Not a token effort: beer meets artificial intelligence at bar in China’s capital
Drinks, music, vibes … what else can a bar offer to attract customers? One in China’s capital, Beijing, is betting on…
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Furore grows as Venezuela defends US oil deal with Trump
Venezuelan hardliners and opposition forces alike criticised acting president Delcy Rodriguez for agreeing to grant the…
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Hong Kong police investigate viral video of dog trapped in running washing machine
Hong Kong police are investigating social media videos that appear to show a dog trapped inside a running washing…
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Can Southeast Asian artists replicate K-pop’s global success with SEA-pop?
At Tower Records in Tokyo’s Shibuya district earlier this month, fans flocked to a pop-up store set up for Filipino boy…
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‘Lone perpetrator’ Swiss man arrested after deadly shooting at rave
Zurich, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) -A 43-year-old Swiss man was arrested on Monday on “strong suspicion” of being behind a rare…
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Could joint oil and gas projects help ease Beijing and Manila’s South China Sea tensions?
China and the Philippines have been urged to resume joint South China Sea energy exploration as a way of easing…
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Finland says it ‘makes no sense’ for Russia to risk attack on a Nato nation
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he did not believe Russia would risk an attack against a Nato country,…
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China-Nepal floods: 261 foreigners listed missing in Tibet, cyber police target rumours
China said on Sunday that 261 foreign citizens were missing after last week’s deadly floods along the border between…
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Wife of British man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines
The wife of a British passenger who died after severe turbulence struck Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight SQ321 in May…
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Reviving Kuala Lumpur: can Malaysia modernise without pricing out its past?
A yellowing receipt, framed behind glass near the entrance of Abdul Razak Gold House, records an address that no longer…
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‘Green miracle’: US teacher returns to China after 26 years to find donation grew into forest
A retired American teacher has reunited with a Chinese farmer 26 years after their initial encounter, returning to the…
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Human-wildlife clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park
Friction between humans and wild animals at China’s Giant Panda National Park intensified significantly over the past…
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JD.com’s US$1.3b expansion could test Hong Kong’s footfall-driven retail property model
JD.com’s rapid expansion in Hong Kong could challenge the property model that has long made the city’s busiest streets…
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‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out
Yutaka Kato* knew there would be risks when he reported suspected misconduct by his employer to Japanese authorities.…
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North Korea’s defence minister dismissed in reshuffle of military leadership
North Korea’s defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s military leadership, state…
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Is the Irtysh River the choke-free Arctic shipping gateway that China needs?
As conflicts around the world highlight the vulnerability of global shipping lanes, China and Russia are reportedly…
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Jason Arday’s death is not just a ‘woke Cambridge’ tragedy
Three weeks ago, I watched with horror the car crash of Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s public unravelling. You know…
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Nepal floods: rescuers send air pipe into tunnel with trapped workers
Nepali army rescuers broke through to a hydropower tunnel on Saturday and began pumping air and sending a camera…
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Chinese coastguard has 0.3% chance of using weapons in disputed waters, war game suggests
A Chinese coastguard ship is shielding a cluster of fishing boats when several small, fast vessels begin circling –…
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Xi, Putin to meet in Bishkek for Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks: Kremlin
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss the Power of Siberia 2 project…
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Japan probes 39kg of bread dumped in national park
A total of 39kg (85 lbs) of bread was recently dumped along a roadside in a national park in western Japan, prompting…
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What Japan’s coming fighter jet deployment to India means for China
Japan plans to deploy fighter jets in India for the first time next month, a decision experts say reflects Tokyo’s…
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China’s Middle East policy at a crossroads 6 months into US-Israeli war on Iran
Gulf states are making a strategic pivot as the war in Iran drags on into its sixth month, but observers warn that…
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China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post
Video footage taken moments before a catastrophic mudslide hit a border post in Tibet this week shows how one police…
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Driven by ‘deep love’: China family’s 3,500km drive for son’s university marks life milestone
A family embarked on a remarkable 3,500km journey from eastern China to the northwestern region of the country to help…
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Temasek backs Singapore Airlines’ Air India investment amid growing scrutiny
Singapore state investor Temasek, the majority shareholder of Singapore Airlines , on Saturday backed the airline’s…
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Vietnam’s move to end executions for drug trafficking sparks debate in region
Vietnam is seeking to end executions for drug trafficking under a draft revision to its Penal Code, a notable shift in…
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Reality check for China’s carmakers as authorities tell them to focus on quality, not tech
China’s shrinking car market has received another reality check as regulators step in to police the hi-tech offerings…
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10 years, 1,800 survey sites: inside China’s hi-tech push to map linguistic diversity
Speak a few sentences of your hometown dialect into a microphone at a museum in central China, and a machine will…
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South Korean court rules banging on ceiling, calling to complain considered stalking
A woman in her fifties has been fined for repeatedly banging on her ceiling with a backscratcher and contacting her…
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King Haakon VIII takes throne as Norway mourns death of King Harald
Norway’s new King Haakon VIII on Saturday addressed Norwegians for the first time since taking the throne, paying…
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US envoy’s Kashmir ‘part of India’ remark rattles Pakistan ties
Seven words, spoken almost in passing on a recent afternoon in Srinagar, have set off a diplomatic tremor across South…
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Several ride-hailing firms express interest in Hong Kong licences: minister
Several ride-hailing firms have expressed an interest in offering services under the new regulatory regime in Hong…
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AI can make China’s political language sound more threatening, scholar warns
China is being urged to use human translators to refine AI renderings of its political messaging, amid concerns that…
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China leverages short-video ecosystem, lower costs to carve out lead in AI video
Chinese artificial intelligence companies are carving out a distinct lead over their US rivals in video generation,…
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Singapore to auction luxury goods, properties from US$2.4 billion money laundering case
More than 1,000 luxury items and 80 real estate properties forfeited in Singapore’s S$3 billion (US$2.4 billion) money…
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