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The AI training centre’s launch marks a significant step towards commercialising Tesla’s Full Self-Driving navigation software in mainland China. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Tesla launches China AI training centre as self-driving race accelerates

US EV giant opens hub to advance its Full Self-Driving software, as Chinese carmakers step up their own L3 autonomous driving plans.

China fines firms for fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek services

Sweet surge: Qwen overtakes Yuanbao after Alibaba’s bubble tea campaign

Diplomacy

TikTok ‘addictive’, EU finds in digital law probe

European Commission cites TikTok’s ‘highly personalised’ system, slams safeguards as ineffective.

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News of the findings comes amid a fierce debate in Europe about the impact of social media platforms on children’s mental health. Photo: Reuters
News of the findings comes amid a fierce debate in Europe about the impact of social media platforms on children’s mental health. Photo: Reuters

Business

China’s Kuaishou slapped with US$17 million fine after explicit content probe

The fine comes days after a separate e-commerce penalty, adding pressure on China’s No 2 short-video platform to tighten controls.

Business

Kowloon East site attracts nine bids as Hong Kong housing outlook brightens

Hong Kong developers show stronger interest in land sales as home prices rebound and sentiment improves.

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China Business

Tech sell-off rattles investors with cross-asset volatility set to linger

Markets swing sharply across asset classes as AI forces a rethink of pricing power and long-term growth bets.

Analysts are warning that heightened volatility across asset classes could persist for months. Photo: Getty
Analysts are warning that heightened volatility across asset classes could persist for months. Photo: Getty

China Business

Fosun Pharma unit licenses lung cancer drug to Eisai in US$1.55 billion deal

The deal comes as Chinese novel drug makers are having more say in how their new medicines are developed with global partners.

Business

Syngenta targets US$10 billion listing in Hong Kong, biggest since Alibaba

Chinese-owned agritech group’s mooted float could rank among Hong Kong’s biggest listing in years.

China Business

Hong Kong stocks drop as mainland tech firms, metals and crypto slide

Hang Seng Index follows US declines as AI worries and falling prices for gold, silver and cryptocurrency rattle investors.

A view of Exchange Square, home of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on December 30, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung

Banking & Finance

China’s biggest pork producer Muyuan flat in Hong Kong share debut

Firm’s US$1.4 billion IPO records lower oversubscription rate than other recent listings, reflecting a cooling of the red-hot market.

Muyuan Foods chairman Qin Yinglin (left) takes part in the company’s listing ceremony at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on February 6, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Muyuan Foods chairman Qin Yinglin (left) takes part in the company’s listing ceremony at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on February 6, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Tech

How Elon Musk’s space-based AI vision sparked a Chinese solar stock frenzy

Musk’s pursuit of space-based data centres has drawn attention to China’s solar industry, sparking market rallies – and calls for caution.

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Companies

Pizza shut: iconic chain to close 250 US locations

Yum! Brands targets underperforming restaurants as it conducts a strategic review for Pizza Hut.

United States & Canada

Bitcoin drops, driving US$2 trillion slide in crypto market value

The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell to a low of US$66,675.12, its weakest since October 2024, a month before Trump won the US election.

Bitcoin tumbled below US$70,000 on Thursday as negative momentum deepened across cryptocurrencies. Photo: AFP

Business

Expanded Hong Kong scheme allows resale homebuyers to pay sellers directly

HKMA launches a direct transfer option for second-hand property transactions, replacing the traditional escrow system managed by law firms.

The direct-transfer option reflects broader efforts to modernise payment practices in the property market, according to the HKMA. Photo: Eugene Lee
The direct-transfer option reflects broader efforts to modernise payment practices in the property market, according to the HKMA. Photo: Eugene Lee

Business

Meituan snaps up Dingdong to deepen push into fresh grocery retail

The US$717 million Dingdong acquisition highlights Meituan’s long-term bet on grocery e-commerce and on-demand consumption in China.

China Economy

China’s clean power energising economy, adding a Brazil’s worth of GDP: report

Clean energy industries drove more than one-third of China’s economic growth in 2025, as they continue to expand rapidly, study finds.

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Tech Trends

Chinese firms set for market growth as the global memory super cycle heats up

Eye-watering DRAM prices are bad news for consumers and smartphone brands, but present an opportunity for Chinese firms led by CXMT and YMTC.

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China Business

From labs to listings: capital markets are the next battleground in the AI race

Stock exchanges have become another barometer in the US-China tech rivalry as markets assess a wave of start-ups in real time.

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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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.

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OPINION
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | Blame Trump, not Asian investors, for gold and silver volatility

Nicholas Spiro
Matteo Giovannini

Opinion | Talk of digital yuan challenging dollar dominance misses real power shift

Matteo Giovannini
Wang Huiyao

Opinion | As China and Canada reset ties, they must strike while the iron is hot

Wang Huiyao
Roberto Bocca

Opinion | Clean energy works at scale. Now it must be coordinated

Roberto Bocca
Alex Lo

As I see it | Thank you, David Webb, you made Hong Kong a better place

Alex Lo
Jun Yu Chan

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

Jun Yu Chan
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Gold scams in China and changing global politics

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