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Chinese coastguard proposes turning South China Sea isles into robotic fortress
The South China Sea’s contested islands could be transformed into autonomous, robotic fortresses, according to a defence proposal by the Chinese coastguard…
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Unitree Robotics surges 629% to US$66 billion valuation in Shanghai share debut
Shares of Unitree Robotics surged 629 per cent above their initial public offering price to open at 1,100 yuan in their Shanghai trading debut on Wednesday…
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Greyest village in Japan turns to Peru sister city to plug severe worker shortage
Japan’s most greying municipality has turned to its Peruvian sister city in search of a way to reverse its population decline and address the labour shortage…
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New study links cosmic radiation to higher cancer death risk in flight crews
Flight attendants and pilots are at the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers – even more than people who work with radioactive materials…
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Hong Kong needs a mission for 2049 to focus its 5-year plans
Hong Kong is formulating its first five-year plan for economic and social development. Such plans are likely to become a regular feature of governance, and…
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China ‘cloudscape observer’ mist-monitoring job ends; resort plans more similar campaigns
A Chinese tourist site recently concluded a month-long position that paid 60,000 yuan (US$8,900) to live on a mountaintop, observe the cloudscape, and share…
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US, South Korea slash joint military drills by half as Trump eyes Kim summit
The South Korean and US militaries have agreed to shorten their drills at the US’ request, South Korean officials said on Wednesday, days after President…
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Inside the playbook used to dupe Hongkongers into making big beauty product buys
As Hong Kong customs expands its investigation into Opatra London following complaints of high-pressure sales tactics involving purchases of up to HK$100,000…
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What does a hit film about the Iraq war say about Chinese views of the world?
A new film telling the story of the Iraq war through Chinese eyes marks the latest in a series of soft power initiatives designed to get Beijing’s message…
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China becomes first nation to recover orbital launch rockets with 2 distinct paths
In a global first, leading Chinese commercial rocket company LandSpace has recovered a stainless-steel booster after an orbital launch, marking a major step in…
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Natalie Harp, Trump’s ‘human printer’, in the spotlight after decoy plane incident
A close aide to Donald Trump is at the centre of an ugly clash between the White House and Senator Jon Ossoff, after the Democratic lawmaker drew the…
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South Korea accelerates military self-reliance over Trump’s ‘unpredictability’
US President Donald Trump’s abrupt move to scale back annual military drills with South Korea has handed President Lee Jae Myung a fresh impetus for greater…
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Use of yuan hits 6-month high in Hong Kong’s fast-payment system
Hong Kong’s fast-transfer payments denominated in yuan surged to a six-month high in July, signalling accelerating adoption of real-time cross-border retail…
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UAE freezes all trade, financial dealings with Iran after missile attack
The United Arab Emirates has said it is suspending all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reporting an Iranian missile attack directed at its ships…
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US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic asset
As China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its own national data strategy that treats data as an…
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After years, Macau firm opts out of Hong Kong renewal project, seeks US$153m for site
A North Point redevelopment site is being put on the market for HK$1.2 billion (US$153 million) after its owner, which spent years assembling the ageing…
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US Democrats rebuke Trump for easing sanctions on Beijing, Hong Kong officials
Several top US Democratic lawmakers chided US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for easing sanctions recently on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who, they…
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How China got caught in the crossfire of a US bacon fight
Midwestern Americans watching television this summer may have been surprised to see China and bacon appearing together in political advertisements. “The…
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US Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for 4 days in the Pacific
A US Navy destroyer with about 300 sailors aboard suffered a major breakdown in the Pacific Ocean last month that left it without power for four days, the Navy…
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Harvard, MIT among 30 US universities ordered to audit China research ties
Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University are among 30 American institutions ordered to audit their foreign…
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Trump says Secret Service, military insisted on Air Force One decoy in Turkey
US President Donald Trump deflected criticisms about a decision to secretly fly him out of Turkey on a different aircraft while the White House indicated he…
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Why does SK Hynix want to sell its chip facility in southwest China?
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix’s potential deal to offload a packaging plant in southwest China is part of a strategic pivot towards higher-margin artificial…
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Showdown in Indonesia’s Solo pits Widodo’s dynasty against Megawati’s machine
The rivalry between two of Indonesia’s former presidents is moving onto the political ground where their alliance was first forged, with Joko Widodo’s youngest…
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China childhood staple ‘White Rabbit’ candy gains global praise for classic wrapper design
The time-honoured Chinese creamy candy brand White Rabbit recently went viral for its iconic wrapper design, but the brand, having pursued an active rebranding…
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Hong Kong is no longer a Western playground – and it’s not looking back
When it comes to bad prognostication, no one can beat Fortune, which came up with the mother of all “Hong Kong is doomed” narratives. In June 1995, the…
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Fishing trip mishap or grey-zone test? Taiwan arrests men after boat slips past defences
Two people from mainland China were arrested six days after illegally landing in Taiwan by inflatable boat, raising fresh concerns over the island’s coastal…
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Why does Hong Kong need a 5-year plan – and will it crimp its free-market economy?
