Failed attack on Illinois temple spotlights anti‑Hindu hate in US

Lawmakers are calling for a failed attack on the Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Aurora, Illinois, to be investigated as a hate crime. On October…

‘Cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy

Five months after its founding, India’s Cockroach Janta Party, known as the CJP, has revealed what youth-led democratic movements can achieve – and how hard…

Report says ‘circular financing’ shows AI bubble ‘primed to pop’

A report released on Wednesday warns that the investment boom in artificial intelligence is a financial bubble that is “primed to pop” and harm working-class…

Why oil is exploding right now

NGO urges binding child sexual abuse sentencing guidelines in Hong Kong, as most jail terms fall ‘far below’ maximum

Researchers have urged Hong Kong authorities to establish binding sentencing guidelines for perpetrators of child sexual abuse, saying that most jail terms are too low…

Australia’s NextDC stock collapse fires a global AI warning

For two decades, data centers were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure — the essential plumbing…

Tai Po fire: Independent committee submits final report on Wang Fuk Court blaze to Hong Kong leader

An independent committee investigating last year’s Tai Po fire has submitted its final report to the city’s leader, detailing the causes of the deadly blaze…

China’s new drone mothership targets US undersea edge

China’s development of specialized naval auxiliaries designed to transport, launch and recover submarine-sized uncrewed vessels signals an assertive push to project autonomous undersea power beyond…

Hong Kong rejects 93 non-local worker applications under tighter F&B hiring rules

Hong Kong authorities have rejected 93 applications to employ non-locals as cooks, waiters, and cleaners since the government tightened a vetting mechanism in June, labour…

Don’t mistake Indonesia’s MSCI scare for economic weakness

When MSCI floated the idea of downgrading Indonesia to a Standalone Market, anxiety quickly swept through Jakarta’s financial community. Predictably, alarming headlines immediately pointed to…

Takaichi’s next vote is in the bond market

Sanae Takaichi has done something few Japanese leaders manage. She’s reached her first anniversary in office more popular than her predecessors, and she looks well…

What’s holding up Washington’s $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan?

Taiwan has been waiting months for US President Donald Trump to approve a $14 billion sale of weapons and equipment, which the island democracy would…

Hong Kong Star Ferry fares to rise by up to HK$1.80 from January

Hong Kong has approved fare hikes that will see Star Ferry passengers pay as much as HK$1.80 more per trip starting from January next year.…

They’re panic spying on everyone

Taiwan charges five over plot to run over comedian who joked about Xi Jinping

Five people in Taiwan were charged on Wednesday for allegedly attacking a Taiwanese stand-up comedian after he criticised the Chinese Communist Party, prosecutors said. Taiwan…

Hong Kong’s urban renewal body to set up HK$100 million ‘AI-first’ tender assessment subsidiary

Hong Kong’s urban redevelopment body will spend no more than HK$100 million to set up a subsidiary that will verify tender applications using automated AI…

They just took it all down

The return of the CPU

In one week this month, the central processing unit became the story again. On October 12, AMD’s Lisa Su told the Open Compute Project summit…

Pentagon insiders will ‘spill their guts’ to see Hegseth Impeached

With polls showing Democrats in good position to retake at least one chamber of the US Congress, several Pentagon insiders are reportedly lining up to…

Elon Musk rushing to get bailout