🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 21, 2026
Tesla signs deal to integrate Alipay into its cars as China competition heats up
Tesla signs deal to integrate Alipay into its cars as China competition heats up
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🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 21, 2026
Unvaccinated girl, 12, becomes Hong Kong’s second child flu death this season
Unvaccinated girl, 12, becomes Hong Kong’s second child flu death this season
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 21, 2026
Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts
Taiwan’s Iran-style attack drone could swamp PLA air defences: analysts
🇨🇳 China•Expats & Visas•Oct 21, 2026
Hong Kong semi-private schools admit 20 more non-local students under expansion scheme
Hong Kong semi-private schools admit 20 more non-local students under expansion scheme
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 21, 2026
Is China a Russia-allied Arctic threat to Europe or a potential polar partner?
Is China a Russia-allied Arctic threat to Europe or a potential polar partner?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 21, 2026
Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash
Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 21, 2026
Stinking rich: Malaysia eyes land routes to boost durian trade in China
Stinking rich: Malaysia eyes land routes to boost durian trade in China
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 21, 2026
Only 3% of Hong Kong firms have fully integrated AI into workflows, survey finds
Only 3% of Hong Kong firms have fully integrated AI into workflows, survey finds
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 20, 2026
China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, Republican senator warns
China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, Republican senator warns
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 20, 2026
Second land tender at Hong Kong’s border tech hub draws 9 bids
Second land tender at Hong Kong’s border tech hub draws 9 bids
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 20, 2026
Will Xi, Trump, Putin meet at Apec? First, they must agree on an agenda
Will Xi, Trump, Putin meet at Apec? First, they must agree on an agenda
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
19.2 million Afghans could soon face ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
19.2 million Afghans could soon face ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds
Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 20, 2026
What is Discovery Loop, Chinese teen AI prodigy Nathan Chen’s rumoured next destination?
What is Discovery Loop, Chinese teen AI prodigy Nathan Chen’s rumoured next destination?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters
Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 20, 2026
Singapore, Hong Kong take different paths in race for stablecoin dominance. Who will win?
Singapore, Hong Kong take different paths in race for stablecoin dominance. Who will win?
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 20, 2026
China’s new 0.1-nanometre electron microscope ready to challenge US and Japan
China’s new 0.1-nanometre electron microscope ready to challenge US and Japan
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 20, 2026
Thailand, Cambodia seek to calm escalating dispute over US$300 billion seabed
Thailand, Cambodia seek to calm escalating dispute over US$300 billion seabed
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Chinese AI idol’s ‘pregnancy’ stunt sparks backlash, debate over digital boundaries
Chinese AI idol’s ‘pregnancy’ stunt sparks backlash, debate over digital boundaries
🇨🇳 China•Travel•Oct 20, 2026
South Korea’s Seoul wants to put brakes on taxi overcharging
South Korea’s Seoul wants to put brakes on taxi overcharging
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 19, 2026
Is China building a fleet of drone motherships to extend its naval reach?
Is China building a fleet of drone motherships to extend its naval reach?
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 19, 2026
US, China should learn from Cold War-era arms control to tackle AI risks: ex-US official
US, China should learn from Cold War-era arms control to tackle AI risks: ex-US official
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 19, 2026
From pandas to Peak vistas, Hong Kong sets out to captivate Apec delegates
From pandas to Peak vistas, Hong Kong sets out to captivate Apec delegates
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 19, 2026
The human touch behind the virtual technology for preparing child cancer patients
The human touch behind the virtual technology for preparing child cancer patients
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 19, 2026
Left paralysed after crash, Hong Kong Keeta rider caught in insurance limbo
Left paralysed after crash, Hong Kong Keeta rider caught in insurance limbo
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 19, 2026
US prize-winning cancer scientist Wan Fengyi joins China’s Zhejiang University
US prize-winning cancer scientist Wan Fengyi joins China’s Zhejiang University
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 19, 2026
Can Hong Kong become a new centre for frontier medicine?
