What does South Korea’s Kospi chaos mean for China’s markets?
China has taken deleveraging actions amid wake-up call from South Korean market volatility
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Newest first · UTC+11:00What does South Korea’s Kospi chaos mean for China’s markets?
China has taken deleveraging actions amid wake-up call from South Korean market volatility
· Zhang Shidong
‘Great Chinese women’: tourists praised for preventing serious accident in South Korea
Travellers perform CPR on driver who collapses at wheel at Incheon International Airport, bring runaway coach under control
· Fran Lu
‘Great Chinese women’: tourists praised for preventing serious accident in South Korea
Travellers perform CPR on driver who collapses at wheel at Incheon International Airport, bring runaway coach under control
· Fran Lu
AUKUS will not run on time or on budget, Christopher Pyne says
Christopher Pyne says the AUKUS pact is unlikely to be delivered on time and on budget, but the former defence minister believes acquiring a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines will still provide an important deterrent to China and powerful boost to Australia’s military capabilities.
· Matthew Knott
TSMC second-quarter profit jumps 23%, beating estimates, on high-end chip boom
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported a 23.4% jump in second-quarter profit on Thursday, shattering estimates as the world's largest contract-chipmaker continues to set consecutive record-breaking milestones.
· Jenny Lee
Activists fear China’s ethnic unity law could silence critics in Australia
Thu 16 Jul 2026 at 3:36pm
· Xiaoning Mo
TSMC posts record profit as AI chip demand fuels 77.4% surge
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been one of the biggest winners from the AI investment boom. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Hong Kong cyclists face Asian Games clash with Montreal World Championships, quota cap
Sport’s chief Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill launches defence of schedule that has angered city team’s head coach Herve Dagorne,
· Paul McNamara
Hong Kong cyclists face Asian Games clash with Montreal World Championships, quota cap
Sport’s chief Dato’ Amarjit Singh Gill launches defence of schedule that has angered city team’s head coach Herve Dagorne,
· Paul McNamara
Hong Kong police arrest 5 over national security after raiding 2 bookstores | South China Morning Post
Three women and two men were detained after police raided Have a Nice Stay bookshop and Greenfield Book Store.
China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy
China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
· Mia Nurmamat
China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy
China’s growing hunger for critical minerals partly drove the increase, but the tariff reduction is also fuelling trade in several new sectors
· Mia Nurmamat
Experts fear 'great democratic depression' as China gains ground globally
A voter receives a sticker after casting his ballot in the state of Maine during the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, 2024. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
High tides driven by Typhoon Bavi roll Chinese cruise ship on its side | South China Morning Post
Incident linked to lingering effects of Typhoon Bavi, which made landfall in eastern China days earlier.
Promote Huanggang Port crossing system and improve bus parking, authorities urged
Call for action follows tabling of bill to allow travellers to undergo Hong Kong, mainland Chinese immigration procedures in one go
· Edith Lin
Promote Huanggang Port crossing system and improve bus parking, authorities urged
Call for action follows tabling of bill to allow travellers to undergo Hong Kong, mainland Chinese immigration procedures in one go
· Edith Lin
Goldman Sachs backs HKEX with ‘buy rating’, citing Beijing’s policy support, AI stock boost
Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
· Zoe SL Chan
Goldman Sachs backs HKEX with ‘buy rating’, citing Beijing’s policy support, AI stock boost
Shares of HKEX have lost about 5 per cent so far this year, roughly in line with the performance of the Hang Seng Index
· Zoe SL Chan
EU chemical sector buried by China imports urge Brussels to act fast
Chemicals manufacturer Vynova's site in Tessenderlo in Belgium. A key European producer of plastic materials, Vynova sold its largest production site in Germany last month as the market is swamped with Chinese imports. (Vynova)
· Staff Writer
Jia Qianqian was a literary high-flier. Then came the online claims of plagiarism
Scandals are coming thick and fast in Chinese academia, with a former child prodigy also stripped of her master’s
· Meredith Chen
Jia Qianqian was a literary high-flier. Then came the online claims of plagiarism
Scandals are coming thick and fast in Chinese academia, with a former child prodigy also stripped of her master’s
· Meredith Chen
Stray cat family becomes ‘paw patrol’ in China’s Lanzhou airport | South China Morning Post
Cat couple and kitten have gone viral on Chinese social media after air travellers shared videos of the felines online.
