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Alibaba plans to spin off and list its T-Head chip arm. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

Alibaba prepares potential spin-off, listing of chip unit T-Head

The wholly owned chip unit will first be restructured into a separate business partly held by employees, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

Complaints against Hong Kong property agents rise faster than home sales

Chinese AI chipmaker Moore Threads set to report tripling of revenue

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Companies

Watson pivots to ‘instant retail’, community stores to revitalise China sales

Watsons currently operates more than 17,000 stores in 31 markets around the world.

A Watsons store in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, August 23, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock Images
A Watsons store in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, August 23, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Tech Trends

China’s ‘infrastructure first’ effort a major edge in AI arms race: Davos panel

A rapid energy buildout and strategic data centre expansion give China unique advantages in developing its AI industry.

Tech Trends

Apple cuts prices for Lunar New Year as competition heats up in mainland China

Apple offers discounts on iPhones, MacBook and other products – its second promotion in a month ahead of the holiday.

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Business

Hong Kong tests student housing land sales amid slumping office demand

Government invites interest in three sites for student hostels, signalling a shift from office sites to education-focused development.

The Development Bureau has invited expressions of interest for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites, including one in Kai Tak. Photo: Google Maps
The Development Bureau has invited expressions of interest for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites, including one in Kai Tak. Photo: Google Maps

Banking & Finance

Chinese banks join the space race with satellite launches and rocket backing

As China seeks new engines of growth, finance is emerging as an unexpected backer of the country’s commercial space ambitions.

Markets

Hong Kong stocks hold up on claimed Greenland deal, Japanese bond rebound

Global sentiment for risk assets jumps after US President Donald Trump touts framework agreement on Greenland.

China Business

China unveils 18-point plan to boost global non-ferrous metals pricing power

The move is aimed at strengthening the links between the futures, spot and derivatives markets for non-ferrous metals and Shanghai’s role.

Currently, 11 non-ferrous metals futures contracts and 10 options, including copper, are listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. Photo: Reuters

China Business

China’s flying car makers aim for deliveries this year as passenger use nears

China’s ‘low-altitude economy’ is shifting from concept demos to commercial planning amid surging orders.

An eVTOL vehicle from AutoFlight Group is designed to hover like a helicopter but transition to winged flight for horizontal movement. Photo: Handout
An eVTOL vehicle from AutoFlight Group is designed to hover like a helicopter but transition to winged flight for horizontal movement. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

China-founded Shanda’s AI lab boosts Singapore operation, pulling China research

MiroMind asks some staff in Shanghai to relocate and continue their AI research work in Singapore, sources say.

Tech War

AI shaping world’s biggest infrastructure buildout: Nvidia CEO

Each country should build their own AI system, incorporating its own language and culture into the AI models, Huang says at the WEF in Davos.

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Banking & Finance

Hong Kong authority presses banks to shape up services for seniors

The monetary authority requires lenders to improve banking apps, branch premises and sales processes to suit the city’s ageing population.

Senior Hongkongers enjoy a sunny day in North Point on January 15, 2026. Photo: Jelly Tse

Policy

Shanghai to open ‘free-to-fly’ zones covering 46% of city for consumer drones

From February 1, consumer drones will be allowed to fly in designated airspace under new rules to boost the city’s low-altitude economy.

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A drone flies over The Bund in central Shanghai in the evening. Photo: Shutterstock
A drone flies over The Bund in central Shanghai in the evening. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Hong Kong homebuyers snap up all flats in latest batch at SHKP’s Sierra Sea

The achievement marks a significant milestone, with more than a fifth of the 9,700 units available already sold.

Policy

Beijing outlines tech push with focus on AI, 6G, humanoid robots

Tech ministry’s plan targets breakthroughs in AI models, agents and chips, as well as AI’s spread into diverse sectors.

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Big Tech

China curbs US AI chips, shuns foreign capital in pursuit of tech self-reliance

These restrictions signify a new phase in the US-China tech war where ‘offensive and defensive roles have shifted’, says an analyst.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong

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.

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.

Earnings, and not valuations, will be the main booster for China’s equities in the year ahead. Illustration: Henry Wong
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