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China is gaining a solid reputation as a pharmaceutical innovation hub, according to global consultancy Idea Pharma. Photo: AP

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China’s pharmaceutical industry transforms into a global innovation powerhouse

The China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Invention Index, a new gauge, highlights top drug makers on the mainland for the first time.

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Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?

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Drug development can take over a decade. AI helped make a medicine in 18 months

Evidence that AI tools can slash years off early-stage analysis will ‘revolutionise drug discovery’, researchers say.

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Insilico Medicine has harnessed AI-drug discovery to map out an experimental drug for a lung disease that affects millions of people around the world. Photo: Insilico Medicine

Tech

China to remain biggest buyer of chipmaking equipment through 2027: SEMI

China chipmakers are projected to continue outspending the world on wafer fab equipment through 2027, report says.

19 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM

Tech Trends

SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot

The Chinese AI pioneer also releases first robot dog under new venture Ace Robotics.

18 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM

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Property

Qube takes six floors at Two IFC as falling rents lure financial giants

Qube’s expansion mirrors a broader trend among financial firms taking advantage of softer rents to move into higher-grade offices.

18 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

A rainbow is seen behind the International Finance Centre (IFC) in Central, with the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the foreground, July 1, 2025. Photo: Nora Tam

Big Tech

CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale in China plant

The initiative underscores the growing use of intelligent Chinese-made robots in the country’s manufacturing industry.

18 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM

Business

Alibaba deepens ecosystem with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and more

The integration marks Alibaba’s first full tie-in for Qwen, as the company pushes for more synergy across its sprawling consumer platforms.

18 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM

Banking & Finance

HKEX proposes slashing board lot variations to boost liquidity

The moves will remove the entry barrier for retail investors and prepare the city’s exchange for a single board lot unit structure.

18 Dec 2025 - 7:32PM

A view of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) office in Central, April 2, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse

Tech Trends

ByteDance AI model usage grows over tenfold on strong demand from Chinese firms

‘AI is being adopted at an unprecedented speed,’ Tan Dai, president at cloud unit Volcano Engine, says.

18 Dec 2025 - 8:56PM

CILACAP, INDONESIA - MARCH 29, 2025: ByteDance is a Chinese technology company, best known for creating the popular social media platform TikTok.

Banking & Finance

Chinese brokerage CICC unveils merger details with Dongxing, Cinda

The three-way merger will create China’s fourth-largest investment bank with assets of US$128 billion.

18 Dec 2025 - 5:30PM

China Business

Holiday rush: Hong Kong IPO market sparkles with busiest December in years

From biotech to AI, December’s listings – including at least 15 down the stretch – crown the city’s revival in equity fundraising.

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Business

Hong Kong logistics group’s CEO buys US$17 million luxury home

An entity linked to Arnold Lee, CEO of Hecny Group, buys a 2,772 sq ft flat at The Legacy in Mid-Levels West.

18 Dec 2025 - 3:13PMvideocam

The Legacy residential project in Mid-Levels West has been jointly developed by Henderson Land Development and New World Development. Photo: Google

China Business

BYD ups the ante on L3 autonomous cars, begins testing for mass production

BYD has pinned its hopes on preliminary self-driving technologies to bolster its sales in mainland China.

18 Dec 2025 - 11:11AM

BYD says it has completed more than 150,000 kilometres of real-world L3 testing. Photo: Xinhua

China Business

Standard Chartered keeps overweight call on China stocks, flags recovery in 2026

Despite renewed ‘bubble’ talk around AI valuations after a November sell-off, Standard Chartered says the cycle is different this time.

18 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM

Markets

HKEX amends float rules to strengthen Hong Kong’s status as global finance hub

The reforms are meant to boost liquidity and attract high-quality companies, reinforcing the overall competitiveness of the capital markets.

17 Dec 2025 - 9:15PM

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Banking & Finance

Exclusive | Meet the Illinois farmer sowing the seeds of the world’s biggest IPOs of 2026

Jeff Rowe, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer, runs a Chinese-owned Swiss company in Basel that is aiming for one of the world’s largest IPOs in Hong Kong, due in 2026.

6 Dec 2025 - 11:18AM

Jeff Rowe, the CEO of Syngenta, at his family farm in the US state of Illinois on September 30, 2025. Photo: Anthony Collins/Handout

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong reaps the fruits of fintech seeds sown nearly 10 years ago

Hong Kong’s rise as a fintech hub is due to the concerted regulatory push, with the city competing with Singapore for regional leadership.

30 Nov 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

Business

Hong Kong talent scheme: They came for jobs. Will they stay to buy homes?

Imported professionals could sustain the property market – if they put down roots and transition from renting to owning.

22 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM

Tech War

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

15 Nov 2025 - 11:00AM

Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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Opinion | How China is cementing its central role as the architect of green tech

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11 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM

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Opinion | How yuan internationalisation is helping to close the climate finance gap

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3 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM

Macroscope | What China, not the free market, gets right about climate finance

Anthony Rowley

22 Nov 2025 - 5:29PM

Opinion | As Japan takes aim at crypto, first mover Hong Kong must look out

Hugh Harsono

21 Nov 2025 - 5:46PM

Opinion | As China’s tech rises, companies must rethink their R&D strategy

Ni Tao

21 Nov 2025 - 5:30AM

Opinion | Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’

Radu Magdin

19 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM

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Pony.ai set to further open China’s autonomous-driving frontier

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What’s behind HSBC’s privatisation of Hang Seng Bank?

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