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China launches largest-ever academic misconduct crackdown after ‘Student Geng’ scrutiny
Four Chinese academics who lost posts at leading universities after a high-profile blogger flagged their research for misconduct have come under official…
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Her nude became a sticker: Hong Kong women say image abuse thrives despite law
Five years after a nude photo was taken without her consent, a woman opened Instagram to find the image had been turned into a sticker and sent back to her in…
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Rare large-scale MTR topside tender draws heavyweight Hong Kong developers
Tender submissions for the MTR Corporation’s Tuen Mun Area 16 Station phase two property development closed on Wednesday, with market sources saying top Hong…
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New Zealand ‘must never be seen as a proxy’, former PM Helen Clark warns
Helen Clark spent nine years running New Zealand and eight more running the United Nations’ development arm. Now, the former prime minister has a warning for…
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Trump to speak on both nights of Republican midterm convention amid turnout concerns
US President Donald Trump will now speak on both nights of the Republican Party’s unusual midterm convention next week, a party official said on Wednesday, an…
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Trump calls Xi’s Washington visit ‘exciting’, but claims US leads China in AI race
US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US held a significant lead over China in artificial intelligence, touted what he termed unprecedented…
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US lawmakers target China, birth tourism as citizenship fight intensifies
US lawmakers targeted China and birth tourism on Wednesday for the second time this week during hearings on birthright citizenship, a constitutional right…
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3 key belt and road connectivities that Hong Kong drives
Recently, I joined Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah in Malaysia for the official opening of the Hong Kong Economic and…
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Trump ‘happy’ Prince Harry and Meghan left US: ‘I was not a fan’
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was “happy” Prince Harry and his family left the US and relocated back to Britain. “I am happy about it. I…
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Dutch shift 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to UK over ‘geopolitical unrest’
The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”…
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Amid war with Iran, Trump muses renaming Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite ongoing clashes with Iran – then hours later implied…
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Vietnam arrests deputy minister over probe into huge bribes
Vietnamese police arrested a deputy health minister on Wednesday for allegedly accepting huge bribes, part of an investigation into a company accused of…
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2 Filipino sailors killed in Iran’s attack on vessel, Saudi Arabia says
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack on an oil tanker owned by its national shipping company had killed…
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SCO takes landmark stand on nuclear security as Iran comes under renewed attack
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has issued its first dedicated declaration on nuclear safety and security, condemning attacks on peaceful nuclear…
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Israel ready to remove Palestinians in Gaza once US approves, minister says
Israel has plans ready to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip but is waiting for the United States to figure out where to take them, the defence minister…
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Hong Kong police arrest 2 from clinic over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’
Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man and woman from a clinic on suspicion of selling a laboratory reagent as a bogus vaccine against more than 20 types of…
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Man arrested over theft of HK$5,885 in foreign currency on Bangkok to Hong Kong flight
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing nearly HK$6,000 (US$770) in foreign currency while flying to the city from Thailand, with a…
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Can Singapore be the ‘natural choice’ to bridge Asean and Central Asia?
Singapore is positioning itself as a bridge between Central Asia and Asean, as both regions increasingly look to each other amid growing disruption to global…
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Chevron to expand Venezuela oil operations with US$7 billion plan
Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it would expand operations in Venezuela after US President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s…
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China urges global AI cooperation, not rivalry, ahead of Xi-Trump summit
China’s science and technology minister Yin Hejun has called for global cooperation to manage the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence, as…
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In Bishkek, US envoys shadow the SCO summit in challenge on Beijing and Moscow’s turf
As China and Russia rallied dozens of countries in Bishkek to shape a multipolar world order, Washington’s envoys were splitting the spotlight by meeting…
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China-Egypt joint drills a show of Beijing’s military reach
China is beginning to match its economic presence abroad with the military reach required to operate across it. The clearest evidence came from Egypt. Chinese…
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Indonesian wildfire haze forces 1.4 million students to move to online learning
About 1.4 million students in six Indonesian provinces had shifted to online learning due to poor air quality triggered by forest and land fires, an…
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China’s US$10.8b trade short cut: new Pinglu Canal prepares to supercharge Asean shipments
Aptly dubbed the Pinglu 001, the first command and management vessel for the Pinglu Canal was delivered on Monday and will soon enter service as China prepares…
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How Japan aims to convert ageing warships into leverage to counter China
Japan’s plans to transfer ageing warships to the Philippines and Indonesia could turn older military hardware into geopolitical leverage, deepening regional…
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Education Bureau steps in after students wait in rain for uniform and hair checks
Hong Kong education authorities have reminded a school to consider the needs of students when enforcing rules after many were forced to wait in a long line…
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Man arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$42 million worth of ‘space oil’
Hong Kong customs has arrested a man and seized HK$42 million (US$5.3 million) worth of the illegal narcotic “space oil” from a workshop fitted with a…
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Saleswoman arrested over aggressive sales tactics, third suspect linked to Opatra
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a woman on suspicion of using aggressive tactics to sell skincare products at a local beauty chain formerly operating…
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Has India’s Modi found new mediator clout after talks with Putin, Iran?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian at the Shanghai Cooperation…
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Ireland must prepare for Northern Ireland reunification vote, foreign minister says
Ireland needs to be prepared for a vote on whether to reunify with the UK’s Northern Ireland region, Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee has said. “I do…
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Thai schools hold active shooter drills after deadly attack
