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1. US envoys to Israel blocked ‘apocalyptic’ Gaza warning in 2024: report

   US Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire shortages of food and medical aid. Three months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s incursion into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by...

2. Alibaba AI chip push hits 100,000 mark, beating local rival Cambricon: sources

   Alibaba Group Holding has delivered more than 100,000 units of its most advanced artificial intelligence chip, the Zhenwu 810E, whose performance is said to be comparable to Nvidia’s H20, according to people familiar with the matter – a milestone that highlights the company’s growing role in China’s race to build domestic alternatives to US processors. The shipments, handled by Alibaba’s...

3. Hang Lung flags ‘tough slog’ for property, as it looks to mainland malls for growth

   Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties is pinning its medium-term outlook on a recovery in mainland Chinese consumption, even as it warned that both the city’s and China’s property markets remain under strain. The commercial landlord, residential developer and hotel owner said it expected a “tough slog” for the broader sector despite signs of improvement in operating conditions, particularly...

4. It is ‘flourishing’: China’s man-made forest in Gobi produces good rubber for military use

   Chinese scientists are planting high-value alternative “rubber trees” in the Gobi Desert. China is the world’s largest consumer and importer of natural rubber, mainly to support its massive car sector. Consumption last year is expected to have exceeded 7 million tonnes, over 85 per cent of it imported. However, the unique Chinese medicinal plant Duzhong (scientific name Eucommia ulmoides) may...

5. Over 110,000 secure waivers within 1 month after Hong Kong public medical fee reform

   More than 110,000 patients secured fee waivers within a month since Hong Kong’s public medical fee reform took effect this year, a jump from 14,000 for a whole year previously, the health minister said while defending the new regime. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Friday that among the more than 110,000 people with approved waivers, about 53,000 had already received certificates for...

6. Shanghai residents offload their gold as prices surge to record highs

   Shanghai residents have been flocking to sell gold as the price of the precious metal surges to record highs. The latest jump in gold prices was fuelled by ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainties, but prices slumped by 4 per cent on Friday, January 30.

7. China gives Apple ‘best iPhone quarter in history’ with 38% revenue growth

   China has emerged as the brightest spot in Apple’s quarterly earnings, as the US tech giant achieved record iPhone revenue in the world’s largest smartphone market. Revenue in Apple’s Greater China region, which comprises mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, surged 38 per cent from a year earlier in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended December 27, the Cupertino-based company said on...

8. Jiangsu vs Guangdong: why the battle to be China’s No 1 economy is heating up

   The southern Guangdong province has been the largest engine powering China’s economic rise for decades. But the region is now in danger of losing its status as the country’s top regional economy, as a rival to the east outpaces its growth. Jiangsu, home to a wide range of multinationals and hi-tech enterprises, has long been Guangdong’s closest competitor: together, the two provinces account for...

9. Why China Bulang ethnic group in Yunnan blackens teeth when they reach teenage years

   China’s Bulang people have an unusual rite of passage known as ranchi in which they dye their teeth black to mark adulthood and social rights. The ethnic group, with a history spanning more than a thousand years, is mainly found in Yunnan province, southwestern China. According to the China Statistical Yearbook 2021, there are around 127,000 Bulang people today. Living in the mountains and...

10. Trump slams allies’ China ties, top generals fall, cross-strait talks

    US President Donald Trump criticised UK and Canadian efforts to boost ties with China, as traditional American allies increasingly seek to diversify their global relations. “It’s ‌very dangerous ⁠for them to do that,” Trump said about a UK pledge of deeper business cooperation with China. “And, it’s even more dangerous, ‌I think, for Canada to get ‌into business ‌with China.” Trump spoke to...