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.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Breaking | Canada to remove 100% tariffs on Chinese EV imports: prime minister

Mark Carney announced the arrangement, which rolls back the additional duties imposed in 2024, during his state visit in Beijing.

Trade reset? China, Canada look to revive ties after US tariffs force rethink

China’s 7,000-year-old sunmao woodwork led to the most efficient DNA editing tool

Quest to beat the US saw a Chinese team turn to ancient traditions, leading to a new technique 10 times more effective than other methods.

China warns of ‘honey trap’ risks after defence official jailed for espionage

A mainland military project manager was lured into a sexual relationship by a spy posing as a business representative while on a trip abroad.

Hong Kong’s finance chief warns of market volatility, pledges support for families

Amid market swings, Financial Secretary Paul Chan urges fiscal prudence and vows to review child tax breaks to tackle record-low birth rate.

Why the Year of the Horse 2026 could be a tough one for Rats

China dominates global humanoid robot market with over 80% of installations

AgiBot and Unitree help China capture bulk of global deployments in 2025 as market heads for sixfold growth by 2027, report says.

Xi Jinping and Mark Carney embark on China-Canada ties refresh

During talks in Beijing, Chinese leader presses multilateral message and opportunities to expand cooperation.

Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia plan defence deal to counter chaos in Middle East

Iran’s neighbours are worried that the US’ increasingly erratic behaviour may pose a risk to regional power balance and trade, analysts say.

.css-f84qeq{font-family:Roboto Condensed,Roboto Condensed fallback,sans-serif;font-style:italic;}How this year’s Yidan Prize laureates reshape modern literacy and skills worldwide

Mamadou Amadou Ly and Uri Wilensky help transform teaching and learning through multilingual education and computational thinking.

China’s US envoy says world faces ‘stark choice’ as 2026 opens with instability

Xie Feng barely mentions Donald Trump by name but draws contrast between Washington’s recent actions and Chinese-led stability.

‘Difficult decision’: Hong Kong’s Chris Tang defends shooting of man with knife

Security chief praises officers’ bravery, saying their decisiveness prevented suspect from causing further harm and potentially saved lives.

Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda driving countries closer to China: survey

Nearly 26,000 people from 21 countries overwhelmingly agreed that Chinese global influence will grow over the next decade.

China’s supercooling tech packs 40% more punch into chips used in military radar

The innovation is expected to boost the performance of gallium nitride-based radar systems, widely used in China’s advanced stealth planes.

Chinese power stocks surge on State Grid’s record US$574 billion investment plan

Utility’s five-year plan to modernise grids and boost renewables lifts electricity equipment makers as AI demand drives energy growth.

Exclusive | US envoy David Perdue to visit Hong Kong at the end of January, sources say

Envoy is expected to address a business conference and will spend several days in the city, according to people familiar with the matter.

Chinese ‘rising star’ leaves MIT, woman prays to Shrek for 4 years: 7 highlights

From Chinese solar makers facing monopoly probe to woman praying to Shrek for four years, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

China’s slowing growth, bilateral tensions top US business concerns

Survey by American Chamber of Commerce in China finds that expectations for Sino-US ties have ‘improved significantly’.

On This Day | Hong Kong marathons throughout the years – SCMP archive

Ahead of Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, the Post looks back at the city’s marathon history.

Could China’s Yaogan-47 satellite have a lens as wide as the Hubble Telescope?

Chinese satellite will be used for national land surveys, urban planning, environmental management and comprehensive disaster prevention.

Can new tricks save Hong Kong’s restaurants from ‘irreversible’ Shenzhen trend?

Business models are being overhauled as food and drink sector tackles ‘irreversible’ trend of Hongkongers spending their money elsewhere.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | China’s ‘trillion-yuan districts’ reveal gains and gaps of hi-tech push

Opinion | From tea to TikTok: the middleman’s return is reshaping China trade

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Opinion | Too few Chinese finish secondary school to sustain growth

Editorial | Resettling Hong Kong fire victims calls for compassion and fiscal prudence

Breaking | Canada to remove 100% tariffs on Chinese EV imports: prime minister

China dominates global humanoid robot market with over 80% of installations

South Korean church deploys ‘special force’ to recruit Australian youths

China’s 7,000-year-old sunmao woodwork led to the most efficient DNA editing tool

Malaysia rules 15-year-old fit to stand trial in 2025 murder of Yap Shing Xuen

Hong Kong’s finance chief warns of market volatility, pledges support for families

The US has played its hand in Latin America. Will China’s firms there cash out?

After the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, many Chinese entrepreneurs in the region say they are staying put – for now.

Why overseas residency is a ‘practical advantage’ for Chinese firms going global

Chinese companies expand globally

Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

Political scientist says the Western-led global order remains useful, and the Belt and Road Initiative isn’t a geopolitical project.

Open Questions | ‘Embrace the moment’: on China, Daniel Kritenbrink puts pragmatism first

Former US ambassador to Vietnam says a return to the past for US-China relations is unrealistic, but both economic powers benefit from ties.

Open Questions | How new C100 chief plans to foster ties between Chinese-Americans and China

The Committee of 100’s president Paul Cheung has high hopes for Chinese-Americans’ relationship with China in these uncertain times.

Open Questions | Political scientist Ivan Krastev on European vertigo in a post-American world

While melancholy Europe frets that the US and China will shape the future, middle powers are jostling for a place at the big table.

Zhipu AI breaks US chip reliance with first major model trained on Huawei stack

Zhipu claims GLM-Image achieved industry-leading scores among open-source models for text rendering and Chinese character generation.

China dominates global humanoid robot market with over 80% of installations

AgiBot and Unitree help China capture bulk of global deployments in 2025 as market heads for sixfold growth by 2027, report says.

A Chinese tech hub eyes 3- to 7-nanometre chip breakthroughs to beat US curbs

Province’s five-year plan backs national push for tech independence – but can it succeed?

Chinese firms to incur higher costs for deploying AI chips from US: analysts

‘Beijing has made it politically unpalatable for private firms to rely too much on imported AI chips,’ EIU senior analyst Chim Lee says.

Why China fears Trump’s Nvidia H200 deal is a sophisticated Trojan horse

Can Washington bind Chinese rivals to American technologies or will access to the AI chips hasten Beijing’s challenge to US dominance?

Can China’s cheap, renewable energy help it outrun the US in the AI race?

China’s energy buildout means cheap, green and reliable electricity fuels its manufacturing and tech industries, giving it an edge over rivals.

How the US raid in Venezuela has triggered Brazilian fury and a Chinese opening

Latin America’s largest economy seeks ‘delicate balance’ between Trump’s ambitions and boosting ties with Beijing, its top trading partner.

‘Expansion to defence’: China firms strategise in Latin America after Venezuela

After the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, many Chinese entrepreneurs in the region say they are staying put – for now.

Breaking | Canada to remove 100% tariffs on Chinese EV imports: prime minister

How this year’s Yidan Prize laureates reshape modern literacy and skills worldwide

Opinion | China’s ‘trillion-yuan districts’ reveal gains and gaps of hi-tech push