So whereβs the βintelligence explosion?β
One of my fundamental beliefs about the world is thatΒ Ramez NaamΒ ought to blog more. Ramez is one of the worldβs greatest futurists β heΒ predicted the…
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Trump family-tied drone maker woos Pakistan at Indiaβs expense
Powerus, a US defense company with ties to President Donald Trumpβs sons, drew scrutiny after signing a memorandum of understanding this month with the Pakistani…
Read full article βMan arrested over hidden pinhole cameras in Sha Tin gym changing room
Police have arrested a Hong Kong man on suspicion of installing hidden pinhole cameras in a commercial gymβs changing room. The 34-year-old suspect, surnamed Fung,…
Read full article βUS nuclear pact puts Saudi Arabia on path to the bomb
A contentious civilian nuclear agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia has ignited a sharp debate over Middle Eastern security, laying bare the escalating friction…
Read full article βTai Po fire: District councillor involved in Wang Fuk Court renovation controversy resigns
A pro-establishment local councillor embroiled in a controversy over proxy votes for renovations at the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court has resigned, official statements show. Peggy…
Read full article βWill Hong Kongβs new AI βcity brainβ really stop at traffic monitoring?
Something funny is happening to our lampposts. I first noticed this during a short walk down the road from our home estate, where one lamppost…
Read full article βWorld News Day: Would you like your news with or without hallucinations?
HKFP is joining 1,000 news organisations across more than 100 countries to highlight World News Day on September 28. Coinciding with the UN International Day…
Read full article βWorld News Day: Why independent journalism is a lifeline for Hong Kong
HKFP is joining 1,000 news organisations across more than 100 countries to highlight World News Day on September 28. Coinciding with the UN International Day…
▶️ Watch →Struggle over Hormuz and BabΒ elβMandeb straits is centuries old
Over recent months, the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb have become synonymous with geopolitical jostling. Whoever controls these narrow waterways governs the flow of…
Read full article βHong Kongβs changing climate in 7 charts: from quadrupled βvery hot daysβ to record rainfall
Hongkongers have long complained of the cityβs summers getting hotter and longer β and the numbers show theyβre not wrong. Data from the Hong Kong…
Read full article βHong Kong workers see real salary growth slow to 1.1% in post-pandemic low
Workers in Hong Kong have seen their salaries increase 1.1 per cent so far this year, after adjusting for inflation β the lowest pay rise…
Read full article βTrump rejects deal, Iran diplomat calls for βnegotiated solutionβ
As US PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ publicly rejected Iranβs proposal for a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, the Iranian foreign minister reiterated that βthere…
Read full article βUS, China should treat AI risk like a pathogen, not a missile
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on September 25 with a two-month extension of the trade truce and warm words about…
Read full article βUS challenges China on secret nuclear tests as arms race looms
A mounting standoff over allegations of covert Chinese nuclear testing and rapid arsenal expansion has collided with an intensifying domestic debate within the US over…
Read full article βUS, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds
By Beiyi Seow Washington and Beijing may have bought themselves breathing space with an extended trade truce, but analysts warn that time is running out…
Read full article βFloods, fury and new calls for independence in Aceh
Thousands gathered at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on August 15, 2026, to commemorate 21 years of peace between Indonesia and the separatist Free…
Read full article βAre the Americans returning to Myanmar? They never really left
Adam Castillo, a former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who had lobbied for sanctions relief in exchange for US, was released…
Read full article βTimeβs no longer on Israelβs side in America
For eight decades, the Israeli political and security establishment has operated on a premise so deeply embedded that it is rarely stated as a premise…
Read full article βTeen swimmer makes Games history as Thai, Chinese sprinters win gold
Towering teenager Zhang Zhanshuo became the first swimmer in history to win seven golds at a single Asian Games on Friday, as young Thai and…
Read full article βThe politics limiting US arms deliveries to Taiwan
On March 28, 2025 a rollout ceremony took place at Lockheed Martinβs F-16 production facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Two F16V block 70 jets were…
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