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2026-07-16 12:30:06 UTC

Silence isn’t golden for a world looking to Kevin Warsh’s Fed
Since being sworn in as US Federal Reserve chairman on May 22, Kevin Warsh has struck a distinctly hawkish tone. At his first press conference at the helm of the world’s most important central bank on June 17, Warsh made a solemn vow to curb inflation. He said members of the Fed’s interest rate-setting committee were “unambiguous and unanimous. This committee will deliver price stability”.
Bond investors who questioned Warsh’s inflation-fighting credibility – given that he built his candidacy...
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https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3360748/silence-isnt-golden-world-looking-kevin-warshs-fed?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-16 10:30:09 UTC

TSMC pledges extra US$100 billion for Arizona fab expansion amid soaring AI chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has pledged an additional US$100 billion to expand its manufacturing facilities in Arizona, boosting the company’s US investment to US$265 billion, as the chip foundry rushes to meet booming demand driven by artificial intelligence.
TSMC chairman CC Wei said the firm planned to proceed “as fast as possible” with the new Arizona investment but declined to provide a timeline, noting that progress would “depend on the market situation and our customers’...
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https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3360809/tsmc-pledges-extra-us100-billion-arizona-fab-expansion-amid-soaring-ai-chip-demand?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-16 10:00:06 UTC

Chinese policewoman supports parents of colleague who died in line of duty for 20 years
A policewoman in southern China has fulfilled the filial piety duty of her colleague for his parents for two decades since he died while saving people from drowning.
On September 4, 2006, Deng Wenguo, a police officer at the frontier inspection station in Dongguan, Guangdong province, lost his life when saving people from drowning in a reservoir. He was later recognised as a martyr by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Yangcheng Evening News reported.
Zhu Shuo, Deng’s colleague who got along...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3360762/chinese-policewoman-supports-parents-colleague-who-died-line-duty-20-years?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-16 04:21:27 UTC

Goldman Sachs backs HKEX with ‘buy rating’, citing Beijing’s policy support, AI stock boost
Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs has cast a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s financial future by reaffirming its “buy rating” on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), as Beijing ramps up policy support to cement the city’s status as an international financial centre.
“We see multiple tailwinds to ADT [average daily turnover] and revenue growth” in the second half of this year, analysts Thomas Wang and Simone Chen wrote in a research note on Wednesday.
The move comes amid weak share...
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https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3360753/goldman-sachs-backs-hkex-buy-rating-citing-beijings-policy-support-ai-stock-boost?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-16 04:00:10 UTC

Jia Qianqian was a literary high-flier. Then came the online claims of plagiarism
Jia Qianqian, daughter of internationally acclaimed writer Jia Pingwa, has become the latest high-profile figure in Chinese academia to fall from grace after a university investigation confirmed allegations of plagiarism.
In a statement on Wednesday, Northwest University said its months-long investigation found that nine of Jia’s published papers contained plagiarised material.
The university had terminated her teaching appointment and revoked her associate professor title.
In addition, her 2009...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3360708/jia-qianqian-was-literary-high-flier-then-came-online-claims-plagiarism?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-15 21:30:06 UTC

14-nation South China Sea statement is an expansionist overreach
On July 12, a coalition of 14 nations – the United States, Philippines, Australia, Canada, Britain, Japan, New Zealand, and seven European states including Germany, Italy and the Baltic nations – issued a statement marking the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea ruling at The Hague in 2016.
The document recycled familiar arguments, urging compliance with the ruling and framing it as a cornerstone of the rules-based international order. But beneath it lies a fundamental disconnect from...
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https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3360419/14-nation-south-china-sea-statement-expansionist-overreach?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-15 11:00:07 UTC

China is now world’s No 1 science power, says top Russian scientist Artem Oganov
Leading Russian chemist and materials scientist Artem Oganov, who received China’s top international science and technology award, said the honour from the world’s No 1 science power was a sign he was “on the right track”.
Oganov, a distinguished professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow and long-time China collaborator, and eight other experts were awarded the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a ceremony...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3360622/china-now-worlds-no-1-science-power-says-top-russian-scientist-artem-oganov?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-15 06:43:31 UTC

US$402,000 bonus splits Samsung device and chip workers as anger, feud mount
The feud between Samsung Electronics’ device-making and chipmaking divisions is deepening, as employees in the smartphone and home appliance businesses are expressing anger over a nearly 100-fold compensation gap between them and employees in the chipmaking division.
Samsung Electronics Company Union (SECU), which is mostly made up of employees in the appliance-making Device Experience (DX) division, will hold a rally under a “same company, same rights” slogan at the company’s plant in Suwon,...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3360636/us402000-bonus-splits-samsung-device-and-chip-workers-anger-feud-mount?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-15 04:30:07 UTC

China’s rare earth weakness, new rocket to rival SpaceX: 7 science highlights
We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. China’s satellite engine smashes record, leaves US rival far behind
China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a key technology that could help propel the world’s largest communications, military and deep-space spacecraft into their intended orbits faster and more reliably.
2....
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3360598/chinas-rare-earth-weakness-new-rocket-rival-spacex-7-science-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-15 04:28:01 UTC

China memory giant CXMT valued at US$85 billion in record Shanghai IPO
China’s leading memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 8.66 yuan (US$1.28) apiece, positioning the company for the largest listing by a Chinese semiconductor company on a mainland bourse.
The firm, based in Hefei, Anhui province, is expected to raise gross proceeds of 57.9 billion yuan (US$8.5 billion) from the sale of nearly 6.7 billion shares, according to an offering announcement released on Tuesday.
The shares represent 10...
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https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3360615/china-memory-giant-cxmt-valued-us85-billion-record-shanghai-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-14 20:44:38 UTC

‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” sold on Tuesday for US$50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction, after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders.
“Gus” is one of the world’s most complete T. rex skeletons – with 183 fossilised bones – and was discovered on a cattle ranch in South Dakota in 2021.
The giant beast lived some 72 to 66 million years ago – a period characterised by a warm climate, high sea levels and vast...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3360583/gus-t-rex-fetches-record-us501-million-us-auction?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-07-06 01:25:55 UTC

