China’s marriages fall 7.5% as demographic crisis deepens: what it spells for...
Thursday, August 13,2026,07:00

China’s marriage registrations fell 7.5 per cent year on year in the first half of this year, underscoring the demographic challenges authorities face as they step up efforts to encourage nuptials and childbearing. Nearly 3.28 million couples in China tied the knot between January and June, down 264,000 from the same period last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Wednesday. Divorce registrations also rose 3.9 per cent to 1.38 million. Marriage registrations are... .. read more..

AI surge helps dual-listed mainland China stocks hit 1-year high premium over...
Thursday, August 13,2026,06:28

The gap in stock prices for dual-listed Chinese companies trading on the mainland and in Hong Kong has widened to a near one-year high, as state-backed support and renewed enthusiasm for AI bolsters sentiment on yuan-traded stocks. Shares of the 202 dual-listed companies traded on mainland China’s exchanges – known to investors as A shares – averaged a 23 per cent premium over their Hong Kong equivalents, called H shares, according to a Hang Seng gauge tracking the price differential between the... .. read more..

Chinese yeast factory boosts cancer drug production speed 1,000 times
Thursday, August 13,2026,06:10

A research team at Zhejiang University has cracked a molecular puzzle, turning ordinary yeast into a powerful factory for an expensive cancer drug and boosting its production by a thousand times. The anticancer drug vinblastine has long been sourced exclusively from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. But it takes 2 tonnes of dried leaves to yield just 1 gram of vinblastine, making it more expensive than gold by weight. This extreme scarcity has kept the drug costly and its supply unreliable for... .. read more..

Hong Kong developer Hysan’s first-half earnings rise 7.4% as project mileston...
Thursday, August 13,2026,04:43

Hysan Development, the largest commercial landlord in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping district, posted an underlying profit of HK$1.11 billion (US$140.19 million) for the first half of 2026, an increase of 7.4 per cent from a year earlier, driven by a realised gain from the sale of residential units at its Bamboo Grove project. Revenue for the six months ended June 30 was largely flat at HK$1.73 billion, a year-on-year drop of 0.1 per cent, according to the company’s filing with the Hong Kong... .. read more..

US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bisho...
Thursday, August 13,2026,04:24

Ethiopia’s new US$12.5 billion mega-airport project has thrust the nation into the heart of a geopolitical tug of war between the United States and China. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, is developing the massive Bishoftu International Airport, located 40km (25 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa to serve as a primary hub for African trade and travel. The project has triggered intense competition between would-be contractors from around the world, but Chinese state-owned... .. read more..

China’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives
Thursday, August 13,2026,04:00

For years, Elon Musk has dreamed of conquering a range of chronic health conditions by inserting computer chips into the human brain. But that vision could become reality fastest in China, where state authorities are launching a coordinated effort to accelerate the nascent industry’s development. The past few days have seen a string of initiatives related to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) announced in China, involving parties ranging from state insurance companies to investment banks and local... .. read more..

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent
Thursday, August 13,2026,04:00

A city’s ability to not only attract, but also retain high-calibre talent, plays an important role in the economic and policy development of governments around the world. Hong Kong has gained international recognition for its efforts in establishing itself as a world-class talent hub, with the city placed fourth globally last year – up from ninth in 2024 – and No 1 in Asia in the International Institute for Management Development’s World Talent Ranking 2025. Cities are assessed on: investment... .. read more..

Nirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on India-China fault lines
Thursday, August 13,2026,03:56

Welcome to Open Dialogue, a series from the South China Morning Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines. In this edition, we invited a leading Chinese scholar of South Asian affairs and a former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China to reflect on the deep fault lines in India-China relations. They debate whether the biggest barrier is history or politics, clash over the border, Pakistan and India’s ties with the... .. read more..

Nearly 200-country study shows China’s Belt and Road Initiative cuts debt and...
Thursday, August 13,2026,02:00

A study analysing data from hundreds of countries and regions suggests China’s Belt and Road Initiative is linked to better governance and economic development, according to researchers from Nanjing University. They found the trade and investment scheme – which spans Africa, Asia, Europe and beyond – was also associated with improved corruption control and that it reduced debt risks. The team – from the university’s Centre for Asia-Pacific Development Studies and led by Mao Weizhun – said their... .. read more..

Fubon Bank’s Hong Kong subsidiary opens first mainland China branch in Shenzhen
Thursday, August 13,2026,00:30

Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) has opened its first branch outside its home market, moving into mainland China to tap surging cross-border business opportunities as competition among foreign lenders in the Greater Bay Area intensifies. The branch, located in Shenzhen’s Qianhai financial zone, would initially focus on corporate banking, offering tailored cross-border financing to technology firms and enterprises seeking international expansion, the lender said in an announcement on Tuesday. The move... .. read more..

