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Workers build homes in a subsidised housing area in East Java, Indonesia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Indonesia

Indonesia’s 3 million homes push gets US$2.5 billion boost from Qatar

A Qatari firm’s Indonesian subsidiary has pledged to fund the construction of 100,000 homes initially, targeting 1 million over five years.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | AIIB to expand global footprint with 20-member office in Hong Kong

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AIIB

China’s AIIB to double financing with help from private sector

China economy

Opinion | China is taking Silicon Valley’s market ‘hacks’ to a whole new level

From ‘blitzscaling’ to leveraging network effects, China is using these same methods to dominate supply chain and disrupt markets.

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Companies and industrial hubs like Hangzhou are implementing a “whole of society” approach towards developing and deploying emerging technologies. Photo: Shutterstock
China manufacturing

China urging private firms to invest more in cross-border infrastructure

Finance minister, speaking at Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank meeting, says more mobilisation of private capital could help overcome bottleneck of insufficient public investment for infrastructure.

Artificial intelligence

China’s AI capital spending set to reach up to US$98 billion in 2025: BofA

Government investment is expected to account for US$56 billion, while China’s major internet firms are projected to contribute US$24 billion.

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Science

China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis

Researchers evaluate global solar-wind potential to develop a phased pathway to a fully coordinated system by the 2050s.

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China’s technological capabilities are likely to shape a global energy system, according to scientists studying the possibilities and logistics of a global network. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

China’s Zou Jiayi, a former finance official, elected AIIB president

Former vice-minister of finance will begin her term in January, as the development bank faces a challenging environment for multilateralism.

Banking & finance

Open Questions | Veteran banker Jin Liqun on leading AIIB during its formative first 10 years

With his tenure as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president drawing to a close, the financier surveys the landscape for multilateral development.

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China's economic recovery

Word is bonds: China’s provinces use special-purpose funds to pay debts

Hunan and Yunnan are using special-purpose bond funds to balance their books, the first provinces to do so as Beijing stresses financial risk control.

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China’s Hunan and Yunnan provinces are using special-purpose bond funding, typically earmarked for infrastructure, to pay businesses owed by local governments. Photo: Xinhua
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud expands in South Korea with second data centre

The company’s AI service clients in South Korea include Naver-backed messaging app Snow and AI solutions provider Univa.

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Alibaba Cloud’s offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company is opening its second data centre in South Korea. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Open Questions series

Open Questions | Connectivity, economic integration can ease tariff pressures, says AIIB’s Jin

As Jin Liqun’s decade-long tenure as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president draws to a close, the finance veteran surveys the landscape for multilateral development.

Britain

‘Appalling mess’: UK’s high-speed rail link faces new delays

Troubled high-speed railway line connecting London to Birmingham to be delayed beyond 2033.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | Israeli strikes one more challenge for new China-Iran rail corridor

Weeks before the air strikes, a new overland trade route was launched that could help Iran evade sanctions and advance its regional ambitions.

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People gather in Nobonyad Square, Tehran, after Israeli airstrikes on Iran on June 13. Photo: Getty Images
Malaysia

Singaporean cyclist’s death sparks fury over Malaysian road safety

His death, barely a week after 15 students were killed in a bus crash, has led to renewed criticism of Malaysia’s poor safety record.

Muddy potholes in middle of a road in rural Sabah, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong lawmakers push for bitumen-lined water pipe replacement and disclosure

Calls made to expedite replacement of 700km of water pipes containing banned substance, accounting for 8 per cent of city’s network.

China-Africa relations

Egypt is replacing Cairo – and China is helping build the new capital

Chinese construction giant will build, operate and maintain Egypt’s newest city which will replace Cairo as the country’s capital.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Get elderly housing right and Hong Kong’s silver economy can take off

To support the latest measures, the right infrastructure must be in place, starting from housing and community support.

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Women playing poker in Ma Tau Wai Road Garden at To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong on February 5. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Why is Hong Kong slow to tackle ‘ticking time bomb’ of ageing water pipes?

Experts, lawmakers say high population density and ageing pipes have led to frequent water main bursts at housing estates.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong leader orders ageing water pipes lined with bitumen to be replaced

John Lee outlines 10 measures to address concerns over black particles found in water supply at two public housing estates.

Indonesia

Indonesian villagers urge China to stop funding mine project after permit loss

Residents in the earthquake-prone area have been protesting against the underground project since 2019.

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Dairi residents protest in front of the Ministry of Environment to demand the revocation of an environmental permit for a proposed China-funded mine in their region on May 22. Photo: Monica Siregar
China-Philippines relations

Opinion | With 50 years of history, Manila and Beijing should do better diplomacy

Stop allowing South China Sea spat to poison the waters when there are in fact many areas of potential cooperation for mutual benefit.

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Allowing security issues to dominate relations is neither wise nor strategic. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Banned substance found in water supply of 2 Hong Kong housing estates

Black particles in supply at two Fanling estates are mainly bitumen, government says, while stressing the water is safe to drink.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s huge multicurrency bond deal oversubscribed by global investors

Green and infrastructure bonds totalling HK$27 billion (US$3.44 billion) were denominated in Hong Kong dollars, yuan, US dollars and euros.

Asean

Opinion | Asean-GCC-China summit signals a redrawing of trade away from the US

The partnership offers a chance to reduce US reliance through new supply chains, trade agreements and regional production in critical sectors.

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Leaders join hands before the Asean-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Kelantan eyes rare earth riches. Can it dig its way out of debt?

A new deal with Australian mining giant Lynas could unlock billions for the impoverished state, but only with federal government backing.

A Lynas worker walks past sacks of rare earth concentrate waiting to be shipped to Malaysia at Mount Weld in Australia. Photo: Reuters
Vietnam

The US$67 billion question: who will fund Vietnam’s North-South express railway?

Vingroup and Thaco’s proposals to build the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City high-speed rail line both demand substantial state support.

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Hong Kong society

Source of black particles in Hong Kong estate’s water supply remains mystery

But official says that samples taken before and after tanks were cleaned confirm the water is normal and safe to drink.

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