles, however, including workers’ reluctance to relocate away from Seoul and dispersed supply chains.

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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 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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A photo taken on February 2 shows the first cross-Caspian Sea China-Europe freight train departing from the Nanchang International Land Port in Nanchang, in east China’s Jiangxi Province. Photo: Xinhua
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.

A satellite image shows smoke rising from an oil storage fire at Russia’s Kavkaz Port on June 21. Kyiv has stepped up its drone campaign inside Russia. Photo: Vantor via Reuters
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.

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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People walk past an AI ambassador in a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui East on June 14. Photo: Karma Lo
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.

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.

A view of the Huawei booth and crowds at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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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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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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.

Firefighters examine the two cars of a freight train that fell from a bridge during the night. Photo: dpa
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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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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Customers shop at a supermarket in China’s eastern Shandong province. Photo: Getty Images
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.

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’.

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