Hong Kong Labubu’s origin, China’s US$1 trillion reserve fund: 5 weekend reads

By metapress.net on March 17, 2025

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1. A battle is playing out over Congolese cobalt. China is well ahead

Workers direct lorry traffic in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2023. Photo: AFP

2. Chinese drug maker Akeso hailed as biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ amid US rivalry

Akeso founder and CEO Michelle Xia. Photo: Handout

3. In SAFE hands: China’s secret plan for US$1 trillion reserves fund in Hong Kong

Illustration: Pearl Law

Hong Kong Labubu’s origin, China’s US$1 trillion reserve fund: 5 weekend reads

1. A battle is playing out over Congolese cobalt. China is well ahead

2. Chinese drug maker Akeso hailed as biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ amid US rivalry

3. In SAFE hands: China’s secret plan for US$1 trillion reserves fund in Hong Kong

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