Can Berkshire Hathaway without Warren Buffett remain a ‘north star’ for China...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,23:00

For decades, thousands of Chinese investors made pilgrimages each spring to Omaha, in the central US state of Nebraska, treating Warren Buffett’s shareholder meetings for investment firm Berkshire Hathaway less as corporate briefings than as audiences with an oracle. Buffett’s retirement as CEO, effective January 1, ended a 60-year run at the helm of the global conglomerate. Though he remains chairman, he was succeeded as chief executive by Greg Abel, who joined Berkshire in 1999 and had run its... .. read more..

US charges 11 over sham marriages involving Chinese nationals and American so...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,22:59

US prosecutors have charged 11 people over an alleged decade-long network that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages, primarily for Chinese nationals seeking green cards, including matches with at least 14 active-duty American soldiers. About 11 of the soldiers, who were stationed at a US Army base in Kentucky, were paired with Chinese citizens between May 2023 and August 2025, according to a 21-page indictment unsealed on Wednesday in federal court in New York. The indictment did not identify... .. read more..

China offers Colombia quake relief as new president’s US pivot leaves Beijing...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,22:15

China said on Wednesday it would help Colombia recover from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the country’s west on Monday, killing more than 200 people. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing would do what it could in suitable ways, in line with what Colombia requested, in response to questions from Xinhua and Telesur at a briefing in Beijing. Guo said no Chinese nationals had been reported killed or injured in the disaster, and that the embassy in Bogota was “working to... .. read more..

Singapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China lin...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,22:00

As President Xi Jinping prepares for summit talks with Donald Trump in Washington next month, the United States is closing one of the few remaining openings between the two countries by targeting scientific research. This field has been one of the most durable links in the US-China relationship, but a series of new security-related restrictions on federally funded collaborations with Chinese institutions mark the latest, and arguably most consequential, step in a years-long shift away from... .. read more..

US sets up task force to combat birth tourism, revokes more than 600 visas
Wednesday, August 12,2026,21:30

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a task force to end birth tourism in the latest push to curtail the practice after the Supreme Court recently rejected US President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict constitutional birthright citizenship. Working alongside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the US State Department wrote in a fact sheet that it is “using all available tools to defend the integrity of US citizenship, ensure non-immigrant visas are used... .. read more..

China projects ‘outward confidence’ amid economic anxiety, US congressional p...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,21:21

A US congressional advisory body on China said the country is projecting an image of confidence even as concerns about its economy and future growth remain beneath the surface, following a week-long visit to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou in July. Members of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) discussed their observations during a wide-ranging press briefing on Wednesday, offering new details about meetings with Chinese officials that had not previously been disclosed. “I... .. read more..

US-China ‘Board of Investment’ stalls before expected Trump-Xi meeting
Wednesday, August 12,2026,20:01

The US-China Board of Investment, one of the key outcomes of the May summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is unlikely to be among the deliverables for their expected meeting next month in Washington, according to the head of a leading bilateral business group. “I’m not seeing evidence yet that that’s going to be a sizeable deliverable for the next summit,” Sean Stein, the president of the US-China Business Council, told the South China Morning Post. “The US... .. read more..

Zhu Rongji: reformer who led China’s economic transformation through ‘minefie...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,16:11

“Regardless of what lies ahead – be it a minefield or a deep abyss – I will forge ahead unswervingly, dedicating my entire life and energy to the country until my dying day.” Those words, spoken at the dawn of his premiership, came to define Zhu Rongji, China’s towering economic reformer who died in Beijing on Wednesday. He was 97. His remarks at a press conference in 1998 came as China was undertaking sweeping state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms that caused widespread job losses, even as it... .. read more..

China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’
Wednesday, August 12,2026,15:00

China is expanding its scientific collaboration with Iran into the strategically sensitive field of rare earths, including processing technologies that Beijing has increasingly sought to protect from overseas transfer. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) unveiled the latest joint workshop programme with its Iranian counterpart on Monday, listing the “exploration and processing of rare earth elements” among five areas selected for cooperation. The Chinese side will provide... .. read more..

Fearing deflated China demand, US soybean growers pivot to new buyers and bio...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,15:00

US soybean growers are “adapting” to a steep decline in China-bound exports by selling to third countries and the American biofuel sector, compensating enough to cause only a small drop in production, according to a top trade association’s chief economist. In November, Beijing committed to buy at least 25 million tonnes of American soybeans annually through 2028, as part of an agreement reached after China stopped the purchases during US President Donald Trump’s trade war in early 2025. But just... .. read more..

