University of Hong Kong suspends professor over past sexual misconduct in Canada
A professor at Hong Kong’s oldest medical school has been suspended from clinical work and face-to-face teaching after t
he university discovered he was temporarily disqualified from practising in Canada following past sexual harassment allegations. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) confirmed on Monday that Peter Tanuse...
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A professor at Hong Kong’s oldest medical school has been suspended from clinical work and face-to-face teaching after t
he university discovered he was temporarily disqualified from practising in Canada following past sexual harassment allegations. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) confirmed on Monday that Peter Tanuse...
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Germany urges UN’s top court to dismiss Gaza genocide case
Germany on Monday urged the United Nations’ top court to throw out a case against it by Nicaragua, which has accused Ber
lin of “facilitating genocide” in Gaza with its support of Israel. Julia Monar, representing Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said judges lacked the jurisdiction to rule on the cas...
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Germany on Monday urged the United Nations’ top court to throw out a case against it by Nicaragua, which has accused Ber
lin of “facilitating genocide” in Gaza with its support of Israel. Julia Monar, representing Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said judges lacked the jurisdiction to rule on the cas...
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Hong Kong customs seizes 200 crickets, 13kg of cockroaches at border checkpoint
Hong Kong customs officers have intercepted two travellers in separate cases at the Lo Wu border checkpoint for allegedl
y importing live insects commonly used as reptile feed. On Saturday, officers stopped a 71-year-old local man at the arrival hall and seized 200 crickets from his baggage, valued at about HK$2,000 (US...
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Hong Kong customs officers have intercepted two travellers in separate cases at the Lo Wu border checkpoint for allegedl
y importing live insects commonly used as reptile feed. On Saturday, officers stopped a 71-year-old local man at the arrival hall and seized 200 crickets from his baggage, valued at about HK$2,000 (US...
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Why Tencent is swapping Bilibili equity for debt, and what AI has to do with it
Tencent Holdings’ pivot from a core shareholder to a major creditor in Bilibili offers a clear window into how China’s B
ig Tech players are rebalancing portfolio risk while funding expensive artificial intelligence initiatives. The shift, executed through Bilibili’s proposed US$700 million convertible bond package anno...
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Tencent Holdings’ pivot from a core shareholder to a major creditor in Bilibili offers a clear window into how China’s B
ig Tech players are rebalancing portfolio risk while funding expensive artificial intelligence initiatives. The shift, executed through Bilibili’s proposed US$700 million convertible bond package anno...
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Hong Kong landlords accuse banks of deepening shop slump with reluctance to lend
Hong Kong landlords and property industry figures are accusing banks of deepening the city’s shop slump by pulling back
from commercial mortgages, leaving more potential buyers unable to secure financing even though property values have fallen sharply. Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong K...
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Hong Kong landlords and property industry figures are accusing banks of deepening the city’s shop slump by pulling back
from commercial mortgages, leaving more potential buyers unable to secure financing even though property values have fallen sharply. Shop buyers were increasingly being turned away, even though Hong K...
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China hits critical Japanese chipmaking chemical with steep anti-dumping measures
China will impose provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 99.2 per cent on Japanese dichlorosilane, a critical chemical
used in chipmaking, after an eight-month investigation found that dumped imports had harmed local manufacturers. The Ministry of Commerce announced the preliminary ruling on Monday, saying importers ...
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China will impose provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 99.2 per cent on Japanese dichlorosilane, a critical chemical
used in chipmaking, after an eight-month investigation found that dumped imports had harmed local manufacturers. The Ministry of Commerce announced the preliminary ruling on Monday, saying importers ...
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Cathay Pacific, Google scale up AI tests to reduce aviation’s climate impact
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding AI-powered flight trials designed to steer aircraft away
from contrail-forming zones in the Asia-Pacific region, using the data to inform broader sustainability decisions. Condensation trails, or contrails, form when aircraft fly through cold, humid patches...
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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding AI-powered flight trials designed to steer aircraft away
from contrail-forming zones in the Asia-Pacific region, using the data to inform broader sustainability decisions. Condensation trails, or contrails, form when aircraft fly through cold, humid patches...
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PAS chief to face Malaysian police over claims US would help ‘topple’ government
Malaysian police have contacted Islamist opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang over his explosive claim that the United Sta
tes once offered to help his party topple the government – an allegation Washington has flatly dismissed as false. The controversy erupted after Hadi told thousands of delegates at the Pan-Malaysian I...
