China clears Geely for landmark satellite IoT test to spur commercial space sector
China has approved its first private-sector commercial trial for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services, granting…
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Chinese regulators slap US$7.8m penalty on Guotai Haitong arm amid capital flow crackdown
An asset-management arm of Guotai Haitong Securities, a leading Chinese brokerage, was ordered to pay 52.5 million yuan…
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Are Malaysian Muslims less corrupt? PAS leader skewered over divisive politics
Malaysia’s Islamist opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang has sparked outrage and ridicule with unproven claims linking…
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Philippine flood-control scandal resurfaces after latest monsoon deluge
The latest floods to hit Metro Manila and parts of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon have turned a familiar…
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‘No bandwidth left for the family’: why many Singaporeans want to be child-free
As Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong prepares to unveil plans to ease the strain on families during his National…
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International study finds solar panels in China could be harming birds
Solar expansion policies across China have led to a reduction in bird diversity, with wealthier and non-desert regions…
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Real-life ‘gold-devouring beast’: Chinese girl, 5, hospitalised after swallowing gold bar
A five-year-old girl in northern China accidentally swallowed a 50-gram gold bar, sparking viral jokes online that she…
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Japan executes man behind pachinko parlour arson that killed 5
Japan executed on Friday a man convicted of an arson attack on a pachinko parlour in 2009 that killed five people, with…
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In the embodied AI race, China can opt to look beyond bigger models
The world has seen tremendous progress in the capabilities of robots in the past year. Robots can now walk, dance, run…
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Japan lawmakers to visit China in bid to cool row, but thaw unlikely: experts
A reported trip to China next week by a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers could carry “pronounced” symbolic…
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Japan faces ‘nightmare scenario’ as it struggles to defend ICC judge
Japan has spent years casting the International Criminal Court as a pillar of the rules-based order. This week, its…
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US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offence on Thursday…
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US designates academic Min Zin as ‘wrongfully detained’ in China
The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation that Min Zin, an…
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As China shows, liberal capitalism is not the only path
Much of the Western debate about China begins with a category error. “Communism” is often treated as synonymous with a…
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New Peru government vows to apply Hong Kong trade deal, but is silent on mainland China
Peru’s new government has pledged to bring its free-trade agreement with Hong Kong into force this year as part of an…
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US urges China to back its ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged China to join Washington’s latest efforts to economically…
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Christian metal band Demon Hunter sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters
Christian metal band Demon Hunter is suing Netflix, alleging trademark infringement associated with the streamer’s hit…
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Chinese stem cell therapy reverses heart failure in 90% of patients in landmark trial
A hospital in east China has used reprogrammed stem cells to treat severe heart failure, with 90 per cent of patients…
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China urges US to drop sweeping drone tariffs, warns of global supply chain fallout
Beijing has urged Washington to scrap planned tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imported drones, warning the measures…
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Plane pilot killed in US collision with police helicopter
An aeroplane pilot died on Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a…
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Taiwan proposes record US$35b defence budget for 2027 as PLA’s pressure grows
Taiwan has unveiled a record NT$1.12 trillion (US$35 billion) defence budget for 2027, with sharp increases in spending…
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Why North Korea is ‘keeping the door open for dialogue’ with Trump
At first glance, Kim Yo-jong’s latest message to Washington looked like a rebuff to US President Donald Trump’s…
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Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist on Thursday to one year in prison for…
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Chinese AI chips fall short on coding, forcing firms to stretch scarce Nvidia supply
Chinese AI companies are optimising software to cope with surging demand for inference, as part of that workload still…
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China’s falling gaokao numbers offer a revealing snapshot
Every summer, China’s gaokao, the national higher education entrance examination, provides an unusually revealing…
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Malaysia’s Anwar to visit China next month with an eye on building trade ties
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is planning a visit to China next month – his first in over a year – as the…
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Henderson Land posts 66% profit surge after run of strong sales
Henderson Land Development, one of Hong Kong’s largest developers, reported a 66 per cent rise in its interim profit…
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How China can turn its ‘blue cradle’ into a bridge with Southeast Asia
China has spent 80 years building formidable marine science capabilities. The harder test now is whether it can build…
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Anwar’s Taiwan remarks put Malaysia’s Beijing calculus in focus
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s emphatic backing of Beijing’s position on Taiwan has won praise and diplomatic…
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USS Nimitz soldiers on but ‘glory days are over’: CCTV report
The “glory days” of the world’s longest-serving aircraft carrier are over, reflecting fatigue in the broader US fleet…
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Chinese ‘hardship camps’ see children chop wood, feed pigs to learn family appreciation
Chinese parents are sending their children to “hardship summer camps” to engage in farm work, often to the point of…
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North Korea answers US olive branch with missile launch
North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul’s military said on Thursday, hours after US…
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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi seeks to improve Seoul ties amid US-South Korea friction
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on South Korea on Thursday to exercise “genuine strategic autonomy”, and urged…
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4 workers die after being hit by train north of Tokyo
Four workers died on Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo,…
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Chinese banks embrace cheaper short-term loan rates despite margin risks
Chinese commercial banks have begun pricing corporate loans against a short-term interbank repo rate rather than the…
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More than 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach: privacy watchdog
More than 153,000 students and staff from four tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been affected by a data breach…
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