25 h. ago Nvidia suppliers halt H200 output after China blocks chip shipments

Nvidia suppliers halt H200 output after China blocks chip shipments  Financial Times

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34 h. ago EXCLUSIVE: China remains key financial lifeline for Iran’s revolutionary guards, intel agency says

EXCLUSIVE: China remains key financial lifeline for Iran’s revolutionary guards, intel agency says  Euractiv

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46 h. ago Asia week ahead: Rate decisions in China, Japan, Indonesia and key data from China, Taiwan, and South Korea

Asia week ahead: Rate decisions in China, Japan, Indonesia and key data from China, Taiwan, and South Korea  ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING Think

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47 h. ago Hong Kong temperatures to fall to 12 degrees next week as winter monsoon arrives

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to sharply dip to as low as 12 degrees Celsius (53.6 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday next week as a cold front moves through the city midweek. The Hong Kong Observatory said the fine and relatively warm weather on Friday, brought by a dry northeast monsoon,...

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50 h. ago China pushes slow bull run with tightened margin financing rules to fight overheating

China’s move to raise margin requirements for leveraged stock trading signalled regulators’ push to steer clear of boom-and-bust cycles, while strengthening the stock market’s role in funding the country’s tech self-sufficiency efforts, according to analysts. “The signal from regulators was crystal-clear: guide the market towards a stable transition to a slow bull run,” said Wang Jun, a strategist at BOC International in Shanghai. “Investors should reduce their leverage levels to guard against...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong, Shenzhen ‘to deepen’ ties in finance and AI to build world

Hong Kong and Shenzhen can work closely to empower finance with artificial intelligence, delegates said on Thursday at the China Conference: Greater Bay Area, an event hosted by the South China Morning Post. Joseph Chan Ho-lim, undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in the Hong Kong government, said Hong Kong and Shenzhen were seeking deeper cooperation between finance and technology. Chan said at the event in Qianhai, a bonded zone in Shenzhen, that Hong Kong, as a...

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3 d. ago White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China

White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China  Financial Times

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4 d. ago Hong Kong’s John Lee to open new Legco’s first meeting with Tai Po fire on agenda

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, with lawmakers set to focus on follow-up actions after last year’s Tai Po fire that claimed at least 161 lives. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will address the new batch of 90 lawmakers, followed by a...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong’s John Lee tells Legco fire relief, accountability at top of agenda

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council is holding its first meeting on Wednesday, with lawmakers set to focus on follow-up actions after last year’s Tai Po fire that claimed at least 161 lives. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu addressed the new batch of 90 lawmakers, highlighting government...

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4 d. ago Poland’s current account back in deficit on mounting competition from China

Poland’s current account back in deficit on mounting competition from China  ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING Think

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4 d. ago Trump’s ‘Tariff on States Trading With Iran’ Could Kill China Truce

Trump’s ‘Tariff on States Trading With Iran’ Could Kill China Truce  Asia Financial

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4 d. ago Local brands weaken European luxury groups’ grip in US and China

Local brands weaken European luxury groups’ grip in US and China  Financial Times

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4 d. ago Microsoft warns that China is winning AI race outside the west

Microsoft warns that China is winning AI race outside the west  Financial Times

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5 d. ago Top US commander says China still pressuring Asia militarily

Top US commander says China still pressuring Asia militarily  Financial Times

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5 d. ago Top US commander says China still exerting military pressure in Asia

Top US commander says China still exerting military pressure in Asia  Financial Times

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5 d. ago Greater China Financial Moves to Resolve Beijing Unit Dispute as It Seeks Trading Resumption

Greater China Financial Moves to Resolve Beijing Unit Dispute as It Seeks Trading Resumption  TipRanks

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5 d. ago EU Wants Pledges on Minimum Prices if China EVs Avoid Tariffs

EU Wants Pledges on Minimum Prices if China EVs Avoid Tariffs  Asia Financial

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5 d. ago China prioritises export controls, supply chains to shield economy in 2026

China prioritises export controls, supply chains to shield economy in 2026  South China Morning Post

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6 d. ago Maersk explores more ethanol use to cut reliance on China for green fuel

Maersk explores more ethanol use to cut reliance on China for green fuel  Financial Times

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8 d. ago Why lawsuits won’t cure pandemic’s financial ills between US states and Chinese government

In 2025, even as US President Donald Trump sought to stabilise trade ties with Beijing, two Republican-led states were moving in the opposite direction, securing nearly US$50 billion in federal lawsuits for what they say was economic damage caused by China’s deliberate stripping of US hospitals and businesses of essential Covid-19 supplies. Using a new reading of the “commercial activity” exception to a 50-year-old US law that generally blocks lawsuits against foreign governments, a federal...

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