How China caught World Cup fever without a team in the tourney
Fans cheer during a match between Argentina and Algeria at a watch party in Shanghai on June 17. © Reuters
· LORRETTA CHEN
Senior Chinese delegation visits North Korea for talks
China’s fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, has held talks in Pyongyang with a top official from North Korea’s governing Workers’ Party, the Reuters news agency reports, citing the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
· Al Jazeera Staff
Clearer standards would strengthen urgent care in private hospitals
Readers discuss care arrangements in private hospitals, a proposed cooling-off period for prepaid services, and innovation
· Letters
China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The world has largely viewed the US more favorably than China for years, but those opinions have flipped in Beijing's favor this year, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, a remarkable shift driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies.
· Associated Press
Alibaba and Baidu shares jump in Hong Kong on Apple AI partnership
Shares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools.
· Justina Lee
Indonesia’s telling empty chair on the South China Sea
Keep independent journalism alive
· Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Yeta Purnama
Mainland China funds increase stakes in Hong Kong biotech amid surge of licensing deals
Analysts say valuation of the sector is attractive, with biotech firms trading relatively cheaply
· Julie Zhang
Mainland China funds increase stakes in Hong Kong biotech amid surge of licensing deals
Analysts say valuation of the sector is attractive, with biotech firms trading relatively cheaply
· Julie Zhang
Tai Po fire ‘a result of multiple layers of human failure’, hearing told
Legal representative for nine residents of fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po delivers concluding statement
· Leopold Chen
Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers.
· Associated Press
(LEAD) Senior N.K. party official, top Chinese political adviser discuss ways to deepen ties
(ATTN: ADDS Seoul official's remarks in last 3 paras; CHANGES photos)
· Oh Seok-min
China’s economic divide is widening in era of protectionism
July 16, 2026 — 12:00pm
· Stephen Bartholomeusz
China’s EV pirate ship is coming for Western carmakers
Peter Navarro is the White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
· Peter Navarro
Why the West has an uphill task challenging China in pharmaceutical ingredients
China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
· Alice Li
Why the West has an uphill task challenging China in pharmaceutical ingredients
China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington
· Alice Li
Ex-Fed advisor gets over three years in prison for lying about China ties
A former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing restricted central-bank information with Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the Justice Department.
· Anniek Bao
China’s consumption has a new, fast-growing driver: local tourists
After a blockbuster first half, all eyes will be on how domestic tourism sustains the momentum through the autumn and ‘golden week’ breaks
· David Chao
China’s consumption has a new, fast-growing driver: local tourists
After a blockbuster first half, all eyes will be on how domestic tourism sustains the momentum through the autumn and ‘golden week’ breaks
· David Chao
Five booksellers arrested in Hong Kong police raids in latest crackdown on ‘seditious’ materials
Third round of arrests linked to independent bookstores after similar operations in March and June widely regarded as crackdowns on dissent
· Guardian staff and agencies
As US AI costs soar, global businesses pivot to China’s low-cost, open-weight models
A sharp narrowing of the performance gap is prompting some developers to shift from costly American giants to budget-friendly Chinese alternatives
· Xinmei Shen
As US AI costs soar, global businesses pivot to China’s low-cost, open-weight models
A sharp narrowing of the performance gap is prompting some developers to shift from costly American giants to budget-friendly Chinese alternatives
· Xinmei Shen
HKIC reports double-digit investment return as ‘patient capital’ strategy bears fruit
The government-owned investment firm generated nearly HK$6.5 billion in its second year, as Hong Kong’s economic vision begins to take shape
· Daisy Wu
HKIC reports double-digit investment return as ‘patient capital’ strategy bears fruit
The government-owned investment firm generated nearly HK$6.5 billion in its second year, as Hong Kong’s economic vision begins to take shape
· Daisy Wu
Chinese family reunites with daughter decades after she vanished from market near home
Netizens voice scepticism; users question why the dad let a toddler buy food alone, fuelling speculation of a regretted abandonment
· Zoey Zhang
Chinese family reunites with daughter decades after she vanished from market near home
Netizens voice scepticism; users question why the dad let a toddler buy food alone, fuelling speculation of a regretted abandonment
· Zoey Zhang
After floods kill dozens, local Chinese official uses AI to build evacuation app
For under US$5 in tokens, a Beijing civil servant has created an app to keep track of which families have been evacuated
· Phoebe Zhang
After floods kill dozens, local Chinese official uses AI to build evacuation app
For under US$5 in tokens, a Beijing civil servant has created an app to keep track of which families have been evacuated
· Phoebe Zhang