Kazakhstan aims to become education hub, but experts say jobs must match skills
Kazakhstan is aiming to become an education powerhouse in Central Asia but efforts must also ensure young people have su
fficient access to opportunities that match their skill sets amid the country’s rapid economic transformation, experts have said. Educators and advocates added that further collaboration with Hong Kon...
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Kazakhstan is aiming to become an education powerhouse in Central Asia but efforts must also ensure young people have su
fficient access to opportunities that match their skill sets amid the country’s rapid economic transformation, experts have said. Educators and advocates added that further collaboration with Hong Kon...
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Kazakhstan, Hong Kong ‘can build biotech unicorns by linking talent and capital’
Kazakhstan and Hong Kong could partner to build biotech unicorns – private start-ups valued at US$1 billion or more – by
linking the Central Asian country’s strong tech workforce with the city’s global financial network, a top academic has said. Huck-Hui Ng, dean of the school of medicine at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev Uni...
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Kazakhstan and Hong Kong could partner to build biotech unicorns – private start-ups valued at US$1 billion or more – by
linking the Central Asian country’s strong tech workforce with the city’s global financial network, a top academic has said. Huck-Hui Ng, dean of the school of medicine at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev Uni...
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UN expert warns evidence of Israel’s ‘atrocity crimes’ risks being removed
A UN expert has warned that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control risks erasing traces of “a
trocity crimes”, and preventing the recovery and identification of human remains. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, warned in a statement on Mon...
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A UN expert has warned that large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control risks erasing traces of “a
trocity crimes”, and preventing the recovery and identification of human remains. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, warned in a statement on Mon...
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Hong Kong, Central Asia push for deeper economic ties beyond finance
About three months after Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visited Central Asia, momentum is building for close
r economic ties between the city and the region, with potential cooperation extending beyond finance to tourism, professional services, mining, agriculture and digital infrastructure. Government offic...
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About three months after Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu visited Central Asia, momentum is building for close
r economic ties between the city and the region, with potential cooperation extending beyond finance to tourism, professional services, mining, agriculture and digital infrastructure. Government offic...
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North Korea, Russia open first road bridge in ‘new symbol of friendship’
North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge on Monday in a carefully choreographed display of friendship, a st
ructure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their deepening strategic partnership. The first flag-adorned trucks trundled across the 1 km (0.6-mile) lon...
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North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge on Monday in a carefully choreographed display of friendship, a st
ructure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their deepening strategic partnership. The first flag-adorned trucks trundled across the 1 km (0.6-mile) lon...
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As clock counts down to Trump summit, Xi boosts global clout with diplomatic blitz
His summit with Donald Trump is just over two weeks away, but already this month Xi Jinping has had one of his busiest s
tretches of diplomatic travel in recent years. First he wrapped up the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and then he made a state visit to Egypt. Xi is expected to...
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His summit with Donald Trump is just over two weeks away, but already this month Xi Jinping has had one of his busiest s
tretches of diplomatic travel in recent years. First he wrapped up the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and then he made a state visit to Egypt. Xi is expected to...
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Hong Kong’s Nepalis gather for prayers on 13th day of flood mourning
Hundreds of Nepalis in Hong Kong gathered on Monday to pay tribute to thousands of victims of the flash flood in their h
omeland, marking the traditional 13th day of mourning since the disaster struck. The hour-long programme, organised by local community groups with support from the Nepalese consulate, coincided with a...
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Hundreds of Nepalis in Hong Kong gathered on Monday to pay tribute to thousands of victims of the flash flood in their h
omeland, marking the traditional 13th day of mourning since the disaster struck. The hour-long programme, organised by local community groups with support from the Nepalese consulate, coincided with a...
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China’s Xiaomi unveils folding phone with home-grown chip as it takes on Apple, Huawei
Xiaomi unveiled a series of new products on Monday – from a flagship foldable phone featuring proprietary chips to new m
odels of its premium Skynomad SUV – underscoring the Chinese giant’s intensified push to compete against rivals including Tesla, Apple and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Xiaomi launched the 18 Fol...
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Xiaomi unveiled a series of new products on Monday – from a flagship foldable phone featuring proprietary chips to new m
odels of its premium Skynomad SUV – underscoring the Chinese giant’s intensified push to compete against rivals including Tesla, Apple and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Xiaomi launched the 18 Fol...
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Hong Kong restaurant prosecuted after live newborn rat found in takeaway lunchbox
Hong Kong food safety authorities have prosecuted a restaurant after an investigation into claims that a newborn rat was
found wriggling inside one of its takeaway lunchboxes uncovered unsatisfactory hygiene conditions. The lunchbox came from Wa Jer Restaurant, located in the Wah Sing Industrial Building on Wah Sing St...
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Hong Kong food safety authorities have prosecuted a restaurant after an investigation into claims that a newborn rat was
found wriggling inside one of its takeaway lunchboxes uncovered unsatisfactory hygiene conditions. The lunchbox came from Wa Jer Restaurant, located in the Wah Sing Industrial Building on Wah Sing St...
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War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, was buried on Monday wit
h military honours and crowds attending as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World War II. Th...
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Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, was buried on Monday wit
h military honours and crowds attending as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World War II. Th...
