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What if curing cancer could cost 99% less in China?

Chinese biotech start-ups are going up against Western drug makers – and they could win.

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Chinese drug maker Akeso hailed as biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ amid US rivalry

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Could China-Europe tensions be easing with a flurry of French and EU diplomacy?

The French foreign minister and EU trade chief have been in Beijing to mend fences on trade and Ukraine.

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Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong group ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe

Beijing to launch antitrust probe into deal by Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings.

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Health & Environment

Over 150 dead across Myanmar, Thailand as quake traps scores under rubble

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site of a collapsed building where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.

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How US-China collaboration in neutrinos led to breakthroughs and then broke down

Chinese Zodiac

Is Year of the Snake’s third month lucky for you? 12 zodiac sign horoscopes

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for love, career, health and finance for the 12 Chinese zodiac signs.

The third lunar month of the Year of the Snake begins on March 29, 2025. What does the month have in store for you? Photo: VCG via Getty Images
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Science

Myanmar quake strikes China’s belt and road heartland: how bad is it?

Deadly quake prompts worries about Sino-Myanmar pipelines, a strategic overland route for China’s oil and gas imports from the Middle East.

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Military

US-China 6th-gen fighter race: will cost, tech issues bring down the F-47?

US announcement of sixth-generation fighter raises new questions about delivery and feasibility amid soaring competition with China, analysts say.

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Business

How two Hong Kong firms’ innovative solutions enhance well-being in belt and road regions

Modern Dental Group and Insilico Medicine keen to use city’s unrivalled global connections to create a healthier world.

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Hong Kong-based health technology firms, such as Modern Dental Group and Insilico Medicine, are leveraging the city’s strategic advantages to drive worldwide healthcare-related collaboration. Photo: Shutterstock

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Myanmar quake hits China, Panama Canal intervention risk: SCMP daily highlights

From a massive earthquake to trade war turns and the F-47 jet, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

Damage caused by the Myanmar earthquake is seen in Ruili, in China’s Yunnan province, on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Bill to increase travel and trade with Taiwan introduced in US House

‘Strengthening economic engagement is a win-win for our Taiwanese friends and for American jobs and national security,’ a sponsor says.

Russia & Central Asia

Losing grip on Kursk, Ukraine troops make new incursion into Russia’s Belgorod

Russian war bloggers say there have been heavy clashes with Kyiv’s forces in the region, and each side is hitting the other with drones.

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Diplomacy

Exclusive | China risks US reaction by intervening in Panama Canal sale: senior ex-diplomat

Daniel Kritenbrink tells Post that Beijing should treat the transaction as a private deal, the first comment of its kind by a former top official.

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Daniel Kritenbrink, former US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Photo: Nathan Tsui

Health & Wellness

From a prison stretch in Bali to becoming yoga teacher in Hong Kong

Caught with marijuana leaving Bali, Lyn Savage spent 11 months in prison, where she took up yoga, which she now teaches in Hong Kong.

A TV producer in Hong Kong, Lyn Savage was arrested for trying to take marijuana out of Bali and spent 11 months in prison. She learned yoga from YouTube videos, began teaching fellow inmates, and since her release has trained to become a yoga teacher. Photo: Dickson Lee

United States & Canada

Elon Musk sells X social media platform to his own xAI for US$33 billion

The tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’ from the app and start-up.

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China Economy

China’s non-fossil-fuel power capacity tops 2,000GW for first time ever

China Electricity Council data shows non-fossil fuels now account for 58.8 per cent of country’s total installed power capacity.

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China Economy

Why is Trump embracing law of the jungle, asks top Chinese economist

Wu Xiaoqiu says rising protectionist sentiment has dealt a severe blow to global economic recovery.

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Cargo containers stacked at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in June last year. Photo: AFP

Arts

Are ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style AI images fun memes or copyright breach?

AI images mimicking Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki’s intricate style have delighted fans, but what did ChatGPT train on to make them?

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ChatGPT can create images in the style of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime films for Studio Ghibli, such as this one, delighting fans but raising copyright concerns. Photo: X/lycfyi

United States & Canada

Trump and Canada’s PM Carney ease tensions with ‘productive’ call

The US president says the two leaders have agreed to meet soon after Canada’s general election in April.

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Military

Beijing accuses Taiwan of ‘malice’ after warship and fishing boat collide

No injuries were reported but the nighttime incident comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

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As Trump’s policies create divisions, G7 plays the ‘China card’ for unity

As ‘America first’ pressures G7 unity, Western moves to divert Washington’s hostility could be short-lived if US-China relations improve.

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Open Questions | Michael Pettis on China’s consumption paradox and the pitfalls of a trade war

The professor of finance and author talks China’s economy and argues the US dollar’s monopoly role in trade is an ‘unsustainable’ anomaly.

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Open Questions | Why China’s economic recovery is captivating investors again: Robin Xing

Morgan Stanley’s chief China economist sees green shoots in China thanks to innovation, but highlights need for social security reform.

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Open Questions | US sentiment on China does not equal consensus, analyst Rick Waters says

Ex-US Department of State official discusses the role of civil diplomats and whether US should have an end-state goal in its China strategy.

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Open Questions | Political analyst Zheng Yongnian on how China should respond to Trump’s return

Chinese political scientist says if the country’s private enterprises can’t thrive, foreign capital won’t either.

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‘Coming out’: Huawei-related chip tool maker makes splash at Semicon China

In the first public display of SiCarrier’s latest chipmaking equipment, the company’s booth drew throngs of visitors eager for more information.

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The booth of chip equipment maker SiCarrier drew large crowds at Semicon China on March 26, as people looked for any new information regarding the company’s latest technology. Photo: Ann Cao

Tech Trends

Google’s Android transparency shift unnerves Chinese developers

Google is no longer developing Android in the open, which some developers believe could give an advantage to Huawei’s HarmonyOS.

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Chinese EV industry pressed to accelerate global expansion amid tariffs

Companies should balance exports and overseas production while seeking to achieve win-wins with foreign partners, former vice-minister says.

Big Tech

China’s top foundry SMIC reports revenue growth in 2024, but net profits plunge

Full-year revenue grew 27 per cent to US$8 billion but net profit plunged 45.4 per cent to US$493 million.

Exterior view of SMIC’s facilities in Pudong district, Shanghai on March 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Economy

Exclusive | Hutchison, government in talks to see if there’s any way out as deadline nears

Sources say Hong Kong government approached Hutchison immediately after learning on March 4 about the surprise deal to sell its port operations.

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CK Hutchison is caught in a Catch-22 situation of its own making, legal and political analysts say. Photo: Sam Tsang

Politics

How did China’s top weapons brains become targets of its anti-corruption push?

Acceleration of defence sector’s anti-corruption drive may be linked to the downfall of former defence minister Li Shangfu, analysts say.

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Explainer | What is 6G and why is China racing ahead of US and Europe with the technology?

Sixth-generation wireless communications will change the way we interact with the world but not all countries are embracing it.

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China Economy

What’s behind the pro-Beijing camp’s criticism of the Panama ports deal?

The backlash against Hutchison’s ports sell-off is designed to send a message to other Chinese firms with overseas assets, analysts say.

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A cargo ship sails past the Panama Canal’s Port of Balboa. CK Hutchison’s decision to sell off the port and other assets to a US consortium has attracted intense criticism in China. Photo: AP
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