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Shifting tides in maritime sector float Chinese shipyard’s outlook

Formerly moribund facility on Yangtze River fills order book as shipowners favour small and medium-sized container vessels.

Qingshan Shipyard in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province, falls under the umbrella of Hong Kong-based China Merchants Group. Photo: hubei.gov.cn

Military

Satellite images show 50 per cent boost to China’s Type 054B missile capacity

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China Economy

How Zhu Rongji’s economic legacy endures in China after former premier’s death

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Hong Kong Economy

CK Hutchison says ‘forced termination’ of Panama ports cut 1% off throughput

Despite Panama exit, port business’ earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation up 4 per cent to HK$9.03 billion in first half.

Cheung Kong Center II in Central. The conglomerate says overall port throughput fell by 1 per cent year on year to 43.6 million TEUs in the six-month period. Photo: Jelly Tse

Science

Chinese missile AI tracks F-22, F-35-like heat signatures with over 90% accuracy

Lightweight, low-cost, heat-seeking missiles could be used to identify stealth fighters in future air combat with strong accuracy.

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The data set included three categories of airborne targets, including two types of aircraft mimicking the F-22 and F-35. Photo: US Department of Defence

Politics

UK rules out deporting ex-Hong Kong opposition leader after entry hiccup

Immigration minister Jo White says overseas convictions should not lead to automatic refusal of settlement applications under BN(O) route.

Wu Chi-wai poses for a photo in London on July 25. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Malaysian PM recalls relationship ‘well beyond affairs of state’ with Zhu Rongji

Anwar joined a number of world leaders in paying tribute to the former Chinese premier who played a key role in opening up the economy.

Zhu Rongji pictured in 1996 with Anwar Ibrahim, who remembered the Chinese premier as a “good friend”. Photo: AFP

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

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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.

Tech Trends

Chinese chip foundries surge as AI boom drives triple-digit profit growth

SMIC, Hua Hong Grace results highlight how local foundries are aggressively running their plants at full capacity to meet domestic needs.

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China's top two chipmakers saw their revenues and profits surge in the second quarter amid high demand for AI chips. Photo: Shutterstock

United States & Canada

Professor’s alleged role in China programmes leads to ban from US funding

Academic Tao Li was a programme officer at the National Science Foundation, a job that included overseeing the awarding of research grants.

Professor Tao Li. Photo: University of Florida via Bloomberg edit

United States & Canada

Kennedy Centre board votes to put Trump’s name on the building – again

A previous attempt to add the US president’s name to the arts venue was ruled to be illegal, and the letters on the facade were removed.

Construction crews build scaffolding outside The Kennedy Centre in June, after a court ordered that Trump’s name be removed from the building. Photo: AFP

US

US accuses Chinese exporters of masterminding ‘Great Transshipment Scam’

White House alleges that companies are systematically routing trade through third-party nations to evade US tariffs.

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A container ship is moved into position at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on May 26. Photo: AFP

Europe

11 injured, as UK train derails and carriages flip

Three cars were seen on their sides, while emergency workers tended to passengers.

Emergency services workers are seen on the carriage of a derailed train near the town of Lewes, southern England, on Wednesday. Photo: X/ladyrose1983 via AFP

Society

Supplier says subcontractor ordered non-fire-retardant nets before Tai Po blaze

Documents released by independent panel investigating the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze detail Gain Profit’s orders for non-compliant nets.

Newly released documents show non-fire-retardant nets were ordered by a Wang Fuk Court subcontractor. Photo: Karma Lo
Experts have argued that if fire-retardant materials had been used, the blaze might have self-extinguished at an early stage. Photo: Eugene Lee

Politics

The 11 key achievements of China’s ‘iron premier’ Zhu Rongji – in his own words

As he laid the groundwork for China’s economic transformation, the tough reformer won a reputation for speaking bluntly.

As mayor of Shanghai, Zhu Rongji (right) leads an economic delegation to Hong Kong in June 1990. Photo: Robert Ng

Diplomacy

Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Mecca pact ‘far from’ Nato-style defence alliance

Observers say diverging strategic interests and a weak mutual security capacity will be the main challenges facing the agreement.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Mecca on Friday. Photo: AFP

China EVs

Chinese carmakers could capture 15% to 30% of European market by 2035: analysts

‘Made in Europe’ requirement in EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act cited as key factor in lowest growth forecast.

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Cars destined for export await loading onto BYD’s Shenzhen car carrier at the port in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, in April. Photo: AFP

Tech Trends

Alibaba adds commercial restrictions to open-weight Qwen3.8-Max AI model

In a strategy shift, Alibaba’s flagship Qwen3.8-Max model comes with terms for certain companies using it to generate revenue.

Alibaba’s decision to release Qwen3.8-Max’s weights is a shift from its strategy of keeping its most advanced Max models proprietary. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Europe

Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen

Poland ‌says its role ‌as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Brussels in June. Tusk said that the Russian ⁠had ⁠been hired to kill a man who had both Ukrainian and US passports, without giving any more information on his identity. Photo: AP
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Zhu Rongji: leading China’s transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’

China’s bold economic tsar who drove sweeping SOE reforms and secured WTO entry has died aged 97.

Then premier Zhu Rongji pictured with president Jiang Zemin in 1999. Photo: Xinhua
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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 | ‘Surprising’ how fast China’s military is closing US gap: analyst Lyle Goldstein

Beijing’s challenge is to resist temptation to build the PLA into a ‘hammer looking for a nail’, former US Naval War College professor says.

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What is delaying Chinese AI giants switching from Nvidia to local chips?

High transition costs are keeping AI developers in China reliant on Nvidia chips, industry sources say.

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Huawei Technologies’ Compute Architecture for Neural Networks requires developers to rewrite and optimise large amounts of code. Photo: Shutterstock

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Alibaba adds commercial restrictions to open-weight Qwen3.8-Max AI model

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Millions witness Europe’s first solar eclipse in 27 years
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Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies at age 97
At least 1 dead as another Indonesian ferry catches fire, this time near Bali
At least 1 dead as another Indonesian ferry catches fire, this time near Bali
Colombia hunts for survivors as earthquake death toll climbs to more than 200
Colombia hunts for survivors as earthquake death toll climbs to more than 200
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In Focus | Why foreign workers are still climbing mountains of paperwork for a job in China

Beijing’s rigid visa points system and strict sponsorship rules frustrate young expats, but most are still undeterred in their job search.

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In Focus | ‘Quiet luxury’: why premium Chinese consumers are embracing home-grown brands

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