Ukraine war: 36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over invasion | 乌克兰战争：36国批准设立法庭起诉俄罗斯侵略行为
Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribun
al for Ukraine to prosecute Russia over its invasion of the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an accord with the Council of Europe last year to create a legal body to prosecute th...
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Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribun
al for Ukraine to prosecute Russia over its invasion of the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an accord with the Council of Europe last year to create a legal body to prosecute th...
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IMF lauds resilient Hong Kong economy but warns of risks linked to Middle East war
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the resilience of Hong Kong’s economy, noting a sustained recovery desp
ite economic activity having yet to return to pre-Covid levels, while warning of downside risks stemming from escalating geopolitical tensions. It also urged Hong Kong to pursue medium-term financial ...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the resilience of Hong Kong’s economy, noting a sustained recovery desp
ite economic activity having yet to return to pre-Covid levels, while warning of downside risks stemming from escalating geopolitical tensions. It also urged Hong Kong to pursue medium-term financial ...
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What did American allies make of Trump’s trip to China to meet Xi?
The summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump was watched closely around the world for welcome moves towards
stability but it also triggered anxiety among traditional US allies. In Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was arranging calls with Trump and making plans to visit South Korea as the meetings in Be...
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The summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump was watched closely around the world for welcome moves towards
stability but it also triggered anxiety among traditional US allies. In Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was arranging calls with Trump and making plans to visit South Korea as the meetings in Be...
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Eye on the tiger: how Elon Musk’s son’s bag became a hit with Chinese public
A Chinese-made tiger’s head bag carried by Elon Musk’s young son in Beijing has prompted a wave of interest online. Musk
’s six-year-old son X Æ A-Xii, dressed in a Chinese style silk jacket, was pictured carrying the brown shoulder bag with a tiger’s face when he visited the Great Hall of the People with his father in ...
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A Chinese-made tiger’s head bag carried by Elon Musk’s young son in Beijing has prompted a wave of interest online. Musk
’s six-year-old son X Æ A-Xii, dressed in a Chinese style silk jacket, was pictured carrying the brown shoulder bag with a tiger’s face when he visited the Great Hall of the People with his father in ...
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Hong Kong’s M+ museum to showcase collections in Paris under 5-year deal
Collections from Hong Kong’s M+ museum will be exhibited in Paris alongside those from Centre Pompidou in France under a
five-year deal signed by the two institutions, which also covers research and talent exchange. The memorandum of understanding for a multi-year strategic partnership was signed on Friday by Suhanya R...
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Collections from Hong Kong’s M+ museum will be exhibited in Paris alongside those from Centre Pompidou in France under a
five-year deal signed by the two institutions, which also covers research and talent exchange. The memorandum of understanding for a multi-year strategic partnership was signed on Friday by Suhanya R...
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Trump poured millions into Nvidia, Apple in first quarter, ethics filing shows
US President Donald Trump invested millions of dollars in Apple and Nvidia in the first quarter, according to financial
disclosures released as he was wrapping up his first state visit to China since 2017. According to a filing disclosed by the US Office of Government Ethics on Thursday, Trump increased investment in A...
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US President Donald Trump invested millions of dollars in Apple and Nvidia in the first quarter, according to financial
disclosures released as he was wrapping up his first state visit to China since 2017. According to a filing disclosed by the US Office of Government Ethics on Thursday, Trump increased investment in A...
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Beijing had already won before the Trump-Xi summit even started
Fans of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace all have their own reasons for loving the epic novel. Some read it as a story of per
sonal growth, reflected in Prince Andrei’s spiritual quest. Others favour its portrayal of the Russian aristocracy in the early 19th century. As for myself, the novel punctured the myth of the militar...
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Fans of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace all have their own reasons for loving the epic novel. Some read it as a story of per
sonal growth, reflected in Prince Andrei’s spiritual quest. Others favour its portrayal of the Russian aristocracy in the early 19th century. As for myself, the novel punctured the myth of the militar...
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Maldives rescuers search for missing Italian divers in underwater cave
Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives searched for a second day Friday for the bodies of four mis
sing Italians following the country’s deadliest diving accident, officials said. Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday night that five citizens had died while diving, with Maldivian authorities re...
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Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives searched for a second day Friday for the bodies of four mis
sing Italians following the country’s deadliest diving accident, officials said. Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday night that five citizens had died while diving, with Maldivian authorities re...
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Trump, touting deal, says China to buy 200 Boeing jets with promise for more
US President Donald Trump said China has agreed to purchase at least 200 commercial aircraft from Boeing, and up to 750
if certain conditions are met – a commitment which would end a nearly decade-long order drought – following a state visit to Beijing, where Trump said a purchase of up to 450 aircraft engines from Gen...
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US President Donald Trump said China has agreed to purchase at least 200 commercial aircraft from Boeing, and up to 750
if certain conditions are met – a commitment which would end a nearly decade-long order drought – following a state visit to Beijing, where Trump said a purchase of up to 450 aircraft engines from Gen...
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Trump’s top science adviser visited Beijing. What does that mean for AI?
The presence of President Donald Trump’s top science adviser Michael Kratsios and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the US dele
gation to Beijing this week has drawn attention to whether AI was on the talks’ agenda. When asked if the talks between Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping produced any results relevant to AI...
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The presence of President Donald Trump’s top science adviser Michael Kratsios and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the US dele
gation to Beijing this week has drawn attention to whether AI was on the talks’ agenda. When asked if the talks between Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping produced any results relevant to AI...
