Alibaba to issue US$10 billion in new shares for huge AI push amid strong investor demand
Alibaba Group Holding will issue HK$80 billion (US$10.2 billion) worth of new shares and use all of the proceeds to…
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Gaokao reforms could leave Chinese public vulnerable to pseudo-history, top academic warns
China’s secondary school students are dropping history as an exam subject, a trend that could leave the public more…
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Quake-prone Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant plan stokes safety fears
Coal-dependent Indonesia is reviving decades-old plans to build nuclear power plants that were put on hold following…
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Are humanoid robots the future? Chinese makers instead highlight practical design
Humanoid robots were still among the biggest crowd-pleasers at this year’s World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing,…
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Bites to bytes: Thai street food app feeds into hunger for authenticity
Bangkok’s best street food has always existed on a kind of mental map for Thai food writer Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj. It…
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Tech paradox: fear of being left behind drives China non-programmers to build own AI tools
A growing number of non-programmers across China are developing their own AI tools, primarily motivated by concerns…
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China builds world’s first custom plant immunity system for epidemic response
Chinese scientists have created an AI-guided platform to engineer custom plant immune receptors to rapidly combat…
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Canada’s Carney refuses to take Trump’s ‘bait’, confronting US in trade war
Siding with Canadians weary of provocations from Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney stood up to US President Donald…
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In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against Anwar
Malaysian politics runs on grudges and few illustrate that better than the one nursed by Rafizi Ramli. A year after…
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India rescues 2 Chinese nationals from sunken cargo ship, searches for others
India’s coastguard and navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a…
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How Pacific nations walk a tightrope between Western security and Chinese trade
On paper, Western countries are rushing to sign defence pacts in the South Pacific, ensuring their influence in a…
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Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions
Iran on Saturday denounced US plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic’s…
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Israel targets ‘terrorist’ in southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack
Israel said it targeted a “terrorist” in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria’s foreign ministry said was a…
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7 dead in UK after vehicle travelling in wrong direction hits police car
Seven people, including two police officers, died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading…
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Ukrainian drones kill at least 10, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon
Ukrainian drones killed at least 10 people in attacks against targets across Russia and Russian-occupied areas of…
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Sword attack that killed 1 at Sweden high school prompts social media probe
Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a high school with a sword on…
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Elderly woman allegedly pressured into spending HK$100,000 on beauty products
Hong Kong customs is investigating whether an 88-year-old was pressured into spending HK$100,000 (US$12,750) on beauty…
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Why China may have little to lose as ‘weakened’ Trump seeks North Korea talks
China may have “little to lose” from talks between the United States and North Korea which, analysts say, may lead to…
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1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires
Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said on Saturday, to help tackle wildfires…
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Chinese J-16 fighters arrive in Egypt ahead of Eagles of Civilisation 2026 joint drill
A fleet of Chinese J-16 fighters has arrived in Egypt ahead of a joint exercise that will be the aircraft’s first-ever…
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Myanmar air strike kills 14 praying at monastery, rebel witnesses say
A Myanmar military air strike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist…
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Man hospitalised after bamboo scaffolding collapses in Sham Shui Po
A Hong Kong man has been hospitalised after being trapped by fallen bamboo scaffolding at a building in Sham Shui Po,…
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Chinese man reunites with family after 25 years in total isolation to honour a promise
A Chinese man in his 60s has finally reunited with his family after spending 25 years in isolation to care for a house…
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Why China’s EV boom is seen as an ‘unparalleled opportunity’ in Africa
While the US and some European governments view China’s vast production of electric vehicles and green-energy tech as…
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Albanese: Canberra to join Australia’s gun buy-back programme after Bondi attack
Australia’s capital will join a gun buy-back as part of a response to a shooting spree that killed 15 at a Jewish…
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Mainland Chinese research ship spotted near Taiwan’s largest naval base
A mainland Chinese research ship has sailed close to a key Taiwanese naval base, marking its third appearance near the…
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Has Philippines’ Marcos missed his chance to stop the Dutertes?
Less than two years before the Philippines chooses its next president, Ferdinand Marcos Jnr still has no candidate to…
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Why South Korea wants to rebuild a DMZ railway despite Kim’s cold shoulder
Near the heavily fortified frontier dividing the Korean peninsula, the abandoned Woljeong-ri station is being recast as…
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India joins China and South Korea in push for Arctic shipping routes
Climate change and conflict are conspiring to open up the Arctic to Asian commercial shipping, with China, South Korea…
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Components crunch: China’s carmakers face rising costs to keep intelligence edge
Chinese smart vehicle makers have been hit by another setback as a global components shortage collides with surging…
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Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab
For materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research…
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Dozens die as dengue surges in Malaysia while vaccine uptake stalls
Dengue infections in Malaysia have surged 56.2 per cent this year, with 58,079 cases and 55 deaths recorded so far,…
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China banned ivory, but Vietnamese gangs keep the trade alive
Three months after leaving an inland port far up the Congo River, a consignment of timber arrived in Vietnam this…
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Why Chinese foreign minister’s trip to South Korea ‘dealt a low blow’ to Seoul
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, concluded his visit to South Korea on Friday, but declined to back Seoul’s push for…
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Young Chinese women dye armpit hair as fashion statement and expression of bodily autonomy
Some young women in China are dyeing their armpit hair, transforming a once-stigmatised trait into both a fashion…
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Why Hong Kong’s SK Hynix fund stayed at full leverage amid market volatility
South Korean investor Carol Kim thought Hong Kong-based CSOP Asset Management’s new flexible leverage structure would…
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