49 m. ago Cochlear takes fast lane as it brings new hearing device to Chinese market

With a growing number of Chinese affected by hearing loss, an Australian implant maker is leveraging the special medical tourism zone in Hainan to provide faster access to its latest device. Cochlear introduced its new smart system in China in June, making the country one of the first global markets to launch the technology – through Hainan, the southern island province, and Hong Kong. Introducing it via the Boao Lecheng international medical tourism pilot zone has meant patients can receive...

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79 m. ago Bull market in stocks fills Hong Kong’s coffers, plugs holes from property woes

Hong Kong’s stock market stamp duty income is filling the city’s financial coffers at the fastest pace since 2021, amid a bull run on the local bourse that has attracted scores of initial public offerings (IPOs) and fuelled frenzied trading. Duties from transactions and transfers rose to HK$29.69 billion (US$3.78 billion) in the first five months of 2025, according to calculations by the Post based on government data. Contributions from the stock market jumped 42.5 per cent to HK$52.17 billion...

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1 hour ago The Yellow Sea Is the New Flashpoint for China’s Regional Power Play

The Yellow Sea Is the New Flashpoint for China’s Regional Power Play  WSJ

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2 h. ago India backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China

India backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China  Reuters

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2 h. ago Will China’s latest vow to tackle solar panel oversupply have desired impact?

China has vowed to reduce excessive competition and oversupply in its solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, which is continuing to explore global markets. Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Lecheng told 14 representatives from solar PV manufacturers and industry associations on Thursday that the “industry must be governed in accordance with laws and regulations, and disorderly low-price competition should be comprehensively addressed”, the ministry said in a statement released after...

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2 h. ago Hong Kong to issue No 1 signal at 12.20pm as tropical depression intensifies

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal at 12.20pm on Friday as a low pressure over the northeastern part of the South China Sea intensifies into a tropical depression. The Hong Kong Observatory said the tropical depression was expected to enter within 800km...

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2 h. ago US lets GE restart jet engine shipments to China's COMAC, source says: Reuters

US lets GE restart jet engine shipments to China's COMAC, source says: Reuters  CNBC

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2 h. ago Human heart structure beats 21 days in pig embryo in Chinese chimera study

Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting that the heart continued to beat for 21 days unaided. The study, led by Lai Liangxue’s team from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was announced at the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s annual meeting in Hong Kong on June 12. Previously, the team had cultivated human kidneys in pigs for up to 28...

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2 h. ago US Tells GE Aerospace It Can Restart Jet Engine Exports to China

US Tells GE Aerospace It Can Restart Jet Engine Exports to China  Bloomberg.com

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3 h. ago Opinion | To compete, Asia must learn from how China breeds apex predators

Opinion | To compete, Asia must learn from how China breeds apex predators  South China Morning Post

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3 h. ago China Can’t Abide a Russian Loss in Ukraine, Its Foreign Minister Says

China Can’t Abide a Russian Loss in Ukraine, Its Foreign Minister Says  Kyiv Post

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4 h. ago Hong Kong ‘tourism hotspots’ show promise, now to ensure visitors come and stay

In this two-part series we take a look at Hong Kong’s efforts to boost its tourism industry. Part one examines the government’s moves to reinvent tourism with nine hotspot attractions and whether they will make a difference. Tourist Jessie Wu was enthralled and swept up in nostalgia as she made her way through an exhibition that transported her to Hong Kong’s past. Featuring a canopy of criss-crossing electricity cables, the visitor from mainland China paused at a shop that was both a hair salon...

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4 h. ago China’s EV price war dashes profit hopes of 90% of brands, AlixPartners says

China’s EV price war dashes profit hopes of 90% of brands, AlixPartners says  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago Is Japan facing higher risk of drone warfare over Diaoyu Islands?

China could test Japan’s resolve by flying drones near disputed islands in the East China Sea after Tokyo clarified that its military is authorised to shoot down such unmanned aircraft intruding into its airspace, according to analysts. In response to a written query from a lawmaker, the Japanese government affirmed at a cabinet meeting on June 27 that the Self-Defence Forces could take such an action even if foreign drones were not an immediate threat to the country’s security. Ryo...

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4 h. ago China’s Security Law Has Stifled Hong Kong’s Voice, But Not Its Spirit

China’s Security Law Has Stifled Hong Kong’s Voice, But Not Its Spirit  Bloomberg.com

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5 h. ago Apple reverts China slump, sees first iPhone quarterly growth in two years [report]

Apple reverts China slump, sees first iPhone quarterly growth in two years [report]  9to5Mac

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5 h. ago China's foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine, media reports

China's foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine, media reports  The Kyiv Independent

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5 h. ago China cannot allow Russia to lose Ukraine war, foreign minister tells EU: report

China cannot allow Russia to lose Ukraine war, foreign minister tells EU: report  New York Post

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6 h. ago US lets GE restart jet engine shipments to China's COMAC, source says

US lets GE restart jet engine shipments to China's COMAC, source says  Reuters

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6 h. ago World’s Biggest Legoland Adds to China’s Amusement Park Glut

World’s Biggest Legoland Adds to China’s Amusement Park Glut  Bloomberg.com

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