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Hong Kong property
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Rosewood hotel brand of Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook is not for sale, sources say
The prestige brand has delivered ‘exceptional’ results, sources say, while suggesting that certain properties might be available.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:38PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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Hong Kong steps up probes, crackdown on firms linked to Wang Fuk Court blaze
12 Dec 2025 - 6:04PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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Indonesian team aims to get bodies of helpers killed in Hong Kong fire home soon
10 Dec 2025 - 1:03AM
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Made in China 2025
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China’s oldest shipyard Jiangnan plans world’s first nuclear-powered vessel
Construction on 25,000-container ship could start in the next 10 years, but a lot remains to be done, a top executive says.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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Indonesian helper’s terrifying 3-hour ordeal as fire ravaged Hong Kong estate
Olive says she and her employer’s elderly parents spent an agonising three hours trapped in a smoke-filled bedroom before they were rescued.
7 Dec 2025 - 8:04PM
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Hong Kong scaffolding net sample ignites in test despite passing safety standards
Findings from test commissioned by Post prompt calls to review standards set for nets and improvements to safety regulations.
8 Dec 2025 - 5:11PM
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Banking & finance
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Mainland bank apps beat those in Hong Kong and Singapore, study says
Strong competition from non-bank players in mainland market forces banks to improve continuously, consulting firm Sia says.
7 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM
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IPO
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Meet the Illinois farmer sowing the seeds of the world’s biggest IPOs of 2026
Jeff Rowe, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer, runs a Chinese-owned Swiss company in Basel that is aiming for one of the world’s largest IPOs in Hong Kong, due in 2026.
6 Dec 2025 - 11:18AM
Art
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Tai Kwun art head Pi Li to step down for new role in Shenzhen
Tai Kwun is closing in on a successor for Pi, who leaves in February after his contract at the Hong Kong heritage and arts centre expires.
5 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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‘Market is rotten’: Hong Kong fire exposes greedy building renovation business
Skyrocketing costs and stock of old estates turn an industry rife with bid-rigging and collusive conduct into a gold mine, experts say.
3 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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What is role of property management giant ISS at blaze-ravaged Hong Kong estate?
ISS EastPoint played a pivotal role in HK$330 million renovation of Wang Fuk Court and knew about defects in fire safety system as early as May.
2 Dec 2025 - 3:03PM
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China-Japan relations
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Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi Taiwan row
All youth programmes have been called off, diplomatic source says, as ties between the two countries fray.
28 Nov 2025 - 9:12PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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Hong Kong contractor for fire-hit Tai Po project has record of safety offences
Prestige Construction fined twice for offences in Mid-Levels project in 2023 before taking on renovation work in Tai Po, Post learns.
28 Nov 2025 - 12:10AM
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Artificial intelligence
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Baidu cuts jobs, restructures AI teams after loss-making quarter
The staff cuts come after the company posted a loss-making third quarter, despite reporting a 50 per cent jump in AI-related revenue.
27 Nov 2025 - 9:08PM
Hong Kong politics
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Hong Kong comeback queen Regina Ip reflects on 50-year career in public service
After bringing a 17-year stint as a lawmaker to a close, Regina Ip also reveals her behind-the-scenes struggles that led to her decision.
25 Nov 2025 - 6:17PM
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The Football Association of Hong Kong, China
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Hong Kong football boss Westwood to leave job days after Singapore defeat
Source says head coach to go after 15 months in the post, with departure tied to failure to qualify for 2027 Asian Cup finals in Saudi Arabia.
21 Nov 2025 - 7:31PM
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US-China trade war
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Top Democrat demands US probe into Chinese firms potentially supplying Nexperia
Letter by Raja Krishnamoorthi to US Commerce Department claims wafers made by China-based suppliers pose safety and reliability concerns.
20 Nov 2025 - 9:36AM
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China-EU relations
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EU set to probe Chinese robotic lawnmowers in escalating trade dispute: sources
Anti-dumping investigation could cut into Chinese exports, trimming their foothold in European market while mowing down trade ties.
19 Nov 2025 - 6:17PM
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Banking & finance
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China’s sovereign fund sidelines executives amid worries over US scrutiny
China Investment Corporation has reassigned three department heads and delayed its 2024 report amid US pressure on foreign inflows.
14 Nov 2025 - 10:05PM
Open Questions series
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China’s weak consumption and how economist Lu Feng would fix it
With 15th five-year plan promoting consumption, Peking University expert spells out imbalances and contradictions in Chinese economy and ways to resolve them.
14 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
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Banking & finance
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Standard Chartered tailors UAE offerings for wealthy Chinese residents
The United Arab Emirates is a growing hub for people who come to work, set up family offices and start businesses, bank’s wealth CEO says.
14 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
Thailand
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Thailand’s top diplomat calls for Asean to rethink non-interference principle
In an exclusive interview, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow argues Asean’s consensus model needs reform amid US-China rivalry.
12 Nov 2025 - 9:06PM
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US-China relations
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Democrats demand to know whether Trump-Xi Nexperia deal blindsided Europe
Letter says EU officials ‘appeared unaware of reported breakthrough’ when engaging with Dutch chipmaker and Chinese trade representatives.
11 Nov 2025 - 8:32PM
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Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong and Shanghai are ‘not just rivals’: US business chamber
American Chamber of Commerce president in Shanghai Eric Zheng says Hong Kong will help connect Western investors and mainland China for decades.
11 Nov 2025 - 9:42PM
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Hong Kong economy
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Which Hong Kong authorities score well on cybersecurity and which don’t?
A ratings agency gives its take but Digital Policy Office says gradings have limitations as they only take into account publicly available information.
11 Nov 2025 - 10:05AM
Banking & finance
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Investor shift from deposits to markets gathers speed: Invesco boss
‘There are a lot of cash deposits held by people in China that will find their way into the markets,’ Andrew Schlossberg says.
7 Nov 2025 - 2:37PM
Hong Kong politics
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30% of 161 Hong Kong Legco election candidates linked to mainland Chinese firms
Higher proportion marks significant increase from 2021 poll and reflects growing prominence of mainland capital in Hong Kong’s economy.
5 Nov 2025 - 11:18PM
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Artificial intelligence
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Zhipu AI sees tenfold surge in foreign users as Chinese AI gains traction
The Beijing start-up is leveraging its affordable ‘good enough’ open model to compete in the fast-growing AI coding market.
4 Nov 2025 - 11:21AM
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