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Shanghai

Shanghai
Shanghai
With a population of more than 24 million, Shanghai, is a major centre for finance, business and economics, science and technology, and fashion, among other disciplines. It is home to the Port of Shanghai, the world’s busiest container port, and Shanghai Pudong International Airport, one of the world’s 10 busiest airports by passenger traffic.
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Party Secretary of Shanghai Chen Jining
China is pushing to commercialise brain-computer interface technology. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

The next tech race? China launches push to leapfrog US in ‘brain chip’ devices

China is throwing the power of the state behind efforts to overtake Elon Musk in a vital frontier technology: brain-computer interfaces.

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China’s Communist Party

Obituary | Zhu Rongji: leading China’s transformation through ‘minefield or abyss’

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Hong Kong politics

John Lee leads tributes as Zhu remembered for putting steel in city’s spine

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US-China relations

Could the rise of left-wing Democrats reshape America’s policy on China?

As progressives ride a wave of victories in the primaries, a Chinese analyst says they might push for a more ‘inward-looking’ foreign policy.

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Progressive former public health official Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s US Senate seat last week. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China’s anti-sanctions law

China’s top court highlights first Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law ruling in Shanghai

Supreme People’s Court says judgment was first to ‘explicitly establish the mandatory application’ of five-year-old law.

Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI start-up ModelBest kicks off pre-IPO tutoring process on mainland

Company says it has hired Citic Securities to guide pre-listing preparation but has not announced further details of plans.

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China’s Communist Party

China prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours

A 12-part documentary on the former leader is screening nightly, with President Xi Jinping expected to lead a grand ceremony on Monday.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) shakes hands with former leader Jiang Zemin at the 19th national party congress in 2017. Photo: Simon Song
Robotics

Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations

Retail investors subscribed for more than 5,500 times the shares on offer in Unitree Robotics’ offering amid hype about advances for humanoid robots and a run of Shanghai IPO windfalls.

Banking & finance

China’s central bank eyes global yuan in first solo 5-year plan in over a decade

The strategy signals Beijing’s push to build a ‘strong central bank’ capable of driving its financial powerhouse ambitions, analyst says.

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Robotics

Unitree IPO frenzy leaves retail investors with 1-in-5,500 odds

Robotics company’s US$900 million Star Market listing offers slimmer odds than recent offerings by CXMT, Moore Threads and MetaX.

Children stand near Unitree robots on display at a store in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters
China travel

China’s aviation regulator steps up safety communication with foreign carriers

The Civil Aviation Administration of China, following some operational changes, has increased its aircraft checks as an additional safety measure.

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Planes from AirAsia, a subsidiary airline of Capital A, are seen on the tarmac of Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 in Sepang, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters
China trade

Millions in US tariff refunds flow back to Chinese firms, buoying profits

Five listed firms, operating mainly in automotive and healthcare sectors, disclosed payouts, as reversal of duties strains US customs revenue.

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China consumption

Lululemon rival Alo Yoga enters China market with new store on Alibaba’s Tmall

The US brand announced its entry into China in June as part of its international expansion to tap the premium ‘athleisure’ market.

Robotics

AgiBot dethrones Unitree as world’s top humanoid maker ahead of IPOs

AgiBot’s shipments surged 562 per cent year on year, supported by a portfolio of full-size bipedals, compact units and wheeled robots.

An Agibot humanoid robot is pictured at the company’s facility in Shanghai, on August 4, 2026. Photo: Xinhua
China-India relations

Why India’s new Himalayan border map threatens a fragile thaw in China ties

New Delhi’s list of names for Arunachal Pradesh locations includes sensitive sites near its disputed frontier with China.

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India and China have been trying to sustain a cautious improvement in relations after years of tension along the Himalayan frontier. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

China halts drone shows across the country as airspace controls tighten

Drone flights in six provinces under the jurisdiction of the Chinese military’s Southern Theatre Command reportedly suspended from Friday.

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Rare earths

Despite global tensions, China’s rare earth producers have profitable first half

Rapid expansion of AI supply chain has given rare earth prices a strong upwards trajectory, analyst says.

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Semiconductors

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
SCMP Highlights

Beijing urged to win Indian hearts, Hong Kong’s hottest day: 5 weekend reads

From Beijing’s struggles to win Indian hearts to the hottest day on record in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Accidents and disasters in China

Beijing on red alert as Typhoon Dolphin grounds nearly 1,000 flights in Shanghai

The weather system is maintaining its strength as it heads north with rains forecast to grow increasingly stronger over the next three days.

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Moore Threads

China’s ‘little Nvidia’ plans Hong Kong listing after 147% revenue jump

The Chinese AI chip developer plans a listing in Hong Kong to deepen its ‘international strategic footprint’.

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People visit the Moore Threads booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
Accidents and disasters in China

Red alert: Shanghai cancels 80% of flights as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall

The storm strikes coastal Zhejiang province on Sunday evening, packing heavy winds and disrupting travel across eastern China.

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A Shanghai resident battles the winds and rain in the city. Photo: Xinhua
China jobs

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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Wealth management

Over a quarter of China’s ultra-wealthy in Beijing and Shanghai, report says

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong hold most super-rich households as weaknesses in real estate and market volatility weigh on private capital.

Accidents and disasters in China

Typhoon Dolphin grounds hundreds of flights as it approaches eastern China

Airlines offer free flight changes and cancellations ahead of the storm, which is expected to bring torrential rain to the region.

Screens display flight and weather data at the Airport Operations Control Centre at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, China. Photo: Weibo/ 临世面
Artificial intelligence

The next AI race is for data, and China wants more of it

The global supply of high-quality, publicly available human-generated text could be fully exhausted within the next six years.

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A visitor looks at a large Chinese language dictionary at an exhibition in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong on May 12, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
China travel

China tops South Korea’s outbound travel charts as short-haul tourism surges

About 1.7 million South Koreans visited China in the first half of this year, up 16 per cent from the same period last year.

China trade

Lab-made diamonds ride AI demand for chip cooling as China leads industrial boom

Exports surge in first half of year, as the superior heat dissipation of diamonds expands market beyond jewellery, positioning China for further growth.

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