Hong Kong astronaut inspires pupils across city’s school halls in historic live lecture
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying has conducted a live lesson for students of her alma mater from the Tiangong spa
ce station, showing them how chicken wings are cooked in zero gravity and how she locates the city’s lights from the darkness of space. In a livecast to teachers and students of Tsuen Wan Public Ho Ch...
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying has conducted a live lesson for students of her alma mater from the Tiangong spa
ce station, showing them how chicken wings are cooked in zero gravity and how she locates the city’s lights from the darkness of space. In a livecast to teachers and students of Tsuen Wan Public Ho Ch...
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Indonesia has new food safety rules for free meals. Why are students still falling ill?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals programme is facing renewed scrutiny after yet an
other wave of mass food poisoning that affected more than 2,000 students, raising questions about why safeguards on paper fail to translate to food safety on the ground. A series of illnesses were rep...
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals programme is facing renewed scrutiny after yet an
other wave of mass food poisoning that affected more than 2,000 students, raising questions about why safeguards on paper fail to translate to food safety on the ground. A series of illnesses were rep...
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Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sources
China and Russia’s negotiations regarding the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline have stalled, according to
multiple sources who have knowledge of the issue, as both sides cannot bridge a big gap over gas price expectations. “China hopes to secure a price comparable to Russia’s subsidised residential rate,...
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China and Russia’s negotiations regarding the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline have stalled, according to
multiple sources who have knowledge of the issue, as both sides cannot bridge a big gap over gas price expectations. “China hopes to secure a price comparable to Russia’s subsidised residential rate,...
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Alibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, Tencent
Alibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work wit
hin rival office platforms, opening a new competitive front against ByteDance and Tencent Holdings in enterprise AI. The latest version of the QoderWake tool, launched by Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday, all...
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Alibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work wit
hin rival office platforms, opening a new competitive front against ByteDance and Tencent Holdings in enterprise AI. The latest version of the QoderWake tool, launched by Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday, all...
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More schools close in Indonesia as haze worsens
Schools in the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province switched to remote learning on Wednesday as worsening haze
from forest and peatland fires pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels, adding to disruptions that had already affected more than 1.4 million students across the country, officials said. Indonesia ha...
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Schools in the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province switched to remote learning on Wednesday as worsening haze
from forest and peatland fires pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels, adding to disruptions that had already affected more than 1.4 million students across the country, officials said. Indonesia ha...
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How Silk Road as East-West melting pot turns Central Asia into culinary destination
Imagine it is the height of the Tang dynasty (618–690, 705–907), and the imperial court awaits a gift of pure opulence.
The exotic luxury would not have been a golden statue or precious gem; those were easy enough for high royalty to procure. Rather, it was a humble peach, specifically, the “golden peach of Samarkand,”...
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Imagine it is the height of the Tang dynasty (618–690, 705–907), and the imperial court awaits a gift of pure opulence.
The exotic luxury would not have been a golden statue or precious gem; those were easy enough for high royalty to procure. Rather, it was a humble peach, specifically, the “golden peach of Samarkand,”...
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Merging air, land and sea swarms – the next frontier in China’s drone technology
If mastering drone-swarm technology were not difficult enough, China is now tackling the more complex task of integratin
g uncrewed land, sea and air platforms, according to the country’s leading developer in the field. In an article posted on China Electronics Technology Group Corporation’s (CETC) social media account ...
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If mastering drone-swarm technology were not difficult enough, China is now tackling the more complex task of integratin
g uncrewed land, sea and air platforms, according to the country’s leading developer in the field. In an article posted on China Electronics Technology Group Corporation’s (CETC) social media account ...
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Houthi offensive on Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatens new Red Sea shipping crisis
A battle for control of Yemen’s coastal plains overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, launched on Friday by Ira
n-aligned Houthi rebels, is rapidly intensifying into an all-out war with Saudi-backed government forces. A wave of Houthi missile and drone strikes launched against four cities in southern Saudi Arab...
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A battle for control of Yemen’s coastal plains overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, launched on Friday by Ira
n-aligned Houthi rebels, is rapidly intensifying into an all-out war with Saudi-backed government forces. A wave of Houthi missile and drone strikes launched against four cities in southern Saudi Arab...
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Hong Kong targets biomedicine powerhouse status in debut five-year plan
Biomedicine is set to feature in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, due to be unveiled next week, as the city’s top offic
ials signal closer medical cooperation across the Greater Bay Area. Lending weight to those ambitions, global pharmaceutical company GSK emphasised its interest in expanding its role in the region’s b...
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Biomedicine is set to feature in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, due to be unveiled next week, as the city’s top offic
ials signal closer medical cooperation across the Greater Bay Area. Lending weight to those ambitions, global pharmaceutical company GSK emphasised its interest in expanding its role in the region’s b...
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Quartz deposit purity in central China ‘highly similar’ to US Spruce Pine standard: study
Geologists say they have identified a new deposit in central China that can produce high-purity quartz comparable to the
quality produced at a critical world-leading mine in the United States. The high-purity quartz from the Chinese deposit is described as having “highly similar” properties to the resources produced at...
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Geologists say they have identified a new deposit in central China that can produce high-purity quartz comparable to the
quality produced at a critical world-leading mine in the United States. The high-purity quartz from the Chinese deposit is described as having “highly similar” properties to the resources produced at...
