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Hong Kong stocks tumble by most in a month on Trump’s China tariffs

Hong Kong stocks fell sharply in the first trading since US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on Chinese goods, as…

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DeepSeek outage adds to growing pains amid political scrutiny, but some see opportunity

Days after allegations of a cyberattack against the hot Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek, the company continues to face…

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Chinese tourists, wary of Thailand, plan other stops for Lunar New Year travel

Lunar New Year, arguably China’s biggest annual holiday, can be seen as a barometer for the country’s economy. As more…

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Chinese stocks jump as UBS sees big fund inflows amid state support measures

Hong Kong stocks rose, setting the market up for a winning month, as investors bet on big fund inflows after…

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Macroscope | Bad news for Asia if frontier economies fall out of fashion

So-called frontier markets – the stock markets of more economically advanced developing nations – began drawing the attention of global…

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SK Hynix profit surpasses Samsung, but shares dip on lower memory chip demand

South Korea’s SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets would double this…

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Tech stocks lead Hong Kong decline, threatening 6-day winning streak

Hong Kong stocks fell, snapping a six-day winning streak after broad losses among technology companies, while weaker-than-expected earnings from New…

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China rejects US allegations targeting its world-leading shipbuilding industry

China has rejected the findings of a US investigation into its shipbuilding industry and described the allegations that it levelled…

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If US shores up defence against China shipbuilding threat, what could really happen?

Targeted action by Washington against Chinese shipbuilders in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency could offer a slight boost…

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China’s top exporting regions pare back GDP targets under shadow of tariff threats

China’s top exporting regions have set moderate targets for gross domestic product in 2025, naming external pressure as a reason…

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