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SCMP Highlights

Guide to Hong Kong art week; Chinese dining in Sweden: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a study linking poor-quality sleep and dementia to this lunar month’s predictions, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

China food security

China rushes to stabilise fertiliser market as Iran war chokes off imports

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Boao Forum for Asia

As Iran war rages, China links peace to economic growth at Boao Forum

Artificial intelligence

China’s Kuaishou slumps as analysts flag growth pressure despite strong results

Short-video giant’s core advertising and live-streaming businesses face headwinds while AI investments weigh on margins, analysts say.

The warnings came after Kuaishou reported fourth-quarter revenue of US$5.7 billion. Photo: Getty Images
China exports

EVs lead China’s going global push

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, led by BYD and Geely, dominate global sales, and demand may accelerate in 2026 as Middle Eastern instability pushes up fuel costs.

Science

China opens world’s largest ship data set that could be used to train drones

The resource includes thousands of paired visible and infrared images that are expected to reshape vessel recognition at sea.

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China’s private sector

China’s Jiangsu Aidea eyes Hong Kong IPO as gateway to US, European Aids markets

Yangzhou-based drug maker views Hong Kong as a ‘good window’ for its international expansion in HIV and Aids treatments.

Liu Yan says Hong Kong has a flexible fundraising environment. Photo: Denise Tsang
Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Pearl Lam, the Hong Kong-born founder of Pearl Lam Galleries

The gallerist and curator shares some of her favourite things, from the paintings of Kerry James Marshall to the energy of Shanghai’s Xiangyang Park.

China’s private sector

China’s obesity drug makers take on global giants as Novo Nordisk patent expires

Patent expiry of blockbuster drug opens door for Chinese drug makers to challenge multinationals in booming weight-loss market.

Science

Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit

‘Octopus tentacle’ robotic arm is a commercial project designed to extend the lifespan of spacecraft.

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The technology demonstration satellite known as Hukeda-2 has carried out refuelling and compliance control tests with its flexible arm. Photo: Handout
Law

Legal Tales | Innuendo and implication: just a joke or risk of defamation in Hong Kong?

Where is the line between humour and harm? A wink or knowing pause alone may be enough to land you in legal trouble.

David Mitchell (left) and Robert Webb in a scene from British sitcom Peep Show. Photo: Objective Productions
Robotics

Why China’s humanoid robots are still waiting for their ‘ChatGPT moment’

Limited training data and unresolved hardware challenges continue to hold back humanoid robots from mass adoption, say experts.

Yuan

How the Iran war could pave the way for the rise of China’s ‘petroyuan’

Disruptions from the war could accelerate a shift in the oil trade, threatening the US dollar’s long-held dominance, analysts say.

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Japan

Japan plans to deploy missiles to a faraway island in the Pacific. Here’s why

The deployment is a response to China’s military activity near Minamitorishima, a defence ministry researcher says.

Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force unveils a Type 12 coastal defence anti-ship missile launcher vehicle during a training exercise in June last year. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

Chinese nationals, firms charged in US with smuggling AI chips, drug trafficking

Two different cases refer to smuggling of American-made advanced AI chips to China through Thailand and an alleged fentanyl supply chain.

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A Chinese national in the US has been charged with allegedly smuggling American-made advanced AI chips to China through Thailand. Photo: AFP
Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Local schools’ outreach to overseas students a boost for education hub goal

Allowing semi-private schools to offer places to fee-paying non-local students will help Hong Kong grow as a market for overseas education.

US-China relations

Why China’s Iran war strategy is working – and may even be an opportunity

Beijing happy to watch, wait and safeguard core interests – oil flows, Taiwan and trade – as its geopolitical rival spends resources on war.

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US-China relations

Trump-Xi summit: US announces new dates in May, Beijing silent

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump will also host Chinese leader in Washington later this year.

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The long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing on May 14 and 15, the White House said on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Airbus

Airbus wins Chinese airline’s 101-plane order in victory over Boeing

China Eastern Airlines said it would take delivery of the A320neo aircraft, worth US$15.8 billion, between 2028 and 2032.

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China-Japan relations

Should China be worried about Japan’s maritime force overhaul?

Reform reflects shift towards quasi-carrier operations and preparations for potential conflict with Beijing, Chinese analysts say.

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Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park uses AI to track, enrich lives of giant pandas, monkeys

Theme park also reports a surge in overseas visitors over winter, fuelled by a 60 per cent jump in long-haul arrivals from UK, US and Australia.

24-hour surveillance footage is processed by machine learning models to quantify activity cycles and locomotor patterns in giant pandas. Photo: Handout
United States

Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council

The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues.

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US President Donald Trump (right) appointed ​Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left), Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh ‌in on AI policy and other issues. Photo: AP
Semiconductors

Semicon China: AI, packaging set to drive country’s chip industry growth

China on track to account for nearly half of world wafer capacity in two years, organiser of world’s largest chip industry trade show says.

China GDP

China still on track to supplant US as world’s No 1 economy in 10 years: academic

China is better equipped to navigate its current challenges than the US, which will remain mired in ‘self-defeating’ conflicts, scholar says.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong’s TVB logs US$7.5 million profit, shaking off 7 years of losses

A threefold rise in contribution from the Greater Bay Area drives 15 per cent growth in advertising revenue, broadcaster says.

TVB said its four channels reach an average of 4.9 million in-home viewers a week. Photo: Dickson Lee
China trade

China says Mexico’s tariff hikes constitute ‘trade barriers’ after probe

The tariff increases – made in part to appease demands from Washington – have been designated a breach of trade rules by Beijing.

Natural gas-powered buses bound for Mexico are loaded onto a ship at Yantai Port in east China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua
Pinduoduo

Pinduoduo operator’s profit slides as firm cites higher reinvestment

Results reflect a pivotal year for PDD Holdings, as breakneck growth gives way to more stable pace.

CPTPP

Opinion | Pacific trade vitality shows multilateralism is alive and well

With the US in retreat, nations committed to economic integration are moving forward through partnerships like the CPTPP.

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