I’ll write romance novels if AI solves all maths, Chinese Fields winner jokes
Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup plan if artificial intelligen
ce puts him out of a job. On Tuesday, he wrote on social media that “if AI can solve all maths problems, I’ll go home and write my yuri novel”. Deng is known to be a big fan of yuri, a genre of Japane...
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Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup plan if artificial intelligen
ce puts him out of a job. On Tuesday, he wrote on social media that “if AI can solve all maths problems, I’ll go home and write my yuri novel”. Deng is known to be a big fan of yuri, a genre of Japane...
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Chinese milk tea chain sparks heated debate over ‘military-style’ onboarding programme
A Chinese milk tea chain has ignited a debate about workplace culture and employee autonomy after reports of its militar
y-style onboarding training garnered public criticism. Frontline employees at Chayanyuese, also known as Modern China Tea Shop, recently voiced their concerns on mainland social media, alleging that t...
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A Chinese milk tea chain has ignited a debate about workplace culture and employee autonomy after reports of its militar
y-style onboarding training garnered public criticism. Frontline employees at Chayanyuese, also known as Modern China Tea Shop, recently voiced their concerns on mainland social media, alleging that t...
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Yoon Suk-yeol acquitted in case linked to South Korean marine’s death
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was acquitted on Friday in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a
rare reprieve in one of the criminal cases brought against him following his ousting for imposing martial law. The independent counsel’s indictment had alleged Yoon deliberately appointed former defen...
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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was acquitted on Friday in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a
rare reprieve in one of the criminal cases brought against him following his ousting for imposing martial law. The independent counsel’s indictment had alleged Yoon deliberately appointed former defen...
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Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion rights, dies aged 78
Emma Bonino’s life in politics began with a crime. In 1974, at a time when abortion was illegal in Italy, she travelled
to a clandestine clinic in Florence to terminate an unplanned pregnancy. “Coming back by train at night, I decided that never, never, never again should anyone have to suffer this humiliation,” she...
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Emma Bonino’s life in politics began with a crime. In 1974, at a time when abortion was illegal in Italy, she travelled
to a clandestine clinic in Florence to terminate an unplanned pregnancy. “Coming back by train at night, I decided that never, never, never again should anyone have to suffer this humiliation,” she...
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Surrounded by war, Turkey more than triples defence spending
Turkey has unveiled plans to more than triple its defence spending over the next three years, driven by regional conflic
ts and a desire for a greater security footprint across Europe and the Middle East. Rather than ramping up its purchases from Western allies, Nato’s second-largest military power will direct most of i...
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Turkey has unveiled plans to more than triple its defence spending over the next three years, driven by regional conflic
ts and a desire for a greater security footprint across Europe and the Middle East. Rather than ramping up its purchases from Western allies, Nato’s second-largest military power will direct most of i...
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From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach
Battle-testing modern weapon systems can come at a steep price: a country must send its forces to war. But for China’s 4
.5-generation J-10CE fighter aircraft, exports have opened another route. Pakistan provided the aircraft’s first major combat test during its four-day conflict with India in May 2025, when Islamabad’s...
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Battle-testing modern weapon systems can come at a steep price: a country must send its forces to war. But for China’s 4
.5-generation J-10CE fighter aircraft, exports have opened another route. Pakistan provided the aircraft’s first major combat test during its four-day conflict with India in May 2025, when Islamabad’s...
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Over 60% of new dentists join Department of Health after mandatory internship
About 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s first batch of dental graduates who underwent mandatory internship training have joined
the city’s Department of Health, a move that has helped “significantly ease” the manpower crunch. The development followed a controversial amendment to the Dentists Registration Ordinance in 2024, re...
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About 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s first batch of dental graduates who underwent mandatory internship training have joined
the city’s Department of Health, a move that has helped “significantly ease” the manpower crunch. The development followed a controversial amendment to the Dentists Registration Ordinance in 2024, re...
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‘The more, the better’: Hong Kong won’t cap talent scheme passes, labour chief says
The Hong Kong government will not cap the number of admissions under its talent schemes, with the labour minister saying
“the more, the better” amid a global race for skilled workers, despite rising concerns over whether the city can absorb the influx. Wrapping up a five-day visit to Hong Kong by overseas innovation an...
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The Hong Kong government will not cap the number of admissions under its talent schemes, with the labour minister saying
“the more, the better” amid a global race for skilled workers, despite rising concerns over whether the city can absorb the influx. Wrapping up a five-day visit to Hong Kong by overseas innovation an...
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What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack
On September 1, former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Alex Karp, CEO of artificial intellige
nce and data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, would become the lead investor in a new defence technology company he is building. This confirmed what Fedorov had only gestured at two days earlier ...
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On September 1, former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Alex Karp, CEO of artificial intellige
nce and data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, would become the lead investor in a new defence technology company he is building. This confirmed what Fedorov had only gestured at two days earlier ...
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Why AI experts are ‘freaked out’ over safety fears ahead of Xi-Trump summit
A flurry of cybersecurity breaches, internal whistle-blowing, and declining visibility into model safety has sparked fre
sh alarm over the US artificial intelligence boom, igniting calls from some experts to slow down development – even as critics warn that deceleration risks surrendering America’s technological lead to...
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A flurry of cybersecurity breaches, internal whistle-blowing, and declining visibility into model safety has sparked fre
sh alarm over the US artificial intelligence boom, igniting calls from some experts to slow down development – even as critics warn that deceleration risks surrendering America’s technological lead to...
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‘I could go to Japan for free’, says US woman caught with smuggled cannabis
Tokyo police arrested two American women for allegedly smuggling US$1 million worth of cannabis, with one suspect claimi
ng she was motivated by a free trip to Japan, an official and media reports said on Friday. The pair, both 25, arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda airport from New York last Saturday with two suitcases in which...
