China has pitched itself as a champion of rule-making for new frontiers, including AI and outer space, calling for a more just and equitable world order as humanity navigates dangerous waters. In a policy document released on Wednesday, Beijing said it would continue to uphold the central role of the United Nations in the global governance of those emerging ...

Hong Kongs leader has vowed to expand its proposed university town near the border by tenfold to 1,000 hectares from its current size, after Beijings point man on local affairs endorsed the concept of linking education with industry, while recognising the citys economic and innovation and technology (I&T) development. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also ...

Fifa has extended an official invitation to a South Korean YouTuber to attend her countrys World Cup match against Mexico on Thursday after she was subjected to a racist gesture during a recent game. The football governing body said the match, which falls on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, will be used to deliver a message of inclusion and ...

A retired military dog handler in China has become an online pet-saving sensation by curing cats and dogs in a spartan clinic with little medical equipment. Qian Yong, who opened the clinic in rural Tangshan, northern Hebei province, has earned the nickname Hua Tuo in the Vets Field, the China News Service reported. Hua Tuo was a Chinese doctor who lived ...

Indonesias rupiah rallied from a historic low this week, its stock market surged and a closely watched sovereign wealth fund bond offering was oversubscribed, offering Southeast Asias largest economy a reprieve after months of asset pressure. But economists have warned that the relief may come at a cost as the same forces helping stabilise the rupiah, ...

A retired military dog handler in China has become an online pet-saving sensation by curing cats and dogs in a spartan clinic with little medical equipment. Qian Yong, who opened the clinic in rural Tangshan, northern Hebei province, has earned the nickname Hua Tuo in the Vets Field, the China News Service reported. Hua Tuo was a Chinese doctor who lived ...

Over 1,100 foreign citizens received Russian visas last year for their declared commitment to traditional values, state media reported on Wednesday, a track opened as Moscow hardens its anti-liberal narrative amid the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has for years denounced anything that goes against what he calls traditional family values ...

The US Navy has launched its largest annual humanitarian mission in the Indo-Pacific with a renewed focus on Southeast Asia, in what analysts described as part of Washingtons effort to rebuild confidence and project soft power in a region central to its rivalry with China. Pacific Partnership 2026, the US Navys largest annual maritime humanitarian and civic ...

The PLAs top anti-graft officer concluded unprecedented training for senior military officials in Beijing on Tuesday by urging continuing efforts to boost loyalty to the Communist Party and political rectification. Zhang Shengmin, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Chinas top military decision-making body said the first-of-its-kind ...

Hong Kong police have arrested a van driver after his vehicle collided with a taxi on a highway, killing two passengers, including an off-duty firefighter. The Fire Services Department said on Wednesday it was deeply saddened by the deaths of the 38-year-old from Kwun Tong fire station and his 35-year-old wife. The department extended its deepest ...

Illegal cyber activities accounted for around a third of all crimes recorded in some Asian countries, with scams the most widespread and financially damaging, according to a new Interpol report. The global policing agencys latest cyber threat assessment cited the increasing dominance of online crimes compared to traditional illicit activity, describing the ...

China has vowed to strengthen legal protections against unilateral sanctions, according to Vice-Premier He Lifeng, as Beijing moves to build a robust legal shield for its financial system and companies facing rising geopolitical risks. Addressing the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai on Wednesday, He said China would incorporate blocking and countermeasure ...

Riding on a buoyant stock market for artificial intelligence hardware components, Kingboard Holdings plans to raise HK$11.77 billion (US$1.5 billion) by selling a stake in its listed subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings, one of the worlds biggest makers of laminate materials used in circuit boards for AI servers. The company said the proceeds would be ...

The recent escalation in the Middle East has produced an unforeseen winner. The conflict has rekindled worries about logistics and energy security, prompting governments and businesses to reconsider their reliance on fossil fuels and fragile supply routes. This has sped up the move towards renewable energy. And the principal beneficiary of this shift is ...

Norways Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant and is recovering from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday. The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads ...

To win the global war of words over Tibet, Chinas western autonomous region that repeatedly makes international headlines, Beijing must stop fighting the Wests algorithms and start adapting to them. That was the blunt assessment of Zachary Lundquist, an American media professional with the state-run China International Communications Group (CICG), speaking ...

For years, Washington described India as an indispensable partner, a democratic counterweight to China and a strategic anchor in the Indo-Pacific. Then the US Navy killed three Indian sailors and Americas top diplomat could not even bring himself to apologise. Indias External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised the deaths directly with US Secretary of ...

Malaysia and Thailand are edging closer to resolving a tit-for-tat seafood safety dispute, offering a lifeline to exporters after weeks of halted shipments and retaliatory restrictions on Thai shrimp and Malaysian sea bass. Tentative signs of a way out emerged on Wednesday when Malaysian officials confirmed that their Thai counterparts had returned a ...

Hong Kong plans to introduce mandatory health checks for commercial vehicle drivers aged 65 or above by the middle of next year, tightening both the age threshold and the frequency of assessments to improve road safety. Undersecretary for Transport and Logistics Liu Chun-san told the Legislative Council on Wednesday that authorities would also establish a ...

Hong Kongs top court has dismissed a legal challenge against a law barring calls to boycott the citys patriots-only elections, ruling that the prohibition is necessary to counter organised campaigns seeking to undermine the establishment following the enactment of the national security law. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, five Court of Final Appeal ...

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. PLA scientists propose a plan to destroy US carrier groups from 3,000km away As the United States quietly pulls its most precious military assets away from the coasts of ...

Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming has begun serving his five-month prison sentence for insider trading after relinquishing his bail. The 80-year-old told West Kowloon Court on Wednesday that he would spend time behind bars while awaiting an appeal in the High Court. Wong, a prominent figure in Hong Kongs film industry for decades, ...

A revolutionary who once declared she was no bird in a cage became both an assassin and Chinas first female doctor of law. Born in 1891, Zheng Yuxiu grew up in an influential household. Her father served the Qing (16441912) government, her grandfather was a Hong Kong merchant, and her well-educated mother came from a military family. From childhood, Zheng ...

A new political party called Restore Britain is threatening the rise of Nigel Farages hard-right group, with a tougher anti-immigrant stance and the backing of tech trillionaire Elon Musk. Led by businessman and ex-football chairman Rupert Lowe, Restore is tipped to deprive Farages Reform UK party of victory over the ruling Labour Party in a crunch special ...

The leaders of the worlds richest democracies are talking about how to tackle some of the worlds biggest problems this week, but hot mics at the G7 summit revealed that conversations also covered lighter fare. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland? As world leaders made their way into conference rooms at a lakeside resort, ...