China tech stocks enters bear market as tax, AI fears take hold

    UBTech humanoid robot is on display during the 27th China Beijing International High-tech Expo at China National Convention Center on May 8, 2025 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s Hong Kong-listed technology stocks slid into bear market territory on Thursday, marking a sharp reversal from last year’s rally as…

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    Hong Kong business confidence hits 2-year high, survey finds

      Hong Kong business confidence hits 2-year high, survey finds

      Business confidence in Hong Kong has reached its highest level in two years, with more than half the companies polled by the American Chamber of Commerce in the city expressing optimism about their outlook for 2026, noting that geopolitical tensions had largely stabilised. However, the chamber’s survey also found that 43 per cent of respondents…

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      Students actively engage in a bilingual classroom (Photo: ARED)

        Move between worlds: A brighter future unfolds at the intersections

        [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] We’ve never lived more interconnected lives — or felt more divided. Separated by belief, culture, and access, we turn inward to master our own fields in the hope of cutting a predictable path forward. Reality, though, is filled with surprises, and we can’t…

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        China is leading the AI-plus intelligence economy

          China is leading the AI-plus intelligence economy

          For years, China’s economic rise was explained through scale, low costs and manufacturing efficiency. That explanation no longer fits. What China is building today is more advanced – and more strategic – and I had the chance to see it first-hand. As 2026 begins, China is positioning itself as a leading force behind what it…

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          China completes first phase of 6G technology trials

            China completes first phase of 6G technology trials

            Participants read an information board at the opening of the Global 6G Conference 2024 in Nanjing on April 17, 2024. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China has completed the first phase of its 6G technology trials and accumulated a reserve of more than 300 key technologies, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday,…

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            A long-term planning overview showing proposed improvements around the Flower Market.

              More room for the Flower Market to bloom

              [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Well before dawn, vans begin to pull up along Flower Market Road. Buckets of lilies and roses are lifted onto the street, hands moving quickly before the heat sets in. Later in the day buyers drift between shops, some with lists, others guided…

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