Schools in Thailand conducted active shooter drills on Wednesday, as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two weeks after a 14-year-old opened…
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Chinese coaches help women heal from narcissists; spot signs, escape toxic relationships
Some Chinese women are investing thousands of yuan (equivalent to several hundred US dollars) to learn how to heal from the scars inflicted by narcissistic…
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As Xi’s US visit approaches, basic details of planned AI talks remain uncertain
With Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the United States just weeks away, Washington and Beijing are still struggling to arrange a hoped-for…
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Bangladesh launches women-only Pink Bus service in Dhaka
Read more: https://sc.mp/841640 Bangladesh has launched a women-only “Pink Bus” service in Dhaka staffed entirely by female drivers and conductors. Created to…
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Hong Kong Cyclothon returns with new extended ‘five tunnels, three bridges’ route
Public registration for Hong Kong’s flagship annual cycling event will open on Thursday, with more than 6,500 places available across two non-competitive rides…
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China joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs
China-based LandSpace successfully launched a Zhuque-3 rocket and recovered its first stage, a breakthrough in the nation’s efforts to develop reusable…
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Thailand seeks new path to end deadly southern insurgency: top negotiator
Thailand is ready to shift its approach to a slow-burn insurgency in its Muslim-majority deep south and revitalise a peace process, Bangkok’s chief negotiator…
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Goldman Sachs upbeat on wealth outlook despite worries over China’s tax scrutiny
Goldman Sachs has remained upbeat about offshore wealth management despite concerns over Beijing’s tighter scrutiny of cross-border money flows. The Wall…
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China fund managers stick with AI, chips in August despite July sell-off, survey finds
Despite July’s sharp sell-off in global semiconductor shares, driven by concerns over AI-linked profitability, artificial intelligence and chips remained…
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Macau bets on financial services, fintech to drive economic diversification
Macau has unveiled a sweeping five-year strategic blueprint to break its long-standing dependence on casino revenues by pivoting towards modern financial…
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Is South China Sea warship breakdown a sign US is ‘taxing reserve capacity’?
A US guided-missile destroyer that was adrift in the South China Sea without power last month is a sign that America is taxing its reserve capacity as its…
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Hong Kong parents lose legal bid to get baby Danny back from welfare authorities
The parents of a Hong Kong baby taken into the care of welfare authorities have lost a legal bid to have their home-born baby son returned to them, with the…
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Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of liquid meth from Tanzanian-flagged ship in record drug bust
Indonesia has seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine hidden on a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in one of the country’s biggest drug busts, with 10 crew members…
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Why US may be open to affordable Chinese cars; BYD’s in-vehicle karaoke: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see…
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African families’ heartbreak as young men trapped on Russian battlefields
Instead of celebrating her son’s birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia…
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Chinese robotaxi firms see eased regulatory bottleneck in Europe as deployment picks up
The business environment for Chinese robotaxi operators in Europe has become more open over the past year, which would help Chinese firms to commercialise…
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Mongolia apologises after China raises security concerns about protesters at oil camp
A senior Mongolian official has apologised after the Chinese embassy raised concern that Mongolians “harassed the camp” of a Chinese-invested oil exploration…
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In Singapore’s battle of casinos, Marina Bay Sands holds winning hand against Sentosa
At Singapore casino Resorts World Sentosa’s Lunar New Year lucky draw for high rollers earlier this year, the biggest prize was a bottle of Martell Cognac…
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Will Putin’s Kuril Islands visit push Japan closer to Ukraine?
Japan is weighing how far to push back after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island last week, as analysts debate whether tougher measures…
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9 killed in Indian budget hotel fire after suspected air-con explosion
At least nine people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday, a senior fire department official…
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Southeast Asia’s landmine clearers face closure as global aid shifts to new wars
En Poy was minding cattle in a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in Cambodia when he set off his first landmine. The blast from the rusty relic he picked up cost…
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HKEX profit jumps to record high on surging IPOs and turnover, beating market estimates
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) profit jumped to a record amid a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs) and sizzling stock market turnover in the…
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US defence chiefs tour Asia to calm fears as Trump’s drill remarks sow doubts
Senior US defence officials have fanned out across Asia in recent weeks to reassure allies of Washington’s commitment to the region, even as the war with Iran…
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Owner of dog in fatal pet attacks regrets surrendering animal: shelter founder
The owner of a large dog that mauled two smaller pets to death in Hong Kong earlier this week has expressed “regret” over surrendering the animal to…
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Father and 2 daughters killed in Malaysian immigration truck crash
A father and his two daughters died after an Immigration Department truck allegedly ran a red light and triggered a series of crashes in the Malaysian capital…
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Hong Kong Gold Exchange taps tech strength in joint venture to power gold settlement
The Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX) and TGX Technology have launched a joint venture to build a “secure, stable and internationally competitive” gold trading…
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Vietnam police confirm ex-politician spared charges over crash that killed teen in Hanoi
A former Vietnamese politician unintentionally killed a teenager in a traffic accident in central Hanoi last year but was exempted from criminal prosecution…
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New Zealand passes law blocking climate action against companies: ‘dark day for democracy’
New Zealand has passed hotly contested legislation to block lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for climate change harm. The right-wing coalition…
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Why is Trump threatening to bomb Oman, the Iran mediator trying to clear Hormuz?
The world knows that US President Donald Trump is angry with Iran. But he is not happy with the small country lying across the Strait of Hormuz from the…
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Chinese national Jianfei Lu sentenced to 15 years in US$92m drug money scheme
A Chinese national, described by the US Justice Department as a “prolific” money launderer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday and ordered to pay…