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Hong Kong stocks slide as China factory activity contracts before US trade deadline

Cs news10 months ago03 mins

Hong Kong stocks fell after a government report showed manufacturing in China struggled to expand this month as US tariffs hampered exports, while traders braced for more volatility before a deadline on US trade deals. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.4 per cent to 24,182.95 at the local noon trading break on Monday, trimming this…

Opinion | China offers an alternative to Western ‘technofeudalism’

Cs news10 months ago03 mins

At the turn of the century, global innovation followed a Western script. Silicon Valley dominated the world in innovation. Europe exported standards and governance. Asia, in contrast, was cast as the manufacturer, assembler and consumer. But the global innovation order is shifting. According to the latest Edelman Trust Barometer, change is under way not only…