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Business

Hong Kong office sector may boost investment to curb AI tenant loss: analysts

Landlords may need to refurbish or convert commercial real estate to better accommodate artificial intelligence technology, according to experts.

World Cup kicks China’s summer travel market into extra time

European wealth turns to Hong Kong as 30 family offices eye operations

Big Tech

China’s AI ‘hundred model’ war shifts to enterprise value, JPMorgan says

Major platforms are deploying paid subscriptions and coding tools, favouring practical utility over raw power to unlock significant commercial revenue.

Specialised data centres like this one are needed to support AI services. Photo: Shutterstock
Specialised data centres like this one are needed to support AI services. Photo: Shutterstock

Commodities

Natural diamond firms turn to blockchain traceability amid lab-grown competition

The Gemological Institute of America is set to acquire a stake in Tracr, which has developed a blockchain platform to trace diamond origin.

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China Business

Geely Auto to curb excess capacity amid overhaul to boost carmaker’s global edge

Company chairman eyes plant mergers and a formal succession road map as the firm rejects price wars to focus on international growth in rivalry with BYD.

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Tech

US blocks foreign access to Anthropic’s newest AI models over security risks

The commerce department’s mandate forces a shutdown of top-tier systems after officials reportedly found ways to bypass safeguards.

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Anthropic released Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on Tuesday, marketing them as its most powerful models to date. Photo: Reuters
Anthropic released Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on Tuesday, marketing them as its most powerful models to date. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Why gold may rebound 13% this year – and what could hold it back

Metal’s upside rests on central-bank demand and easing oil shock, but higher yields and AI spending may temper recovery, money managers say.

China Business

The SpaceX factor: Hong Kong stocks face liquidity test from mega IPO

Listing adds to headwinds for Asia’s third-largest market as US$97 billion in lock-up expirations loom.

Big Tech

Can Huawei’s breakthrough help China’s chip design software firms catch US rivals?

Domestic chip design software vendors embrace Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law, but analysts caution that breaking US dominance is far from easy.

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Major domestic chip design software firms will benefit from opportunities brought by Huawei’s ambitious target of achieving 1.4 nanometre-equivalent chips by 2031, according to analysts. Photo: Shutterstock

Business

Hong Kong gazettes tax break for fund manager bonuses to boost wealth hub role

The tax reform bill, which the government expects will attract talent to the city, is set to be read by lawmakers on June 24.

The skyline seen from the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Photo: Elson Li
The skyline seen from the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Photo: Elson Li

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong regulators vow strict compliance as Beijing tightens capital controls

Regulators stress that Hong Kong’s role as an international financial centre must support China’s broader financial development objectives.

China Economy

‘Not a crackdown’: China regulators eye neutral enforcement in shift from 2021

Increased scrutiny of tech giants and finance firms seen as end to the era of administrative restraint as officials move to curb monopolies and price wars.

Business

Singaporean pays US$72m for home in Hong Kong’s most exclusive enclave

The former Wheelock family mansion is located in an elite waterfront community where new residents are vetted by existing owners.

Shek O Country Club sits on land controlled by Shek O Development, a private company that leases the plots and oversees the community. Photo: Roy Issa

Money News

As Musk becomes first trillionaire from SpaceX IPO, will next come from China?

As the initial public offering sees Musk become the first ever trillionaire, China is also seeing growth in its tech uber-rich.

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Elon Musk in Beijing on May 14. Photo: AP
Elon Musk in Beijing on May 14. Photo: AP

China

Xi on North Korean military ties; US blacklists Chinese tech firms: 7 highlights

From Thailand’s suffering shrimp industry to China’s space firms anticipating SpaceX IPO, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

China EVs

EVs capture two-thirds of China’s car market in record-breaking week

Despite subsidy cuts, electric vehicles reached a new sales milestone in mainland China as petrol-powered rivals continued to lose ground.

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China Business

China’s drug makers are speeding up – will AI be their secret weapon?

Chinese biotech firms are striking big global deals as drug makers, but could artificial intelligence take them to the next level?

Illustration by Henry Wong
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Markets

Can Hong Kong’s listing reform 2.0 win over innovative firms?

The reforms enhance the city’s appeal for AI, biotech and other firms by slashing the market cap threshold and enabling confidential filings.

Big Tech

Competition or ‘co-opetition’: how is convergence shaping Sino-US AI race?

Speech by CEO of Chinese AI start-up at Nvidia event in US highlights symbiotic nature of tech relationship despite geopolitical tensions.

China EVs

How China’s EV makers think they can outrun disastrous price wars

At Beijing’s urging, an industry largely built on discounting must hold the line on prices and convince buyers to pay for better technology.

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OPINION
James David Spellman

Opinion | Why tech titans’ IPOs matter as much in China as in the US

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Chow Chung-yan

Opinion | Why Hongkongers should be very interested in the Pinglu Canal

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Opinion | Why another golden era for Hong Kong is just around the corner

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Jun Yan

Opinion | How foreign investors should view China’s ‘little giants’ scheme

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Anthony Rowley

Macroscope | Why bond yields are going up everywhere

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Kun Tian

Opinion | Hong Kong’s stablecoin roll-out puts banks at the centre of digital money

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