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Breaking | US sanctions Chinese entities, issues global ‘Economic D-Day’ warning on Iran

Washington warns Iran-linked entities face removal from US dollar system as Trump presses world leaders to cut financial ties.

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for China’s energy supplies. Photo: Reuters

Military

Mainland China’s ship activity near Taiwan hits record for third month in a row

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Global Economy

America’s US$40 trillion debt gamble is getting harder to ignore: economists

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Diplomacy

China and Jordan call for Strait of Hormuz to get back to normal

The two sides also criticised Israel’s ‘dangerous escalatory actions’ following King Abdullah’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts a welcome ceremony for Jordan’s King Abdullah in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

Society

Heavyweights give Northern Metropolis vote of confidence with HK$1.03b land win

Six-company consortium awarded tender for 10.5-hectare project in Hung Shui Kiu, with total investment of HK$16.8 billion expected.

The project covers 10.5 hectares of land in the Hung Shui Kiu area. Photo: Eugene Lee
An artist’s impression of a modern logistics industry building in Hung Shiu Kiu. Photo: Handout

Tech Trends

Meet Dai Zheng, the space veteran betting on China’s reusable rocket revolution

LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble.

Dai Zheng of LandSpace in a CCTV interview broadcast on August 20. Photo: CCTV

Tech Trends

China’s advanced chip deficit to shrink from 92% to 34% by 2035, Goldman says

The increase will be driven by aggressive capacity expansion at SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, as well as improving yields.

A billboard showing a home-grown semiconductor chip at the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, June 26, 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
Married couple Robert Lay and Emma Li, who are both finance industry veterans, moved to Hong Kong from New Zealand with their children in 2023.

Hong Kong Economy

Chinese tech, pharma firms eye Hong Kong as springboard for global expansion

Industry leaders highlight city’s international reach and expertise as state-owned drug maker considers Northern Metropolis project investment.

A general view of Guangzhou. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office arranged a six-day trip spanning the Greater Bay Area. Photo: Eugene Lee

China Economy

China and Switzerland have a new trade agreement. What does it mean for the EU?

The move, seen by analysts as a signal to the EU, will eventually double duty-free coverage included in 12-year-old free-trade agreement.

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Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Swiss President Guy Parmelin clinched the FTA expansion deal in talks in Bern on Thursday. Photo: Handout

Law and Crime

Hong Kong woman arrested for allegedly wearing seditious T-shirt outside court

Woman was detained on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention.

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Police officers gather outside West Kowloon Court following the verdict on August 21. Photo: Sun Yeung
Chief Superintendent Steve Li of the force's national security department addresses the media at West Kowloon Court after the verdict on August 21. Photo: Sun Yeung

China EVs

Xpeng lands US$900m in funding for humanoid AI push despite wider quarterly loss

Backers including Alibaba, Tencent and IDG put up a combined US$600 million while Xpeng itself pledges US$200 million.

Xpeng’s humanoid robot Iron stands at the EV maker’s booth during the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

US, China diplomats clash over tech spying and trade hub claims in Latin America

Weeks before the expected Xi-Trump summit in Washington, officials are trading barbs on social media over the latest competitive arena.

Telecoms giant Huawei Technologies was one of a number of Chinese companies named by a US official in a social media post that sparked exchanges between embassies. Photo: Xinhua

Science

China boosts coal’s economic value 700% after turning it to liquids: report

The technology has taken years to develop domestically and is transforming the country’s long-defined energy structure.

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The plant in China’s coal-rich northwest region uses a process known as indirect coal liquefaction to produce synthetic oil products that are low in sulphur and aromatics. Photo: Ningxia Coal Industry

Lifestyle & Culture

Can Singapore’s latest pro-family push change minds on parenthood?

Some parents and experts have welcomed the new measures, but say career, housing and time concerns remain unaddressed.

A young child is flanked by his parents in front of the Rain Vortex waterfall inside the Jewel Changi Airport mall in Singapore in June 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Military

Taiwan unveils Strong Bow anti-ballistic missile specs in defence funding push

Developers disclose details of Chiang Kung hypersonic interceptor with active radar to convince lawmakers to approve funding.

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A Strong Bow anti-ballistic missile defence system could serve as the outermost layer of Taiwan’s planned T-Dome network, according to the defence ministry. Photo: NCSIST

United States & Canada

US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

Forces ‘executed a lethal kinetic strike’ on a vessel ‘operating along established narcotrafficking routes’, said US Southern Command.

General Francis Donovan, commander of US Southern Command. Photo: EPA

World

Shein’s acquisition of Everlane faces US national security review

The review is focused on potential issues linked to the China-founded retailer’s purchase of a firm that handles Americans’ personal data.

A customer holds a Shein shopping bag. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Trump threatens 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks amid trade row

The two countries failed to reach ‌a trade deal late on Friday, with each side blaming the other.

Transport trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge into the United States, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
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US economist Barry Eichengreen on how de-dollarisation could actually look

The former IMF adviser examines how de-dollarisation is gaining pace and what lies ahead for China’s yuan.

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Remembering Zhu Rongji and understanding his legacy

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Why do the humanities not have awards like the Fields Medal or Nobel Prize?

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Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform.

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Open Questions | Historian Wang Gungwu on why Xi thinks ‘only the party can save China’

The 95-year-old sinologist gives his take on the superpower rivalry, the US advantage and Taiwan, and explains why the past is so important.

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Open Questions | ‘Surprising’ how fast China’s military is closing US gap: analyst Lyle Goldstein

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China’s YMTC breaks into top 3 flash-memory suppliers with 14% market share

The chipmaker captured a larger proportion of bit shipments, but still ranks fifth by revenue due to heavier exposure to lower-value products.

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The Wuhan-based chipmaker captured 14 per cent of global NAND bit shipments in the second quarter. Photo: Shutterstock

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China EVs

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In Focus | How Pacific nations walk a tightrope between Western security and Chinese trade

As Australia expands defence pacts in the region, Beijing courts local communities with ‘small and beautiful’ aid.

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China Economy

In Focus | As the US widens a Xinjiang trade ban, China’s cotton industry shrugs it off

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In Focus | A matter of trust: China’s wealthy grapple with new offshore asset tax rules

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Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

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