Topic: Business & Economy — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-27 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The fund, which will put state-backed money behind early tech bets, could guide trillions of yuan in private capital to chosen sectors
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[2025-12-27 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza na Shirika la Habari la Ujerumani DPA, Rutte amesema Marekani inatarajia Ulaya ichukue jukumu zaidi na itumie fedha zaidi kwa ulinzi. Na kwamba ana uhakika kabisa kuwa Marekani imewekeza kikamilifu katika NATO. Rutte, amesema mkutano wa NATO wa Juni mjini The Hague ulikuwa hatua muhimu, baada ya washirika wote kukubaliana kuongeza matumizi ya ulinzi hadi asilimia 5 ya pato la taifa (GDP) ifikapo mwaka 2035.
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[2025-12-27 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two companies expect to launch Tongxin Micro Technology as a developer of automotive domain controller chips
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[2025-12-26 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Future of money must be shaped by competition between private ingenuity and public purpose, not by rent seeking and speculative bubbles
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[2025-12-26 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: LandSpace has completed IPO tutoring with Chinese regulators, putting it a step closer to a Shanghai Star Market listing
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[2025-12-26 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The draft policy would cut down on excess capacity within e-cigarette sector and tighten enforcement of standards in production and export
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[2025-12-26 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s property sector, once a pillar of economic growth, has been on a downward trajectory since the second half of 2021
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[2025-12-26 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The ruling comes after a years-long trial in the financial fraud that saw more than US$4.5 billion plundered from the state fund
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[2025-12-26 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Pharmaceutical giants like Lilly and Nordisk are battling for dominance in India’s weight-loss market with price cuts and early launches
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[2025-12-26 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s AI sector comprises 500 organisations, 290 companies and 183 investors active in finance, healthcare and government services
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[2025-12-26 16:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While restaurants struggle to attract diners, one hotel group says its properties recorded 90 per cent occupancy
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[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The budget comes as the market worries about Prime Minister Takaichi’s big spending policies adding to Japan’s public debt
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[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Politburo agrees to push forward campaign and calls for graft-busters to provide ‘guarantee’ for nation’s economic and social development
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[2025-12-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Comac’s stretched model, expected to be dubbed the C919-800, could target lucrative Asian routes and seat more than 200 passengers
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[2025-12-26 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese equities edged higher on Friday, led by BYD, after the offshore yuan climbed through 7 per dollar for the first time since 2024
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[2025-12-26 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Just because fund managers were too bearish on China doesn’t mean their concerns were misplaced – economic fundamentals matter
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[2025-12-26 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The German carmaker obtains a 3 per cent stake in Chongqing Qianli Technology
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[2025-12-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong-listed UBTech is buying a 43 per cent stake in Zhejiang Fenglong, as China’s robotics firms increasingly eye A-share acquisitions
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[2025-12-25 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief operations officer Sammy Kam and marketing director Rita Li look back on the highs and lows of their careers in a cutting-edge company
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[2025-12-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The catalogue, which lists the sectors carrying policy incentives for overseas investors, has hundreds of new entries, many in advanced manufacturing
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[2025-12-25 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At 67, Terence Wong shows no signs of slowing down and speaks passionately about his craft, including his dazzling display at Mody Lane
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[2025-12-25 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite row with China, Japan remains popular with Hongkongers, with mainland cities such as Harbin and Yunnan gaining appeal
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[2025-12-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This year’s wave of popularity for Chinese brands has not waned in France’s capital, with Shein’s store packed and Labubu dolls dotting trees
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[2025-12-25 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Locals, tourists seek keepsake pictures under 20-metre Christmas tree as other revellers head for time-honoured drink in Lan Kwai Fong
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[2025-12-25 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With battery costs again under the spotlight, regulators are set to green light CATL’s restart of the Yichun mine in eastern China
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[2025-12-25 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Immigration Department figures show Hong Kong residents made about 644,000 outbound trips by 9pm on Thursday
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[2025-12-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jetour is already present in more than 100 countries and regions after seven years in operation
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[2025-12-25 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mainland stocks closed higher after paring earlier losses as investors read the central bank’s latest messaging as supportive but restrained
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[2025-12-25 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: But industry leader warns city’s image as tourist destination skewed by exorbitant rates of five-star hotels, while budget lodgings remain largely unknown
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[2025-12-25 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Brazil saw nearly 80 per cent growth in Chinese tourists in 2024 and would join only two neighbours offering visa-free entry
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[2025-12-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has pledged to ‘take corresponding measures’ in response to the levy, which Washington says is designed to counter economic threat
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[2025-12-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Beijing-based AI-for-Science firm said the Series C round would fund hiring and R&D, as interest grows in using AI to speed up scientific discovery
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[2025-12-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China, one of the world’s hardest-working countries, is adopting incentives to increase time off – and potentially boost consumer spending
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[2025-12-24 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ByteDance-owned Doubao remains the country’s top consumer AI app, as DeepSeek’s namesake chatbot takes the No 2 spot
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[2025-12-24 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: MP Harsha de Silva, Chairman of the Finance Committee, has expressed concern over the prolonged vacancy of the Auditor General position, saying it has created a problematic situation at a critical time for the country.
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[2025-12-24 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PBOC pledges to integrate e-CNY into the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, boost adoption in Southeast Asia via China’s CIPS payment network
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[2025-12-24 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new law, which will end years of near-exclusive state control, could unlock stalled investment and boost nuclear capacity, analysts say
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[2025-12-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Asset restructuring aims to boost liquidity as mainland China developers face a prolonged property downturn
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[2025-12-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The theft, with over 50,000 items stolen by some estimates, casts a shadow over the Chinese e-commerce giant’s first Christmas in France
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[2025-12-24 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul named Bhumjaithai’s PM candidate, banking on nationalism and Cambodia tensions to win election
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[2025-12-24 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Hangzhou robot maker has entered the IPO ‘guidance’ phase, becoming the latest embodied intelligence start-up to eye an A-share listing.
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[2025-12-24 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From EV battery giants in China venturing into shipbuilding to BYD’s ambitious plans in Brazil, here are seven EV stories you may have missed
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[2025-12-24 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New term set to begin on June 1, 2028, with the winning bidder set to manage the facility for 10 years, with a possible five-year extension
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[2025-12-24 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The deal to acquire US$18.9 billion of assets is meant to reduce excessive competition and enhance efficiency among state-owned enterprises
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[2025-12-24 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president instructs central SOEs to drive industrial upgrading while securing critical technologies and supply chains in the face of geopolitical risks
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[2025-12-24 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘The main reason is that Japan has experienced several incidents … including bear attacks and earthquakes,’ Travel Industry Council says
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[2025-12-24 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘For established domestic cosmetics companies attempting to expand abroad, progress is still in its early stages,’ CLSA’s Chris Gao says
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[2025-12-24 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Investors shrug off weaker US Federal Reserve easing hopes and bet on resilient corporate profits into 2026
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[2025-12-24 12:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The prosecution said Chinese national Liu Ming’s act was financed by a criminal syndicate
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