As the government completes a public consultation exercise to craft the city’s own five-year plan to align with national development, the first of this…
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Vietnam’s To Lam eyes trade, defence boost during trip to Australia, New Zealand
A visit by Vietnam’s top leader To Lam to Australia and New Zealand this week is expected to lead to stronger maritime security cooperation, especially in…
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Japan slams North Korea’s ballistic missile firing ahead of US-Seoul drills
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, days before the planned start of massive…
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Beyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model
Having marked its 99th anniversary on August 1, the People’s Liberation Army is now just a year away from its centenary goals, with its evolution highlighting…
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US lifts TikTok ban on government devices after ByteDance restructuring
The White House has formally lifted the ban on TikTok on US government devices after the Justice Department determined that the version operated by the…
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How India’s government can be a good parent to its young people
The resignation of Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan last month, yielding to pressure from the “cockroach” youth protests, was an example of…
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Doctors ignored ‘warning signs’ before Maradona’s death, court hears
Diego Maradona showed “warning signs” that went unheeded during the home hospitalisation leading up to his death in 2020, a witness on Tuesday told the trial…
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US faults China over opaque overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks
The United States has stepped up scrutiny of China’s overseas lending, warning that the lack of transparency surrounding Chinese loans could increase the risk…
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US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports
A US helicopter on Tuesday fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports…
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Ukraine says Russia fired North Korean missiles in deadly attack
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said on Tuesday, accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles…
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Facebook parent Meta to unwind US$2 billion Manus AI deal after Beijing block
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is set to fully unwind its acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence platform Manus, more than three months after…
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Israel and Venezuela renew consular ties after 17 years of no diplomacy
Israel and Venezuela announced on Tuesday that they had renewed consular relations 17 years after diplomatic ties were severed between the two countries. The…
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Man charged with bomb threat against US consulate in Canada
Canadian police on Tuesday charged a man with making a bomb threat against the US consulate in Halifax, the latest security incident involving an American…
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2.4 million Afghan girls banned from schools 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said on…
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Rights groups sue the Trump administration over ICC sanctions
Human Rights Watch and three other advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to challenge its campaign against the International Criminal Court…
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US export controls achieving no strategic gain but hurting American firms, survey finds
The Trump administration’s export-control licensing regime is achieving little strategic benefit while costing the United States billions of dollars in lost…
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Daughter of ‘Chinese Schindler’ protests use of father’s WWII legacy to sell homes
When Manli Ho saw her father’s name being used to advertise US$40,000 houses in his hometown in China, she was outraged. “He Saved 18,000 Jewish Lives in WWII…
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Hong Kong urges parents not to delay childhood vaccinations as US limits jabs
Hong Kong authorities have defended the city’s childhood vaccination programme after the United States scaled back its immunisation recommendations, stressing…
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Baptist University reviews IT security after ransomware group claims breach
Baptist University has said it is reviewing the security of its information technology (IT) systems after a ransomware group claimed online to have illegally…
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Russia frees ailing ex-US marine after Putin’s ‘goodwill’ pardon
Moscow on Tuesday freed a former US marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based…
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Evergrande wins HK$6b debt-recovery case after court rejects ‘fabricated’ claims
A Hong Kong court has ruled in favour of embattled conglomerate Evergrande in a debt-recovery case, allowing it to recoup about HK$6 billion (US$764.7 million)…
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China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report
China’s hypersonic weapons can now use the stars for guidance when satellite systems like GPS or BeiDou are jammed or fail, according to a project led by the…
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South Africa mine dump collapse kills at least 14 suspected illegal miners
At least 14 suspected illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a mine dump collapsed in South Africa’s North West province on Monday night, police…
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Hungary parliament approves Orban-critic judge as president
Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved former supreme court chief Andras Baka, a critic of Viktor Orban who was fired during the ex-premier’s time in power…
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Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish death penalty
In a landmark change to Lebanon’s penal system, the country’s parliament on Tuesday approved legislation abolishing the death penalty, replacing it with life…
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China is pitching its AI models to Europe, but is it enough to avoid 2-horse race with US?
As the United States and China consolidate their dominance in artificial intelligence, attention is turning to whether Europe can carve out a distinct third…
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Jellyfish force shutdown of 3 reactors at French nuclear power plant
A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday…
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Hong Kong rolls out online consent forms for children’s school flu jabs
Parents can submit online consent forms from Monday for their children’s seasonal flu vaccinations under a school outreach programme, with Hong Kong…
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A strong China is the best hope for the ‘long peace’ to endure
The “long peace” is a term coined by Yale professor and Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis in his 1987 book The Long Peace: Inquiries into the History of the…
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China says US tried to buy its super magnet that has ‘40% higher’ performance
A US laboratory that once dominated the field of superconducting magnets is now hoping to buy Chinese technology used in a leading particle accelerator…
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Philippine VP Sara Duterte charged over Marcos assassination threat
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio was hit with a criminal charge on Tuesday over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, a key…
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Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual office-assistant subscription
Alibaba Group Holding is asking app users to open their wallets for its artificial intelligence office assistant, as the Chinese technology giant tests whether…
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Search under way for missing cruise passenger off Hong Kong mega bridge
Hong Kong authorities have launched a search in waters west of the city for a man believed to have fallen overboard from a sightseeing vessel travelling…