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SenseTime CEO says infrastructure key to beating Chinese AI rival
SenseTime CEO Xu Li says the company’s infrastructure and AI model services will help it stay competitive in the years ahead.
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Alibaba’s new Singles’ Day focus: protecting sellers from price wars
17 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
China’s wind-turbine makers vow to end price war with ‘self-discipline’
17 Oct 2024 - 4:30PM
Tech Trends
TSMC’s third-quarter profit handily beats forecasts on AI boom
Asia’s most valuable publicly listed company saw profit jump 54 per cent last quarter.
17 Oct 2024 - 2:27PM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract chip maker. Photo: Reuters
Companies
Why China consumers are not splurging on LVMH, Burberry, Kering luxury goods
Waning confidence among China’s middle class consumers could further undermine sales of global luxury brands, analysts say.
17 Oct 2024 - 11:05AM
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Big Tech
Alibaba opens walled garden to rival JD.com’s logistics services
China’s tech giants have been breaking down the digital walls between their ecosystems in response to Beijing’s call.
17 Oct 2024 - 8:23AM
Business
Hong Kong eases mortgage lending restrictions to jump-start market
HKMA allows buyers to borrow up to 70% of a property’s value, with the aim of reviving the market where prices have declined by 6.2% in the year’s first eight months.
16 Oct 2024 - 7:37PM
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Banking & Finance
Soy-sauce maker Haitian may raise US$1.5 billion in Hong Kong IPO
The Guangdong-based company is in talks with advisers on a potential share sale in the Asian financial hub and a listing could happen in the first half of next year.
16 Oct 2024 - 6:14PM
This photo taken on October 19, 2022 shows a worker producing soy sauce in Rugao in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Big Tech
Qualcomm’s bid to buy Intel hinges on US election, China scrutiny
Qualcomm, which has made informal inquiries with Chinese regulators, could wait until January to make a decision, sources say.
16 Oct 2024 - 11:45AM
Business
Chinachem to sell Hong Kong flats at 2016 levels as recovery proves elusive
Developers still need to offer discounts as market purchasing power is still not sufficient, according to Martin Wong at Knight Frank.
15 Oct 2024 - 7:36PM
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Big Tech
Chinese brands, Apple drive global smartphone shipments
Shipments from Vivo surged nearly 23 per cent in the third quarter, while Samsung’s fell almost 3 per cent, according to IDC.
15 Oct 2024 - 6:39PM
China EVs
Xpeng’s AI-driven P7+ challenges Tesla, eyes China’s autonomous driving market
The EV maker launched the presale of the P7+ from 209,800 yuan (US$29,500), 10 per cent cheaper than the base model of Tesla Model 3.
15 Oct 2024 - 12:38PM
The Xpeng P7+ is unveiled at the Paris Auto Show on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Tech Trends
Tesla Optimus robots at showcase were remotely controlled by humans
The use of human input raises questions over the capabilities and market readiness of the bot, despite Elon Musk’s enthusiasm.
15 Oct 2024 - 12:00PM
Banking & Finance
CR Beverage to use US$640 million IPO to fund expansion, supply chain efficiency
China’s second-largest bottled water firm plans to sell 347.8 million shares at HK$14.50 each.
15 Oct 2024 - 8:52PM
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China Business
Shanghai, Hong Kong ports lag global peers on services, CY Leung says
‘Drawbacks are obvious’, and both cities must upgrade to ‘wield more influence’ in global shipping, says Hong Kong’s former chief executive.
14 Oct 2024 - 8:15PM
Banking & Finance
Financing, local market strategies among growth hurdles for SMEs: survey
SMEs based in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area are banking on Chief Executive John Lee to deliver more support measures in his policy address.
14 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu meets with SME representatives to hear their views on current business environment on October 10. Photo: Handout
Companies
Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee looks for good karma in green investments
The Towngas chairman and devout Buddhist hopes to create a more sustainable future through his family office investments.
17 Oct 2024 - 3:32PM
Business
From Fila to Armani, brands snap up prime Hong Kong retail spaces
With rents as much as 65 per cent below historical highs, brands from Europe, the US and Japan see a chance to make a splash.
14 Oct 2024 - 8:30AM
Companies
China’s regulator investigating CICC over sponsorship of IPO for S2C
Investment bank ‘suspected of failing to exercise due diligence’ in the withdrawn offering, which led to penalties against S2C.
13 Oct 2024 - 8:08PM
Tech War
US-sanctioned camera maker Hikvision said to be slashing jobs
The Hangzhou-based company says it is optimising its research manpower, while denying large-scale lay-offs.
13 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM
A Hikvision security camera outside a shop in Beijing. Photo: AP
Companies
Sun Hung Kai’s Cullinan Sky sees another weekend of brisk sales
Quantitative easing and a slew of economic stimulus measures from Beijing have increased buyer confidence, agents say.
12 Oct 2024 - 8:15PM
China Business
In electric buses as with EVs, it’s China versus rest of the world
As China’s market matures, exports hold the key to future profitability for Yutong, Foton and peers in rivalry with European electric-bus producers.
12 Oct 2024 - 8:47AM
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Big Tech
Apple opens lab in China amid fierce competition with Huawei
The new facility in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong tech cooperation zone is one of several Apple research centres in China.
11 Oct 2024 - 5:00PM
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