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Hang Seng Bank shareholders set to back HSBC’s privatisation plan amid bad debt concerns

Hong Kong’s banking sector is set for a landmark transformation as thousands of Hang Seng Bank shareholders vote on HSBC…

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China seeks ‘safe and reliable’ AI supply as global tech race heats up

China has vowed to achieve “safe and reliable supply” in key artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027 as the global…

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Chinese business owner in Venezuela warns of knock-on effects following Maduro’s abduction

Eight years after leaving Venezuela, David Hou, a native of southern China’s Guangdong province, returned last year, pleased to find…

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Suspicious bets on Maduro’s removal raise eyebrows as user nets over US$400,000

A new user on the prediction market Polymarket has attracted attention after winning hundreds of thousands of dollars on bets…

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US removal of Maduro has potential to reshape global oil market: analysts

The United States’ seizure of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has the potential to reshape the global oil market, as America…

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Macroscope | Can a world obsessed with greed and power avoid a war in 2026?

“Though to care we are born, yet the dullest morn often heralds in the fairest day” are lyrics from the…

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How the ‘world’s supermarket’ rode out Trump’s tariffs – and grew even stronger

Wang Nan, a hardware trader in China’s eastern city of Yiwu, expected her business to feel some pain when the…

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China’s next decade to cement status as hi-tech manufacturing powerhouse: reports

China is expected to solidify its position as a hi-tech manufacturing powerhouse over the next decade as it edges closer…

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China imposes beef-import quota, slaps over-quota tariffs to shield local industry

China is kicking off 2026 with a three-year import quota for beef shipments from major trading partners, in a move…

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Xi renews call to boost grain output after trade war sharpens China’s food security push

President Xi Jinping has issued a mandate to expand grain production as China moves to shield its food supply from…

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