Factory fire kills at least 28 in China's 'shoe capital'
Jinjiang reportedly manufactures 20% of the world's sports shoes.
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HONG KONG — China’s passenger car exports surged 80% in June from a year earlier, mainly due to strong demand for electric vehicles, though domestic sales fell 26%.
· Associated Press
China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years
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· Jee Geronimo
Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms
Aviation regulator orders Cathay to submit a report on tail strike involving Airbus A330 flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport
· Wynna Wong
Cathay Pacific aircraft’s tail hit runway at Hong Kong airport, airline confirms
Aviation regulator orders Cathay to submit a report on tail strike involving Airbus A330 flight from Tokyo’s Narita airport
· Wynna Wong
28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub
President Xi Jinping demands ‘a swift inquiry into the cause of the fire and for those responsible to be held accountable’
· Xinlu Liang
28 killed in factory blaze in the heart of Chinese shoe manufacturing hub
President Xi Jinping demands ‘a swift inquiry into the cause of the fire and for those responsible to be held accountable’
· Xinlu Liang
US crackdown on top AI fuels open-source surge
NEW YORK — The US government's shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models -- especially ones from China.
· Agence France-Presse
Chinese firms look to strike gold in a volatile global metals market
Futures brokerages and exchanges aim to grow their market footprint and offer more efficient hedging tools in the global commodity market
· Emma Ma
Chinese firms look to strike gold in a volatile global metals market
Futures brokerages and exchanges aim to grow their market footprint and offer more efficient hedging tools in the global commodity market
· Emma Ma
Porsche Sales Tumble To Weakest In Six Years As Chinese Demand Plummets
Days after Germany's top financial newspaper, Handelsblatt, reported that Porsche AG is planning more than 4,000 job cuts, the sports-car maker on Thursday revealed first-half sales figures that were the weakest in six years, with its China business falling off a cliff.
· Tyler Durden
Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people
BEIJING — Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.
· Associated Press
How Europe’s rush for Chinese air conditioners exposes the gap in Brussels’ trade policy
As a record heatwave drives Europeans to snap up imported cooling units, Brussels’ rhetoric clashes with consumer reality
· Fan Chen
How Europe’s rush for Chinese air conditioners exposes the gap in Brussels’ trade policy
As a record heatwave drives Europeans to snap up imported cooling units, Brussels’ rhetoric clashes with consumer reality
· Fan Chen
Parent company of Hong Kong IVF clinic says sorry for embryo specimen mix-up
New Frontier Group vows to launch sweeping internal review into cause of mix-up at Heal Fertility’s clinic in Central
· Matthew Cheng
Parent company of Hong Kong IVF clinic says sorry for embryo specimen mix-up
New Frontier Group vows to launch sweeping internal review into cause of mix-up at Heal Fertility’s clinic in Central
· Matthew Cheng
How AI could help Hong Kong taxi drivers find customers on the streets
Cab payment start-up Dash and local university team up to develop StreetSights prediction model to help cabs find high-demand areas
· Ambrose Li
How AI could help Hong Kong taxi drivers find customers on the streets
Cab payment start-up Dash and local university team up to develop StreetSights prediction model to help cabs find high-demand areas
· Ambrose Li
Apple supplier Luxshare drops in Hong Kong debut
HONG KONG — Shares in Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare dropped by 1.6 percent in its Hong Kong debut on Thursday, after raising around $3.1 billion to become the finance hub's largest listing this year.
· Agence France-Presse
China's Xi mourns 'heavy losses' in shoe factory blaze
BEIJING — A deadly fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday resulted in "heavy human losses", President Xi Jinping said, as dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.
· Agence France-Presse
China aims to revive physical stores, make them ‘immersive’, as shield against e-commerce
Beijing’s new 2030 retail road map targets price parity and social experiences to combat ‘trading down’ as retail growth hits weakest pace since pandemic
· Emma Ma
China aims to revive physical stores, make them ‘immersive’, as shield against e-commerce
Beijing’s new 2030 retail road map targets price parity and social experiences to combat ‘trading down’ as retail growth hits weakest pace since pandemic
· Emma Ma
US-China AI war boils down to a contest over electricity
As AI models become interchangeable commodities, the contest is down to service prices – which are driven by electricity output and cost
· Andy Xie
US-China AI war boils down to a contest over electricity
As AI models become interchangeable commodities, the contest is down to service prices – which are driven by electricity output and cost
· Andy Xie
Authorities investigate suspected fuel leak from cargo plane at Hong Kong airport
Spillage discovered under Boeing 747 operated by Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines
· Connor Mycroft
Authorities investigate suspected fuel leak from cargo plane at Hong Kong airport
Spillage discovered under Boeing 747 operated by Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines
· Connor Mycroft
Fifa World Cup: Dimitar Berbatov explains why Lionel Messi outdid Cristiano Ronaldo
Former Manchester United striker keen for Harry Kane Premier League move, in Hong Kong for Jockey Club Youth Football Academy Summit launch
· Paul McNamara
Fifa World Cup: Dimitar Berbatov explains why Lionel Messi outdid Cristiano Ronaldo
Former Manchester United striker keen for Harry Kane Premier League move, in Hong Kong for Jockey Club Youth Football Academy Summit launch
· Paul McNamara
Why AI race with US is a ‘knockout game’ China cannot afford to lose
China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns
· Laura Zhou
Why AI race with US is a ‘knockout game’ China cannot afford to lose
China must overhaul innovation ecosystem or risk a power decline that could even shift cross-strait leverage, academic warns
· Laura Zhou
Dogs now welcome at over 940 Hong Kong restaurants | South China Morning Post
As the 32-year ban lifts, customers and their canines can once again dine together at licensed eateries.
