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            <title><![CDATA[Li Ka-shing Eyes More Telco Sales in ‘Cash Is King’ Strategy]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vodafone to Buy Out UK’s Biggest Operator for $5.8 Billion]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Ratchets Up Pressure on Elite International Schools]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Airport Raises $2.4 Billion Amid Local-Debt Boom]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Merchants Joins Talks for CK Hutchison’s Vexed Ports Sale]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[CK Hutchison Starts London Arbitration Against Maersk Over Panama]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chinese Fast Fashion Brand to Take Over Mega Hong Kong H&M Store]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:52:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s New World Clan Bets on Property Rebound for Lifeline]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CK Hutchison Shares Jump as Firm Eyes Major Deals (Correct)]]></title>
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                <media:description>Gantry cranes and container ships at the Yantian International Container Terminals, operated by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.&apos;s Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), in Shenzhen, China, on Monday, April 7, 2025. China&apos;s policymakers discussed measures over the weekend to stabilize the economy and the markets in the face of US President Donald Trump&apos;s tariff onslaught, including whether to accelerate plans to unleash stimulus to bolster consumption, according to people familiar with the matter.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New World’s Top Shareholder Seeks to Refinance $932 Million Loan]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cratering Birth Rate Drives Parental Leave Expansion in Hong Kong]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Barrier tape cordons off a slide at a children&apos;s playground due to Covid-19 restrictions at Watson Road Rest Garden in Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. Hong Kong’s health officials warned that the city is facing a “crisis” as a record 2,000 preliminary positive cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals and upend its Covid Zero strategy. Photographer: Bertha Wang/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Cosco Halts Panama Port Operations as Tensions Rise]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:41:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fosun Shares Rebound on Shareholders’ Pledge to Boost Stake]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CK Hutchison Looks to Trump-Xi Summit as Ports Deal Drags On]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blackstone Talks on $4 Billion New World Deal Stall Over Control]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macau Gaming Revenue Beats Estimate on Lunar New Year Boom]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[CK Hutchison Warns Maersk of Legal Action Over Panama Ports]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swim Club Offers Surprising Cocktails With Spectacular Views of Hong Kong]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Besides cocktails with clever, modern twists, the bartender also whips up some very decent off-the-menu classics.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Two Panama Canal Ports Became a US-China Flashpoint]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:15:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China to Pause Panama Deals After Ports Contract Cancelled]]></title>
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                <media:description>Containers and cranes at the Port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Panama is considering canceling its contract with Hutchison Ports PPC, a Hong Kong-based company that operates ports near the Panama Canal, to defuse President Donald Trump&apos;s threats about countering China&apos;s influence.</media:description>
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