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Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
CHINA’S insurance companies reported higher investment returns in 2024 despite falling market interest rates and an economy flirting with…
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Nvidia cuts stake in Arm Holdings, discloses position in China’s WeRide
NVIDIA reduced its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings by about 44 per cent and exited its holdings in Serve Robotics and SoundHound…
Culture
Berlin Competition Title ‘Living the Land’ Explores Rural China’s Generational Shifts Through a Child’s Eyes, Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese director Huo Meng‘s “Living the Land,” a deeply personal exploration of China’s rapidly evolving rural landscape in the early…
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China’s coal plant boom is undercutting clean energy push
Long-term coal-power contracts are also reinforcing the fuel’s dominance at the expense of renewables CHINA embarked last year on its…
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Alibaba becomes China’s new AI darling with US$87 billion rally
THE frenzy over Chinese artificial intelligence is turning Alibaba Group Holding into an investor favourite again, injecting new life into…
Business
China’s record mergers in 57 trillion yuan small banking sector raise future risks
CHINA oversaw its largest-ever wave of rural bank mergers last year, a Reuters review of official data showed, but analysts say Beijing’s…
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Eternal Beauty, China’s Largest Fragrance Distributor, Revives Hong Kong IPO Bid
Eternal Beauty, China‘s largest fragrance distributor, has recently resubmitted its main board listing application in Hong Kong. The…
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China’s CATL to file for at least US$5 billion Hong Kong listing this week: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL plans to file a Hong Kong listing application this week to raise at least US$5 billion, according to two…
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China’s CATL to raise at least US$5 billion in Hong Kong listing: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL is expected to raise at least US$5 billion in a Hong Kong listing, according to two sources with direct…
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China’s 10% tariffs on US cars hits GM, Ford and Mercedes SUVs
Exports of such vehicles are tiny relative to the number of cars that companies produce locally with joint venture partners CHINA’S 10 per…
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DeepSeek sparks hope for renaissance in China’s tech megacaps
THE rise of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is forcing investors to re-evaluate the nation’s leading Internet…
News
Trump tariffs: China's tit-for-tat levies on US set to take effect
Peter Hoskins Business reporter China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are set to come into effect on Monday as the trade…
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China’s central bank maintains gold buying momentum in January
CHINA’S central bank added gold to its reserves in January for a third month, official data by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) showed on…
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Xiaomi hits new high on China’s subsidy programme boost
XIAOMI’S shares surged to a fresh record in Hong Kong on Friday (Feb 7), as new product launches and benefits from China’s nationwide…
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US: Wall St muted at open after China’s retaliatory tariffs
WALL Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investor appetite for risk waned after China retaliated against…
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China’s big EV push into Europe fizzles out on tariffs, slowdown
FIVE years of rapid European growth for Chinese electric-car manufacturers ground to a halt in 2024, as trade barriers added to the…
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Who Is Luo Fuli? The Baby-faced AI Prodigy Behind China's DeepSeek Revolution
China's AI model, DeepSeek, has taken the tech world by storm, surpassing ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI. The chatbot has climbed to the…
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Satellite picture shows China's huge nuclear weapons research center
China has built a large research center that could boost its nuclear weapons development, according to satellite imagery, adding to…
Business
US: Wall St opens sharply lower as China's AI push rattles Big Tech
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 27), as the surging popularity of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model…
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China’s new rules to add one trillion yuan into market: analysts
ANALYSTS see China’s latest initiatives injecting at least one trillion yuan (S$186 billion) of additional flows in 2025 into its ailing…
Business
Comac jets for Vietnam show China’s push for international market
CHINA’S drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown Comac jets has intensified, with a push to persuade Vietnam to…
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China’s vehicle export growth set to slow in 2025: CAAM data
China's vehicle export growth is expected to temper to 5.8%, reaching 6.2 million units this year, a significant deceleration from the…
Business
China’s battery giant CATL hires banks for first-half Hong Kong float: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL has hired banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, to work on a Hong Kong listing, in what could be one…
Business
China’s central bank chief vows to supply ample liquidity
CHINA’S central bank chief said on Monday (Jan 13) the government will support moderately loose monetary policy to maintain ample…