China restaurant sparks debate after selling simple tomato scrambled egg dish for US$75
A Shanghai restaurant has captured attention on mainland Chinese social media for launching a special dish of stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs at an exorbitant price of 520 yuan (US$75), triggering a heated discussion.
The dish itself is among the most common, affordable household food items in the country, containing ordinary ingredients – tomatoes and eggs.
But the dish served at Jinlong Dabianlu Restaurant in Hongkou district in downtown Shanghai is sold at 520 yuan, dozens of times more...
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2026-06-15 12:22:50 UTC

Hong Kong dancer paralysed by falling giant screen awarded HK$6.29m in damages
A Hong Kong court has awarded HK$6.29 million (US$802,698) in damages to a dancer left paralysed after being struck by a falling giant screen during a concert by Cantopop boy band Mirror four years ago.
In a written judgment on Monday, the District Court ruled that Mo Li Kai-yin was entitled to substantial damages from his employer, Studiodanz, under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance after suffering from “catastrophic” injuries in the accident at Hong Kong Coliseum on July 28, 2022.
Judge...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3357192/hong-kong-dancer-paralysed-falling-giant-screen-awarded-hk629m-damages?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-06-12 23:38:57 UTC

Indians grieve and demand action after US strike kills sailors
Sushila Devi sat sobbing on the floor of her house in Deoria, northern India after authorities told her that her husband was one of three sailors killed in a US attack on a ship off Oman.
“If he had told us about the dangers, I would have called him back,” she cried out as women from the family gathered around to console ‌her. “The government should not allow people to go there.”
India on Friday took the rare step of lodging a second protest with the US over the strike that took place more than...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3356980/indians-grieve-and-demand-action-after-us-strike-kills-sailors?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-06-04 08:41:24 UTC

Tibetology is key to China shaping global views on the region, top official says
Chinese academics specialising in Tibet must find more creative ways to shape the global conversation about the region while remaining strictly aligned with the Communist Party’s ideology.
That was the message Li Ganjie, head of the Communist Party’s United Front Work Department, had for researchers who gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of the China Tibetology Research Centre on Wednesday.
According to state news agency Xinhua, Li said that the international situation was “volatile” and...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3355946/tibetology-key-china-shaping-global-views-region-top-official-says?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-05-29 06:40:33 UTC

US price-fixing probe on Singaporean tycoon signals consistent legal approach
The US indictment of Singapore-based shipping tycoon Teo Siong Seng in a price-fixing scandal has raised questions about Washington’s determination to pursue prominent figures from friendly countries, though legal experts say the case conforms to established American antitrust practice.
Teo, the 71-year-old chief executive of Hong Kong company Singamas Container Holdings, has several prominent executive roles, including sitting as chair of the Singapore Business Federation and on the...
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https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3355281/us-price-fixing-probe-singaporean-tycoon-signals-consistent-legal-approach?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-05-27 03:09:44 UTC

As Five Eyes allies boost Taiwan Strait transits, why is US going a different route?
The US military scaled back and kept a low profile for its transits through the Taiwan Strait last year in contrast with increased passage by its allies, according to a report released by a leading Chinese think tank.
In 2025, the remaining Five Eyes countries – Australia, Canada, Britain and New Zealand – deployed six warships to conduct five Taiwan Strait transits, all of which were accompanied by official public statements, according to a report released on Tuesday by the South China Sea...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3354972/five-eyes-allies-boost-taiwan-strait-transits-why-us-going-different-route?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-05-24 09:30:29 UTC

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan urges closer Europe ties, dialogue to work out differences
Hong Kong’s finance chief has called for deeper cooperation and dialogue with Europe despite disagreements on some issues, saying such engagement is crucial amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Writing in his weekly blog on Sunday after a five-day trip to France, Belgium and Switzerland, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said European political and business leaders were increasingly seeking strategic autonomy, diversified partnerships and stronger economic resilience in response to...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3354675/hong-kongs-paul-chan-urges-closer-europe-ties-dialogue-work-out-differences?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-05-07 22:44:37 UTC

US military says it carried out retaliatory strikes over ‘unprovoked hostilities’ by Iran
The US ⁠military said it carried out retaliatory strikes ⁠on Iran on Thursday, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran.
Earlier, Iran’s top joint military command said the US had violated a ceasefire by targeting an ‌Iranian oil tanker and another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz, and by striking civilian areas.
“US Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3352823/us-military-says-it-carried-out-retaliatory-strikes-over-unprovoked-hostilities-iran?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-05-03 09:05:09 UTC

60% of Hong Kong’s homeless plan to cut medical visits amid higher fees: survey
Nearly 60 per cent of homeless residents in Hong Kong plan to reduce medical visits in response to higher public medical fees introduced this year, a non-governmental organisation survey has found, with advocates urging authorities to introduce automatic waivers and simplify subsidy application procedures.
Kenny Ng Kwan-lim, deputy head of programmes at Impact HK, a charity supporting the city’s homeless, said many street sleepers face numerous obstacles in applying for waivers due to their...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3352268/60-hong-kongs-homeless-plan-cut-medical-visits-amid-higher-fees-survey?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-19 00:00:16 UTC

Pop Mart’s Labubu headed to big screen in collaboration with Sony Pictures
Chinese toymaker Pop Mart and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Thursday a feature film starring Labubu, the company’s most popular character.
Analysts said the film was a strategic move to extend Labubu’s intellectual property (IP) value and support medium-term growth, following the trajectory of global icons like Barbie and Hello Kitty.
The film, still in early development, would be a mix of live action and computer-generated imagery, Pop Mart said in a statement.
Lung Ka-sing, the...
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2026-03-18 13:37:24 UTC

Chinese experts assess military decapitation in Iran, Venezuela for lessons closer to home
Iran’s power structure, succession mechanism and geographic conditions are all factors in its military resilience, despite the decapitation of its leadership by the US and Israel, according to Chinese experts.
They also said the United States was unlikely to achieve regime change in Iran without deploying ground forces, a lesson one expert argued Beijing would take into account for any operation on Taiwan.
Beginning on February 28, the US and Israel have killed a string of senior Iranian...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3347070/chinese-experts-assess-military-decapitation-iran-venezuela-lessons-closer-home?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-18 12:31:12 UTC

China-based Cosco Shipping Ports expects ‘limited’ impact from Iran conflict
Cosco Shipping Ports, a unit of state-owned giant Cosco Shipping, reported modest earnings growth for 2025, as management expects to expand in emerging markets amid rising geopolitical risks to global trade.
Net profit rose 1.1 per cent to US$312.1 million, and revenue increased 11 per cent to US$1.67 billion, according to its 2025 results. Total container throughput climbed 6.2 per cent to 153 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
The company’s overseas terminals saw strong growth, with...
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https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3347064/china-based-cosco-shipping-ports-expects-limited-impact-iran-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-18 04:00:10 UTC

