Japan’s AI satellites and other space ambitions ‘a serious threat’, China warns
Japan’s plan to develop tactical satellites equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) would boost its long-range…
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Senior Pentagon official for China to lead US delegation to Xiangshan Forum
The American delegation to the Xiangshan Forum, a major Chinese security conference in Beijing, will be led by Cynthia…
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Yemen’s Houthis close in on strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait in new threat to shipping
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants have reached the Red Sea islands of Hanish after capturing the coastal city of…
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China ‘living Buddha’ honoured for US$9 million donation after saving every cent for charity
A 98-year-old man in eastern China has garnered widespread praise for his remarkable philanthropy, which includes…
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China presses France to drop ‘protectionist’ anti-fast fashion law
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) said on Thursday it had held talks with French companies operating in China and…
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Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s new capital as carrier ordered in
Indonesia’s wildfires are creeping towards Nusantara, the country’s new capital under construction on Borneo island,…
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China’s Xi Jinping to make first trip to India in 7 years for Brics summit
China has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi for the Brics summit this weekend, his first…
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Far-right AfD party won big in Saxony-Anhalt. Will it affect Germany’s approach to China?
With its sweeping victory in a key state election, the far-right Alternative for Germany is putting pressure on the…
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Palace plot in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan entangles Umno leaders
Malaysia’s Umno has been drawn deeper into a royal row in Negeri Sembilan, after the president of the dominant Malay…
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DeepSeek says new Flash AI model beats Kimi K3 on cyber, coding benchmarks
DeepSeek has released its V4.1 Flash model, claiming it outperforms its previous flagship while cutting inference costs…
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25 dead after fire on board foreign-flagged cargo ship in China’s Qingdao
Twenty-five people were killed after a fire broke out on Thursday morning aboard a foreign-flagged cargo ship at…
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China ready to help Trump meet North Korea’s Kim
China signalled a willingness to help set up a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim…
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Thais take to streets in rare protest against Israel: ‘not for sale’
Hundreds of Thais, led by a veteran political activist, rallied outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday in a…
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Cop31: Forget climate pledges, countries like Nepal need actual cash
Every climate summit now runs on the same illusion: the next pledge will be the one that finally saves us. It will not.…
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China’s global expansion offers German firms opportunity, but they see window narrowing
While German companies operating in China increasingly view the global expansion of local firms as a chance to…
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Indonesia orders Netflix to pay US$4.3m in music royalties or face shutdown
Indonesia is demanding that Netflix pay an estimated 75 billion rupiah (US$4.3 million) in royalties accumulated since…
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Why is surrogacy in China proving so difficult to ban despite the crackdown?
Two laboratories in central China have been shut down for alleged surrogacy activities, an underground practice that…
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Kimi maker Moonshot AI to explore dual Hong Kong and Shanghai IPOs to boost capital: sources
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI, developer of the popular Kimi K3 model, may explore options for…
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2 men jailed for up to 38 months over pro-independence group’s secession plot
Hong Kong’s District Court has sentenced two men with autism to up to three years and two months in prison for their…
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Apple enters a crowded foldable smartphone market in China – can it beat Huawei?
Apple’s long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market, the iPhone Duo, has drawn immediate attention in China…
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Mainland Chinese shoppers lose trusted Hong Kong veggie tag as customs revamp hits shelves
Mainland Chinese supermarkets, including US warehouse retailer Sam’s Club, have dropped the Hong Kong-bound vegetable…
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J-50 designers reveal leapfrog tech for China’s next-gen stealth fighters
China’s next-generation combat aircraft will be able to fly by themselves if a pilot loses consciousness, navigate…
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Singapore MPs back ministerial pay rise, but agree money alone won’t lure talent
While Singapore’s officials are among the highest-paid in the world, money alone cannot attract the brightest leaders…
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Grab Singapore apologises over microdrama ad that raised passenger safety fears
Grab Singapore has apologised after a new promotional series formatted like popular Chinese microdramas raised concerns…
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Chinese cousins in their 50s redesign, revitalise ethnic fabric, model, sell clothing globally
A pair of Chinese cousins in their 50s have redesigned ethnic brocade and promoted it by cross-dressing in women’s…
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4 Chinese nationals charged over Singaporean man’s Malaysia airport kidnapping
Four Chinese nationals, including a woman, claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Balik Pulau, Malaysia’s Penang state,…
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August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say
The EU’s climate monitor said on Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean…
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Trump touts ‘most successful’ presidency, promises US$5,000 to citizens in speech
US President Donald Trump kicked off the Republican Party’s midterm campaign season in Dallas on Wednesday night,…
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AIIB eyes new platform to pool private capital for Asia’s US$1.7tr infrastructure needs
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is developing a new platform to pool capital from institutional…
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Philippines races to find survivors of ferry fire that killed at least 5
The Philippines has deployed coastguard, military and civilian vessels in a race to find survivors on a smouldering…
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Is the Philippine military ‘massively underfunded’?
The Philippines’ military modernisation road map is set for delays over budget constraints, with critics calling out…
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China’s Communist Party quietly signals social stability push with new high-level body
China’s ruling Communist Party has signalled a renewed push for social stability by quietly setting up a high-level…
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Social media must join the fight against teen suicides
As we observe World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, the global community reflects on a sobering reality:…
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China wife exposes husband’s US$1.5 million insurance-buying affair involving 180 hotel stays
A Chinese man’s seven-year affair with an insurance agent has ignited a legal dispute, revealing dramatic details…
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Over 65% of cars sold in China are now EVs as Iran war drives electric shift
China’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption rate has hit an all-time high, as the Iran war drives motorists to shift away…
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Softer focus on national security in Hong Kong’s 5-year plan? Why it won’t happen
In the first of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16,…
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