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The deal will see SF Holding acquire an 8.45 per cent stake in J&T for about HK$8.3 billion. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Banking & Finance

SF Holding, J&T strike US$1 billion deal as Asian e-commerce booms

The agreement will help SF Holding expand its international businesses, according to the Shenzhen-based company.

Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as update widens role in daily life

Hong Kong, Shenzhen ‘to deepen’ ties in finance, AI for a world-class tech hub

China Business

Hong Kong stocks waver as Chinese tech giants falter after positive start

Online travel-booking agency Trip.com slumps 20 per cent after China opens antitrust probe into the company.

Hong Kong stocks have outperformed their US peers so far this year. Photo: China News Service/VCG
Hong Kong stocks have outperformed their US peers so far this year. Photo: China News Service/VCG

China Business

China-EU tariff agreement on EVs will cut shipments but boost profits

Agreement on price floors will allow mainland carmakers to avoid price wars and nurture brand reputation, analysts say.

Markets

Hong Kong, China stocks to outpace US equities all year: analysts

Hang Seng Index poised to reach 30,000 as Chinese stocks’ valuations make them difficult for global investors to ignore, Tiger Brokers says.

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Tech Trends

OpenAI sees another ‘seismic shock’ from China as talks swirl of DeepSeek launch

There is heightened anticipation about a potential major DeepSeek release around the Lunar New Year.

Open-sourcing AI models “in weeks, rather than months” helps DeepSeek and other Chinese tech firms drive global adoption, according to OpenAI. Photo: Shutterstock
Open-sourcing AI models “in weeks, rather than months” helps DeepSeek and other Chinese tech firms drive global adoption, according to OpenAI. Photo: Shutterstock

China EVs

China’s EV makers face slowdown in export growth after doubling in 2025

Chinese carmakers sold more than 2.6 million units to overseas markets last year, up 104 per cent from a year earlier, association says.

China Economy

Why mortgage subsidies could be key to getting China’s consumers spending

Beijing is striving to boost household spending amid an economic slowdown. But first it needs to stabilise the housing market, scholars say.

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Policy

Beijing opens antitrust investigation into Trip.com before Lunar New Year break

The Trip.com case shows how China’s regulatory inquiries into various online platforms have become the norm.

Trip.com Group is China’s largest online travel services provider. Photo: Shutterstock

China Business

Huawei reclaims top spot over Apple in China smartphone market

Huawei turns to China-designed processors to complete a rebound from US sanctions and ship nearly 47 million smartphones domestically.

Huawei secured 16.4 per cent of China’s smartphone market against Apple’s 16.2 in 2025, according to the International Data Corporation. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei secured 16.4 per cent of China’s smartphone market against Apple’s 16.2 in 2025, according to the International Data Corporation. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Li Ka-shing’s CK Infrastructure gets nod to sell UK train leasing firm

Deal to dispose of UK Rails (Eversholt Rail), which was bought in 2015, ‘will generate substantial revenue’, company says.

Banking & Finance

Growth in sovereign investors’ China exposure slows amid political tensions

Inflows fall 58 per cent as sovereign wealth funds grow cautious, yet outlook signals selective opportunities ahead, experts say.

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Tech Trends

Video-generation boom sees China’s Kling AI post US$240 million revenue run rate

Kling AI is widely adopted in the fields of marketing and e-commerce, as well as in films, television and animation, owner Kuaishou says.

Kling AI adoption has expanded amid the growing use worldwide of artificial intelligence video tools. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & Finance

Alibaba, JPMorgan said to back Chinese chip firm’s Hong Kong listing

Montage Technology could raise up to US$900 million in an IPO as soon as this month, sources say.

Bull statues sit in front of screens showing stock prices outside Exchange Square in Hong Kong on August 18, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Bull statues sit in front of screens showing stock prices outside Exchange Square in Hong Kong on August 18, 2023. Photo: Reuters

China Business

China’s stock rally on AI optimism to stretch fundraising frenzy in 2026

Tech companies on Shanghai, Shenzhen exchanges now trade nearly 40 per cent above the Nasdaq 100, boosting the appeal of going public.

Companies

Kuaishou taps global debt market with first US dollar, yuan bonds

Kuaishou is China’s second-largest short-form video platform and the third-largest mobile app in the country by total user time spent.

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Banking & Finance

What does HSBC’s buyout of Hang Seng Bank mean for its future and investors?

HSBC’s historic US$13.6 billion buyout of Hang Seng Bank aims to cut costs, tackle bad debts and fuel growth, but challenges abound.

Illustration by Henry Wong
Illustration by Henry Wong

Tech War

China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

‘China’s tech innovation is poised for policy-driven growth in 2026, with AI placed at the centre of the country’s economic agenda,’ NYU’s Winston Ma says.

China Business

From hope to hard numbers: China stocks will need profits to boost the bull run

Chinese shares surged in 2025 on a confidence-led re-rating – strategists now say the next leg in 2026 will hinge on an earnings uplift.

China Business

Are Chinese biotechs what the doctor ordered as Big Pharma faces ‘patent cliff’?

US drug makers are racing to plug looming ‘patent cliff’ revenue gaps – and increasingly they are turning to China biotechs.

US drugmakers are increasingly looking to Chinese biotechs as an answer to the revenue gaps left by the looming ‘patent cliff’. Illustration by Henry Wong
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