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Chinese city bucks birth rate decline as cash incentives bear fruit

Generous cash incentives to encourage births are paying off in one Chinese city, where the number of newborns saw a…

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Mainland Chinese buyers to continue driving Hong Kong housing demand in 2025, analysts say

Homebuyers from mainland China will continue to be a driving force in Hong Kong’s residential property market in 2025, after…

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Hong Kong property deals drop in December as slump thins agent ranks

Property transactions in Hong Kong fell in December amid a slump that has thinned the city’s ranks of licensed property…

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Baidu founder Robin Li predicts ‘exponential’ boom in AI apps in 2025

The founder of Baidu, an artificial-intelligence (AI) pioneer in China that unveiled its own large language model (LLM) just months…

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Hong Kong’s property market to maintain momentum after deals hit 3-year high

Hong Kong’s property transactions are expected to gather pace after hitting a three-year high in 2024 on the back of…

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Alibaba’s supermarket Freshippo records 9 straight months of profit, CEO says

Freshippo, Alibaba Group Holding’s grocery chain known as Hema in its home market, was profitable for nine straight months in…

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Opinion | After a mixed bag for climate action in 2024, businesses must take the lead

This year has been tough for corporate sustainability, especially in the United States. Despite some promising developments, the journey towards…

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China solar firms should focus on ESG amid domestic competition, regulatory hurdles: GCL

“Companies should consider carbon management to be their third core [focus] in addition to costs and technologies,” said Amy Song,…

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Tencent-backed WeDoctor revives Hong Kong IPO plan, sources say

Tencent Holdings-backed WeDoctor has revived its plan for a Hong Kong stock listing. The company aims to submit its application…

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US telecoms firm Lumen sees shares nearly double on AI hype

Lumen Technologies shares surged as much as 93 per cent in post-market trading Tuesday, extending gains after notching a record…

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