Can China still maintain good relations with Gulf states and Iran as fighting escalates?
Iran’s air strikes on the Gulf states have turned the spotlight onto China’s dilemma in trying to develop long-term relations with those nations but also with their arch-rival Iran.
Strikes on all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks on Iran have hit both American military assets stationed in those countries and civilian infrastructure, including oil refineries.
As oil and gas producers, they are also bearing the brunt of the effective closure of...
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2026-03-13 20:17:52 UTC

Judge quashes subpoenas of Fed chair, says investigation was ‘politically motivated’
A federal judge on Friday quashed US Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill.
Judge James Boasberg said that a “mountain of evidence suggests” that the purpose of the subpoenas was simply to pressure the Fed to cut its key interest rate, as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell revealed the investigation on January 11, prompting Senator...
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2026-03-13 07:16:52 UTC

2 Tiananmen vigil activists have case to answer in subversion trial, court rules
Two former leaders of a now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have a case to answer in a high-profile trial after judges ruled the evidence supported prosecutors’ allegations that the activists incited others to overthrow the Communist Party leadership.
Three High Court judges on Friday found that the evidence appeared to suggest Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung committed a subversion offence as leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic...
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2026-03-13 05:40:33 UTC

HKEX opens door for small innovative firms to list with biggest reforms since 2018
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has unveiled its biggest listing reforms since 2018, broadening its special listing regime for innovative companies and opening the door for smaller and more diverse firms to list in the city, the bourse operator said on Friday.
HKEX proposed lowering the minimum threshold for companies to list under the weighted voting rights regime to a minimum valuation of HK$20 billion (US$2.6 billion), half the current requirement of at least HK$40 billion.
It will...
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2026-03-13 05:18:50 UTC

‘Two sessions’ webinar
This year’s ‘two sessions’, China’s biggest annual political gathering, featured the announcement of the lowest GDP growth target in decades and official approval for the 15th five-year plan.
SCMP Plus hosted a webinar to discuss these developments with three experts from the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis. Other topics included the upcoming US-China presidential summit, President Xi Jinping’s purge of the military and efforts to reshape the economy.
The panel...
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https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/article/3346449/two-sessions-webinar?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-13 04:34:06 UTC

Cambricon, China’s ‘little Nvidia’, to pay maiden dividend after profitable 2025
Cambricon Technologies, a Chinese semiconductor designer seen as a potential alternative to US giant Nvidia, will pay its maiden dividend after posting its first full-year profit since listing in 2020.
Cambricon, dubbed “little Nvidia”, planned to distribute a cash dividend of 15 yuan (US$2.2) for every 10 shares held, totalling more than 632 million yuan, according to its filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Another 20 million yuan would be allocated for share buy-backs, taking...
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2026-03-13 04:00:12 UTC

China beats US, Japan in carbon-fibre arms race to create world’s first T1200 factory
China has become the first country to mass produce the strongest carbon fibre, which has wide applications for defence industries such as aerospace, drones and robots, state broadcaster CCTV’s military channel reported on Wednesday.
The domestically developed T1200-grade fibre has a tensile strength 10 times greater than ordinary steel, yet it is less than one-tenth of a human hair in diameter, according to the state broadcaster.
Mass production of the ultra-strength fibre at a projected output...
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2026-03-13 02:30:08 UTC

US returns for WWII dead of Japan’s ‘hell ship’ tomb in the Philippines
They were killed by American bombs. They were held at gunpoint by Japanese guards who fired indiscriminately into the crowded holds and when the ship finally went down, many were left to drown. Eight decades later, the United States is coming back for them.
Hundreds perished when the Japanese “hell ship” Oryoku Maru was sunk in Subic Bay in December 1944. Now, the Pentagon has launched a multi-year mission in waters off the Philippines to retrieve their remains.
As many as 250 Americans are...
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2026-03-13 01:35:07 UTC

US sanctions 2 firms, 6 individuals for funding North Korean weapons
The United States has imposed sanctions on two companies and six individuals for their roles in operations that used information technology workers in foreign countries to raise money for North Korea.
The Treasury Department said the schemes, orchestrated by the North Korean government, had systematically defrauded US businesses and generated revenue to fund North Korea’s weapons programmes, including nearly US$800 million in 2024.
The department also accused workers associated with North Korea...
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2026-03-13 01:00:13 UTC

US-Israel war on Iran: Indian homes stockpile electric stoves to beat gas crunch
Indian households are rushing to buy electric induction stoves, draining ⁠stocks online and in stores, ⁠amid fears of a potential cooking gas ⁠shortage tied to the Middle East conflict.
India, the world’s second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), has invoked emergency powers to boost supplies for households even as availability tightens for commercial users including canteens, hostels and restaurants.
Meanwhile, consumers are buying electric cooking appliances as a precaution,...
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2026-03-13 00:40:00 UTC

Swire sells part of Cathay Pacific stake for HK$1.8 billion to boost working capital
Conglomerate Swire Pacific has sold part of its stake in Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways for HK$1.8 billion to raise working capital.
In a rare move, the group revealed on Friday that it sold 153.05 million shares at HK$11.74 each the previous day. This marks a 9.6 per cent discount to the last traded price of HK$12.99 on Thursday.
It marked the latest shareholder to reduce its stake in Cathay, following Air China’s sale in January for HK$1.32 billion.
In a Hong Kong stock exchange...
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2026-03-12 11:15:10 UTC

Ant smuggling rises in Kenya as Chinese national caught with 2,238 insects at airport
A man was arrested with more ⁠than 2,200 live ⁠garden ants in his ⁠luggage at Nairobi’s main airport this week amid a rise in cases of smuggling of the insects in Kenya.
Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta ‌International Airport on Tuesday while he was trying to leave the country, court filings on Thursday showed. Immigration officials flagged a “stop order” on Zhang’s passport after he evaded arrest in Kenya last year.
Ant aficionados pay large sums to ⁠maintain...
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2026-03-12 11:13:14 UTC

