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- Mainland China stock sentiment turns bearish again, Morgan Stanley indicator shows
South China Morning Post ·
- Malaysia says probing Megaspeed subsidiary over possible AI chip diversion
CNA ·
- US disrupts North Korea's $400 million crypto scam, FBI says
DW ·
- Hong Kong businesses have scope to put cash flow to work to propel growth, expert says
South China Morning Post ·
- Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
BBC News ·
- Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts workers in Hong Kong’s financial sector
South China Morning Post ·
- Asia-Pacific airlines brace for prolonged fuel pain as hedging cover thins
CNA ·
- Hong Kong looks to attract wider pool of investors to growing ETF market
South China Morning Post ·
- Australia's spy agency, federal police hit by Microsoft outage
CNA ·
- Oil prices set for second weekly decline as Trump to stay with Iran blockade
CNA ·
- Trump's AI task force met Thursday, discussed AI-powered cyberattacks
CNA ·
- Who is Colette Kress, the interim CEO replacing Jensen Huang at Nvidia
CNA ·
- North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400m crypto hack, says FBI
BBC News ·
- Hong Kong’s New World Development suspends trading as financial rescue speculation mounts
South China Morning Post ·
- Striped socks keep FamilyMart a step ahead in Japan's convenience store wars
CNA ·
- New World Development weighs up to $3.2 billion rights issue, Bloomberg News reports
CNA ·
- Japan's finance minister vows action as yen breaches 160 threshold
CNA ·
- Chinese AI satellite maker Adaspace slips in Hong Kong debut
CNA ·
- TikTok-owner ByteDance plans buyback at $400 billion valuation, The Information reports
CNA ·
- Eli Lilly beats Novo Nordisk to China approval for first oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug
South China Morning Post ·
- Rare Earth Wars: U.S. General Sounds Alarm Over China's Military Leverage
OilPrice.com ·
- Trump had urged Jensen Huang to fight for his job, New York Times reports
CNA ·
- Samsung in talks to buy data center cooling firm Modine, Bloomberg News reports
CNA ·
- Beijing tax rule is slowing Hong Kong’s insurance sales to mainlanders, official says
South China Morning Post ·
- Nscale expects 14-fold revenue surge in amended IPO filing
CNA ·
- China's access to Nvidia chips in doubt as curbs gain traction in US Congress
CNA ·
- Hong Kong retail rents to recover – unevenly – in 2027, led by luxury locations
South China Morning Post ·
- North Korea's Binance hack faces U.S. crackdown as DOJ targets $1.2 billion in stolen crypto
CoinDesk ·
- Alice Huang tied to Nvidia’s biggest Chinese competitor
CNBC ·
- Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang’s ‘scheme’ with Trump
TechCrunch ·
- NK hackers join memecoin trenches, xStocks adds Hong Kong equities: Asia Express
Cointelegraph ·
- US Treasury bought yen in July; Fed made no solo FX interventions in Q3
CNA ·
- CEO Jensen Huang resigns from chip giant Nvidia
NPR ·
- The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline
TechCrunch ·
- Anthropic's IPO is about six times oversubscribed, Bloomberg News reports
CNA ·
- Nubank improves 2026 efficiency ratio outlook as AI leads hiring slowdown
CNA ·
- Kalshi in talks to raise funds at $65 billion valuation for compute futures platform, source says
CNA ·
- Cisco lifts annual revenue forecast on strong AI networking demand
CNA ·
- The Man Behind the Magic
South China Morning Post ·
- Europe Enters Winter With Its Lowest Gas Inventory of the 2020s
OilPrice.com ·
- Central Asia’s B20 Message to Washington: Let’s Make Deals
OilPrice.com ·
- Jensen Huang was a busted flush at Nvidia – he had to go | Nils Pratley
The Guardian ·
- Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress
TechCrunch ·
- Jensen Huang: Spy row, second affair leaves Nvidia without its rockstar CEO
DW ·
- Who is Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy linked to Nvidia's Jensen Huang?
Euronews ·
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down amid alleged spy scandal
NPR ·
- ‘It is much, much faster’: could China’s battery-swapping e-trucks be the answer to EV range anxiety?
The Guardian ·
- China's Xi Jinping renews calls for 'reunification' with Taiwan
DW ·
- If Jensen Huang exits Nvidia, who could take the US$4 trillion chipmaker’s reins?
