Former Malaysian minister arrested in state haj fund corruption probe
A former Malaysian minister has been remanded for five days as part of an anti-corruption inquiry into the management…
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Chinese carmakers eye full hybrid market; BYD posts US$1.2 billion profit: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you…
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Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee picks Hong Kong over New York for spin-off’s listing
The parent company of Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee plans to spin off and list its international operations in…
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Chinese research team may have cracked secret to crossbreeding Asian and African rice
Chinese scientists have identified a genetic barrier that makes it hard to crossbreed African and Asian rice varieties…
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Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s purge
Cambodia says it has flushed out a scam industry estimated to have stolen tens of billions of US dollars last year…
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Tencent’s Hy4 model gains in open-source AI rankings after ecosystem-driven training
Tencent Holdings’ use of its vast product ecosystem to train its new Hy4 preview model gives it an edge in developing…
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CityU investigates after clip shows man carrying woman in bra, shorts at disco night
Hong Kong’s City University (CityU) has launched an investigation after a video surfaced showing a half-naked man…
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US journalist jailed for 2 years for working as a Chinese agent
An American journalist who lived in Beijing, worked for Chinese state media and pleaded guilty to acting as an agent…
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Flood-hit Nepal urges tourists to return: ‘our mountain trails are waiting for you’
Nepal urged international travellers not to abandon the Himalayas, declaring the country open for tourism as it…
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Malaysian heritage site caught in row over non-local staff
Images of a migrant worker apparently guiding visitors around one of Kuala Lumpur’s best-known heritage sites have…
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China’s corruption investigation procedures
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Netanyahu accuses security officials of intentionally not waking him on October 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused security officials on Tuesday of intentionally failing to wake him on…
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China’s 2026 moon laser communication speed is slower than Nasa’s in 2013
China has pulled off two-way laser communication between Earth and the moon, making it only the second nation after the…
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US judge rules alleged Charlie Kirk killer to stand trial, could face death penalty
The murder case against the Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year is headed…
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China approves string of ‘telepathy’ devices amid push to leapfrog Elon Musk
China’s health regulators have granted approvals for a string of brain-technology products this year, as domestic…
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Singapore jails Indian man who hid US$154,000 diamond in mouth during heist
A thief was sentenced to 26 months and two weeks’ jail on Tuesday for his role in a Singapore Chinatown diamond heist.…
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Japan’s deadliest delicacy is getting more dangerous
Japan’s most dangerous delicacy is getting harder to prepare safely as warming seas push different pufferfish species…
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China’s multipolar world order must prove it can be peaceful
China has spent years articulating its preferred principles for the world order. In June, it went a step further,…
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Chinese workers use parasols and sunscreen indoors to combat ‘office ageing’
A growing number of Chinese workers are sharing tips on social media to combat “office ageing.” Suggestions range from…
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Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold
Solar power has overtaken coal as China’s largest source of installed power generation capacity for the first time,…
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Tanker, transporter, controller: China’s Y-20 family expands its Pacific reach
When six Chinese heavy transport planes entered European airspace in April 2022, it was not just their cargo that drew…
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HKU partners with tech giants to offer AI labs at expanded Shanghai campus
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is partnering with tech giants to offer on-site artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Enflame’s US$900m IPO tests appetite for China’s ‘little dragon’ AI chipmakers
As Enflame Technology gears up for a 6.12 billion yuan (US$910.3 million) initial public offering on Shanghai’s Star…
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North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say
North Korea has never named her, confirmed her age or acknowledged her as Kim Jong-un’s heir. Yet South Korea’s spy…
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Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says
A senior Russian aide suggested on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian…
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Trump puts pressure on squeezed US oil refiners to ease pump prices
President Donald Trump pressed US oil refiners to boost domestic production of petrol and diesel during a closed-door…
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US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls
US lawmakers are trying to identify which foreign countries are the biggest sources of unlawful robocalls targeting…
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Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned that the People’s Liberation Army is stepping up its preparations for a blockade…
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Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis
On August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the…
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Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China
The US Congress on Tuesday advanced a new bill that seeks to establish American global leadership in open-source…
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UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming UK…
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UN report confirms Syria was building nuclear reactor during Assad rule
Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under the leadership of ousted former president Bashar…
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US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare
The US military launched new air strikes on Iran on Tuesday, marking the latest escalation in a six-month war that has…
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Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing
A Bank of America vice-president, Erin Piacenti, was killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday. Piacenti, 32,…
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China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow
Not even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing…
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Trump’s North Korea hope, US revokes visas, China’s rocket force: 7 global relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few…
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