3 women charged over Hong Kong play-area brawl, police say grandmother was hit first
Three women have been charged after a brawl broke out in a children’s play area at a Hong Kong shopping centre. Police…
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Hong Kong to launch free AI courses with tech giants Google, Microsoft for SMEs
Free courses coordinated by the Hong Kong government will leverage the expertise of tech giants such as Google and…
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Russia lashes out at UK, France over Ukraine missile technology transfer
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Russia could strike British military…
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Flights, ferries cancelled in Shanghai and Shenzhen as Typhoon Saudel closes in
The coastal Chinese province of Zhejiang is battening down for the approach of Typhoon Saudel, with flights cancelled…
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Viral China maths genius’ new workbook sells 26,000 copies in 4 days, sparking mixed reactions
A famous Chinese mathematician known for his dishevelled genius image recently began selling workbooks for primary and…
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Singapore MP opposes Temasek funding for Air India amid US$1.5 billion plea
A Singapore opposition lawmaker has urged that state investor Temasek’s money not be used to shore up Air India, after…
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Unitree’s stock slump since IPO stokes fears of a bubble in Chinese humanoid robotics
Shares in Chinese robotics star Unitree Robotics rebounded on Thursday following five straight days of losses that…
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Gates pitches US-China AI cooperation ahead of Xi meeting
Bill Gates is likely to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year as the Microsoft co-founder seeks to rally…
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Zhipu AI shares jump as viral Ox Alpha model revealed as GLM-5.3-Flash on Chinese chips
China’s Zhipu AI has launched its latest open-weight model, GLM-5.3-Flash – previously code-named Ox Alpha – saying…
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How Shenzhen can win the ‘AI for science’ race
The next big competition in artificial intelligence is over science. The question is shifting from who has the largest…
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What China can do to secure trade routes in its coming high-seas struggle with US
China should forge a national consensus on “regaining mastery of the oceans” and direct overseas investment returns…
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Hong Kong to expand AI use on 1823 platform to vet public inquiries by end of year
The operator of the Hong Kong government’s 1823 platform will expand the use of AI within the year to transcribe,…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing explores merging GEM with main board, source says
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is exploring merging the GEM board with its main board by…
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Japan to probe popular animal cafes amid hygiene, welfare concerns
Japan plans to look into popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras,…
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Philippines’ rising military pensions risk triggering budget ‘time bomb’
The Philippines’ push for military modernisation is being squeezed by a ballooning pension bill for its troops as fears…
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Hong Kong gold imports fall 18% in July as mainland giants rush to build vaults
Gold flows into Hong Kong eased to about 107 tonnes in July despite mainland corporate buyers pouring capital into new…
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Malaysian airport staff find body in wheel well of plane from Japan
The body of an unidentified person was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur…
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North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms deal
North Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced a US decision to approve the sale of missiles and related…
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Wang Yi calls on US to ‘overcome obstacles’ ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to help “remove interference and overcome obstacles” to…
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Chinese scientists discover that trees are producing ozone smog in Beijing
Beijing’s hundreds of thousands of weeping willows and poplars have been a welcome source of shelter from the fierce…
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Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri denies failing to declare millions in cash, gold bars
Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday to…
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China’s anti-corruption drive by the numbers
For more, check out the South China Morning Post’s full anti-corruption data bank project:
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In Malaysia, injured elephant Sulong’s 100km trek home drives logging debate
The lonely journey of a bull elephant trying to return to its jungle home has captured the hearts of Malaysians over…
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Anwar Ibrahim weighs delaying Malaysia general election to late 2027 amid poll setbacks
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is looking to push back national elections until the second half of next year,…
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South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash
South Korea’s police said on Thursday they were seeking indictments of seven transport ministry officials over the 2024…
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Chip sell-off helps boost China’s private funds as US$83.3b is pulled out of mutual funds
The assets managed by China’s private funds grew last month as those of its mutual funds shrank, with investors…
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Japan fast-tracks anti-drone system amid China’s military build-up
Tokyo is experimenting with a radically faster way of buying new weapons – picking a domestically built interceptor…
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Can Singapore’s new anti-scam rules help stop online fraud before it occurs?
Singapore’s new rules for messaging platforms mark a significant shift in the country’s fight against scams, placing…
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China-Nepal flash flood: 362 dead and over 1,000 missing, including hundreds of foreigners
Rescue teams struggled to reach the site of a massive Himalayan mudslide and flash flood on the China-Nepal border on…
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Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat
Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan’s increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that do…
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Singapore police raid iron ore trader Radiant World over fake document claims
Singaporean police raided the local office of iron ore trader Radiant World last week and questioned some of the firm’s…
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China’s Akeso says cancer drug beat AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi in phase 3 trial
Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Akeso announced on Wednesday that its immunotherapy drug had outperformed AstraZeneca’s…
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Bears and pest control: how Japan is spending its departure tax windfall
Billions of yen from a higher departure tax that Japan plans to use to support tourism are being channelled into…
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South Korean ex-spy reveals toll of secret missions to North: ‘treated as expendable’
In 1984, Ha Tae-jun, then 24, spotted a notice recruiting for a special unit at the Military Manpower Administration…
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Wanted in Hong Kong: the theatrical equivalent of a hawker centre
On a Saturday evening, Causeway Bay crackles with its famous retail energy, yet by 9 o’clock the streets begin their…
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Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife’s affair
A man in Taiwan who used a robot vacuum cleaner to gather evidence of his wife’s affair won a civil lawsuit but was…
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