South China Morning Post ·
- Burberry returns to profit as sales soar, from £85 socks to £9,000 coats
The Guardian ·
- Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison denies suspending AS Watson listing plan
South China Morning Post ·
- Ivanhoe Atlantic targets Pakistan copper with Mari Energies deal
MINING.COM ·
- Billions lost and markets roiled by one man’s indiscretion. Isn’t it now clear that these tech bros are too powerful? | Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian ·
- Five new miniature frog species found in eastern Himalayas
BBC News ·
- Nomura weighs Laser Digital sale as European losses hit four straight quarters
CoinDesk ·
- India’s financial crimes watchdog raids crypto exchanges CoinDCX and Delta over alleged illegal cross-border trades
CoinDesk ·
- Former ByteDance AI scientist touts drug-discovery model that tops world leaders
South China Morning Post ·
- Singapore opens gold vault to foreign central banks in race to become Asia’s gold hub
South China Morning Post ·
- Indonesia's vice-president resigns amid signs ruling alliance is fraying
BBC News ·
- China’s Huafa abandons domestic AAA rating amid Fitch downgrade, bond market jitters
South China Morning Post ·
- Nvidia board weighs Jensen Huang’s future as reports emerge of second affair
Euronews ·
- Chinese regulators back investor lawsuits in push to shore up stock market confidence
South China Morning Post ·
- South Korea to permit crypto withdrawal freezes during hacking threats
Cointelegraph ·
- Li Ka-shing family’s British pub chain names first female CEO in 227 years
South China Morning Post ·
- As Beijing pushes for cash return, Chinese firms can unlock 15% valuation boost: report
South China Morning Post ·
- Houthi rebels’ fresh demands put Chinese firms in a dilemma, analyst warns
South China Morning Post ·
- ‘He’s the hottest thing right now’: how a $1 scarf seller became Seoul’s biggest attraction
The Guardian ·
- The (alleged) spy who loved me: the Nvidia scandal - podcast
The Guardian ·
- Losing steam? Hong Kong hit by run of lacklustre IPOs amid tepid investor demand
South China Morning Post ·
- Hong Kong business leaders examine investment opportunities under city’s first Five-Year plan
South China Morning Post ·
- Hong Kong set for more diverse IPOs as global funds seek Chinese world-beaters: Citigroup
South China Morning Post ·
- How one of Beijing’s most luxurious hotels is becoming a premium retirement home
South China Morning Post ·
- Inside India newsletter: Trump's poll setback fuels hope for U.S.-India trade deal by year end
CNBC ·
- A Chinese Maserati? Huawei-backed EV firm nears pact with Italian marque, sources say
South China Morning Post ·
- Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC to invest $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI
Ars Technica ·
- USA Rare Earth begins Brazil shipments to Pentagon
MINING.COM ·
- Is AIIB's complaint mechanism failing affected communities?
DW ·
- China’s Huawei to roll out new smartphone brand Osta, 6 years after giving up Honor
South China Morning Post ·
- BYD apologises for wheel-rim error as China cracks down on car quality issues
South China Morning Post ·
- Swire Properties and Thai partner bank on Upper House brand in Bangkok
South China Morning Post ·
- Art group unveils statue satirising Trump’s military service record
Euronews ·
- Next-gen ultrasound cancer treatment advances: does the evidence match commercial hype?
South China Morning Post ·
- Alibaba readies T-Head chip IPO as Hong Kong frenzy cools
South China Morning Post ·
- How Hong Kong can double asset holdings: target world’s ‘patient’ capital, FSDC advises
South China Morning Post ·
- URA receives 3 tenders for last plot in Hong Kong redevelopment scheme, missed expectation
South China Morning Post ·
- What Taiwanese chip giant TSMC gains from taking stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic’s AI race
South China Morning Post ·
- China’s cutthroat car market, Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle boom: 7 EV reads
South China Morning Post ·
- Inflation jitters throw a wrench into US Treasury auction as Fed official flags jumbo hike
South China Morning Post ·
- Hong Kong evolving into Beijing’s offshore interface rather than a shrinking hub: study
South China Morning Post ·
- Mainland Chinese overseas funds find winners in oil, US stocks as Hong Kong bets struggle
South China Morning Post ·
- UOB’s strategy to match Asean growth in the digital age
South China Morning Post ·
- ‘Confidence problem’: why Hongkongers feel less investment-savvy than Singaporeans
South China Morning Post ·
- New Huanggang Port opening sparks push for Hong Kong homebuyers in Greater Bay Area
South China Morning Post ·
- Nvidia hires major US law firm to investigate alleged Chinese spy affair
BBC Business ·
- Controversial kinship: From colonial rule to the Holocaust?
DW ·
- Megaspeed and the battle to go high-end Nvidia chips into China
DW ·
- Alibaba chip unit T-Head files Hong Kong IPO plan amid China’s AI self-sufficiency drive
South China Morning Post ·
- On the right track: Beijing, Ottawa ramp up trade ties as CEOs plan China trip for Apec
South China Morning Post ·
- Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser strikes bullish tone on China expansion after brokerage approval
South China Morning Post ·
- Faisal Islam: What the boss of US tech giant Nvidia told me about China and national security
BBC Business ·