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip swaps policy for photo cards at ComplexCon
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee will hold a fan meet-and-greet at this year’s ComplexCon in the city, underscoring the senior government adviser’s enduring online popularity since ending her 17-year tenure in the Legislative Council.
Seventy-five-year-old Ip, convenor of the government’s top decision-making Executive Council, will join guests including Jennie from K-pop group Blackpink, American rapper Yeat and Korean R&B singer Crush at the two-day event later this month.
The...
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2026-03-12 06:11:05 UTC

From net worth of US$580 to US$580 million, China school dropout builds steamed bun empire
A school dropout from eastern China who survived a violent attack and bankruptcy has built a steamed bun empire that generates 180 million yuan (US$26 million) annually.
Liu Huiping, 49, hails from Anhui province, famously known as China’s “hometown of dough makers.”
To ease the financial burden on his parents, Liu left secondary school early. He initially learned furniture making before shifting his focus to the craft of Chinese buns.
In 1998, with a 4,000-yuan (US$580) loan, Liu ventured to...
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2026-03-12 03:52:03 UTC

‘Outdated intelligence’: US faces mounting evidence in deadly strike on Iran school
Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on a junior school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a US official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary US military investigation into the incident.
The bombing of the school and its casualties involving children has become a focal point of the war, and if ultimately confirmed to be at the hands of the US,...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3346300/outdated-intelligence-us-faces-mounting-evidence-deadly-strike-iran-school?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-12 03:48:52 UTC

Malaysian man jailed for 10 months, fined US$12,700 over Facebook post insulting Islam
The administrator of a Facebook account has been jailed 10 months and fined 50,000 ringgit (US$12,700) by the Sessions Court in Miri, Sarawak, over a post deemed insulting to Islam.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said John Mule anak Alai, 48, was convicted under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities.
“MCMC takes seriously any form of misuse of digital platforms that insults religion, incites hatred,...
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2026-03-12 03:09:54 UTC

Preparing for the worst? US bunker maker claims big demand in Middle East
Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard’s bomb shelter company in Texas has not stopped ringing.
Foreign and US clients are rushing to buy his bunkers, seeking refuge in case of air raids, nuclear fallout or apocalypse.
With the United States and Israel pounding Iran, and Tehran retaliating with strikes across the region, Hubbard has seen demand for his product soar, mostly from Gulf nation clients in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab...
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https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3346295/preparing-worst-us-bunker-maker-claims-big-demand-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-12 02:30:08 UTC

China’s five-year jet goals target C919 output, a new engine and reduced reliance
Beijing aims to accelerate the rise of China’s home-grown airliner fleet, including the C909 regional plane, C919 narrowbody and C929 widebody, through 2030.
This push to challenge the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus comes as a national five-year plan calls for aircraft production, development and the roll-out of a domestically developed engine.
The next five years will prove vital to the success of the three aircraft models and the continued localisation of critical parts such as engines,...
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346236/chinas-five-year-jet-goals-target-c919-output-new-engine-and-reduced-reliance?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-12 01:12:19 UTC

Meta disables 150,000 accounts in global sting on Southeast Asian scam centres
Meta disabled more than 150,000 accounts and Thai police arrested 21 people in a sweeping international crackdown on Southeast Asian criminal scam centres that targeted people around the world, the social media giant said on Wednesday.
The operation was led by Thailand’s Royal Thai Police Anti-Cyber Scam Centre alongside the FBI and the US Justice Department’s Scam Centre Strike Force, with Meta investigators acting on intelligence shared in real time by law enforcement.
Online scam networks –...
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2026-03-12 01:01:13 UTC

‘Cyber confession room’ where China youth share struggles like financial problems gains traction
At first glance, it is just a photograph of an empty room. But on mainland social media, it has become something else entirely: a virtual confessional.
Beneath such posts, users anonymously unburden themselves to strangers, sharing the guilt, anxiety and struggles they cannot voice to family or friends.
Traditionally, the confessional in Christianity is a space where believers admit their sins to a priest and seek absolution.
Such so-called cyber confession rooms have recently surged in...
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2026-03-12 00:00:07 UTC

Why Iran and North Korea are ‘highly likely’ to revive missile and nuclear cooperation
As war with the United States and Israel batters Iran’s missile and nuclear infrastructure, analysts say Tehran is likely to turn to North Korea once again after the fighting stops, reviving a long-suspected partnership built on shared hostility towards Washington and years of military cooperation.
North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology to Iran and providing technical help on uranium enrichment, and analysts say it is likely to do so again after the war.
“North Korea...
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https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346232/why-iran-and-north-korea-are-highly-likely-revive-missile-and-nuclear-cooperation?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-11 23:30:08 UTC

Chinese firms with success in go-global efforts poised to reap profit rewards
Overseas expansion and a commodity boom have put Chinese companies trading on the mainland in a position to beat their offshore-listed peers in earnings, cementing the outperformance of yuan-denominated stocks since the outbreak of Middle East hostility.
The 300 largest mainland-traded companies may post average 2025 profit growth of 6.3 per cent during the coming earnings season, while the growth rate for the firms in the Hong Kong exchange’s benchmark Hang Seng Index would be a mere 2 per...
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https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3346207/chinese-firms-success-go-global-efforts-poised-reap-profit-rewards?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-11 05:15:17 UTC

Is Iran’s vital oil hub Kharg Island in America’s crosshairs?
Kharg Island, a scrubby stretch of land in the northern Gulf, handles almost all of Iran’s crude exports and any attempt to seize it would mark a major escalation in the conflict, analysts have said.
The US and Israel have so far treaded carefully around the island, but an Axios report over the weekend cited Trump administration officials saying capturing Kharg was on the table as the war in the Middle East persists.
The island, located around 30km (19 miles) off the Iranian mainland, handles...
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2026-03-11 04:45:46 UTC

Cathay posts 9.5% rise in profit to HK$10.82 billion but warns of geopolitical risks
Cathay Pacific Airways’ net profit climbed 9.5 per cent to HK$10.82 billion (US$1.39 billion) in 2025, driven by increased capacity and robust cargo demand, as the Hong Kong flag carrier’s chief warned of disruptions from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Cathay Group chairman Patrick Healy said on Wednesday that the results marked the airline’s third consecutive year of growth. But he cautioned that global geopolitical tensions were unsettling businesses and pushing up fuel prices.
Hong...
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2026-03-11 04:30:15 UTC