How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion
Wednesday, August 12,2026,14:00

For decades, resource-rich African nations operated on a straightforward pit-to-ship model whereby foreign operators extracted raw ore, loaded it onto cargo ships and exported it abroad, leaving producer countries with little to show for it. Today, nations such as Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Ghana and Guinea are dismantling that system – by banning exports of raw materials and enforcing local processing rules. These measures force international mining firms, including Chinese companies, to... .. read more..

Little surprise Beijing doesn’t want Western advice for its economy
Wednesday, August 12,2026,12:30

When a patient repeatedly refuses the same medicine, there are usually three possibilities: he does not understand the diagnosis, cannot afford the treatment, or does not trust the doctor. The same logic applies to economic prescriptions. In the case of China, the first possibility is unlikely because Beijing understands what ails its economy. The reason it is not acting as expected is probably a combination of the other two scenarios, compounded by a more fundamental difference: China believes... .. read more..

From solar to AI: why China may be entering its ‘Go Global 3.0’ era
Wednesday, August 12,2026,12:00

Chinese corporate expansion overseas is shifting from solar equipment to artificial intelligence-enabled industrial technology, with a new generation of companies targeting global markets from inception, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. “China has entered the ‘Go Global 3.0’ era,” wrote the investment bank’s team, led by Jacqueline Du, in a research note published on Tuesday. The evolution moves beyond low-cost manufacturing goods and the “new three” sectors – electric vehicles,... .. read more..

Could the rise of left-wing Democrats reshape America’s policy on China?
Wednesday, August 12,2026,12:00

The Democratic Party’s ascendant left wing is likely to push American foreign policy further “inward” and away from big-power rivalry, according to a Chinese political scientist. Meng Weizhan, an assistant research professor at Fudan University’s Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences in Shanghai, also said it was time for Beijing to move away from the notion that all American political factions took a hard line on China. The remarks come as progressive Democrats are riding a wave of... .. read more..

HSBC reshuffles insurance division after CEO’s surprise departure: internal memo
Wednesday, August 12,2026,11:53

HSBC, the biggest lender in Hong Kong and Europe, has launched a major reshuffle of its insurance unit, with two senior executives appointed to replace outgoing global insurance CEO Edward Moncreiffe, according to an internal company memo seen by the South China Morning Post. Daisy Tsang, CEO of HSBC Life Hong Kong, and Kai Zhang, Asia head of international wealth and premier banking, have been named co-CEOs of insurance, effective immediately, the document stated. The pair will continue to... .. read more..

China approves Japanese envoy in Chongqing, ending 8-month vacancy
Wednesday, August 12,2026,11:18

China has approved a new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing, ending an eight-month vacancy at the mission following a bilateral freeze. Shigehiro Nishiumi, who previously served as Japan’s deputy consul general in Hong Kong, assumed the post at Japan’s diplomatic mission in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing on August 4, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo, citing an unnamed government source. The Chongqing post had remained unoccupied since December 5, when former head of... .. read more..

Hong Kong stablecoin selection expands with Standard Chartered-led venture’s ...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,11:06

A Standard Chartered-led joint venture kicked off institutional use of Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoins on Wednesday, a year after the city put its stablecoin law into effect as part of an effort to become a global hub for digital assets. Retail use of the regulated cryptocurrency was expected “as early as end-2026”, subject to market conditions, said Anchorpoint Financial, a Hong Kong-licensed stablecoin issuer, in a statement on Wednesday. A joint venture formed by Standard Chartered,... .. read more..

Blackout at China’s Terracotta Army museum triggers nationwide cultural safet...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,11:00

China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration is putting museums nationwide on notice to strengthen emergency management during the summer peak season, following a series of operational failures, including a sudden power outage in Xian’s Terracotta Warriors museum last week. According to the notice published on Monday, there have been issues such as blackouts, air conditioning failures and severe overcrowding at some museums, triggering safety fears and public concern. The disruptions... .. read more..

Why China’s traders, e-commerce merchants feel boxed in by new EU packaging r...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,11:00

While rising trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to dominate headlines, Chinese exporters face a far more immediate and concrete threat: the boxes, wraps, and plastic bags protecting their goods. On Wednesday, the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became applicable across the bloc. Replacing a 1994 directive, the regulation sets requirements for every piece of packaging placed on the EU market, covering chemical restrictions, recyclability,... .. read more..

