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China is bringing in incentive schemes with big salaries to lure Chinese scientists back from he US. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Science

Exclusive | China to offer attractive pay to entice Chinese-born researchers to leave US

Chinese institutions are offering large salary packages to entice scientists hit by funding cuts and persistent scrutiny in the United States.

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BN(O) passport

Exclusive | UK ‘committed’ to BN(O) visa route but lack of details worries Hongkongers

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IPO

Exclusive | Heavy equipment maker Sany to expand overseas after Hong Kong IPO

Mahathir Mohamad

Exclusive | Mahathir Mohamad on Trump, tariffs – and the end of the American century

Malaysia’s 99-year-old two-time PM delivers a blunt assessment of America’s ‘empire’ mentality and its impact in an exclusive interview.

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Mahathir Mohamad in his office at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: Hadi Azmi
US-China trade war

Exclusive | China waits to see which Trump adviser will come out on top on tariffs: sources

Beijing is holding off on trade talks to determine which way the wind blows in the divided White House, sources say.

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US-China trade war

Exclusive | Walmart tells some Chinese suppliers to resume shipments amid trade war: sources

The American retail giant will reportedly also bear the cost of any new tariffs, after the escalating US-China trade war slowed deliveries to a trickle.

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Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Hong Kong police to use drones for urban patrols later this year, source says

Drones will patrol areas with concentration of old tenement buildings, where scaffolding is common, in bid to prevent burglaries, insider says.

A police drone used to catch burglars hiding in the countryside in Sai Kung. Photo: May Tse
Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | China’s Tsinghua University snags top American AI researcher from Microsoft

Lamb will join the prestigious school’s College of AI and has already started accepting applications from prospective PhD and master’s students.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Spanish car-part supplier Gestamp eyes added China capacity as peers back off

‘We could be a very active player,’ executive chairman says at Shanghai Auto Show.

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Bangladesh

Exclusive | Bangladesh’s new leader dreams big, with a little help from China

A popular revolt that ousted the kleptocratic Sheikh Hasina thrust Muhammad Yunus, 84, into power. Now he’s looking to China for help.

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Illustration: Huy Truong
US-China trade war

Exclusive | How China came up with a game plan to survive a Trump 2.0 trade war

Officials in Chinese agencies and state firms started working on a playbook long before the US presidential elections in November.

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The extent of the US tariffs and the real prospect of decoupling exceeded some expectations, in Beijing, some sources say. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel set for US$100 million renovation

New serviced flats, upgraded lobby and cake shop among revamp, to take place concurrently with renovation of the group’s Bangkok property.

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Family offices

Exclusive | Hong Kong needs more museums, talent to promote art trading

Hong Kong’s low taxes, proximity to China and an art-storage facility at the airport can attract family offices to dabble in art trading.

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | Hong Kong pharmacy to become latest tenant on Russell Street amid rent slump

Annual rent in Causeway Bay shopping district has declined 46 per cent on average between 2018 and 2024, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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A pharmacy will take over the space in this four-storey building on Russell Street, agents say. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Yacht haven: Hong Kong aims to be growth hub for leisure-boat industry

Government policies and planned marina will make the city a centre for the industry’s growth, experts say.

Attendees check out yachts at the Singapore Yachting Festival 2025 on April 10, 2025. Photo: Aileen Chuang
Brazil

Exclusive | China delegation visits Brazil to discuss railway link to Peru megaport

Post learns major infrastructure projects on table during week-long tour across country as Beijing eyes boost in trade ties.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | HSBC to offer anti-ageing treatments, medical check-ups at Hong Kong wealth hub

The wealth centre, which will open in the second half, is aimed at the growing silver economy, HSBC Life’s Daisy Tsang says.

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US-China trade war

Exclusive | Trump tariffs could make China’s domestic economy stronger in long run: insider

Chinese economy is better prepared this time around compared to the last trade war with the US, an insider said.

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A container ship at Lianyungang port in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Science

Exclusive | Questions remain 5 years after death in US of Chinese scientist Nongjian Tao

Amid China Initiative era and pressure on Chinese research community, police report concluded Tao died by suicide amid ‘work-related stress’.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Xpeng to use own Turing AI chip to power its self-driving cars this quarter

Xpeng’s Turing AI chip is three times more powerful in computing power than the Nvidia chip installed in its existing EVs.

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Hong Kong tourism

Exclusive | Hong Kong scores big as host of World Football Summit

Ronaldo Nazario, Andres Iniesta and Arsene Wenger among speakers set to visit as the city hosts the major event for the first time.

Brazilian icon Ronaldo Nazário will be a speaker at the World Football Summit to be held in Hong Kong. Photo: Getty Images
China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and European Council President Antonio Costa hold forth at a press conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 4. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong stock market

Exclusive | CATL keeps the faith in Hong Kong with plans to list in second quarter: sources

Some of the 178 companies that have filed IPO applications in Hong Kong may delay their listing plans, analysts say.

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US-China trade war

Exclusive | Chinese exporters ditching shipments mid-voyage to avoid crushing Trump tariffs

One export company’s US-bound container volume has plummeted, from 40 to 50 containers a day to just three to six.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | Qatar wealth fund chief seeks to speed up deal for China Asset Management stake

‘The talks went smoothly and the stakeholders are supportive of the deal,’ a source says.

The skyline of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong transport

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans crew from taking power banks on flights

Aircrew decry the move as causing great inconvenience and a ‘double standard’ compared with rules for passengers.

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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has banned its pilots and cabin crew from carrying power banks on board flights. Photo: May Tse
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Goldman Sachs brings art advisory service to Asia’s ultra-rich

Bank’s private-wealth division helps clients navigate ‘high degree of complexity’ in the world’s second-largest art market.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Sun Life sees Hong Kong as ‘most important’ market in Asia for life insurers

New insurance premiums rose 330 per cent between 2019 and 2024, lifting Sun Life’s ranking to fifth from 12th, according to company data.

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