12 h. ago Avatars, influencers in China livestreams help drive Reckitt's emerging

Avatars, influencers in China livestreams help drive Reckitt's emerging-market led growth  Reuters

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25 h. ago End of an era: Japan’s Canon shuts China printer plant as local rivals rise

Japanese imaging technology giant Canon has shut down one of its major printer production facilities in mainland China, underscoring the growing clout of domestic brands in the country’s printing market. A visit on Thursday by the Post to Canon Zhongshan Business Machines, in Zhongshan city in the southern Guangdong province, revealed little activity. The car park was nearly empty, while a dozen employees strolled outside the office building. A worker said production had halted late last month,...

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31 h. ago China’s Comac Takes On Western Rivals with Large Cabin Business Jet

China’s Comac Takes On Western Rivals with Large Cabin Business Jet  Aviation International News

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38 h. ago China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market

China’s Nvidia challengers Moore Threads and MetaX are set for their hotly anticipated market debuts, driven by investor excitement over domestic demand for home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) amid Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive. Beijing-based GPU maker Moore Threads, which was 4,000 times oversubscribed after launching its 8 billion yuan (US$1.13 billion) initial public offering (IPO) last week, will be listed on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market on Friday, according to a...

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54 h. ago Data Shows China’s Business Aviation Market Is Still Growing

Data Shows China’s Business Aviation Market Is Still Growing  Aviation International News

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62 h. ago China trains industry AI tool using ‘world’s largest’ port operation data set

China is training an artificial intelligence tool to support the country’s port industry using what the National Development and Reform Commission said was the “world’s largest” port operation data set. The AI application draws on data covering “the most comprehensive range of port business scenarios”, according to Li Chao, deputy director of the NDRC’s policy research office. “It will provide strong support for technological research and development as well as verification in areas such as port...

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63 h. ago Drones are on the rise over South China Sea with shift to data

Drones are on the rise over South China Sea with shift to data-driven strategies  Yahoo

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66 h. ago Tesla’s China plant sees shipment surge ahead of subsidy expiry

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reported a significant rebound in shipments last month as Chinese consumers took advantage of soon-expiring government incentives to snap up cars. The US carmaker’s Shanghai plant, its largest production facility globally, delivered a total of 86,700 Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles (EVs) in November, a 41 per cent jump from October and a 10 per cent rise from a year earlier, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The deliveries...

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2 d. ago ‘Strategic’: why are drones taking off among South China Sea claimant states?

Across the strategic waterway of the South China Sea, claimant countries are increasingly relying on long-endurance aerial drones to carry out continuous patrols – overcoming the geographic and logistical limitations of traditional aircraft and ships. The US Marine Corps last month deployed MQ-9A Reaper drones to the Philippines, at Manila’s request, to “support Philippine regional maritime security through shared maritime domain awareness”, according the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The...

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3 d. ago China looks to AI and big data to guard against Western values

China will use new technology, especially artificial intelligence, to guard against Western influence and reinforce its own ideology, according to state media. At a study session of the Politburo, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body, on Friday, President Xi Jinping said new technologies such as AI and big data posed challenges to cyberspace governance but they also presented opportunities. According to state news agency Xinhua, Xi called for efforts to develop new information...

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3 d. ago Omdia: China’s PC market growth softened in Q3 2025 as consumer subsidy effects diminished

Omdia: China’s PC market growth softened in Q3 2025 as consumer subsidy effects diminished  Yahoo Finance UK

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4 d. ago China Tells Stats Providers to Halt Home Sales Data Publication

China Tells Stats Providers to Halt Home Sales Data Publication  Bloomberg.com

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4 d. ago China’s Private Data On Home Sales Vanishes After Vanke Turmoil

China’s Private Data On Home Sales Vanishes After Vanke Turmoil  Bloomberg.com

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5 d. ago China Loses Young Moviegoers as Vietnam Market Grows, JAFF Market Panel Hears

China Loses Young Moviegoers as Vietnam Market Grows, JAFF Market Panel Hears  Variety

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7 d. ago MRO Group ExecuJet Haite Sees China Business Aviation Market Bouncing Back

MRO Group ExecuJet Haite Sees China Business Aviation Market Bouncing Back  Aviation International News

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7 d. ago Hong Kong dollar bonds to continue surge after record US$42 billion year

Hong Kong dollar bond issuance is poised to expand, following a record run of offerings, as easing local interest rates attract more issuers while a global diversification trend persists, according to analysts. Total issuance in the city’s currency reached a record HK$331 billion (US$42.6 billion) so far this year, nearly 37 per cent higher than 2024’s full-year total of HK$242 billion. “The Hong Kong dollar bond market will continue to grow over the long term, supported by structural shifts,”...

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8 d. ago Omdia: Mainland China’s Cloud Infrastructure Market Returns to Over 20% Growth in Q2 2025

Omdia: Mainland China’s Cloud Infrastructure Market Returns to Over 20% Growth in Q2 2025  Yahoo Finance

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8 d. ago China regulations on personal data for large online platforms get public airing

China regulations on personal data for large online platforms get public airing  Biometric Update

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8 d. ago Alibaba launches US$537 Quark AI glasses to challenge devices from Meta, Xiaomi

Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday launched its first artificial intelligence glasses in China, as the tech giant seeks to carve out a solid niche in the growing smart wearables market. The Quark AI Glasses, named after the company’s Quark AI assistant, include three versions each of the series’ flagship S1 model and the lightweight G1 model. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. “AI glasses are the intelligent devices that truly usher in a revolution in human-computer interaction in the AI...

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1 week ago ‘Out of ICU’: Hong Kong’s quarterly real estate deals triple to US$4.9 billion

Investment in Hong Kong’s commercial property more than tripled in the third quarter from a year earlier, making it the second-fastest growing market in the Asia-Pacific region amid rising confidence in the city’s bruised real estate sector, according to MSCI. Some US$4.9 billion was pumped into offices, data centres, retail spaces, hotels and senior housing in the September quarter, a year-on-year increase of 231 per cent, according to the data services provider, which compiled deals worth at...

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