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Hong Kong, Kazakhstan sign MOU on transport lab, discuss low-altitude economy
Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong’s transport authorities to establish a laboratory and
discussed low-altitude economy initiatives to help manage traffic jams. Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s vice-minister of artificial intelligence and digital development, told the South China ...
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Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong’s transport authorities to establish a laboratory and
discussed low-altitude economy initiatives to help manage traffic jams. Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s vice-minister of artificial intelligence and digital development, told the South China ...
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Caught between US and Iran, South Korea weighs Hormuz role
South Korea is inching closer to a potentially risky military role in the Strait of Hormuz after sending a fact-finding
team to the Middle East, with Seoul weighing US pressure to contribute against the threat of Iranian retaliation. The mission underscores the dilemma Seoul faces over supporting a major security ally ...
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South Korea is inching closer to a potentially risky military role in the Strait of Hormuz after sending a fact-finding
team to the Middle East, with Seoul weighing US pressure to contribute against the threat of Iranian retaliation. The mission underscores the dilemma Seoul faces over supporting a major security ally ...
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Gunman shoots and kills kindergarten teacher in Thailand
A gunman shot and killed a kindergarten teacher on Wednesday inside a school building in eastern Thailand, where 44 chil
dren and three other teachers were evacuated safely, authorities said. The shooting took place about 11am inside a building at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten in Chonburi province, about 150km (...
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A gunman shot and killed a kindergarten teacher on Wednesday inside a school building in eastern Thailand, where 44 chil
dren and three other teachers were evacuated safely, authorities said. The shooting took place about 11am inside a building at the Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten in Chonburi province, about 150km (...
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Australians question US commitment to Aukus submarine deal in crowdfunded inquiry
Dissent voiced in an ongoing inquiry into Australia’s most ambitious nuclear submarine pact has laid bare growing uncert
ainty over US commitment, amid questions about the clarity of Canberra’s explanation of the Aukus deal to citizens. Under the trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States, ...
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Dissent voiced in an ongoing inquiry into Australia’s most ambitious nuclear submarine pact has laid bare growing uncert
ainty over US commitment, amid questions about the clarity of Canberra’s explanation of the Aukus deal to citizens. Under the trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States, ...
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US firm used AI to hijack WeChat account, spurring call for cyber cooperation with China
US cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help hijack WeChat accounts via unanswe
red voice calls, intensifying concerns about AI-driven cyber threats and prompting renewed calls for bilateral cooperation between the United States and China. US security firm Calif said on Tuesday t...
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US cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help hijack WeChat accounts via unanswe
red voice calls, intensifying concerns about AI-driven cyber threats and prompting renewed calls for bilateral cooperation between the United States and China. US security firm Calif said on Tuesday t...
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PAS slammed in Malaysia for linking heaven to support for party
Malaysian politicians have slammed a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) party leader for claiming that those who join the
Islamist party would “certainly” go to heaven. Among them, Amanah vice-president Mahfuz Omar, said in a social media post on Tuesday: “PAS’ office is not an immigration counter for the afterlife, whe...
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Malaysian politicians have slammed a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) party leader for claiming that those who join the
Islamist party would “certainly” go to heaven. Among them, Amanah vice-president Mahfuz Omar, said in a social media post on Tuesday: “PAS’ office is not an immigration counter for the afterlife, whe...
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Japan’s Nagoya reels from record rain, stranding commuters and flooding city
Nagoya in central Japan said on Wednesday that it has decided to provide emergency relief across the city where at least
41 people sustained minor injuries after a linear rain band formed, pounding the Tokai region with record rainfall the previous day. Many commuters and students were stranded for the night in Nagoya ...
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Nagoya in central Japan said on Wednesday that it has decided to provide emergency relief across the city where at least
41 people sustained minor injuries after a linear rain band formed, pounding the Tokai region with record rainfall the previous day. Many commuters and students were stranded for the night in Nagoya ...
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China-Nepal floods; arthritis drug restores alopecia patients’ hair: 7 science highlights
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We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you woul
d like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s radar satellites capture sharp images of glacier collapse site in Nepal Within hours of a devastating glacier collapse on t...
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Malaysia arrests second pilot linked to Jakarta Ecstasy pills smuggling
A second pilot has been arrested in the ongoing investigation of a drug trafficking case involving a Malaysia Airlines p
ilot arrested in Indonesia for allegedly smuggling drugs worth 45 million ringgit (US$11 million). Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Commissioner Hussein Omar Khan sa...
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A second pilot has been arrested in the ongoing investigation of a drug trafficking case involving a Malaysia Airlines p
ilot arrested in Indonesia for allegedly smuggling drugs worth 45 million ringgit (US$11 million). Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Commissioner Hussein Omar Khan sa...
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GBA integration may help mainland China philanthropy sector learn from Hong Kong
Urgent priorities for advancing China’s philanthropy sector include fostering a favourable legal environment and overhau
ling the nation’s social service industry, according to leading policy experts at a forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Mainland charitable organisations could learn from Hong Kong’s experience to increase...
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Urgent priorities for advancing China’s philanthropy sector include fostering a favourable legal environment and overhau
ling the nation’s social service industry, according to leading policy experts at a forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Mainland charitable organisations could learn from Hong Kong’s experience to increase...
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