A sinking ship? Why the EU and China could be heading for a trade war
Sparks flew in a Beijing conference room this week, as diplomats, officials and experts from Europe and China clashed ov
er their deepening trade problems. Chinese speakers were accused of dismissing Europe’s long-standing complaints and ignoring the harsh economic reality of an increasingly lopsided trading relationshi...
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Sparks flew in a Beijing conference room this week, as diplomats, officials and experts from Europe and China clashed ov
er their deepening trade problems. Chinese speakers were accused of dismissing Europe’s long-standing complaints and ignoring the harsh economic reality of an increasingly lopsided trading relationshi...
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Hong Kong’s elite pay tribute to philanthropist Maisy Ho at memorial service
Hundreds of Hongkongers, including prominent business and political figures, have attended a memorial service for Maisy
Ho Chiu-ha, the daughter of late Hong Kong and Macau tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, remembering her as a low-profile philanthropist. Mourners dressed in black streamed into the ballroom of the Grand Hyat...
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Hundreds of Hongkongers, including prominent business and political figures, have attended a memorial service for Maisy
Ho Chiu-ha, the daughter of late Hong Kong and Macau tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, remembering her as a low-profile philanthropist. Mourners dressed in black streamed into the ballroom of the Grand Hyat...
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China ramps up building a national computing power network as AI token demand surges
China is stepping up construction of a “national computing network”, aiming to turn artificial intelligence infrastructu
re into a public utility as token usage surges and telecoms operators seek new growth engines beyond mobile data and phone bills. The push was highlighted by national broadcaster China Central Televis...
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China is stepping up construction of a “national computing network”, aiming to turn artificial intelligence infrastructu
re into a public utility as token usage surges and telecoms operators seek new growth engines beyond mobile data and phone bills. The push was highlighted by national broadcaster China Central Televis...
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Xi-Trump summit: what ‘strategic stability’ means for US-China ties
One formulation emerging from the summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing merits pa
rticular attention: the reference in China’s official readout to a “constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability” that should guide ties “over the next three years and beyond”. The wordin...
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One formulation emerging from the summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing merits pa
rticular attention: the reference in China’s official readout to a “constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability” that should guide ties “over the next three years and beyond”. The wordin...
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Why does the PLA object to Japan’s drone plans for its southern islands?
The People’s Liberation Army has accused Japan of taking a “dangerous gamble” with its plan to deploy satellite-aided dr
ones to its southwestern islands near Taiwan. In a commentary on Sunday, the PLA Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese military, said that while Tokyo maintained that it was building a multilayered coa...
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The People’s Liberation Army has accused Japan of taking a “dangerous gamble” with its plan to deploy satellite-aided dr
ones to its southwestern islands near Taiwan. In a commentary on Sunday, the PLA Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese military, said that while Tokyo maintained that it was building a multilayered coa...
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Drone targets UAE nuclear power plant, straining Iran war ceasefire
A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, setting an electrical generator
ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused no radiological release nor injuries, authoriti...
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A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday, setting an electrical generator
ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused no radiological release nor injuries, authoriti...
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Did Chinese scientists simulate what could be the ‘end of the universe’?
If a certain tiny bubble suddenly appeared somewhere in the cosmos, physicists say, it could expand and erase everything
in its path. Known as “false vacuum decay”, the scenario has been one of the most unsettling ideas in theoretical physics for nearly half a century. Now, researchers at Tsinghua University say they h...
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If a certain tiny bubble suddenly appeared somewhere in the cosmos, physicists say, it could expand and erase everything
in its path. Known as “false vacuum decay”, the scenario has been one of the most unsettling ideas in theoretical physics for nearly half a century. Now, researchers at Tsinghua University say they h...
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Hung Shui Kiu industrial park operator eyes bond issuance, tax cuts for firms
Hong Kong’s Hung Shui Kiu industrial park operator will consider issuing bonds to finance its future operations and prop
ose tax concession measures to the government to attract enterprises to set foot in the area. Veteran industrialist Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung made the remarks on Sunday, two weeks before he is due to start...
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Hong Kong’s Hung Shui Kiu industrial park operator will consider issuing bonds to finance its future operations and prop
ose tax concession measures to the government to attract enterprises to set foot in the area. Veteran industrialist Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung made the remarks on Sunday, two weeks before he is due to start...
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China’s motorsports industry continues to rev up with country’s first race-grade fuel
China’s first domestically developed fuel designed for motor racing has made its debut at a rally in the western deserts
in what state media hailed as a milestone for the country’s oil refining industry. As the first of its kind to be mass-produced in China, the fuel was described by state broadcaster CCTV as “filling ...
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China’s first domestically developed fuel designed for motor racing has made its debut at a rally in the western deserts
in what state media hailed as a milestone for the country’s oil refining industry. As the first of its kind to be mass-produced in China, the fuel was described by state broadcaster CCTV as “filling ...
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Hong Kong High Court to hear Evergrande liquidators’ lawsuit against PwC on Monday
The liquidators of China Evergrande Group’s lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) International will have their c
ase heard in the Hong Kong High Court on Monday, according to records posted on the judiciary’s website. The one-day hearing was scheduled before Deputy Judge Patrick Fung Pak-tung of the High Court a...
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The liquidators of China Evergrande Group’s lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) International will have their c
ase heard in the Hong Kong High Court on Monday, according to records posted on the judiciary’s website. The one-day hearing was scheduled before Deputy Judge Patrick Fung Pak-tung of the High Court a...