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PLA Rocket Force highlights ‘major danger signal’ from Japan in nuclear terror study
Chinese cities must brace for a potential nuclear attack, a new study has warned, singling out Japan for “sending a majo
r danger signal” to the world. The report, from a People’s Liberation Army medical team, said the likelihood of a large-scale global nuclear war was relatively low. “However, the possibility cannot be...
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Chinese cities must brace for a potential nuclear attack, a new study has warned, singling out Japan for “sending a majo
r danger signal” to the world. The report, from a People’s Liberation Army medical team, said the likelihood of a large-scale global nuclear war was relatively low. “However, the possibility cannot be...
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Rare drone film of suspected dumping spurs Chinese agencies into investigation
Authorities in central China have joined forces effort to investigate suspected industrial dumping on the Yangtze River
following the release of rare drone footage of the activity. The environment bureau in the Hubei city of Wuhan said on Monday that it had launched the inquiry in association with police and transport ...
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Authorities in central China have joined forces effort to investigate suspected industrial dumping on the Yangtze River
following the release of rare drone footage of the activity. The environment bureau in the Hubei city of Wuhan said on Monday that it had launched the inquiry in association with police and transport ...
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UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity’
UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged t
o press AI firms to reduce risks that his office said included disruptions to services, communications and democratic systems. He called for “cast-iron guarantees” to secure AI in a speech ahead of th...
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UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged t
o press AI firms to reduce risks that his office said included disruptions to services, communications and democratic systems. He called for “cast-iron guarantees” to secure AI in a speech ahead of th...
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Japan’s Shinjuku to ban more than half of holiday rentals
Japan’s tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals, including homes on Airbnb,
after a surge in complaints about visitors, an official has said. Known for its buzzing commercial and entertainment district in the Japanese capital Tokyo, Shinjuku has about 4,000 short-term rentals...
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Japan’s tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals, including homes on Airbnb,
after a surge in complaints about visitors, an official has said. Known for its buzzing commercial and entertainment district in the Japanese capital Tokyo, Shinjuku has about 4,000 short-term rentals...
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China vows deeper cooperation with Qatar in energy, AI and Middle East de-escalation
Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged to deepen cooperation with Qatar in energy, investment, AI and diplomatic efforts to de
-escalate Middle East tensions. Li delivered the remarks during a meeting on Monday in Beijing with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is on an of...
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged to deepen cooperation with Qatar in energy, investment, AI and diplomatic efforts to de
-escalate Middle East tensions. Li delivered the remarks during a meeting on Monday in Beijing with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is on an of...
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China and Russia launch first sea ice survey aboard Xuelong 2 as Arctic tensions swell
China and Russia have conducted their first joint on-site sea ice survey in the Arctic Ocean aboard the Xuelong 2 resear
ch icebreaker, as tensions continue to rise over economic opportunities in the rapidly warming northern region. Two researchers from Russia’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute boarded Xuelong 2 ...
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China and Russia have conducted their first joint on-site sea ice survey in the Arctic Ocean aboard the Xuelong 2 resear
ch icebreaker, as tensions continue to rise over economic opportunities in the rapidly warming northern region. Two researchers from Russia’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute boarded Xuelong 2 ...
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China warns against ‘third party’ interference after reports of US pressure on Mexico
Relations between China and Mexico should not be influenced by outside powers, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday,
following reports that the United States was pressuring its neighbour over its ties to Beijing. “China-Mexico relations are not directed at any third party, nor should they be influenced by any third ...
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Relations between China and Mexico should not be influenced by outside powers, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday,
following reports that the United States was pressuring its neighbour over its ties to Beijing. “China-Mexico relations are not directed at any third party, nor should they be influenced by any third ...
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AI titans’ ‘circular deals’ are starting to look like ‘daisy chains’
The “circular deals” among AI titans increasingly resemble the “daisy chains” of the 1980s savings-and-loan crisis. Fort
y years ago, interconnected transactions obscured the dangers, multiplied systemic risks and helped inflate asset values before roughly a third of US thrift banks failed. Today’s financial engineering...
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The “circular deals” among AI titans increasingly resemble the “daisy chains” of the 1980s savings-and-loan crisis. Fort
y years ago, interconnected transactions obscured the dangers, multiplied systemic risks and helped inflate asset values before roughly a third of US thrift banks failed. Today’s financial engineering...
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Taiwan sets up US-backed cyber unit to hunt hidden military threats
Taiwan’s military plans to step up its cyber defences against mainland China with a new threat-hunting team and foreign
expertise as it deepens cooperation with the US. The Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command has earmarked NT$95.93 million (US$3.03 million) in its proposed 2027 budget to establish ...
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Taiwan’s military plans to step up its cyber defences against mainland China with a new threat-hunting team and foreign
expertise as it deepens cooperation with the US. The Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command has earmarked NT$95.93 million (US$3.03 million) in its proposed 2027 budget to establish ...
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Cross-sector push needed for youth facing ‘paradox of AI fluency’: minister
Hong Kong’s labour secretary has called for greater cross-sector efforts to help young people gain job experience amid d
isruption caused by artificial intelligence (AI), while Singapore’s trade minister has urged embracing a “continuous learning” mindset. Speaking at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s PBC (Philanthropy for Be...
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Hong Kong’s labour secretary has called for greater cross-sector efforts to help young people gain job experience amid d
isruption caused by artificial intelligence (AI), while Singapore’s trade minister has urged embracing a “continuous learning” mindset. Speaking at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s PBC (Philanthropy for Be...
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