China’s size, strength insulates its energy security amid geopolitical shocks: lawmaker
Despite its heavy reliance on oil and gas imports, China’s “national strength” insulates its energy security from short-term geopolitical shocks, a prominent petroleum geologist said.
Jin Zhijun, dean of the Institute of Energy at Peking University, said that China – as a large country – could ensure its energy security amid a volatile international energy trading landscape, with multiple contingency plans in place.
They included tapping more domestic resources by increasing oil and gas...
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346173/chinas-size-strength-insulates-its-energy-security-amid-geopolitical-shocks-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed

2026-03-11 02:40:37 UTC

Singapore man to be charged over TikTok videos on race, government
A 59-year-old man will be charged in a Singapore court on Wednesday over four videos he posted on TikTok between 2023 and 2025, the police and Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office said on Tuesday.
The videos contained content which promoted ill will between different racial groups as well as false statements of fact, police and the POFMA Office said in a joint news release.
He will be charged with two counts of defamation and one count of attempting to promote...
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2026-03-11 02:30:21 UTC

Elon Musk on course to become world’s first trillionaire as wealth soars
Elon Musk’s estimated US$839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said on Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of US$20.1 trillion.
Musk topped the Forbes World’s Billionaires list for the second consecutive year after his fortune swelled by roughly US$500 billion over the past 12 months, driven by rising valuations at Tesla and SpaceX, which is targeting a public offering in 2026.
He...
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2026-03-11 02:10:04 UTC

Hong Kong stocks extend rebound as proposed release from oil reserve soothes fears
Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday as fears over surging oil prices eased and Chinese tech names rebounded after a deep rout.
The Hang Seng Index gained 0.5 per cent to 26,028.00 as of 9.36am. The Hang Seng Tech Index edged up 0.6 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index were little changed.
Oil prices fluctuated after the Wall Street Journal reported that the International Energy Agency proposed the largest ever oil release from its strategic reserve. The...
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2026-03-11 01:30:12 UTC

Hong Kong tycoon urges prudent approach to development amid global uncertainty
A Hong Kong property tycoon has called for a more prudent approach to the city’s development rather than accelerating projects amid global uncertainties, saying the industry’s willingness to invest in the Northern Metropolis hinges on the health of the market.
Far East Consortium chairman David Chiu Tat-cheong also described the megaproject’s new land disposal approach – which requires winning bidders to handle multiple developments on a large plot – as good intentions with unintended negative...
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2026-03-11 01:00:10 UTC

Inseparable China triplet brothers hold weddings on same day, grow up sharing everything
A group of triplet brothers in central China has trended on social media for holding a joint wedding event on the same day.
The collective nuptials were held in Shangqiu, Henan province, at the beginning of March, Jimu News reported.
The three men were born after the year 2000. Their exact age is not clear.
One of them, who is ranked second on account of the time of his birth, said he and his brothers have never spent time apart since childhood.
“We did everything together. We wore the same...
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2026-03-10 06:22:42 UTC

War in the Middle East: nearly 500 dead in Lebanon from Israeli offensive since last week
Escalating hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon over the past week, a UN agency said on Monday, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered a second week.
Lebanon has been pulled deep into the war in the Middle East since Hezbollah opened fire to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, igniting an Israeli offensive which has killed nearly 500 people in Lebanon, ‌according to Lebanese authorities, with the death toll...
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2026-03-10 05:42:31 UTC

Chinese embassy warns nationals in UK of scammers posing as Hong Kong ICAC staff
The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has warned its citizens in the country to beware of scams involving fraudsters posing as staff from Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog.
In a statement on Monday, the embassy said criminals had recently posed as staff of the city’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to carry out telecommunications fraud.
The criminals falsely accused victims of offences such as money laundering, pressuring them to cooperate in a bogus “investigation” and...
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2026-03-10 05:13:19 UTC

Hong Kong monitors fuel prices as Iran war sparks ‘premature and unfair’ hikes
Authorities are communicating with local oil companies to monitor how the war in the Middle East is affecting Hong Kong’s fuel market, amid a public backlash over what has been called premature price hikes.
Responding to a South China Morning Post inquiry on Tuesday, the Environment and Ecology Bureau also said the government had been urging oil companies to provide more data on auto-fuel prices.
“In light of the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the government has been in touch...
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2026-03-10 04:35:33 UTC

Hong Kong Airlines to raise fuel surcharges by up to 35% amid oil price surge
Hong Kong Airlines will raise its fuel surcharges by up to 35.2 per cent from Thursday amid soaring oil prices driven by escalating conflict in the Middle East, becoming the first local carrier to do so.
The airline announced on its website on Tuesday that fuel surcharges for tickets issued on or after March 12 would be increased.
Travellers on flights between Hong Kong and the Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal will face the sharpest increases, with charges rising 35.2 per cent from HK$284 (US$36)...
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2026-03-10 04:23:09 UTC

Mistaken for drunks, left to die: Thailand’s police have a deadly blind spot
Warissara* survived the crash. It was the next four hours that killed her.
The 21-year-old had been riding home from her restaurant job on the night of February 20 last year, caught in heavy rain on a slick Bangkok road, when she came off her motorbike.
Emergency responders who arrived at the scene found only a few visible scratches – and detected the smell of alcohol. She had no identification on her. The call was made: send her to the police station, not the hospital.
She arrived at...
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2026-03-10 03:46:01 UTC

E-payments to attract more riders, cut fare disputes: Hong Kong taxi industry
Mandatory e-payment in Hong Kong taxis could attract more residents and visitors to use the service, as about 90 per cent of drivers are ready to meet the requirement ahead of its implementation next month, an industry representative has said.
Ryan Wong Cheuk-pong, chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi Council, said on Tuesday that drivers could also benefit from e-payments by reducing disputes over fares and no longer worrying about a lack of change.
“E-payments have become a trend and many residents...
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2026-03-10 03:11:18 UTC

China’s exports surge 21.8% in first 2 months of year
China’s export growth accelerated sharply in the first two months of this year, defying last year’s high base while experts pointed to the likelihood of strong momentum for the rest of the year.
Exports rose by 21.8 per cent from a year earlier to US$656.58 billion in the combined figures for January and February released by the customs administration on Tuesday.
This represented a huge jump from the 6.6 per cent growth recorded in December and the 5.5 per cent climb recorded for all of last...
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2026-03-10 02:23:14 UTC