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Record Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow kills 3, targets refinery
Russia’s capital and the surrounding Moscow region came under record drone attacks overnight, leaving at least three peo
ple killed and over a dozen wounded. Residential buildings were damaged across several suburbs and Moscow’s oil refinery was targeted in a rare strike, according to local authorities. Operations at al...
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Russia’s capital and the surrounding Moscow region came under record drone attacks overnight, leaving at least three peo
ple killed and over a dozen wounded. Residential buildings were damaged across several suburbs and Moscow’s oil refinery was targeted in a rare strike, according to local authorities. Operations at al...
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Philippine lawyers support ICC arrest warrant for fugitive senator
Philippine government lawyers have urged the Supreme Court to reject the bid of fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who i
s wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his role in a bloody “war on drugs”, to block his arrest and surrender. Dela Rosa, the former police chief who oversaw former President Rodrigo ...
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Philippine government lawyers have urged the Supreme Court to reject the bid of fugitive Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who i
s wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his role in a bloody “war on drugs”, to block his arrest and surrender. Dela Rosa, the former police chief who oversaw former President Rodrigo ...
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As France passes law on returning loot, should China pop the champagne?
In November 1861, during his self-imposed political exile, French writer Victor Hugo penned a blistering condemnation of
his country. The author of Les Misérables described two “bandits” – France and Britain – who had attacked the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing the previous year. “One plundered, the oth...
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In November 1861, during his self-imposed political exile, French writer Victor Hugo penned a blistering condemnation of
his country. The author of Les Misérables described two “bandits” – France and Britain – who had attacked the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing the previous year. “One plundered, the oth...
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North Korean footballers arrive in South, match tickets sell out
North Korean women’s soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League se
mi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South in eight years. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesday’s match against Sou...
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North Korean women’s soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League se
mi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South in eight years. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesday’s match against Sou...
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Why Trump took US tech leaders to Beijing
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing with a delegation of leading American tech executives should not be read as
a throwback to transactional diplomacy. It points to something more consequential. After years of rhetoric about economic separation, the reality is becoming harder to ignore: the United States and C...
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US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing with a delegation of leading American tech executives should not be read as
a throwback to transactional diplomacy. It points to something more consequential. After years of rhetoric about economic separation, the reality is becoming harder to ignore: the United States and C...
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Estate residents step up cleaning after city’s first rat hepatitis case this year
Some residents at a private housing estate in Hong Kong have stepped up pest prevention measures, as authorities investi
gate the city’s first human case of rat hepatitis E recorded this year. Janitors were seen deep-cleaning public areas at the 25-block Laguna Verde estate in Hung Hom on Sunday, with sanitation efforts...
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Some residents at a private housing estate in Hong Kong have stepped up pest prevention measures, as authorities investi
gate the city’s first human case of rat hepatitis E recorded this year. Janitors were seen deep-cleaning public areas at the 25-block Laguna Verde estate in Hung Hom on Sunday, with sanitation efforts...
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Will geopolitical shifts push India, Pakistan towards cautious diplomacy?
Calls by hardline Indian political figures to resume backchannel talks with Pakistan, a year after their latest conflict
, reflect the realisation that both countries cannot afford another war for the time being, analysts say. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) secretary general Dattatreya Hosabale’s push earlier this we...
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Calls by hardline Indian political figures to resume backchannel talks with Pakistan, a year after their latest conflict
, reflect the realisation that both countries cannot afford another war for the time being, analysts say. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) secretary general Dattatreya Hosabale’s push earlier this we...
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China Forbidden City’s red gates with golden door nails subject to rules regarding number, colour
Visitors to the Forbidden City in China’s capital city might find it hard to ignore its magnificent red door, but there
is more to the entrance than its beauty. The golden door nails not only neatly line up, they were exclusive to the royal family and cannot be seen everywhere in China. In the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing...
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Visitors to the Forbidden City in China’s capital city might find it hard to ignore its magnificent red door, but there
is more to the entrance than its beauty. The golden door nails not only neatly line up, they were exclusive to the royal family and cannot be seen everywhere in China. In the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing...
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How a victim lost US$3.8 million in Singapore deepfake Zoom scam impersonating PM Wong
The Singapore Police Force has obtained footage of the AI-generated Zoom video conference that was part of a scam involv
ing the impersonation of senior government officials, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, it said on Saturday. In one case, a victim lost at least S$4.9 million (US$3.8 million) in what was claime...
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The Singapore Police Force has obtained footage of the AI-generated Zoom video conference that was part of a scam involv
ing the impersonation of senior government officials, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, it said on Saturday. In one case, a victim lost at least S$4.9 million (US$3.8 million) in what was claime...
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AI agents face trust issues in ‘high-risk’ industrial sectors: experts
China’s industrial sectors are racing to integrate artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, bolstered by state suppo
rt, but experts warn that critical vertical markets – such as healthcare and aerospace – may be too “high risk” for the shift towards autonomous agents. Hailed as the driver of a “fourth industrial re...
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China’s industrial sectors are racing to integrate artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, bolstered by state suppo
rt, but experts warn that critical vertical markets – such as healthcare and aerospace – may be too “high risk” for the shift towards autonomous agents. Hailed as the driver of a “fourth industrial re...
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