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Hainan Free Trade Port has attracted 737 new foreign-funded enterprises in the 100 days since launching independent customs operations, up 33.5% year-on-year. The Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce reported 441 new firms and 4.05 billion yuan ($586 million) in utilized foreign investment in the first two months of 2026. Several international companies have established operations there.

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China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced an investigation into Guo Yonghang, protégé of senior official Ma Xingrui, for "serious violations of discipline and law." The move deepens the mystery around Ma, the former Guangdong governor and Xinjiang party chief who has not appeared publicly for months. Guo, 60, was named vice-chairman of Guangdong's CPPCC committee in January.

A report from Argentina's Observatorio de la Cadena Láctea Argentina warns that China, the world's top dairy buyer, has reduced import volumes by up to 16.5% at the start of 2026. Prices in dollars are cushioning the decline while domestic production rises.

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Hong Kong police have arrested a 34-year-old Indonesian domestic helper on suspicion of concealing a birth after a newborn boy was found dead in a rubbish bin at a Causeway Bay restaurant toilet. A cleaner discovered the infant on Monday afternoon, and it was pronounced dead at hospital despite resuscitation efforts. The woman was detained in the Eastern district on Thursday and remains in custody.

Hong Kong police charged four men and six women on Thursday over the HK$1.6 billion JPEX cryptocurrency scandal. The suspects, aged 26 to 47, face money laundering charges and will appear in Eastern Court on Friday. Investigations identified abnormal transactions in suspicious accounts linked to the case.

26 मार्च 2026 AI द्वारा रिपोर्ट किया गया

Deloitte released a report in Hong Kong stating that the Greater Bay Area spent about 28.9 billion yuan (US$4.2 billion) on basic research in 2024, accounting for just 5.67 per cent of total R&D spending, below China's national average of 6.9 per cent and far behind the US's 14.5 per cent and South Korea's nearly 15 per cent. Despite strong tech potential, the southern China cluster lags in basic research and original innovation, with talent gaps adding to challenges.