‘Token economy’ emerging as AI use soars in China: experts tell conference
Daily AI token consumption has surged more than 1,000-fold in just over two years and exceeded 140 trillion tokens a day in March
· Ben Jiang
‘Token economy’ emerging as AI use soars in China, experts tell conference
Daily AI token consumption has surged more than 1,000-fold in just over two years and exceeded 140 trillion tokens a day in March
· Ben Jiang
China’s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows, while sales drop at home
FILE -An aerial view of new cars awaiting export to oversea markets is seen at a port in Shanghai, March 10, 2026. (Chinatopix via AP, File)
· Chan Ho Him
Chinese paratrooper saves unconscious comrade in dramatic mid-air chute emergency
Soldier says he ‘would make the same choice’ after incident during parachute refresher training
· Albee Zhang
Chinese paratrooper saves unconscious comrade in dramatic mid-air chute emergency
Soldier says he ‘would make the same choice’ after incident during parachute refresher training
· Albee Zhang
Philippines rejects Chinese scholars’ claim over its island province near Taiwan
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors
Police say crime syndicate used popular social media platforms and messaging apps to recruit teenagers with promise of quick cash
· Emily Hung
8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors
Police say crime syndicate used popular social media platforms and messaging apps to recruit teenagers with promise of quick cash
· Emily Hung
Kathryn Bernardo's Madame Tussauds wax figure makes debut
MANILA, Philippines — Fans got their first look at Kathryn Bernardo's Madame Tussauds Hong Kong wax figure on Thursday during its official unveiling at the Glorietta Activity Center.
· Iza Iglesias
China alleges secret data-sharing mechanism in Anthropic’s Claude AI
China has accused Anthropic’s AI coding tool Claude Code of containing “security backdoor vulnerabilities” capable of transmitting sensitive user information without consent, warning the mechanism poses a “serious security risk.”
· RT
security backdoor vulnerabilities
China has accused Anthropic’s AI coding tool Claude Code of containing “security backdoor vulnerabilities” capable of transmitting sensitive user information without consent, warning the mechanism poses a “serious security risk.”
· RT
Xiaomi preps for fierce EV race with new SUV line, long-range battery tech
The company’s Sky Nomad SUV announcement is leading analysts to predict the new models will include long-range batteries to stay ahead of rivals
· Daniel Ren
Xiaomi preps for fierce EV race with new SUV line, long-range battery tech
The company’s Sky Nomad SUV announcement is leading analysts to predict the new models will include long-range batteries to stay ahead of rivals
· Daniel Ren
Small-cap IPOs struggle in Hong Kong amid lack of AI megadeals
Smaller firms face a liquidity squeeze amid AI-related stock profit-taking, which drags down IPO market sentiment
· Zoe SL Chan
Small-cap IPOs struggle in Hong Kong amid lack of AI megadeals
Smaller firms face a liquidity squeeze amid AI-related stock profit-taking, which drags down IPO market sentiment
· Zoe SL Chan
North Korea’s premier heads to China for defence treaty anniversary as allies extend thaw
Pak Thae-song’s trip comes less than a month after President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years
· Xinlu Liang
North Korea’s premier heads to China for defence treaty anniversary as allies extend thaw
Pak Thae-song’s trip comes less than a month after President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years
· Xinlu Liang
China's ballistic missile test in South Pacific draws global concern
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a long-range ballistic missile bursts out of the sea during a test launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)
· Huizhong Wu
Taiwan's exports rise nearly 50% in first half as Lai builds 'AI island'
A view of the port of Keelung, Taiwan, in April: The island economy's exports are booming. © Reuters
· THOMPSON CHAU