China’s chief engineer of economic reform Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
Wednesday, August 12,2026,10:01

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, who helped engineer one of the greatest economic reforms in the human history, has died. He was 97. Zhu, who served as China’s premier from 1998 to 2003, is remembered for tackling corruption, shaking up the centrally planned economy and overhauling the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector. He also played a leading role in securing China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Born in 1928 in Changsha, the capital of the central province of Hunan, Zhu... .. read more..

BTS bump? Hong Kong’s hotels set for bonanza from superstars’ Arirang world tour
Wednesday, August 12,2026,10:00

The arrival of BTS’s world tour in Hong Kong next year is expected to be a sure-fire hit with the city’s hospitality sector, with hotels likely to see a similar surge in bookings to the one experienced in Seoul earlier this year when the South Korean pop superstars launched their comeback series of concerts, according to analysts. When BTS kicked off their Arirang world tour – their first since completing mandatory military training – in the South Korean capital in April, local hotels recorded a... .. read more..

PLA to hold first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan
Wednesday, August 12,2026,10:00

The People’s Liberation Army would conduct joint naval training with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan, Beijing’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday. Scheduled for mid-August, the drill will feature the Chinese navy’s Type 054A frigate Honghe and the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai, focusing on communications and at-sea replenishment, according to a statement by the ministry. “The exercise is aimed at enhancing the two navies’ capabilities for joint operations, deepening... .. read more..

Tencent capex jumps 176% on AI push as revenue beats estimates
Wednesday, August 12,2026,09:26

Tencent Holdings nearly tripled its capital spending in the second quarter to supercharge its AI push, as accelerating investments in computing power and models helped drive better-than-expected revenue. Revenue for the quarter ending in June reached 204.8 billion yuan (US$30.4 billion), up 11 per cent year on year from 184.5 billion yuan, the Chinese tech giant reported on Wednesday. The figure beat average analyst estimates of 202.8 billion yuan compiled by Bloomberg. Adjusted net income... .. read more..

Zuckerberg cites China threat to US lead in AI manifesto
Wednesday, August 12,2026,09:21

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay outlining his vision for artificial intelligence (AI), backing development of open-weight models and arguing that overregulation risks surrendering US leadership to China. “American communities will have greater prosperity and security if America and its allies lead in AI compared to geopolitical rivals,” the Facebook billionaire wrote in the essay, which was published on Monday. Still, the US faces a “significant disadvantage” as... .. read more..

Beyond Ne Zha success, China's animation goes global
Wednesday, August 12,2026,08:59

China's animation industry is having a blockbuster summer, with the animated film All Wishes Come True emerging as a surprise hit. As of August 9, the film had grossed more than 1.4 billion yuan ($195 million) at the box office, making it one of the year's biggest homegrown animated films. .. read more..

China’s top court highlights first Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law ruling amid glo...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,08:52

China’s top court recently highlighted the first judicial ruling establishing the mandatory nature of its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, which experts say could provide legal precedent and guide Chinese companies facing increasingly frequent overseas sanctions amid intensifying geopolitical tensions. The case, heard by the Shanghai Maritime Court, centred on a dispute that involved US sanctions, a Singapore shipping company, a Hong Kong-based company and electronic goods shipped from Shanghai. In... .. read more..

China's homegrown C919 jet begins first intl. commercial flights
Wednesday, August 12,2026,08:12

China's domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft has officially begun regular international commercial operations, with its inaugural flight departing from Beijing for Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday afternoon. .. read more..

Fed policy outweighs geopolitical risks, China purchases as gold forecasts re...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,08:00

The US Federal Reserve’s rate policies under Kevin Warsh have outweighed geopolitical tensions and Beijing’s dedicated gold purchases to become the decisive factor influencing the price forecasts for the precious metal, according to a survey. Analysts cut their price forecasts for 2026 compared with six months ago, said the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), the world’s authority for precious metals, in its mid-year survey released on Tuesday. Gold prices hit a record high of over... .. read more..

China’s glueball ‘triumph’; SpaceX rocket debris caught on video: 7 science h...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,07:30

We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US and Israeli physicists hail China’s glueball discovery as a ‘triumph’ The international physics community has hailed a Chinese-led discovery as a “triumph” after researchers presented the strongest evidence yet for the existence of the “glueball” – a mysterious particle made of pure force. 2. Chinese... .. read more..

Chinese AI start-up ModelBest kicks off pre-IPO tutoring process for mainland...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,07:26

Chinese AI start-up ModelBest has kicked off its pre-initial public offering (IPO) tutoring process for a listing in mainland China, capitalising on growing demand for compact artificial intelligence models that run locally on devices like smartphones and laptops, and in cars. The four-year-old company also appears to be banking on its small-model strategy to overcome China’s acute shortage of advanced American computing chips by training lightweight systems optimised for domestic... .. read more..