Can Hong Kong become a new centre for frontier medicine?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Lifts at 74 more buildings serviced by Taizoom lack safety parts, taking total to 152
Lifts at 74 more buildings serviced by Taizoom lack safety parts, taking total to 152
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Lithuanians take shelter, Nato jets scramble as suspected drone explodes
Lithuanians take shelter, Nato jets scramble as suspected drone explodes
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees
Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest
China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers
The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis
Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides
Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies
Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected
Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 18, 2026
Southeast Asia’s ethnic Chinese traders feel the China squeeze
Southeast Asia’s ethnic Chinese traders feel the China squeeze
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 18, 2026
New property purchase disclosure rule in Japan sparks fears it may curb foreign investment
New property purchase disclosure rule in Japan sparks fears it may curb foreign investment
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 17, 2026
Hong Kong orders lift contractors to review doors installed over past 10 years
Hong Kong orders lift contractors to review doors installed over past 10 years
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 17, 2026
How Taiwan’s new AI satellite system aims to speed up early warning against PLA moves
How Taiwan’s new AI satellite system aims to speed up early warning against PLA moves
🇨🇳 China•Travel•Oct 17, 2026
China’s embassy issues fresh Thailand travel alert over kidnappings, job scams
China’s embassy issues fresh Thailand travel alert over kidnappings, job scams
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 17, 2026
AI glasses as travel guides? Cheaper in China, but technical hitches slow adoption
AI glasses as travel guides? Cheaper in China, but technical hitches slow adoption
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 17, 2026
Coming up roses? How Trump planted a new seed for Chinese gift diplomacy
Coming up roses? How Trump planted a new seed for Chinese gift diplomacy
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 17, 2026
AI used for first time to analyse lawmakers’ 5-year plan, policy address debate
AI used for first time to analyse lawmakers’ 5-year plan, policy address debate
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 17, 2026
Bangladesh tourist resort fire kills 10
Bangladesh tourist resort fire kills 10
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 17, 2026
Corrupt officials have nowhere to hide, China’s anti-graft watchdog warns
Corrupt officials have nowhere to hide, China’s anti-graft watchdog warns
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 17, 2026
Asean’s Myanmar peace push needs Japan’s ‘silent diplomacy’
Asean’s Myanmar peace push needs Japan’s ‘silent diplomacy’
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 17, 2026
Chinese kindergarten owner given life sentence over lead paint poisoning scandal
Chinese kindergarten owner given life sentence over lead paint poisoning scandal
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 17, 2026
Hong Kong touts distinct features to set it apart from London in global gold hub push
Hong Kong touts distinct features to set it apart from London in global gold hub push
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 17, 2026
A companion between appointments: Hong Kong student’s AI tool for cancer patients
A companion between appointments: Hong Kong student’s AI tool for cancer patients
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 16, 2026
Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?
Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
China’s R&D spending keeps up steady rise as No 1 US seeks further funding cuts
China’s R&D spending keeps up steady rise as No 1 US seeks further funding cuts
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
Anti-China protectionism backfiring on American carmakers’ EV plans: analyst
Anti-China protectionism backfiring on American carmakers’ EV plans: analyst
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 16, 2026
ASML eyes hybrid bonding, report finds, as Chinese firms adopt chip packaging technique
ASML eyes hybrid bonding, report finds, as Chinese firms adopt chip packaging technique
🇨🇳 China•Politics•Oct 16, 2026
Xi’s pledge to ‘uproot sick trees’ aired weeks ahead of major party conclave
Xi’s pledge to ‘uproot sick trees’ aired weeks ahead of major party conclave
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 16, 2026
Hong Kong vies for role in robotics boom with launch of embodied AI hub
Hong Kong vies for role in robotics boom with launch of embodied AI hub
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 16, 2026
Is Philippines geared for El Nino? Critics say water-planning has run dry
Is Philippines geared for El Nino? Critics say water-planning has run dry
🇨🇳 China•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
Chinese chemicals and machinery in EU crosshairs as leaders back more trade curbs
Chinese chemicals and machinery in EU crosshairs as leaders back more trade curbs
🇨🇳 China•Technology•Oct 15, 2026
China is a beacon of global embryo research, says scientist on return from US to lead lab
China is a beacon of global embryo research, says scientist on return from US to lead lab
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