Wealth, drugs and rape: US luxury real estate stars convicted of sex trafficking
Three brothers, including two of America’s most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges on Monday after a five-week trial over accusations that they used drugs and force to rape scores of women they had dazzled with their wealth and opulent lifestyle.
The verdict came after 11 women testified they were sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers: twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 38, and Tal Alexander, 39. All three of the men shook their heads as the...
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2026-03-09 21:30:08 UTC

AI is forcing journalism to rediscover what the profession actually does
Around the world, news organisations are racing to create rules for artificial intelligence. Editors debate whether reporters may use AI to draft text, summarise documents or help in research. Some outlets promise readers they will disclose when a machine helps write an article. Others hope credibility will come from avoiding AI altogether.
But this debate begins with a mistaken assumption: that journalism earns trust because journalists physically write the sentences themselves.
That has never...
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2026-03-09 06:12:38 UTC

Hong Kong tycoon Adrian Cheng doubles down on tech in step with China’s 5-year plan
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former heir apparent to Hong Kong property giant New World Development (NWD), plans to spend more time in mainland China and increase his tech investments this year, with a focus on a range of sectors from artificial intelligence to aerospace, echoing China’s latest five-year plan.
“If our country can realise [the 15th five-year plan], we would be stable and secure, and our future will definitely be promising,” Cheng, who is a member of the Chinese People’s Political...
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2026-03-09 05:51:51 UTC

Former Apple Daily executive editor appeals 10-year sentence in Hong Kong
The former executive editor-in-chief of Hong Kong’s defunct Apple Daily newspaper, founded by Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, has lodged an appeal against his 10-year sentence imposed under the national security law.
Lam Man-chung’s lawyer filed the application at the Court of Appeal on Friday, ahead of the statutory 28-day deadline for criminal appeals expiring on Monday.
The 56-year-old is the second defendant to seek a reduced sentence after Fung Wai-kong, 62, managing editor of Apple Daily’s English...
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2026-03-09 05:39:27 UTC

Surcharges eyed as Hong Kong fuel prices set to rise amid Iran war
Hong Kong’s transport sector is considering a temporary fuel surcharge for deliveries as pump prices are expected to climb further this week amid rising Middle East tensions, industry representatives have said.
Ringo Lee Yiu-pui, governor and honorary life president of the Hong Kong, China Automobile Association, said on Monday that fuel prices in the city had been climbing even though petrol retailers were still selling inventories bought before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which drove up...
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2026-03-09 05:34:00 UTC

Malaysia vows to hold petrol prices as oil nears US$100 a barrel amid Iran war
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that his government would do whatever it took to keep RON95 petrol at 1.99 ringgit (50 US cents) per litre – even as the US-Israel war on Iran pushed global crude prices towards US$100 a barrel.
“We will do our best to ensure the price of RON95 remains at 1.99 ringgit so that the rakyat (common people) are not burdened,” he said at the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s monthly assembly in Kuala Lumpur.
The pledge comes as the...
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2026-03-09 05:16:08 UTC

‘Two sessions’ 2026
To see every province-level region’s growth target, click on this Quick Digest.
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2026-03-09 04:37:09 UTC

Cathay fares surge, CUHK professor suspended in Australia: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. As Iran war closes Middle East skies, how high can Cathay Pacific fares fly?
2. Rising star chip scientist Jiang Jianfeng leaves MIT for Peking University
3. Takeaways from Foreign Minister Wang Yi at China’s ‘two sessions’
4. Singapore real estate giants feel the heat amid China’s property...
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2026-03-09 04:29:09 UTC

China’s award-winning mathematician Wan Daqing leaves California for Chongqing
For mathematical genius Wan Daqing, life is no longer a competition between China and the United States. Instead, he has encountered the rivalry of universities from different provinces seeking to appoint him.
Wan, winner of China’s highest mathematics prize, retired from the University of California at Irvine (UCI) in July and returned to China to take up his new role in December, he confirmed in an email to the South China Morning Post.
The International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians...
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2026-03-08 13:36:19 UTC

Hongkonger forks out HK$11,000 to flee Dubai after 8 failed attempts
Hongkonger Shirley Sung finally returned home on Sunday after being stranded in Dubai for a week and making eight failed attempts to secure a flight, ultimately paying HK$11,000 (US$1,406) to escape the Middle East conflict via Kuala Lumpur.
The 30-year-old solo traveller, who had flown to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a wedding, found herself in a tense situation as she witnessed missile interceptions and sought shelter in a hotel car park during Tehran’s retaliatory attacks amid US-Israel...
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2026-03-08 07:30:51 UTC

Demand for change in Turkey cannot be stopped, jailed Istanbul mayor says
Political efforts to cripple Turkey’s main opposition and lock up its presidential candidate will never stifle the people’s frustration with the government and their growing demand for change, Istanbul’s jailed mayor has said in an interview.
“An irreversible process for a change in power has begun in Turkey and it won’t stop until it is complete. I cannot stop it … nor can the ruling party nor the judiciary,” Ekrem Imamoglu said in a written response to Agence France-Presse questions conveyed...
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2026-03-08 06:30:12 UTC

Sri Lanka hospital discharges 22 Iranian sailors rescued after warship sinking
Sri Lanka discharged from hospital 22 Iranian sailors who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said on Sunday.
The sailors were treated at Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle since Wednesday after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.
“Another 10 are still undergoing treatment,” said a medical officer at the hospital.
He said the bodies of 84 Iranians retrieved from the Indian Ocean were also...
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2026-03-08 06:30:08 UTC

Quantum tech breakthrough: China’s double-photon device breaks efficiency ceiling
Chinese scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in quantum optics, creating a tiny device that spits out pairs of light particles on demand with unprecedented purity and efficiency that could upend the quantum race.
Single-photon devices are maturing rapidly, but the field is now pursuing efficient two-photon sources that can pave the way for sharper medical imaging, unbreakable encryption and next-generation sensors. In precision measurement, for instance, using two photons can double...
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2026-03-08 06:15:04 UTC

US embassy in Norway’s Oslo hit by explosion but no injuries, police say
The US embassy in Oslo was hit by an explosion in the early hours of Sunday but no one was injured, police in the Norwegian capital said, adding the cause was not immediately known.
The blast occurred around 1am local time and caused only “minor material damage” to one of the building’s entrances, Oslo police said in a statement.
Investigators were examining the scene, while dogs, drones, and helicopters were involved in the search “for one or more potential perpetrators”, it said.
“Police view...
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2026-03-08 06:14:25 UTC

