28 m. ago China’s ‘national team’ vows to ramp up stock purchases to maintain market stability

Three Chinese state investment entities vow to ramp up equity purchases to ‘firmly safeguard the stable operation of the capital market’.

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56 m. ago Hong Kong’s stock index rises 1.7% at the open as China’s state funds step in to prop up market

The Hang Seng Index opened 1.7 per cent higher at 20,157.52, while the CSI 300 index opened 0.2 per cent higher at 3,597.99.

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1 hour ago Chinese State Funds Plan to Buy Stocks as Market Rout Deepens

Chinese State Funds Plan to Buy Stocks as Market Rout Deepens  Bloomberg.com

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1 hour ago Chinese AI firm AICT to submit Hong Kong IPO application by month’s end

Beijing-based supplier of AI-powered traffic lights system plans to raise at least US$200 million, founder and chairman Yan Jun says.

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2 h. ago Senator Mark Warner says new Trump TikTok extension may violate law

Trump on Friday said he extended by 75 days a deadline for ByteDance to sell US assets of TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer, or face a ban.

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8 h. ago Trump doubles down, vows to make Chinese imports even more expensive for Americans

Trump doubles down, vows to make Chinese imports even more expensive for Americans  theregister.com

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8 h. ago EU frets over flood of Chinese imports as Trump stokes tariff war

Advocates for easier trade with Beijing, including Spain, face off against Poland and others backing protections against Chinese imports.

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8 h. ago Canada says WeChat news account is pushing false narratives about PM Mark Carney

Ottawa said the account had targeted Carney’s experience and credentials in a bid to manipulate Chinese voters.

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8 h. ago Canada says WeChat news account pushing false narratives about PM Mark Carney

Ottawa said the account had targeted Carney’s experience and credentials in a bid to manipulate Chinese voters.

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11 h. ago Election threats watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney

Election threats watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney  The Globe and Mail

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11 h. ago Election interference watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney

Election interference watchdog detects Beijing effort to influence Chinese Canadians on Carney  The Globe and Mail

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11 h. ago BREAKING: Beijing Intelligence Operation Promotes PM Carney’s Strength Against U.S. to Sway Chinese Canadian Voters, Election Monitor Says

BREAKING: Beijing Intelligence Operation Promotes PM Carney’s Strength Against U.S. to Sway Chinese Canadian Voters, Election Monitor Says  The Bureau | Sam Cooper

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11 h. ago Deliveroo riders to take legal action over compensation as platform exits Hong Kong

Sixteen couriers plan to file claims with Labour Tribunal over employee entitlements.

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11 h. ago Deliveroo riders to take legal action over compensation as it exits Hong Kong

Sixteen couriers plan to file claims with Labour Tribunal over employee entitlements.

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14 h. ago Amputee reaches top of Chinese mountain, climbing steps using his hands

Wang lost both legs in an accident when he was 18.

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14 h. ago Tech war: Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC unveils new patents in sign of tech prowess

YMTC is known for 3D NAND, a flash memory in which transistor die are stacked vertically to increase storage density.

Events

16 h. ago Top China think tank shuts down research centre after questions of party loyalty

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences abolishes entity, warns any activities carried out in its name would be illegal.

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16 h. ago China sovereign fund steps in to support stocks plunging on trade war

China sovereign fund steps in to support stocks plunging on trade war  Reuters

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17 h. ago After delay, new Chinese funding plan will help extend railway to Uganda, Kenya says

Mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo is China’s ‘pot of gold’ at the end of the Standard Gauge Railway, analyst says.

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17 h. ago HK shares suffer steepest decline since 1997, state fund steps in China shares

HK shares suffer steepest decline since 1997, state fund steps in China shares  Reuters

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