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6 bids for Hong Kong land sale signal renewed confidence despite market caution
The Hong Kong government’s first land sale in the current financial year has drawn six bids, according to the Developmen
t Bureau, including those from the city’s largest developers, suggesting a more confident outlook for the residential property market. At the close of tender for Tung Chung Town Lot No 54 at Area 106A...
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The Hong Kong government’s first land sale in the current financial year has drawn six bids, according to the Developmen
t Bureau, including those from the city’s largest developers, suggesting a more confident outlook for the residential property market. At the close of tender for Tung Chung Town Lot No 54 at Area 106A...
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Stephen Miran, Trump’s economic guru, is leaving the Fed. What happens now?
Stephen Miran’s departure from the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors will smooth the leadership transition to incomi
ng chair Kevin Warsh, but his exit is unlikely to alter the central bank’s policy trajectory, analysts said. The move is also sparking speculation about what comes next for Miran – a former top econom...
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Stephen Miran’s departure from the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors will smooth the leadership transition to incomi
ng chair Kevin Warsh, but his exit is unlikely to alter the central bank’s policy trajectory, analysts said. The move is also sparking speculation about what comes next for Miran – a former top econom...
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Embattled Hong Kong developer sued for HK$130 million, days after founder’s death
A Hong Kong property developer has been sued for HK$130 million (US$16.6 million) over allegedly breaching guarantor obl
igations in two bond subscription agreements, becoming the latest lawsuit to implicate the embattled company and following its founder’s sudden death earlier this week. Lofter Group, known for its urb...
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A Hong Kong property developer has been sued for HK$130 million (US$16.6 million) over allegedly breaching guarantor obl
igations in two bond subscription agreements, becoming the latest lawsuit to implicate the embattled company and following its founder’s sudden death earlier this week. Lofter Group, known for its urb...
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Africa confirms fatal Ebola outbreak in Congo, urgent cross-border meeting called
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed
a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara he...
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed
a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara he...
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After Trump visit, China’s top party journal doubles down on manufacturing push
Shortly after US President Donald Trump departed Beijing, China’s ruling Communist Party has called for strengthening th
e real economy – particularly manufacturing – to gain a competitive edge in the global economy. An article in Qiushi, set to be published on Saturday, curated selections from past speeches by Presiden...
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Shortly after US President Donald Trump departed Beijing, China’s ruling Communist Party has called for strengthening th
e real economy – particularly manufacturing – to gain a competitive edge in the global economy. An article in Qiushi, set to be published on Saturday, curated selections from past speeches by Presiden...
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Inside Zhongnanhai: Xi welcomes Trump into China’s hidden heart before bidding goodbye
Beyond the crimson walls west of the Forbidden City, where broad lakes shimmer beside stately pavilions and lush greener
y, Zhongnanhai has long stood as the secluded heart of Chinese power – a political sanctuary where phones fall silent and access is tightly controlled. Yet there was a rare glimpse of the interior of ...
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Beyond the crimson walls west of the Forbidden City, where broad lakes shimmer beside stately pavilions and lush greener
y, Zhongnanhai has long stood as the secluded heart of Chinese power – a political sanctuary where phones fall silent and access is tightly controlled. Yet there was a rare glimpse of the interior of ...
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Western powers ramp up support for Philippines’ Luzon economic hub
A widely touted economic hub in the Philippines will involve eight more countries, signalling greater international conf
idence in the long-term viability of the ambitious project to boost connectivity and trade in a key region. The Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), a trilateral infrastructure initiative led by the US, Jap...
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A widely touted economic hub in the Philippines will involve eight more countries, signalling greater international conf
idence in the long-term viability of the ambitious project to boost connectivity and trade in a key region. The Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), a trilateral infrastructure initiative led by the US, Jap...
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China couple diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder together have lost newborn baby
A young Chinese couple who were both diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder a year after getting married have lost th
eir newborn baby. The couple in northern China’s Tianjin municipality were diagnosed with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis last year. The husband, surnamed Li, said only four couples in the world ha...
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A young Chinese couple who were both diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder a year after getting married have lost th
eir newborn baby. The couple in northern China’s Tianjin municipality were diagnosed with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis last year. The husband, surnamed Li, said only four couples in the world ha...
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Chinese EV makers hunt for idled plants in Europe as they expand global influence
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, from BYD to Leapmotor, are voraciously seeking out manufacturing assets in Europe
as the global energy crisis creates surging demand for battery-powered vehicles. Their pursuit of idled European assembly facilities owned by big names like Stellantis and Volkswagen is disrupting the...
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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, from BYD to Leapmotor, are voraciously seeking out manufacturing assets in Europe
as the global energy crisis creates surging demand for battery-powered vehicles. Their pursuit of idled European assembly facilities owned by big names like Stellantis and Volkswagen is disrupting the...
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Chinese tourist banned from Thailand for life after kicking, damaging US$15,000 auto-gates
A Chinese tourist has been barred from returning to Thailand for life after he allegedly kicked and damaged automated pa
ssport control gates at Bangkok’s main airport, in a case that comes amid a wider Thai crackdown on foreign visitors accused of disorderly behaviour. The 30-year-old man, identified by Thai media as Z...
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A Chinese tourist has been barred from returning to Thailand for life after he allegedly kicked and damaged automated pa
ssport control gates at Bangkok’s main airport, in a case that comes amid a wider Thai crackdown on foreign visitors accused of disorderly behaviour. The 30-year-old man, identified by Thai media as Z...
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