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Developing | China’s former vice-premier Liu Yandong dies at age 80

Liu was among China’s most prominent female officials in recent decades.

Liu Yandong visits Hong Kong in 2009. Photo: SCMP/ David Wong

Big Tech

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law roll-out reaches base stations in blow to US chip curbs

Huawei Technologies is pushing to develop its own self-sufficient chip ecosystem in reaction to tough US export controls. Photo: AFP

Economic Indicators

China’s private sector wages waver as gap widens with non-private firms

People ride bicycles through an intersection in Beijing on October 19, 2026. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong exports jump nearly 65% in September, highest growth in over 40 years

September’s increase was the highest growth since 65.1 per cent recorded in January 1984.

Imports rose by 57.8 per cent to HK$808.9 billion, leaving a trade deficit of HK$46.3 billion. Photo: Nora Tam

China Economy

How China’s Yangtze River Delta is helping keep Beijing’s GDP target on track

Surging hi-tech exports are helping the region outpace national growth, though analysts warn weak investment and domestic demand cloud outlook.

A merchant selects Christmas products at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China’s Zhejiang province, on December 17. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Why China-Serbia ties face scrutiny, not severance, after historic Vucic loss

There may be sharper scrutiny of Chinese investments, but the shift is unlikely to upend a relationship built over years, experts say.

Supporters of Student List gather in Belgrade’s Slavija Square to celebrate their victory in Serbia’s snap parliamentary elections on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Politics

Japan’s US$6 billion port plan aims to revive Bangladesh’s bruised economy

Tokyo’s backing for the Matarbari deep-sea port offers Dhaka economic breathing room and promises to reshape Indo-Pacific trade routes.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman hold a joint news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Banking & Finance

Standard Chartered sharpens its yuan advisory edge as currency’s global rise continues

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The yuan is seeing increased use on an international scale, not only in trade but also financing and investment.

Business

Why Hong Kong rents are hitting records while home price gains lose momentum

Analysts expect limited room for further price gains after this year’s rebound, but rents remain on an upward trajectory.

Home prices have limited room for further gains after this year’s recovery, according to analysts. Photo: Karma Lo

China Economy

Yulan bond debuts in Dubai amid Beijing’s yuan-denominated asset push

A 2 billion yuan Yulan transaction by Bank of China Dubai drew an order book five times oversubscribed amid Beijing’s push to internationalise the currency.

A woman takes photos of the city skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 20. Photo: AP

Politics

Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by contractors hired online to silence his work

Suspended death sentence for ringleader involved in Wu Kai’s death sparks public fury and demands for immediate execution.

The body of blogger Wu Kai, who used the handle Huijian on social media, was found in late 2024 after a contract to kidnap him was reportedly put out on Telegram. Photo: Weibo/胡锡进

Society

Kowloon leads as 70% of Hong Kong’s subdivided flats registered for grace period

Among the 75,070 registered units, 49,100 are located in Kowloon, including 21,500 in Yau Tsim Mong district, Housing Bureau says.

Old buildings in Yau Tsim Mong, where 21,500 subdivided flats have been registered for the three-year grace period. Photo: Sam Tsang
Exclusive

EU plans high-level China currency talks as fears of new trade shock mount

Top officials will visit the Chinese capital in the coming months in a bid to persuade Beijing to revalue the yuan, according to sources.

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EU leaders say the yuan is undervalued, making Chinese products cheaper for European buyers and contributing to the so-called China shock 2.0. Photo: Getty Images

China EVs

New BYD factories in Europe, China’s hybrid car exports surge: 7 EV reads

From CATL’s profit dip to analyst warning anti-China protectionism is hurting US carmakers, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

A drone photo shows new energy vehicles to be exported at Yantai Port in east China’s Shandong province on September 15. Photo: Xinhua

Big Tech

ByteDance goes on a hiring spree to move its robots from lab to factory floor

Most of the openings are based in Beijing and span the robotics development pipeline, including data-collection and model-training systems.

ByteDance is hiring around a dozen new robotics positions for its Seed team. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Politics

In Melaka, is avoiding another Umno rout Anwar’s best hope?

After a string of state election defeats, Malaysia’s PM is under pressure to prove his coalition can slow Umno’s ‘blue wave’.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gives a speech on Saturday at a Pakatan Harapan candidate announcement ceremony ahead of next month’s Melaka state election. Photo: Facebook/AnwarIbrahimOfficial

Politics

Indonesia’s haze crisis becomes rallying point for student anger at Prabowo

Students are demanding action on the fires while challenging the president’s spending priorities and record on governance.

Students shout slogans and raise the three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest against the government in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Hundreds of students staged a protest urging the government to declare a national disaster over wildfires and haze, control over the state budget, and lower fuel and basic necessities prices. Photo: EPA

Europe

Developing | At least 10 dead in Spain after high-speed trains collide

Authorities warn toll will rise as one train slams into the rear of another south of Madrid.

Emergency services at the scene of the collision between two trains in Urda, Spain. Photo: Europa Press via AP

Science

China formally launches project to build aircraft carrier-sized ‘science island’

Due for completion by 2030, the semi-submersible twin-hull platform is the world’s first mobile, self-sustaining artificial island.

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An artist’s impression of the Deep-Sea All-Weather Resident Floating Research Facility. Photo: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Tech

How Lao Gan Ma, China’s iconic chilli brand, got caught in an AI storm

Viral claims of AI-driven job cuts at the Guizhou-based firm have brought anxieties about automation into sharp focus.

Bottles of Lao Gan Ma chilli sauce are displayed on shelves for sale at a supermarket on October 26 in Guangzhou, China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Getty Images
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