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Violinist Bomsori Kim performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No 2 with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing. Photo: Desmond Chan/HK Phil
Music

Review | HK Phil and violinist Bomsori Kim’s Prokofiev has audience agog

Beijing venue’s acoustics bring out Hong Kong Philharmonic’s balance and clarity in works by Pärt and Prokofiev with Korean violin virtuoso.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to boost efforts to lure investment, talent in light of US tariffs

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property market to feel the squeeze from Trump’s tariffs

China property

Luxury malls in China adjust to market reality amid dip in consumer spending

Mall vacancy rates in Beijing stood at 10.6 per cent last year and 9.5 per cent in Shanghai, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

The Shanghai K11 shopping centre is cutting rents to keep tenants in place. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba

Alibaba’s Quark surpasses ByteDance’s Doubao as China’s top AI app

Quark’s rapid ascent comes as Alibaba has transformed the app from a cloud storage and search service into an ‘AI super assistant’.

Ukraine war

Ukraine keen to end war with Russia soon: foreign minister at diplomacy forum

Kyiv’s Andrii Sybiha and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov both attended the three-day platform in Turkey but were never on the same panel, offering starkly different views on the conflict.

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US-China trade war

Is Trump’s tariff chaos encouraging China’s push for closer neighbourhood ties?

This week’s central party conference and the start of Xi’s regional tour on Monday point to ‘growing focus’ on the neighbours.

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Analysts say the turmoil caused by US tariff announcements in recent weeks will be focusing Beijing’s attention on relationships in the region. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong transport

Thunderstorms disrupt Hong Kong ferry services to mainland China

Observatory warns of heavy rain and potentially violent gusts across the region.

New medical drugs

Trump’s tariffs: will Chinese pharmaceutical industry feel the pain?

With biotech firms caught in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariffs, the levy could prove to be a boon for domestic producers but a bane for exporters.

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My Take

My Take | Donald Trump will make China, not the United States, great again

As with Napoleon’s blockade of Britain under the Continental System, American economic and tech wars have already led China to innovate.

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US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press on April 6, 2025. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

Will Trump’s tariffs lead to an emboldened Beijing in the Taiwan Strait?

US involvement and sanctions will already be part of planning for any actions towards Taipei by mainland China, observers say.

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Beijing has doubled down on its hard line on Taiwan since the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party took over the island’s leadership and increased arms purchases from the US. Photo: CCTV
US-China relations

Spurred by China, US-Japan space cooperation expands beyond civilian projects

East Asia faces ‘severe security environment’ with Beijing and Moscow ‘irresponsible’ in their conduct, senior Tokyo official says.

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Myanmar

Editorial | Misery of Myanmar earthquake survivors must not be forgotten

Hong Kong has role to play as the United Nations appeals for help in humanitarian crisis facing more than 17 million people.

US-China trade war

Economist says China’s overseas assets at risk as trade war hits boiling point

Yu Yongding, a former central bank adviser, says Beijing’s foreign holdings could become another battleground in the US-China trade war.

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Outspoken Chinese economist Yu Yongding has warned of the precarity of Beijing’s overseas assets amid a heated trade war with the US. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla halts importing Model S and X in China as buyers balk at tariffs

Tesla has stopped taking orders to import the US-made models to China; to persuade buyers to consider the Shanghai-made Model Y and Model 3.

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Tesla’s Model 3 on display at a showroom in Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE
Banking & finance

US delisting of Chinese stocks may make Hong Kong great again

A total of 286 Chinese firms are listed in the US with a total market capitalisation of US$1.1 trillion.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s SenseTime bets on new AI training method to stand out

Its latest SenseNova V6 and V6 Reasoner models have outperformed competing products from OpenAI, CEO Xu Li says.

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US-China trade war

Worried Chinese retail investors want answers about US exposure

China’s more than 100 million retail investors have seen the A-share market shed about 4.5 trillion yuan of value this month.

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Reflections in a brokerage house window in Beijing show a chart of stock market movements on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
China stock market

Trade war may derail corporate earnings recovery in China, Morgan Stanley says

US investment bank sees downside risk to its bet on corporate earnings recovery in 2025 as the US-China tariff war escalates.

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Become a K-pop idol for a day at Chinese ‘experience’ centre for US$45

At Shanghai’s Chen Go, K-pop fans can choose from 200 outfits, dance on special sets and sign autographs for ‘fans’ at a mock meet-and-greet.

US-China trade war

EU senses more leverage over Beijing as US and China wage superpower trade war

Following small win in brandy probe, Brussels hopes it will be able to push Beijing on industrial overcapacity, sources say.

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (left) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi hold a joint press conference in Beijing on March 27. During his trip, Barrot pressed Chinese officials to do something about tariffs on cognac imports. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

China’s exporters on edge as trade war casts shadow over Canton Fair

China’s oldest and largest trade fair unlikely to be a bonanza as exporters prepare for lean times amid tariff-induced uncertainty.

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This spring’s Canton Fair, though slated to host more companies than last fall’s session, is shrouded in uncertainty amid the US-China trade war. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong stock market

Hang Seng Index trims some losses in worst week in years amid trade war

Traders are bracing for more trade hostility after the White House clarified that US tariffs on Chinese goods stood at 145 per cent.

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Hong Kong property

Bridgeway and QF Capital sell Hong Kong properties below cost amid tariff war

Patrick Kwok Ho-chuen’s QF Capital is selling a residential site on Hong Kong Island at 24 per cent below its acquisition cost.

China jobs

Post by Chinese nuclear giant sparks backlash from young jobseekers

China National Nuclear Corporation says it received 1.196 million résumés from young jobseekers after offering 8,000 positions.

Students attend a job fair at Harbin Institute of Technology on March 26. Photo: Xinhua
China stock market

Chinese companies budget US$2.7 billion to defend stocks in bloodbath

More than 100 companies have announced buy-back plans, including PetroChina, Midea Group and CATL.

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A screen showing stock market movements in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on April 7, 2025. Contrary to global conventions, China’s exchanges depict losses and declines in green, using the red colour to illustrate advances and gains. Photo: AFP.
US-China relations

Editorial | Struggle for Trump to make China blink first in tariff numbers game

In trade war showdown between two biggest powers, Beijing is unlikely to enter talks with someone it considers an irrational negotiating partner.

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China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

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