First lady Peng Liyuan’s English takes the spotlight in exchange with Melania Trump
China’s first lady Peng Liyuan has sparked online buzz over her English-language exchanges with the US first lady…
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What a 2-month trade-truce extension between China and the US reveals as rifts persist
An extension of the US-China trade truce, agreed upon at an unscheduled meeting between the two countries’ top economic…
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US regulators back multi-cancer blood test – but Hong Kong doctors remain cautious
Efforts to detect multiple cancers through a single blood draw are gathering momentum after US regulators endorsed the…
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What can Asia, Global South learn from India’s new digital payment fee?
For millions of Indians, buying a cup of chai or groceries from roadside vendors has come to mean reaching for their…
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Summits for all diplomatic seasons: how the US has set the stage for Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US is his first to the country since 2023 and his eighth face-to-face…
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Alibaba unveils ‘pragmatic’ AI road map to drive monetisation, infrastructure efficiency
The artificial intelligence road map presented at its flagship Apsara Conference this week showcased a pragmatic pivot…
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US, China agree two-month trade truce extension ahead of summit
China and the United States agreed to extend a trade-war truce by two months to January 10, as President Xi Jinping…
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Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?
Singapore police have launched an investigation after a video of a man allegedly filming female students using smart…
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Philippines weighs pardon for death row inmate repatriated from Indonesia
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is weighing an absolute pardon for Mary Jane Veloso, a former death row…
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Philippines impeachment: is path now clear to convict Sara Duterte?
The Philippine Senate has made it mathematically easier to convict Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, but observers…
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American AI development ‘cannot separate itself from China’: Zheng Yongnian
China and the United States must prevent their AI competition from escalating into a cold war, a top Chinese policy…
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‘Open, close, reopen’: return of choking haze traps Malaysian schools in limbo
Malaysia’s haze crisis has flared again just weeks after emergency measures and cloud-seeding operations brought…
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Who has the upper hand in financial markets, the US or China?
As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for his much-anticipated summit with US President Donald Trump,…
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Najib Razak’s fundraising in Malaysia draws 1 sen donations, mockery
A fundraiser to help pay disgraced former leader Najib Razak’s 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine has become a…
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Indonesia commissions first aircraft carrier, bolstering sea defence
Indonesia’s navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier on Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to…
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Trump grimaces, Xi unfazed during US military flyover for historic tarmac welcome
At Joint Base Andrews where Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for the visiting Chinese president, Xi Jinping…
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Hong Kong reports more than 40% drop in cancer-related death rate over 30 years
Hong Kong has cut its cancer-related death rate by more than 40 per cent over the past three decades, the health…
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Why did Trump wear gloves to greet China’s Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews?
US President Donald Trump’s choice of attire at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday drew online attention as he made a rare…
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Rohingya who fled Myanmar chaos now dread return from Malaysia
As a Rohingya exile who abandoned his life in Malaysia to return to Myanmar, Ismail’s bleak prospects may portend what…
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ChinaAMC launches 3 Hong Kong ETFs as demand for targeted strategies grows
China Asset Management (Hong Kong), the offshore arm of one of mainland China’s largest asset managers, launched three…
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Chinese drug loberamisal extends stroke treatment window from 6 hours to 2 days
Chinese medical scientists have shattered the brief window of time available to limit stroke damage, effectively…
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White House reinstates access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico following judge’s order
The White House said on Thursday it has reinstated journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico after a federal judge…
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Tencent rolls out payment app for foreign travellers ahead of Apec summit
Tencent Holdings on Thursday launched TenPayGo, a mobile payment app targeting foreign visitors, as the tech giant…
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Milei renews Argentina’s Falklands claim, rails against ‘useless’ UN
Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the islands known to Britain as the…
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Thailand’s Nene Royal wins America’s Got Talent, pocketing US$1 million
Thailand’s teenage guitar sensation Nene Royal won the US$1 million top prize on America’s Got Talent, capping a viral…
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Video of US military adjusting red carpet for China’s Xi sparks online backlash
A video clip showing uniformed US military personnel on their hands and knees making last-minute adjustments to a red…
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Big picture or big deals? What the Xi-Trump summit holds for China and the US
With the balance of power shifting between the US and China, the success of this week’s summit hinges not on…
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South Korea has ‘pragmatic’ plan for phased denuclearisation. But will North bite?
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s proposal for a phased approach to Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes is…
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Chinese archaeologists find 2,200-year-old ancestor of Dragon Boat Festival treat
When the weather turns warm around June, people all across China gather for the annual Dragon Boat Festival, and one of…
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‘Deep respect’: analysts weigh in on Trump’s red carpet welcome for Xi
With China and the US agreeing to extend a tariff truce that was set to expire in November – and US President Donald…
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At UN, Venezuela’s acting president promises elections without setting date
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that the country would hold…
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Thailand’s solar scheme faces hurdles as low power users turned off by high cost
Toey Wattana Mongkhonnam began thinking about outfitting his family home in Thailand’s northeastern province of…
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China’s top priority should be wages, not AI
“Whoever wins with AI wins,” US President Donald Trump has declared, dismissing warnings about the risks of developing…
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China-Russia space camp in Malaysia opens to youth in Southeast Asia
While major powers compete in militarised space races and state-led megaprojects, a group comprising a Russian…
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Australia slams ‘unacceptable’ OpenAI breach of government health portal
An autonomous OpenAI programme infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an “unacceptable” breach,…
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Warm welcome, trade truce extended: the takeaways as Xi arrives in US
Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted on the tarmac by his American counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday – a rare…
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