After China’s missile test, US and allies demand 24-hour warning next time
Wednesday, August 12,2026,07:01

The United States and 40 other nations have called for at least 24 hours’ notice before long-range ballistic missile launches, following a rare Chinese missile test in the Pacific last month that they said raised concerns over accidents and military miscalculation. In a joint statement released by the US State Department on Tuesday, the governments called on countries – particularly nuclear-weapon states – to provide advance warning for launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs),... .. read more..

China’s EV sales slide again amid fading incentives, weak demand and persiste...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,07:00

Deliveries of electric vehicles (EVs) in China fell 3.9 per cent in July from a year earlier, extending their decline to a seventh consecutive month as fading government incentives and weaker consumer demand weighed on the market. Domestic sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles last month also fell 5.8 per cent from June, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). “A bleak market outlook is likely to affect most small [EV] companies, as some of them will be... .. read more..

Fruit fusion: how will the market react to Chinese scientists’ lychee-longan ...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,06:15

Chinese scientists who crossed a lychee with a longan are preparing to test its market release after the first substantial harvest of the high-yield, cold-resistant fruit is expected to ripen next month. The new variety, named “Cuimi”, was bred using the Shixia longan – a popular cultivar in Guangdong province – as its maternal parent and a lychee as its paternal parent, according to the research team. The hybrid fruit breaks long-standing reproductive barriers between plant genera. It has been... .. read more..

China's pharma rise: why global drugmakers are buying in
Wednesday, August 12,2026,06:02

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Hong Kong seeks tech exposure to take on Nasdaq amid Beijing’s rising AI domi...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,06:00

Hong Kong is doubling down on efforts to increase its stock market’s exposure to the technology industry, as the city endeavours to catch up in the global artificial intelligence trade and potentially even challenge the Nasdaq. Several mainland Chinese hardware tech companies – particularly producers of the optical transceivers used in AI data centres – are lining up for stock offerings in the city after the debut of transceiver maker Zhongji Innolight last month, reshaping the dynamics of... .. read more..

China’s quant funds have an edge on foreign rivals, even as Beijing curbs tra...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,05:00

China’s quantitative funds have built trading strategies so closely tailored to the mainland market that foreign rivals cannot replicate them, even as a regulatory clampdown on trading speed reshapes the industry, according to a prominent economist. “If a top US quant team goes to Japan or India, they can beat virtually all the native quants,” Xia Chun, founder and chief economist at Chinese financial research firm Wiselink Group and former finance professor at the University of Hong Kong, told... .. read more..

Beijing’s tree die-off reveals hidden risks of rapid underground water recovery
Wednesday, August 12,2026,04:30

At a time of year when Beijing’s vegetation should be at its greenest, thousands of trees of various species in a park in the city’s Chaoyang district have withered and died because they were too wet. Beijing Daily, the city’s official newspaper, said on Monday that rising groundwater levels might be to blame. Jinzhandian Park, a lush flood-storage wetland park nicknamed Beijing’s “Little Lake Baikal” for its lake and extensive woodlands, has drawn large numbers of visitors since opening in... .. read more..

China prepares to mark Jiang Zemin centenary with full commemorative honours
Wednesday, August 12,2026,03:53

Beijing has started airing a heavyweight documentary on former Chinese president Jiang Zemin as part of commemoration events marking the centenary of his birth, expected to culminate on Monday in a grand ceremony presided over by President Xi Jinping. In the lead-up to the anniversary, state broadcaster CCTV launched a 12-episode documentary titled Jiang Zemin, with the network’s flagship CCTV-1 airing two episodes nightly at prime time from Tuesday. The series was jointly produced by the ruling... .. read more..

HKEX pushes ahead on extended trading hours discussions as it prepares paper:...
Wednesday, August 12,2026,03:19

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will push ahead with talks on extending stock market trading hours by releasing a discussion paper, even as it faces brokers’ concerns over a longer trading time and cancellation of the trading lunch break, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The paper may well pave the way for the first change to the city’s market opening time in 14 years. The bourse operator would first initiate the discussion paper due to the mixed reaction to the... .. read more..

Why does SK Hynix want to sell its chip facility in southwest China?
Wednesday, August 12,2026,02:00

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix’s potential deal to offload a packaging plant in southwest China is part of a strategic pivot towards higher-margin artificial intelligence (AI) memory products, according to analysts. But a sale might not be straightforward, as the memory chip giant would need to navigate valuation hurdles and a volatile chip cycle, they cautioned. SK Hynix said on Monday it was “looking into various solutions to enhance the competitiveness of its packaging business”, after... .. read more..