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China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day
Saturday’s twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers attribute them to industry’s growing pains.
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DeepSeek a year on: how a Chinese start-up sparked a global AI arms race
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Indonesia
440 Indonesians freed from Cambodia cyberscam hubs in criminal crackdown
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Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong to develop low-altitude sector blueprint as firms eye overseas expansion
Logistics chief Mable Chan says city well positioned for growth given established legal regime and status as financial hub.
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China-Canada relations
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As China and Canada reset ties, they must strike while the iron is hot
After the Canadian prime minister’s visit to Beijing, both sides have a window to deepen trade and cooperate on global governance.
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Diplomacy
China bids to host High Seas Treaty secretariat, even as US exits UN bodies
China puts forward Xiamen as potential future home of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction secretariat as treaty comes into force.
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Robotics
China’s Unitree ships over 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, surpassing US peers
The Hangzhou-based firm’s output far outstripped the roughly 150 units each shipped by Tesla, Figure AI and Agility Robotics last year.
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Insurance
China Taiping expects higher profit but Tai Po fire could weigh in 2026
State-owned insurer expects 215 to 225 per cent jump in 2025 net profit due to a gain in investment income, one-off tax impact.
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Chinese culture
This remote Chinese minority uses horsetail hair to create beautiful embroidery
A craft passed down for thousands of years, the horsetail embroidery of China’s Shui people is deemed a local intangible cultural heritage.
3 hours ago
Semiconductors
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Global memory chip crunch set to intensify amid Trump’s new industrial policy
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says major memory chipmakers could either pay 100 per cent tariff or build their products in America.
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong AFF will showcase city’s ‘superconnector’ role
Titled Co-creating New Horizons amid an Evolving Landscape, the annual government flagship event will run from January 26 to 27.
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Donald Trump
‘World is not secure’: Trump abandons ‘peace’ after Nobel snub, tells Norway PM
Trump says ‘World is not secure’ without US control of Greenland, as US president rejects peace-focused diplomacy in a blunt message to Norwegian PM.
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China’s military drills
PLA urged to find a way to operate effectively under the gaze of US and Japan
Analysts say that after rapid response to latest drills around Taiwan, military must move away from emphasis on trying to avoid detection.
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China GDP
IMF raises China’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.5%, citing US ‘truce’ and stimulus
The fund predicts lower US tariffs and efforts to raise consumer spending may boost economy, though forecast short of last year’s growth.
5 hours ago
Science
China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returns to Earth broken and unbroken
‘Exceptionally precious’ data gained during unforeseen nine months in orbit to be used for ‘future design improvements’.
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China GDP
China’s two-speed economy faces tough 2026 as growth cools
Lost momentum, weak domestic demand and high yardsticks point to a challenging year ahead for the Chinese economy.
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Energy
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Clean energy works at scale. Now it must be coordinated
The next decade will be defined not only by new clean energy capacity, but by how well grids, storage and demand systems are connected and optimised.
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Commodities
Silver steps out of gold’s shadow as Southeast Asian investors rush in
Soaring prices, tight supply and geopolitical uncertainty are driving a regional rush into the once-overlooked precious metal.
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China's military weapons
Type 075, the PLA amphibious ‘light aircraft carrier’ key to Taiwan strategy
The Hainan and its three sister ships are expected to form the backbone of the PLA Navy’s large-scale landing capability.
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China's population
Baby bust: China births plunge 17% in 2025 to historic low as population shrinks
With Beijing having accelerated family-support policies and childcare subsidies, analysts warn that structural reforms are vital to arrest the deepening slide.
19 Jan 2026 - 3:09PM
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Science
Chinese team restores legendary Tang dynasty ‘golden’ armour from Tibetan tomb
Tomb’s occupant confirmed to be a Tuyuhun king and the golden armour is likely to have been among his prized possessions, conservators say.
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China stock market
China’s securities regulator clamps down on speculation to prevent sharp swings
CSRC signals it wants a slower but longer stock market rally after trading volumes and margin financing hit record highs.
19 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
China trade
Harbouring ambitions: China’s port giants make waves with record growth
Record container volumes drive ambitious expansions at Shanghai and Ningbo ports as Beijing bets on smart hubs and regional integration to weather global volatility.
19 Jan 2026 - 1:30PM
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Robotics
UBTech partners with Airbus to bring humanoid robots to aviation manufacturing
The deal follows a similar one with US semiconductor maker Texas Instruments, underscoring the Chinese firm’s accelerated overseas push.
19 Jan 2026 - 1:05PM
SCMP Highlights
Trump reacts to China-Canada deal, ‘messy’ year for Philippines: 5 weekend reads
From China’s attempt to shut out US tech to Japan being urged to return relic, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
19 Jan 2026 - 1:19PM
China property
Mainland China’s home prices extend slide, deepening property downturn
New home prices fall again in December, with declines across most cities, as second-hand values plunge year on year.
19 Jan 2026 - 3:33PM
Science
Quantum physicist You Chenglong joins cutting-edge Chinese research institute
The researcher is reported to have left the US to take up a position at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
19 Jan 2026 - 12:00PM
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World Economic Forum
China’s Davos sales pitch: stability, reliability and not being Trump
Vice-Premier He Lifeng is expected to pitch China as a reliable partner on Tuesday, contrasting Beijing’s stability with Trump’s unilateralism before US president’s address.
19 Jan 2026 - 12:57PM
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