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China’s widebody C929 could arrive early on revved-up development plan: sources
Maker of the home-grown rival to Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 is working directly with regulators, which analysts said could speed up certification.
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Zhang Youxia probe to end ‘watered down’ military capability: PLA Daily
Investigation and in-depth political rectification to bring in new atmosphere and positive spirit, party mouthpiece commentary says.
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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.
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Hong Kong to formulate first 5-year plan to align with national blueprint
Task force led by Chief Executive John Lee will formulate plan, which one expert says signals greater government role in city’s development.
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‘As long as the price keeps falling, I will keep buying gold gram by gram – it will definitely pick up again,’ one mainland investor says.
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Chinese hydrogel coating boosts solar panel output 13%, ideal for hot regions
Scientists say their cooling innovation can reduce the temperature in overheated areas on solar cells which can cause failure and fire risk.
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Korean travel boom in China, PLA tightens fuel rules: 5 weekend reads you missed
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Alibaba unveils US$432 million campaign to push mass-market adoption of its AI as rivalry with Tencent, Baidu and ByteDance intensifies.
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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.
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Why China’s academics turned to de-dollarisation amid trade war, global shocks
Global instability has also pushed a once-niche academic debate into Chinese policy circles.
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Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test
Huang Xinyi paid someone else to take test on her behalf in Cambodia and submitted results to Hong Kong’s Lingnan University so she could graduate.
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‘Bleak start’ to 2026 for China’s property sector as sales declines accelerate
China’s top developers slumped in January, with weak demand and fading policy support raising fresh concerns over debt repayment capacity.
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Soaring Hong Kong rents: tenants pay more – and fight for shrinking space
With rents at peak levels and bidding contests common, tenants struggle to balance cost, space and location in a tightening market.
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Trump plans to shut down Kennedy Centre for 2 years for renovations
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Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratch
China must shift from quantity to quality by focusing on 12-year schooling, more basic research and GBA integration, renowned economist says.
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How China’s 15-fold rise in Latin America dents US influence: Francisco Urdinez
A leading scholar says US action in Venezuela shows how Beijing’s economic ties now face rising geopolitical pushback.
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Jeffrey Ding on why diffusion, not innovation, is the secret to AI success
Professor says a ‘diffusion marathon’, where AI is gradually embedded in an economy over decades, will determine the winner of US-China tech war.
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Why US raid on Venezuela could ‘work to China’s advantage’: John Mearsheimer
International relations scholar says US could easily take Greenland, while regime change in Tehran would be more difficult.
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‘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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China’s widebody C929 could arrive early on revved-up development plan: sources
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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.
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As generative music tools surge, China turns to state oversight while the US relies on courts, copyright suits and settlements.
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How will China respond as US expands foreign ship seizures?
The question is whether high-seas US actions will alarm Beijing into deploying naval safeguards or prompt similar moves in Taiwan Strait.
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Can China’s AI strategy challenge India’s reign as ‘office of the world’?
Beijing’s ambition to move up the value chain could see it becoming a major exporter of digital services, AI to global high-end providers.
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Trump says the US dollar can move like a yo-yo. Will Treasuries be left hanging?
With the US president levelling threats at enemies, allies and his own central bank, alternatives like gold and Chinese assets are gaining appeal.
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