Plain speak on AI controls: What, exactly, would we have to stop?

In one of our more important write-ups early this year, we discussed how AI is going to be our economics and AI is going to be…

Rights group, relatives accuse China of using torture in prison

China persists in using torture on prisoners to force confessions, including beatings and withholding medical care, a human rights group said Wednesday, with the daughter…

LIVE: Hong Kong Policy Address 2026 and city’s first Five-Year Plan

Chief Executive John Lee is delivering his fifth Policy Address and Hong Kong’s first Five-Year Plan on at the Legislative Council. Stay tuned for updates.…

The real damage they tried to hide

What to expect from 2026 Policy Address, from Northern Metropolis to new baby bonuses

Hong Kong can expect leader John Lee to announce policies ranging from childbirth incentives to the Northern Metropolis development in his administration’s final Policy Address…

We must not be scared by Silicon Valley’s ‘AI slowdown theory’

(Publisher’s note. The American AI doomsday debate is in full gear and dutifully chimed into by West European media. The most recent wave was kicked off by…

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NGO concerned about South China Morning Post reporter Minnie Chan, 3 years after apparent disappearance

Free expression NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed concern over the apparent disappearance of South China Morning Post (SCMP) reporter Minnie Chan close to…

Changing the finance minister is easier than making Indonesia investable

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has replaced Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa with Suahasil Nazara. It’s easy to change a minister, but harder to prove that…

Education University PhD student gets 160 hours of community service over doctored reference

A mainland Chinese woman has been handed a 160-hour community service order after pleading guilty to forging a reference letter for her application to a…

Indonesia’s housing deal with China needs a green clause

This week, Maruarar Sirait, Indonesia’s housing minister, spent four hours at the Jakarta residence of China’s ambassador, Wang Lutong, and emerged with the outline of…

Yuen Long district councillor convicted of having intercourse with girl under 16

A Yuen Long district councillor has been found guilty of having intercourse with a girl under 16 over a decade ago, prompting a government investigation…

Putin’s diplomacy blitz strategically targeting the Global South

Over the past two weeks, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin staged a major diplomatic blitz. Across three events in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East and New Delhi, India,…

China launching multidomain drone swarms for next-gen warfare

China’s pursuit of multidomain drone swarms reflects a broader effort to turn autonomous systems from standalone weapons into the connective tissue of a networked form…

Police arrest man after multiple people wounded in China knife attack

Police in southern China said they have arrested a man who wounded multiple people in a knife attack outside a hot pot restaurant. Authorities received…

China is moving corporate credit out of the supply chain

China’s new SME payment rules, released this month, include a financing instruction that deserves scrutiny. Beijing is encouraging large companies to use bank loans and…

Hyrox apologises for allowing race to continue after athlete soils herself

The Hyrox athletics franchise has apologised for allowing an athlete to complete an event in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through, causing an outcry on…

Trump has no path to victory against Iran

Six months into the second US-Israeli war on Iran, the Trump administration’s message is that Iran is weakening, the United States is winning and the costs of…

Hong Kong bankrolling China’s bid for global AI reach

Moonshot AI has reportedly filed confidentially for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that could raise US$3 billion, a striking figure for a company…