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1. China keeps yuan stable against US dollar: what it means for the trade war
China’s central bank set a stronger-than-expected fixing rate for the yuan against the US dollar on Wednesday, signalling that China does not plan to offset the impact of US tariffs by allowing its currency to weaken.
2. Trump downplays China’s retaliatory tariffs, ‘in no rush’ to talk to Xi
US President Donald Trump dismissed the implications of retaliatory measures that Beijing enacted against the United States following Washington’s imposition of 10 per cent tariffs on imports from China, stating he is “in no rush” to talk to the country’s president, Xi Jinping.
3. How China’s humanoid robot innovations fuel cutthroat competition with US

China, fuelled by recent successes from DeepSeek and Unitree, is making a play for pole position in humanoid robots. Can the US hold its ground?
4. US Postal Service suspends inbound parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
The United States Postal Service has temporarily suspended inbound parcels from Hong Kong and mainland China until further notice. It was not immediately clear if the move was related to Beijing’s counter-tariffs in response to those imposed on Chinese products earlier announced by the Trump administration.
5. The US paused tariffs on Mexico – what does it mean for Chinese companies there?
With a sword of tariffs from the United States still hanging over Mexico, new investment from China to the Latin American country has been largely put on hold, though many existing Chinese-funded factories there have stayed steady in the ever-changing environment – based on their past experiences dealing with tariff threats from US President Donald Trump.
6. China’s biggest 2024 discoveries hold new promise for quantum tech, healthcare

As China and the United States go head-to-head in the arenas of science and technology, some of China’s top scientists have rated the most significant advances of 2024 that have helped push the country to the forefront of several fields – from space and deep-sea exploration to chips and quantum technologies.
7. More rice, less gas: Chinese-Swedish team makes hybrid to cut methane emissions
Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70 per cent less methane than normal rice after uncovering how chemicals released by rice roots influence emissions.


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Yuan kept stable against US dollar, Trump downplays China tariffs: SCMP daily highlights

The People’s Bank of China surprised markets by keeping the yuan stable against the US dollar on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

A Long March-5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 spacecraft blasts off from its launchpad in south China’s Hainan province last May, bound for the far side of the moon. Photo: China National Space Administration

Xiaomi’s HK$1 trillion market value, self-driving features in new Chinese cars: 5 EV reads

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun unveils the new SU7 Ultra sedan during an event in Beijing on October 29, 2024. Photo: Reuters

An electric vehicle from Xpeng drives itself under the company’s X NGP (Xpeng navigation guided pilot) advanced driver assistance system. Photo: Xpeng

CNGR Advanced Material’s subsidiary has partnered with an African investment firm to produce EV battery products in Morocco. Photo: Handout

BYD delivered 4.27 million pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2024, an increase of 41.3 per cent from a year earlier. Photo: Handout

Philippines reels from Trump’s aid freeze, Myanmar migrants in limbo: 7 Asia highlights

Accommodation occupied by Myanmar migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Photo: AFP


A Myanmar migrant worker learns Japanese at a makeshift school inside a fellow worker’s flat. Photo: AFP

An elderly man is helped into a wheelchair in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. Photo: AFP

US President Donald Trump holds a letter to the UN stating the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement in Washington, DC, on January 20. Photo: AFP

Pritam Singh says the Workers’ Party has engaged commercial vendors to assist in candidate screening and personality reviews ahead of the general election. Photo: Reuters

Muslims arrive at Tokyo Mosque in Japan to perform the Eid al-Adha prayer in June last year. Photo: Getty Images

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, (left) accompanied by a US soldier inspects a high mobility artillery rocket system on April 26, 2023. Photo: AFP

The Gwadar New International Airport opened on January 20, 2025. Photo: X/Chinese Embassy in Pakistan

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From Trump dismissing Beijing’s retaliatory measures to key science breakthroughs, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From Trump dismissing Beijing’s retaliatory measures to key science breakthroughs, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


Yuan kept stable against US dollar, Trump downplays China tariffs: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Trump dismissing Beijing’s retaliatory measures to key science breakthroughs, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. China keeps yuan stable against US dollar: what it means for the trade war

From Trump dismissing Beijing’s retaliatory measures to key science breakthroughs, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage