What do China’s plans for ‘comprehensive’ new AI law mean for future of technology?
China has confirmed for the first time that it is drawing up a “comprehensive law” on artificial intelligence. Industry
insiders said the move showed China had accumulated enough practical experience and was speeding up its governance as a result. A legislative work plan for the year issued last week by the State Counc...
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China has confirmed for the first time that it is drawing up a “comprehensive law” on artificial intelligence. Industry
insiders said the move showed China had accumulated enough practical experience and was speeding up its governance as a result. A legislative work plan for the year issued last week by the State Counc...
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In a world of chaos, China signals that stability is possible
Three polls firmly caught my attention over the past month or so. Each was conducted by a different outlet and addressed
different questions. However, taken together, they tell one overarching story – implicitly, but unmistakably. Beyond an assortment of data, the story is about direction. The first was a CNN poll. It ...
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Three polls firmly caught my attention over the past month or so. Each was conducted by a different outlet and addressed
different questions. However, taken together, they tell one overarching story – implicitly, but unmistakably. Beyond an assortment of data, the story is about direction. The first was a CNN poll. It ...
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Hong Kong’s MPF authority flags fraudulent certificates in early pension payouts
Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) is stepping up efforts to detect fraudulent certificates u
sed for early withdrawal of pension contributions after two medical groups reported suspected cases to police in recent weeks. Responding to an inquiry from the South China Morning Post, an authority ...
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Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) is stepping up efforts to detect fraudulent certificates u
sed for early withdrawal of pension contributions after two medical groups reported suspected cases to police in recent weeks. Responding to an inquiry from the South China Morning Post, an authority ...
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Woman, 76, became China’s oldest mum giving birth to twins at 60 after enduring family tragedies
A 76-year-old woman once dubbed China’s oldest mother of twins has returned to the spotlight after a photographic series
chronicling her life recently won an international award. Sheng Hailin, from Anhui province in central China, has also become a social media influencer with nearly one million followers, offering sol...
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A 76-year-old woman once dubbed China’s oldest mother of twins has returned to the spotlight after a photographic series
chronicling her life recently won an international award. Sheng Hailin, from Anhui province in central China, has also become a social media influencer with nearly one million followers, offering sol...
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Vietnam’s US$5 billion Apec island is running out of time
Ahead of next year’s Apec summit, Vietnam has a grand plan to transform Phu Quoc, its largest island, into Southeast Asi
a’s leading conference and exhibition hub. The 137 trillion dong (US$5.2 billion) blueprint includes an airport overhaul, a light-rail line, clusters of luxury hotels and a brand-new sewerage system –...
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Ahead of next year’s Apec summit, Vietnam has a grand plan to transform Phu Quoc, its largest island, into Southeast Asi
a’s leading conference and exhibition hub. The 137 trillion dong (US$5.2 billion) blueprint includes an airport overhaul, a light-rail line, clusters of luxury hotels and a brand-new sewerage system –...
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Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot
Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries’ boyco
tt over Gaza, claiming a dramatic victory despite another big public vote for Israel that secured it second place. The garish and usually good-natured competition involving pop acts from countries ac...
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Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries’ boyco
tt over Gaza, claiming a dramatic victory despite another big public vote for Israel that secured it second place. The garish and usually good-natured competition involving pop acts from countries ac...
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Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result
One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive
positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said on Saturday. Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, said Bonnie...
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One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive
positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said on Saturday. Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, said Bonnie...
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Is China becoming Europe’s top science partner amid an American brain drain?
As the United States experiences a brain drain, Europe is emerging as a key research partner for China as both benefit f
rom an influx of young scientists from America. Rapid changes in geopolitics have brought “massive changes in the global flow of talent”, according to Patrick Cramer, the president of Germany’s Max Pl...
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As the United States experiences a brain drain, Europe is emerging as a key research partner for China as both benefit f
rom an influx of young scientists from America. Rapid changes in geopolitics have brought “massive changes in the global flow of talent”, according to Patrick Cramer, the president of Germany’s Max Pl...
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Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91
A Rwandan suspect charged in connection with the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague, Netherl
ands, a UN court said Saturday, three years after the court declared him unfit to continue standing trial. Felicien Kabuga, 91, was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda’s ...
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A Rwandan suspect charged in connection with the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague, Netherl
ands, a UN court said Saturday, three years after the court declared him unfit to continue standing trial. Felicien Kabuga, 91, was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda’s ...
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Timmy, the stranded whale that captivated Germany, found dead in Denmark
A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found d
ead near a Danish island, officials said on Saturday. “It can now be confirmed that the stranded humpback whale near Anholt is the same whale that was previously stranded in Germany and was the subjec...
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A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found d
ead near a Danish island, officials said on Saturday. “It can now be confirmed that the stranded humpback whale near Anholt is the same whale that was previously stranded in Germany and was the subjec...
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8 injured as man rams car into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena
Eight people were injured on Saturday when a car drove into pedestrians in the centre of the northern Italian city of
Modena, police and the city’s mayor said. Police said they arrested the driver, a man in his thirties, and there was no further danger. Among the injured, four people are in a serious condition, the...
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Eight people were injured on Saturday when a car drove into pedestrians in the centre of the northern Italian city of
Modena, police and the city’s mayor said. Police said they arrested the driver, a man in his thirties, and there was no further danger. Among the injured, four people are in a serious condition, the...
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China and US agree to establish trade and investment councils after Xi-Trump summit
China and the United States have agreed to establish trade and investment councils, committing in principle to match eac
h other’s tariff cuts on a reciprocal basis. “The two sides will use the Trade Council as a forum to discuss issues such as tariff reductions on specific products,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said i...
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China and the United States have agreed to establish trade and investment councils, committing in principle to match eac
h other’s tariff cuts on a reciprocal basis. “The two sides will use the Trade Council as a forum to discuss issues such as tariff reductions on specific products,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said i...
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Gaza: Israel kills Hamas leader as deaths mount despite ceasefire
Israel’s military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous
day, the most senior Hamas official killed by Israel since an October US-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting. A senior Hamas official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, ...
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Israel’s military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous
day, the most senior Hamas official killed by Israel since an October US-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting. A senior Hamas official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, ...
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Hong Kong chief justice urges senior counsel to uphold public trust in courts
Hong Kong’s chief justice has urged the city’s senior barristers to uphold public confidence in the judicial system thro
ugh their practice, saying the role requires consistent integrity and judgment. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung said on Saturday during the senior counsel admission ceremony that public confidenc...
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Hong Kong’s chief justice has urged the city’s senior barristers to uphold public confidence in the judicial system thro
ugh their practice, saying the role requires consistent integrity and judgment. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung said on Saturday during the senior counsel admission ceremony that public confidenc...
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How will Beijing judge Trump’s take on Taiwan? Look for 1 critical factor
Beijing’s assessment of whether US President Donald Trump can “properly handle” the Taiwan issue and US-China relations
will largely come down to arms sales to the island, analysts said. Following the summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Trump said on Friday that he discussed arms sales to Taiwan with Xi and...
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Beijing’s assessment of whether US President Donald Trump can “properly handle” the Taiwan issue and US-China relations
will largely come down to arms sales to the island, analysts said. Following the summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Trump said on Friday that he discussed arms sales to Taiwan with Xi and...
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Maldivian military diver dies in search of bodies of 4 Italian divers | 马尔代夫军方潜水员搜寻4名意大利潜水员遗体时身亡
马尔代夫一名军方潜水员在搜寻失踪的四名意大利潜水员遗体时不幸身亡。此前，这四名意大利潜水员被认为在瓦武环礁一处水下洞穴深处遇难，事发时他们正在约50米深处进行探险。
马尔代夫总统发言人穆罕默德·侯赛因·谢里夫表示，搜救人员在周五对洞穴进行探索后，已根据进展制定新的搜寻计划。由于天气恶劣，搜救行动一度受到影响。
目前，相关搜救工作仍在继续，外界普遍认为这五名意大利潜水员可能已在洞穴内遇难。官方尚未公布更多关于事故原因和搜寻细节的信息。
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马尔代夫一名军方潜水员在搜寻失踪的四名意大利潜水员遗体时不幸身亡。此前，这四名意大利潜水员被认为在瓦武环礁一处水下洞穴深处遇难，事发时他们正在约50米深处进行探险。
马尔代夫总统发言人穆罕默德·侯赛因·谢里夫表示，搜救人员在周五对洞穴进行探索后，已根据进展制定新的搜寻计划。由于天气恶劣，搜救行动一度受到影响。
目前，相关搜救工作仍在继续，外界普遍认为这五名意大利潜水员可能已在洞穴内遇难。官方尚未公布更多关于事故原因和搜寻细节的信息。
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New Zealand car crash: how Hongkongers can stay safe on self-drive trips abroad | 新西兰车祸：香港人海外自驾游如何确保安全
新西兰近日发生一起致命车祸，两名香港游客身亡，引发外界对港人海外出行道路安全的关注。中国驻基督城总领馆透露，这起事故发生于前一天，事故细节随后被公开；与此同时，南华早报整理了港人外游时应注意的交通安全事项，提醒驾车人士在陌生地方更需提高警觉。
文章指出，前往新目的地时，驾驶者应先熟悉当地道路规则、交通标志和行车习惯，尤其要留意与香港不同的路权安排、限速要求以及道路环境变化。面对海外接连发生涉及港人的交通事故，相关安全提醒被再次强调，目的是减少因不熟悉路况而引发的意外。
总体而言，这起事故不仅令人关注死伤情况，也再次反映港人海外自驾或乘车时的风险。报道强调，出发前了解当地交通法规、保持谨慎驾驶和提高风险意识，是保障旅程安全的重要步骤。
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新西兰近日发生一起致命车祸，两名香港游客身亡，引发外界对港人海外出行道路安全的关注。中国驻基督城总领馆透露，这起事故发生于前一天，事故细节随后被公开；与此同时，南华早报整理了港人外游时应注意的交通安全事项，提醒驾车人士在陌生地方更需提高警觉。
文章指出，前往新目的地时，驾驶者应先熟悉当地道路规则、交通标志和行车习惯，尤其要留意与香港不同的路权安排、限速要求以及道路环境变化。面对海外接连发生涉及港人的交通事故，相关安全提醒被再次强调，目的是减少因不熟悉路况而引发的意外。
总体而言，这起事故不仅令人关注死伤情况，也再次反映港人海外自驾或乘车时的风险。报道强调，出发前了解当地交通法规、保持谨慎驾驶和提高风险意识，是保障旅程安全的重要步骤。
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Soybean counters: scope of China-US farm deal depends on math, analysts say | 大豆盘算者：分析人士称，中美农产品协议的规模取决于数字计算
China’s purchase of “double-digit billions” in American agricultural products touted by US officials following President
Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing appears to be a marginal addition after factoring in previous commitments, analysts said, adding that new orders could reduce the country’s reliance on Brazil fo...
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China’s purchase of “double-digit billions” in American agricultural products touted by US officials following President
Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing appears to be a marginal addition after factoring in previous commitments, analysts said, adding that new orders could reduce the country’s reliance on Brazil fo...
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How China and the US felt the weight of history behind Trump and Xi’s meeting in Beijing
Both the United States and China appear keen to present this week’s talks between their respective presidents in Beijing
as a “historic” and groundbreaking occasion. The way they have tried to frame the interactions between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping revealed both sides’ eagerness to emphasise the importance of the oc...
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Both the United States and China appear keen to present this week’s talks between their respective presidents in Beijing
as a “historic” and groundbreaking occasion. The way they have tried to frame the interactions between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping revealed both sides’ eagerness to emphasise the importance of the oc...
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China confirms deal to buy US aircraft and engines after Donald Trump’s visit
中国商务部周六表示，已就购买飞机、喷气发动机及相关零部件与美国达成协议。美国总统特朗普此前称，双方同意购买至少200架波音飞机以及通用电气的发动机，波音公司也已确认这笔交易。不过，北京方面直到周六才正式回应，且声明中并未提及具体采购数量。
这项协议被视为中美经贸往来中的一项重要进展，但中国官方公布的信息较为简略，未披露更多细节。特朗普此前还表示，这笔交易的规模可能更大，但相关说法未在中方声明中得到确认。
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中国商务部周六表示，已就购买飞机、喷气发动机及相关零部件与美国达成协议。美国总统特朗普此前称，双方同意购买至少200架波音飞机以及通用电气的发动机，波音公司也已确认这笔交易。不过，北京方面直到周六才正式回应，且声明中并未提及具体采购数量。
这项协议被视为中美经贸往来中的一项重要进展，但中国官方公布的信息较为简略，未披露更多细节。特朗普此前还表示，这笔交易的规模可能更大，但相关说法未在中方声明中得到确认。
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