Daily brief
DeepSeek and Alibaba are rescuing China's office landlords, with the AI startup and tech giant leasing large spaces in cities like Shenzhen and Beijing, boosting a struggling commercial real estate sector.
China has asked banks to pause new loans to US-sanctioned oil refiners, according to a report, while also ordering firms to ignore US Iran sanctions.
A Chinese-owned oil tanker was hit near the Strait of Hormuz as the US pauses its ship-protection plan, a report says.
Samsung is pulling TVs and home appliances from China, following its earlier decision to cease sales of home appliances on the mainland.
China has ramped up reform of smaller lenders, according to China Daily, and certified its first homegrown airship pilots for commercial use.