2 h. ago US drone demand puts Indonesia’s strategic balance to the test

Indonesia’s efforts to deepen trade with the United States while maintaining close economic ties with China are being tested after a report revealed Washington had linked lower tariffs to the purchase of US-made maritime surveillance drones for use near the South China Sea. The development has highlighted the balancing act facing Jakarta, which analysts say is seeking to preserve strategic flexibility as trade negotiations with Washington increasingly intersect with security and geopolitical...

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2 h. ago Hong Kong’s jobless rate holds steady at 3.8% as economy, consumption improves

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.8 per cent over the past three months, with authorities expecting that stronger economic growth and stable local consumption will continue to support the labour market. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that movements in the unemployment rate in different industry sectors varied for the October to December period, but the magnitudes were generally small. The underemployment rate rose slightly by 0.1...

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2 h. ago Hong Kong’s jobless rate holds steady at 3.8% amid growth outlook

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.8 per cent over the past three months, with authorities expecting that stronger economic growth and local consumption will continue to support the labour market. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that movements in the unemployment rate in different industry sectors varied for the October to December period, but the magnitudes were generally small. The underemployment rate rose slightly by 0.1...

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2 h. ago China expels former intelligence official Gao Yichen from Communist Party for corruption

Former top Chinese intelligence official Gao Yichen has been expelled from the Communist Party for corruption after being accused of receiving bribes and interfering with judicial matters. Gao, 75, former vice-minister of the Ministry of State Security, was found to have “seriously violated party discipline”, according to an official announcement by top anti-corruption watchdog Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Tuesday. He also served as deputy director of the party’s...

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3 h. ago Opinion | How generational wealth transfer will reshape China’s economy

Opinion | How generational wealth transfer will reshape China’s economy  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago China's economy, trade remain resilient amid global headwinds

China's economy, trade remain resilient amid global headwinds  People's Daily Online

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5 h. ago China signals global AI push as MiniMax CEO joins meeting with Premier Li Qiang

The CEO of Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax met Premier Li Qiang on Monday, becoming the second representative from a foundational AI model developer to meet with the national leader after Liang Wenfeng, founder of DeepSeek, a year ago. The appearance of 36-year-old Yan Junjie along with eight other leading figures from China’s business, culture and education spheres underscored the rapid ascent of the newly minted billionaire, who steered his company founded just four years ago...

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5 h. ago First contact: in quest for water on the moon, Chinese team flags risk in touching ice

China’s Chang’e-7 mission this year will be the world’s first to attempt to sample and directly measure water on the moon, but just touching lunar ice could mean losing it, a team of scientists warns in a new paper. Its spacecraft is expected to touch down near the rim of Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole, where it will deploy a rover and hopper to search for ice. While water could support long-term human activity on the moon, from providing drinking water and oxygen to producing rocket...

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5 h. ago The Chinese Island Where Dreams of Real Estate Glory Never Die

The Chinese Island Where Dreams of Real Estate Glory Never Die  The New York Times

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6 h. ago Chinese Policymakers Look Focused on Domestic Demand to Lift Economy

Chinese Policymakers Look Focused on Domestic Demand to Lift Economy  The Wall Street Journal

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6 h. ago China plans new measures to spur consumption, shifts focus to services By Reuters

China plans new measures to spur consumption, shifts focus to services By Reuters  Investing.com

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6 h. ago China plans new measures to spur consumption, shifts focus to services

China plans new measures to spur consumption, shifts focus to services  Reuters

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6 h. ago Academic innovation can help budding entrepreneurs overcome future challenges

As globalisation and technological advancements continue to reshape the way we live and work, educational institutions must also evolve to help equip students with the right mindset and skills to tackle the challenges in our rapidly changing world. Academic innovation has been the guiding principle at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), in the city of Suzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, which is an international, research-focused joint venture between Xi’an Jiaotong University...

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7 h. ago China Electric Stocks Jump on Booming AI Demand, Investment Push

China Electric Stocks Jump on Booming AI Demand, Investment Push  Bloomberg

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7 h. ago Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fall in December

Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fall in December  Reuters

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7 h. ago DeepSeek technique to improve AI’s ability to ‘read’ long texts questioned by new research

A group of researchers from China and Japan has challenged a method unveiled several months ago by Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek that was designed to improve AI’s ability to handle long blocks of text, marking a rare case of the company’s research being publicly questioned. The DeepSeek-OCR (optical character recognition) method, designed to compress text by using visual representations, potentially revolutionising how AI models handle long texts, was flawed due to...

Science

8 h. ago Copper Drops on Concern Record Prices Hurting Demand in China

Copper Drops on Concern Record Prices Hurting Demand in China  Bloomberg

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8 h. ago China to formulate plan on expanding domestic demand for 2026

China to formulate plan on expanding domestic demand for 2026-2030  China Daily

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9 h. ago As U.S. orders fade, Chinese salespeople face tough grind in new markets

As U.S. orders fade, Chinese salespeople face tough grind in new markets  Reuters

Economics

9 h. ago Singapore’s retail ownership data sparks debate about foreign chains’ influence

When Singapore’s trade minister Gan Kim Yong revealed that locals owned nearly 90 per cent of registered retail businesses in the city state while Chinese nationals came in second at a distant 3 per cent, the figures drew mixed reactions from the public and analysts. The discourse online centred on what the statistics implied – critics felt that though the proportion of foreign-owned entities, especially from China, might be minuscule, most could actually be big brands with multiple outlets,...

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