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Tokyo police arrested two American women for allegedly smuggling US$1 million worth of cannabis, with one suspect claimi
ng she was motivated by a free trip to Japan, an official and media reports said on Friday. The pair, both 25, arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda airport from New York last Saturday with two suitcases in which...
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Trump set to visit Ireland where a mixed reception awaits
In the windswept village of Doonbeg on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, Donald Trump is less polarising US president and more g
olf resort owner credited with bringing jobs and money to a remote corner of the country. Trump arrives in Ireland on Saturday for a two-day visit, stopping for a few hours in Dublin before heading we...
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In the windswept village of Doonbeg on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, Donald Trump is less polarising US president and more g
olf resort owner credited with bringing jobs and money to a remote corner of the country. Trump arrives in Ireland on Saturday for a two-day visit, stopping for a few hours in Dublin before heading we...
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Hong Kong star Deanie Ip wins best actress at Venice Film Festival – from the SCMP archive
This article was published on September 12, 2011. Veteran Ip wins best actress in Venice by Adrian Wan Veteran Hong Kong
movie star Deanie Ip Tak-han was named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of an ageing domestic servant in Ann Hui On-wah’s film A Simple Life (Tao Jie). The award, a first fo...
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This article was published on September 12, 2011. Veteran Ip wins best actress in Venice by Adrian Wan Veteran Hong Kong
movie star Deanie Ip Tak-han was named best actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of an ageing domestic servant in Ann Hui On-wah’s film A Simple Life (Tao Jie). The award, a first fo...
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US coastguards sail into troubled waters with mission to counter China in Pacific
The United States is leaning on its coastguard to reinforce its presence in the West Pacific as its navy comes under inc
reasing strain in the Middle East. Although this move may be seen as a lower-risk way of countering Beijing’s growing presence in the region, increasing US cooperation with the Taiwanese coastguard ri...
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The United States is leaning on its coastguard to reinforce its presence in the West Pacific as its navy comes under inc
reasing strain in the Middle East. Although this move may be seen as a lower-risk way of countering Beijing’s growing presence in the region, increasing US cooperation with the Taiwanese coastguard ri...
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US Treasury yield hits 19-year high, Japanese yen strengthens: the numbers moving markets
China’s buoyant stock market lifted brokers’ earnings in the first half, while Hong Kong saw continued growth in retirem
ent assets. Beyond China, a strengthening yen and Washington’s Treasury buy-back programme highlighted shifting dynamics in global currency and bond markets. Here are some of the figures that have dra...
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China’s buoyant stock market lifted brokers’ earnings in the first half, while Hong Kong saw continued growth in retirem
ent assets. Beyond China, a strengthening yen and Washington’s Treasury buy-back programme highlighted shifting dynamics in global currency and bond markets. Here are some of the figures that have dra...
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Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc
Malaysia’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Friday called for the general election to be held immediately, in the on
ce-dominant Malay party’s clearest indication yet that it was looking beyond the country’s current governing alliance ahead of the next election. The call comes as Umno deepens ties with opposition Is...
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Malaysia’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Friday called for the general election to be held immediately, in the on
ce-dominant Malay party’s clearest indication yet that it was looking beyond the country’s current governing alliance ahead of the next election. The call comes as Umno deepens ties with opposition Is...
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Thai PM Anutin under fire over US$90,000 amulet linked to disgraced monk
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come under intense social media scrutiny after photos resurfaced showing him
wearing a high-value amulet created by a senior monk now at the centre of a fraud and sex scandal. The photos were taken in October 2023 while Anutin – then serving as deputy prime minister and inter...
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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come under intense social media scrutiny after photos resurfaced showing him
wearing a high-value amulet created by a senior monk now at the centre of a fraud and sex scandal. The photos were taken in October 2023 while Anutin – then serving as deputy prime minister and inter...
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The machines fighting for men on Ukraine’s battlefront
In a cramped workshop near the front in northeastern Ukraine, military mechanic “Chimera” is helping prepare his unit’s
robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as “Hyenas” will crawl towards Russian lines with their payload of explosives and attack an enemy dugout or halt a...
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In a cramped workshop near the front in northeastern Ukraine, military mechanic “Chimera” is helping prepare his unit’s
robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as “Hyenas” will crawl towards Russian lines with their payload of explosives and attack an enemy dugout or halt a...
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Indonesia steps in to save baby orangutans found motherless at Indian forest
Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were fou
nd motherless in a forest, Jakarta’s forestry ministry said on Friday. The critically endangered animals were found on Tuesday by rangers patrolling in the Balasore district of India’s eastern Odisha ...
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Indonesian authorities are working to repatriate five baby orangutans allegedly trafficked to India, where they were fou
nd motherless in a forest, Jakarta’s forestry ministry said on Friday. The critically endangered animals were found on Tuesday by rangers patrolling in the Balasore district of India’s eastern Odisha ...
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Alibaba mourns former independent director Tung Chee-hwa, hails his global vision
Alibaba Group Holding has mourned the death of Tung Chee-hwa, who served as an independent director, saying the global p
erspective of Hong Kong’s first leader helped the e-commerce giant remain rooted in China while expanding internationally. Tung, Hong Kong’s first postcolonial chief executive, later became a vice-cha...
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Alibaba Group Holding has mourned the death of Tung Chee-hwa, who served as an independent director, saying the global p
erspective of Hong Kong’s first leader helped the e-commerce giant remain rooted in China while expanding internationally. Tung, Hong Kong’s first postcolonial chief executive, later became a vice-cha...
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