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Malaysian police have contacted Islamist opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang over his explosive claim that the United Sta
tes once offered to help his party topple the government – an allegation Washington has flatly dismissed as false. The controversy erupted after Hadi told thousands of delegates at the Pan-Malaysian I...
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Huawei unveils new trifold smartphone powered by Tau Scaling Law-based Kirin chip
Huawei Technologies has unveiled its first smartphone powered by a next-generation mobile processor based on the company
’s proprietary Tau Scaling Law, continuing its push to boost chip performance while reducing reliance on advanced foreign semiconductor equipment. Speaking at a launch event in Guangzhou on Monday, Ri...
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Huawei Technologies has unveiled its first smartphone powered by a next-generation mobile processor based on the company
’s proprietary Tau Scaling Law, continuing its push to boost chip performance while reducing reliance on advanced foreign semiconductor equipment. Speaking at a launch event in Guangzhou on Monday, Ri...
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China ‘Snakeaholic’ dedicates life to studying, protecting snakes despite losing finger
Despite being bitten nine times and losing a finger to its venom, 77-year-old “Snake Doctor” Chen Yuanhui remains on the
front lines of researching and protecting the Mangshan pit viper, the rare species he discovered 37 years ago. Originally from southern China’s Guangdong province, Chen graduated from a clinical coll...
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Despite being bitten nine times and losing a finger to its venom, 77-year-old “Snake Doctor” Chen Yuanhui remains on the
front lines of researching and protecting the Mangshan pit viper, the rare species he discovered 37 years ago. Originally from southern China’s Guangdong province, Chen graduated from a clinical coll...
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Tesla offers rare China inventory discounts to fight sliding Shanghai production sales
Tesla China has launched discounts on its Shanghai-made cars for the first time since the end of 2024, responding to fal
ling deliveries in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles (EVs). Prices of Model 3 vehicles in inventory would be reduced by 5,000 yuan (US$745) each, while buyers of the Model Y could enjoy...
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Tesla China has launched discounts on its Shanghai-made cars for the first time since the end of 2024, responding to fal
ling deliveries in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles (EVs). Prices of Model 3 vehicles in inventory would be reduced by 5,000 yuan (US$745) each, while buyers of the Model Y could enjoy...
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Rare Beijing spy series highlights real-life intelligence drama with Taiwan
A television drama produced by Beijing’s top counter-espionage agency has put the spotlight on real-life cases in the hi
gh-stakes intelligence battle between mainland China and Taiwan. Over the past decade, mainland Chinese spy dramas have rarely touched on contemporary espionage across the Taiwan Strait but on Sunday ...
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A television drama produced by Beijing’s top counter-espionage agency has put the spotlight on real-life cases in the hi
gh-stakes intelligence battle between mainland China and Taiwan. Over the past decade, mainland Chinese spy dramas have rarely touched on contemporary espionage across the Taiwan Strait but on Sunday ...
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UK minister slams ‘thuggish’ anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth
British minister Emma Reynolds has condemned hundreds of protesters who blocked streets in the English coastal city o
f Portsmouth late on Sunday to try to stop the arrival of migrants from France, calling them “thuggish”. The gathering was the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days, after masked men disrupted...
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British minister Emma Reynolds has condemned hundreds of protesters who blocked streets in the English coastal city o
f Portsmouth late on Sunday to try to stop the arrival of migrants from France, calling them “thuggish”. The gathering was the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days, after masked men disrupted...
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Nepal’s US$2.5 billion flood bill puts UN climate fund to its biggest test yet
Nepal is seeking financial aid following the catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people and caused billions of do
llars in economic losses, tapping a global financial mechanism established to address the impacts of climate change in developing countries. Kathmandu has formally requested the UN-backed Fund for res...
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Nepal is seeking financial aid following the catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people and caused billions of do
llars in economic losses, tapping a global financial mechanism established to address the impacts of climate change in developing countries. Kathmandu has formally requested the UN-backed Fund for res...
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SCMP partners with top Kazakh university to deepen Hong Kong’s Central Asia ties
The South China Morning Post has signed an agreement with a leading university in Kazakhstan to foster the exchange of k
nowledge between East and Central Asia while extending Hong Kong’s media presence in the region. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on Monday in Astana, just ahead of the SCMP’s China Co...
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The South China Morning Post has signed an agreement with a leading university in Kazakhstan to foster the exchange of k
nowledge between East and Central Asia while extending Hong Kong’s media presence in the region. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on Monday in Astana, just ahead of the SCMP’s China Co...
