21 February 2025

The last time I wrestled directly with the playful, mysterious and dangerous world of chemistry was during my final days of school, when as a prank I dropped a vial of potassium permanganate into the school’s water tanks. It was a joy to see the taps and the toilets run vivid purple and to watch

Lenovo Group, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, has reshuffled its board and named a new chief financial officer (CFO) after three quarters of strong revenue growth, as the Chinese technology giant doubles down on artificial intelligence (AI) and moves to adopt DeepSeek’s models. Lenovo promoted John Thornton, who was serving as independent non-executive

Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares surged 15 per cent to close at HK$138.50 on Friday, following an 8 per cent gain overnight in New York, as the company beat analysts’ consensus estimates with better-than-expected profit and revenue in the December quarter, as well as its major tech spending plan. Its New York-listed shares gained another 4

Finance Minister Lan Foan has emphasised that fiscal efforts to support China’s technological advancement are a government priority, as many analysts predict that Beijing will raise this year’s fiscal deficit ratio to 4 per cent to bolster economic growth. In an article in the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, Lan pledged that his