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Montage Technology expects to raise as much as US$896 million from its Hong Kong initial public offering. Photo: Handout
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Mainland memory firms eye Hong Kong for funds to fuel ‘global ambitions’

Several suppliers aim to follow in the footsteps of Montage Technology, which is set to raise US$896 million and debuts next week.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong taxi driver fined for throwing passenger’s change out of window

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Artificial intelligence

Compact AI model from China’s StepFun outshines rivals from DeepSeek, Moonshot

Hong Kong stocks rise despite losses for tech firms on tax concerns

Baidu, Kuaishou among internet stocks losing ground amid rumours regulators may adjust value-added taxes on the sector.

People walk past Exchange Square in Central, home of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on March 28, 2025. Photo: Matthew Miller

Editorial | Valuable lessons to be learnt from U-turn on seat belt law in Hong Kong

The government and legislators must ensure the law can achieve its intended purpose of ensuring public safety before it is reintroduced.

Opinion | Why China and Europe should care about Central Asia’s water crisis

Central Asian rivers shape Eurasian trade flows, affect global food markets and contribute to geopolitical instability across the region.

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Trump unveils US$12 billion push to curb China’s grip on critical minerals

The initiative, dubbed Project Vault, aims to create a commercial stockpile to shield US manufacturers from supply shocks and price swings.

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Project Vault would serve as a commercial “shock absorber”, marking the first civilian-scale US strategic reserve for critical minerals. Photo: Handout

Red packet rumble: will Tencent’s cash giveaway work again in crowded AI market?

Analysts say strong competition from ByteDance, DeepSeek, Ant Group and Alibaba may prevent Tencent’s Yuanbao from repeating WeChat glory.

China’s first-of-kind ABF crystal creates most energised solid-state laser beam

Breakthrough could open possibilities in quantum computing, space platforms, precision manufacturing and the chip industry.

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Opinion | How ‘ghost workers’ stand at the crossroads of AI development

The future of artificial intelligence depends not only on algorithms but on who controls and benefits from the labour that machines rely on.

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An employee works at a tech start-up in Bengaluru, India, on February 3, 2025. Photo: AFP

Is Classic Mile hero Little Paradise the next big thing in Hong Kong racing?

Rising galloper’s victory in race record time on Sunday could be the launching pad to superstardom.

Little Paradise storms home to claim the Classic Mile. Photos: Kenneth Chan

When a robot topples: China’s Xpeng deals with fallout from humanoid’s plunge

CEO draws parallel to toddlers learning to walk before they run, after Iron’s loss of balance becomes viral fodder.

Alibaba’s Qwen ramps up AI app race with Spring Festival giveaway blitz

Alibaba unveils US$432 million campaign to push mass-market adoption of its AI as rivalry with Tencent, Baidu and ByteDance intensifies.

Chinese EV makers’ shares skid as sales slide after tax incentive ends

Shares in Hong Kong-listed BYD, Xpeng, Li Auto and Nio plummet as tepid January sales underline pessimistic forecasts for the year.

BYD EVs proceed through assembly at a plant in Zhengzhou, in central China’s Henan Province, on November 14, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

China’s AI labs race to debut latest models before Lunar New Year

More firms expected to follow Alibaba and Moonshot with model releases, as the festival becomes a key period to establish visibility.

A mobile phone’s screen shows the logo of China’s Zhipu AI in Beijing on January 21, 2026. Photo: AFP

Chinese hydrogel coating boosts solar panel output by 13%, ideal for hot regions

Researchers say cooling innovation can lower temperature of overheated ‘hotspots’ on solar cells that can cause panel failure and fire risk.

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Hong Kong stocks drop by most since November, led by mining, telecoms

Telecommunications firms drop after Chinese authorities raise value-added taxes, denting profit expectations.

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Opinion | Hong Kong’s seat belt policy U-turn shows little learned from waste levy mess

Once again, despite good intentions, policymakers have failed to consider every eventuality and prepare adequately.

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People wear seat belts on a double-decker bus in Sham Shui Po on January 29 to comply with new rules that are now being suspended. Photo: Sam Tsang

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunch

Taiwan trip highlights supply chain strains, with Huang saying Nvidia alone could potentially require TSMC to more than double its capacity.

Hong Kong road accident scam reports double to over 70 in a week: Chris Tang

Some incidents involved minor bumps or even no collision, with the largest claim exceeding HK$800,000, police say.

‘Optimus chain’: Chinese suppliers form backbone of Tesla’s humanoid robot plans

Tesla’s pivot to producing humanoid robots is expected to engage a network of key Chinese component makers.

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Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is seen on display at a company showroom in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo: Shutterstock

Is Philippines falling behind in EV race as Southeast Asia revs up?

Policy uncertainty and the Philippines’ lack of competitiveness in key areas have reinforced investor unease, observers say.

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Heavy traffic on the streets of Manila. Electric vehicles accounted for only 12 per cent of vehicle sales in the Philippines last year. Photo: Shutterstock

Forget soulless humanoid robots like Tesla’s Optimus. This one’s more Wall-E

Fauna Robotics’ humanoid robot Sprout is an attempt to start a focus on ‘approachable’ robots inspired by Wall-E and BB-8, not Terminator.

Eileen Gu to get Winter Games spotlight again but passport issue won’t go away

The Chinese superstar skier was born and raised in the US, where her father is from, but changed allegiance to her mother’s homeland in 2019.

China’s Wingtech, owner of Nexperia, expects wider loss amid row over chipmaker

Wingtech projects a loss of up to US$1.9 billion in 2025, owing to the Dutch government’s takeover of Nexperia.

Wingtech Technology continues its legal battle to regain control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia. Photo: Shutterstock

Profits rise for China’s semiconductor firms on AI boom, tech self-reliance push

Domestic A-share companies in the sector are forecast to achieve substantial growth in their 2025 results, according to Donghai Securities.

The results reflect investors’ sharpened focus on stocks related to integrated circuits, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and storage solutions. Photo: Shutterstock

China to step up investment in Nepal’s hydropower sector: Nepalese official

China has ‘already proposed some projects’ in Nepal, as it looks to tap the country’s huge hydropower resources and sell power to India.

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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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