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Chinese firms’ green-tech expansion hinges on Hong Kong, senior bankers say
Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging marke
ts, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives. The city’s deep sustainable-finance ma...
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Hong Kong is poised to play a bigger role in financing Chinese green-technology companies’ expansion into emerging marke
ts, as geopolitical fragmentation and high funding costs reshape how capital is deployed in the global energy transition, according to senior banking executives. The city’s deep sustainable-finance ma...
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Philippine president’s cousin charged with plunder over US$118 million flood scandal
Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge on Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr
over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving bogus flood-control projects. The case came more than a year after Marcos put the so-called “ghost” infrastructure projects, bel...
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Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge on Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr
over his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal involving bogus flood-control projects. The case came more than a year after Marcos put the so-called “ghost” infrastructure projects, bel...
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What North Korea’s new warship reveals about Kim’s moves to secure surrounding waters | 朝鲜新型军舰透露金正恩巩固周边海域控制的举措
朝鲜领导人金正恩在南部元山为第二艘现代驱逐舰“康健”号举行下水仪式时表示，朝鲜海军的核化正在推进，并称未来八个月还将公开更多项目。专家认为，这一表态暗示朝鲜可能正在打造另一项重要的战略军事资产。
金正恩说，朝鲜海军正变得“更适合、更多样、也更实用”地用于其威慑力量。他在活动中与女儿同场出现，外界注意到这也可能具有一定的政治象征意义。
目前公开信息有限，但这番讲话显示，朝鲜正继续强化海军现代化和核相关能力，并试图通过新的军事项目展示其防务建设进展。
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朝鲜领导人金正恩在南部元山为第二艘现代驱逐舰“康健”号举行下水仪式时表示，朝鲜海军的核化正在推进，并称未来八个月还将公开更多项目。专家认为，这一表态暗示朝鲜可能正在打造另一项重要的战略军事资产。
金正恩说，朝鲜海军正变得“更适合、更多样、也更实用”地用于其威慑力量。他在活动中与女儿同场出现，外界注意到这也可能具有一定的政治象征意义。
目前公开信息有限，但这番讲话显示，朝鲜正继续强化海军现代化和核相关能力，并试图通过新的军事项目展示其防务建设进展。
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China’s Moonshot and Z.ai bring AI model subscription race to Tmall’s retail shelves
中国人工智能开发商正把争夺付费用户的战场扩展到消费电商平台。阿里巴巴旗下天猫开始销售AI订阅服务，与智能手机、护肤品和奢侈时尚品牌并列展示，Moonshot AI和MiniMax等公司也在商谈入驻天猫开设官方旗舰店。
知情人士称，这一动作反映出AI厂商正在寻找新的销售渠道，直接面向普通消费者推广模型订阅和相关服务。随着竞争加剧，开发商希望借助天猫成熟的流量和交易体系，把原本主要面向企业或技术用户的AI产品，转化为更容易购买的消费型商品。
报道显示，这一趋势标志着中国AI商业化进入新的阶段。各家公司不再只依赖传统B端合作或开发者生态，而是开始在电商平台上争夺个人用户的付费意愿，推动AI服务像其他消费品一样被直接购买。
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中国人工智能开发商正把争夺付费用户的战场扩展到消费电商平台。阿里巴巴旗下天猫开始销售AI订阅服务，与智能手机、护肤品和奢侈时尚品牌并列展示，Moonshot AI和MiniMax等公司也在商谈入驻天猫开设官方旗舰店。
知情人士称，这一动作反映出AI厂商正在寻找新的销售渠道，直接面向普通消费者推广模型订阅和相关服务。随着竞争加剧，开发商希望借助天猫成熟的流量和交易体系，把原本主要面向企业或技术用户的AI产品，转化为更容易购买的消费型商品。
报道显示，这一趋势标志着中国AI商业化进入新的阶段。各家公司不再只依赖传统B端合作或开发者生态，而是开始在电商平台上争夺个人用户的付费意愿，推动AI服务像其他消费品一样被直接购买。
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Chinese naval scientists fall in love with the ‘big guns’ on Trump-class warship
US President Donald Trump’s vision of new warships bristling with huge-calibre guns – widely mocked as a billionaire’s v
anity project and a throwback to the battleship era of the second world war – has received an unexpected nod from military scientists in China. In a paper published last month by the Chinese peer-revi...
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US President Donald Trump’s vision of new warships bristling with huge-calibre guns – widely mocked as a billionaire’s v
anity project and a throwback to the battleship era of the second world war – has received an unexpected nod from military scientists in China. In a paper published last month by the Chinese peer-revi...
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