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HSBC chairman floats ‘IPO connect’ for Hong Kong, Shenzhen listings

Modelled on Stock Connect, the proposal would give investors in the Greater Bay Area cross-border access to new share listings.

US-China trade war

Trump’s tariff wars reshaped US-China trade – at what cost to American firms?

Hong Kong society

What Hong Kong travellers stuck in the Middle East need to do as war spirals

‘Nothing to them’: Indonesia’s US-Iran peace broker bid faces long odds

Indonesia’s president offered to fly to Tehran in person, but critics say joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ cost Jakarta its neutrality.

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Young Indonesians hold signs as they take part in a protest against Israel outside the US embassy in Jakarta last month. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | How the US ceded the robotics economy to China

Chinese gains in robotics show that nations wishing to compete must go beyond financial engineering to master their physical realities.

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Xiaomi tests humanoid robots as firm plans to deploy ‘large number’ in 5 years

Xiaomi robots operated autonomously for three continuous hours, successfully completing assembly tasks without human intervention.

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Starry Lee to propose boosting Hong Kong’s role as yuan hub at ‘two sessions’

City’s sole delegate to National People’s Congress Standing Committee also calls for bigger bond market amid ongoing conflict in Middle East.

Starry Lee (yellow jacket) and other Hong Kong delegates on their way to Beijing for the annual “two sessions”. Photo: Handout

New satellite photos show apparent attack on Iran nuclear site: report

Strikes on Iran’s Natanz complex occurred between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, report shows.

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India’s 100GW nuclear push was missing one thing. Canada just provided it

India needs to triple its uranium supply to meet its nuclear targets. Canada, with mines already in the pipeline, is well placed to deliver.

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‘We couldn’t reach them’: Chinese firms’ Iran business in limbo after strikes

Attacks on Iran by the US and Israel have left China’s exporters doing business there unsure of their future, with contacts unresponsive.

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Smoke rises in central Tehran after an Israeli attack in Iran. Photo: EPA

Filipinos in Middle East war zones torn between safety and livelihood

The 2 million Filipinos working in the region are primary breadwinners, remitting billions of dollars to their families each year.

A resident inspects damage at his home in Tel Aviv on Sunday after a direct missile strike hit the area. Photo: dpa

Letters | Iran’s people deserve stability, dignity and peace

Readers discuss the US and Israel’s bombing of Iran, US-Philippine military cooperation, and American criticism of a key Chinese trade negotiator.

Hong Kong stocks slide for a second day as US-Iran war rattles sentiment

Risk-off sentiment is seen across major Asia-Pacific markets, with South Korea’s Kospi benchmark falling 7.2 per cent.

Exclusive | US, China discuss investment revival ahead of Trump’s trip: sources

Both sides exploring structured joint ventures and licensing deals, with Beijing seeking protection and Washington eyeing better market access amid declining capital flows.

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US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping shake hands at an October meeting in South Korea. The two are expected to meet again in four weeks. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Kim Jong-un’s daughter may well become North Korea’s first female leader

The signs of succession are apparent, from Kim Ju-ae’s growing public appearances with her father to her reported appointment to a new leadership position.

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Kim Ju-ae with her father, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, watching a demonstration flight commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army Air Force at Kalma Airfield in Wonsan, Gangwon province, on November 28. Photo: KCNA via KNS/AFP

Language as a weapon? PLA academics seek training overhaul, cite Ukraine war

Digitised battlefields demand new breed of soldier, as skilled at data analysis and psy-ops as at wielding a weapon, veteran instructor says.

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Pakistan cities under curfew after 23 die in protests over Khamenei killing

Authorities have imposed a three-day curfew in the northern cities of Gilgit and Skardu, citing ‘deteriorating law and order conditions’.

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Can HKIC fix Hong Kong’s 15 million square-foot office vacancy problem?

Attracting foreign institutions might prove difficult amid the commercial property sector’s elevated vacancy rates and uncertain recovery.

A general view of prime commercial buildings in Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo: UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Investors lock onto NPC as markets seek policy lift amid AI jitters

With Chinese stocks drifting and global markets spooked by artificial intelligence fears, traders are eyeing the ‘two sessions’ for catalysts.

Editorial | Strikes on Iran may complicate US-China ties

No significant impact expected on China’s, or Hong Kong’s, economy from the most recent conflict in the Middle East.

US advisory panel warns China is gaining in undersea warfare

Commission urges Pentagon to preserve underwater edge as Beijing expands submarines, unmanned systems and seabed ambitions.

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China has rapidly modernised its submarine fleet, narrowing the undersea capability gap with the United States, according to US officials. Photo: AP

How China is using its economic clout to give the US dollar a run for its money

Beijing is using economic clout to reshape its global financial influence – a strategy analysts say could play out over decades.

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Trump’s 2026 trade agenda sharpens push for ‘managed’ US-China ties

US Trade Representative report touts deficit drop, pledges tougher Section 301 enforcement ahead of Trump’s Beijing summit with Xi.

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France to boost atomic arsenal, could deploy nuclear-armed jets to allies

France’s Macron says eight European countries have agreed to a ‘forward’ deterrence plan to bolster continental security.

US appeal court denies Trump bid to delay tariff refund lawsuits

The tariffs, which had been ruled illegal by the high court, had generated more than US$130 billion for the US government as of late 2025.

US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Europe divided, on edge as US-Israel strikes on Iran ripple across the continent

Cyprus hit, oil prices jump and EU leaders clash over legality, regime change and Washington’s role in the widening conflict.

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The gate of the British Royal Air Force air base after it was struck by a drone earlier in the morning near Limassol, Cyprus, on Monday. Photo: AP

Trump says Iran war could last a month or longer as conflict widens

Trump administration says the ‘hardest hits are yet to come’ for Iran, as Tehran and its allies hit back across the region.

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Will Iran attack derail Trump’s high-stakes China visit to meet Xi Jinping?

China has condemned killing of Iranian leader as a grave violation of sovereignty and called US incitement of regime change ‘unacceptable’.

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