Hong Kong considers raising MPF contributions after 13-year freeze on thresholds
Hong Kong’s workers and employers may have to pay more into the Mandatory Provident Fund, as the pension regulator considers calls to raise the contribution threshold, which has remained unchanged for 13 years.
Ayesha Macpherson Lau, chairwoman of the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority (MPFA), said in her blog on Sunday that the body had consulted various stakeholder groups since February on adjusting the minimum and maximum income levels used to determine contributions.
She hinted at a possible...
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2026-03-08 06:00:13 UTC

China Qing era saw rise in female authors, poets, despite broad restrictions on women in arts
From the 18th century onwards, female authors gained unprecedented prominence, from Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters in the West to the rise of significant women writers in Qing-era China (1644–1912).
The increasing prominence of female Chinese authors was driven by Dream of the Red Chamber, an 18th-century masterpiece by Cao Xueqin, widely considered the pinnacle of Chinese fiction and one of the four great classical novels of Chinese history. Cao’s book was so important that a cottage...
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2026-03-08 06:00:10 UTC

Why Vietnam’s landmark AI law is first major regulatory test for Southeast Asia
Vietnam’s new law regulating artificial intelligence could become Southeast Asia’s first real test of whether governments in the region are ready to move from voluntary guidelines to binding regulation, a shift analysts say could reshape how companies deploy AI across the region.
The legislation, which took effect on Sunday, introduces a risk-tiered model where AI providers – both local organisations and foreign entities with a presence in the country – must classify their systems as low, medium...
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2026-03-08 05:15:07 UTC

Boom times for India’s economy but opportunities remain uneven
For years India’s economy was driven by its vast services sector that saw millions of people working away in low-cost back offices providing consultancy for predominantly Western companies.
But over the past decade they have given way to centres that allow firms to tap top-tier talent and technology, where white-collar staff perform tasks ranging from IT and data analytics to innovation and design.
Today, these centres are the shiniest parts of India’s red-hot economy but not everyone has been...
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2026-03-08 04:15:56 UTC

US judge voids actions by Voice of America acting CEO Kari Lake, including mass lay-offs
A federal judge ruled ⁠on Saturday that Kari Lake’s ⁠leadership of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) ⁠for much of last year violated federal law, invalidating a sweeping series of actions she took to cut staff and end many operations at its Voice of America (VOA) unit.
In another blow to the Donald Trump administration’s attempts to diminish various government agencies, US District Judge Royce Lamberth granted ‌a summary judgment in favour of plaintiffs – including VOA journalists and a...
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2026-03-08 04:11:10 UTC

Hong Kong police seek domestic helper accused of HK$100,000 theft from employer
Hong Kong police are searching for a domestic helper accused of stealing jewellery and cash worth more than HK$100,000 (US$12,780) from her elderly employer.
The force said a 74-year-old woman, surnamed Lam, reported on Saturday night that the valuables had been taken from her flat in Hong Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, Ngau Tau Kok.
An initial investigation found that the missing items included HK$57,000 in cash and jewellery – such as necklaces and bracelets – worth about HK$59,000.
Police...
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2026-03-08 03:30:10 UTC

From oil to saffron: how US-Iran conflict is rattling Chinese investors
The supply of oil and other essential commodities may be grabbing the headlines as the US-Iran conflict escalates, but the ripple effects are being felt far beyond energy markets – all the way to the global supply of the saffron used in footbath packs and heat patches.
Chinese retail investors have been peppering listed companies with questions about how disruptions tied to the conflict could affect everything from fertiliser imports to the pharmaceutical products containing the prized...
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2026-03-08 03:00:11 UTC

80 years on, gender gap persists in Japanese politics
Gender equality in politics remains far from achieved across Japan’s 47 prefectures, research by a group of experts has shown as it released local index scores on International Women’s Day.
While nearly 80 years have passed since women in Japan first exercised their right to vote, the politics index fell in eight prefectures, including Kanagawa near Tokyo, from the 2024 figures, while many other prefectures also saw little change.
With a score of 1 representing full equality, Tokyo scored 0.386,...
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2026-03-08 02:45:07 UTC

Lebanon says at least 4 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut hotel
Lebanon’s health ministry on Sunday said an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people, with Israel saying it had targeted commanders from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday, when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes.
Israel, which has kept up strikes targeting Hezbollah despite a 2024 ceasefire, launched...
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2026-03-08 02:00:09 UTC

Iran war oil shock accelerates Southeast Asia’s EV revolution
A man in a Mercedes drives up to a Bangkok forecourt, cash in hand, ready to buy an electric vehicle he hadn’t planned on owning.
Southeast Asia’s EV revolution has found a new accelerant.
“He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to fill up his car any more,” said Samart Prakotkancharna, managing director of Ratchapruek P Car Centre in Thailand’s capital, describing the scene that played out on his forecourt.
Cash buyers had been streaming in all week, spooked by rising diesel prices and hunting for...
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2026-03-08 01:45:41 UTC

Foreign Minister Wang Yi sets forth China’s foreign policy direction amid ‘two sessions’
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is facing the media this morning to outline Beijing’s foreign policy direction in one of the most-watched events during the annual “two sessions”.
The press conference is held as China carefully manages its...
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2026-03-08 01:45:35 UTC

Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran vows to continue Gulf strikes
Gulf nations reported on Sunday missiles and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with strikes against neighbouring countries as the regional war entered its second week.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait all reported new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain’s Manama a day earlier, and Kuwait’s national oil company announced a “precautionary” cut to production.
Qatar’s defence ministry said on Sunday that the country was targeted a day earlier by 10 ballistic...
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2026-03-08 01:30:08 UTC

Why Hong Kong must make mental health an immediate economic priority
Hong Kong’s new budget is positioned to foster high-quality, inclusive growth through innovation and finance. Ahead of projections, a surplus of HK$2.9 billion (US$370.8 million) is now expected, largely due to the stronger-than-expected stock market and tax receipts.
Reflecting a sound fiscal approach and forward thinking, the 2026-27 budget will maintain an operating surplus and allocate about 60 per cent of recurrent spending to vital sectors such as health, social welfare and education. The...
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2026-03-08 01:22:05 UTC

Wife of China director Zhang Yimou, who is 31 years his junior, remains largely unknown to public
Chinese film director Zhang Yimou may be a household name who is celebrated as the country’s “national master” but his wife Chen Ting is little known and dedicates herself to their family.
The woman behind China’s No 1 director recently attracted attention for appearing at the Beijing premiere of Zhang’s latest movie Scare Out in mid-February.
Pictures of Chen, 44, dressed casually, went viral on mainland social media as internet users were impressed by her slim physique and relatively young...
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2026-03-08 00:30:11 UTC

‘Keep the change’ no more: Hong Kong taxi drivers prepare for shift to e-payments
Hong Kong cabbies are counting down to the end of the “keep the change” tradition as the industry prepares for a mandatory shift from cash-only payments to electronic settlements.
In the weeks leading up to April 1, taxi drivers are racing to install e-payment tools, while service providers say 90 per cent of the cabbies have already adopted such solutions.
Chau Kwok-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association, said the transition to digital payments meant cabbies...
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2026-03-08 00:30:08 UTC

China’s shoppers head for suburban outlets, a bright spot in retail property
For Steven Zhou, a 40-year-old Beijing office worker, suburban outlet stores offer a better shopping experience than urban malls, allowing him to escape the city, park his car without frustration and, most importantly, find good deals.
“Outlets offer a wide selection of brands, with attractive discounts, especially on sportswear,” Zhou said.
Across the mainland, outlets are expanding while traditional and luxury malls face high vacancy rates. Offering well-known brands at discounted prices,...
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2026-03-08 00:00:09 UTC

Singapore’s workers brace for AI disruption: ‘it’s inevitable’
When Joshua Tan turned up to Chinese New Year dinner last month, he hadn’t expected to spend the evening defending his career.
He was 27 and freshly employed as a junior software engineer in Singapore. The questions from relatives were pointed: is your job safe? Can’t the computer just do it?
It was an awkward conversation, equal parts interrogation and familial concern. But Tan knew the anxiety behind the questions was real.
Not so long ago, he and his classmates had been so sought-after by...
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2026-03-07 23:03:03 UTC

Trump says he’s told Kurds not to join Iran fight: ‘war is complicated enough’
US President Donald Trump said he has told Kurdish forces not to enter the Iran war as the US and Israel continue launching strikes against Tehran.
“The war is complicated enough without having – getting the Kurds involved,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday on his way back to Florida after attending a military service for six fallen US soldiers.
“We’re very friendly with the Kurds, as you know, but we don’t want to make the war any more complex than it already is. I have...
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2026-03-07 18:45:24 UTC

Timothee Chalamet faces the music for saying ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet
Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is the front runner to take home the golden statuette for Marty Supreme – but he definitely has not won fans in the ballet and opera worlds.
In a town hall discussion late last month with Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey hosted by CNN and Variety, the 30-year-old Chalamet was discussing the future of movie theatres and whether the advent of streaming will spell doom for cinemas.
“If people want to see it – like Barbie, like Oppenheimer – they’re going to go see it...
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2026-03-07 15:48:02 UTC

Iran war: what we know about Ali Khamenei’s killing one week on
With further negotiations pencilled in with the US and perhaps assuming that any assassination attempt would take place at night, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was at his complex in Tehran last Saturday morning.
It would be his last.
An air strike obliterated the compound in Tehran where a gathering of key decision-makers was taking place, killing Khamenei, his wife and other top officials.
As the US and Israel have pounded Iran with thousands of attacks over the last week, some details...
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2026-03-07 13:16:47 UTC

LIV Golf Hong Kong starts to tick boxes, with bumper crowd set for 3-way fight on last day
A large crowd spent much of Saturday following Jon Rahm around Fanling as he made his way up the leaderboard at LIV Golf Hong Kong – further evidence, if any were needed, that the tournament is quickly establishing itself as an important part of the city’s social and sporting calendar.
And while attendance figures will not be announced until the tournament has finished, officials said a large number had made the trip from mainland China and overseas, with many paying thousands of dollars for...
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2026-03-07 09:42:23 UTC

‘46,800 jobs’: Xinjiang official says textile industry is growing despite US sanctions
A senior official in Xinjiang said the region’s textile industry expanded last year despite the trade restrictions imposed by US-led sanctions, creating tens of thousands of jobs, while pledging stronger legal support for affected companies to defend their rights and interests.
Wang Kuiran, secretary general of the far western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region government, described the region as resilient as he declared yarn output rose more than 20 per cent in 2025. According to Wang, fabric...
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2026-03-07 08:30:08 UTC

The cause of the next global market crash is hiding in plain sight
If financial markets can survive the United States’ war on Iran and Russia’s war against Ukraine, does this mean that financial crashes have become a thing of the past? Or have markets just not grasped the true nature of the current threats to the financial system?
The latter is almost certainly the case, as former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein suggested when he said in a recent Financial Times interview that people had “got more complacent” about financial risks since the 2008 crisis.
It is...
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2026-03-07 07:42:16 UTC

Trump’s ‘feeling’-driven Iran war cops criticism for ‘arrogant’ messaging
President Donald Trump has plunged the United States into its most significant conflict in decades over a “feeling”. It is not his political opponents saying this, but the White House itself.
Throughout the first week of the war with Iran, the US president has prioritised impulse and emotion over explanations and reasoning.
“I hope you’re impressed,” Trump, a former reality TV host, told an ABC News reporter on Thursday. “How do you like the performance?”
Official government accounts are posting...
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2026-03-07 07:36:00 UTC

ZTE’s computing revenue jumps 150% amid AI boom, but profits fall 33%
China’s telecom and computing equipment maker ZTE on Friday reported revenue of 134 billion yuan (US$19 billion) in 2025, up 10.4 per cent, with its computing business surging 150 per cent year on year to account for 24.6 per cent of total sales amid the computing boom.
However, net profit attributable to shareholders fell 33.3 per cent to 5.62 billion yuan, while net profit excluding non-recurring items dropped 45.5 per cent to 3.37 billion yuan, according to a post-trading earnings filing....
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2026-03-07 06:40:52 UTC

CUHK professor suspended for posing as schoolboy to take photos of pupils in Australia
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has suspended an academic who reportedly pleaded guilty to posing as a schoolboy to photograph pupils at an elite boys’ school in Australia.
Australian media reported that Johnny Li Siu-hang, a professor at CUHK’s business school, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly dressing in the uniform of the Sydney institution to mingle with pupils and take photos of them.
A CUHK spokeswoman said on Friday evening that the university was aware of the incident...
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