Pope Leo: human dignity in the AI age
This is the first part of a series. Pope Leo XIVβs first encyclical offers theological and humanistic insights into the potential and risks of artificial…
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3 workers charged with HK$90K jewellery theft from fire-hit Tai Po estate
Three construction workers have been charged with stealing jewellery worth around HK$90,000 from a flat at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. The…
▶️ Watch →Nvidia flew to Beijing with Trump to sell but China said no
A month ago, the CEO of the worldβs most valuable company boarded Air Force One in Alaska as a last-minute addition to President Trumpβs Beijing…
Read full article βO Tsinghua β the long and winding road leads me to your door
The long and winding road That leads to your door Will never disappear. Iβve seen that road before. It always leads me here. Lead me…
Read full article βNATO exists to guard against Russia, not to appease Donald Trump
What is the point of NATO? The defense ministersβ summit on June 18 and the visit by the NATO Secretary General to Washington last week…
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HKFPβs 11th anniversary: Surge in membership and awards haul, but tax scrutiny expands to staff
The number 11 resembles βbare sticksβ in Chinese culture β a symbol of βgoing it alone.β Hong Kong Free Press is proudly entering its 11th…
▶️ Watch →Will AI make companies outsource more or less?
Itβs almost hard to remember nowadays, but before the pandemic a lot of us were worried aboutΒ falling business dynamismΒ in the United States. For whatever reason,…
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China issues warning after Australia, Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military base on Pacific island
Australia and Vanuatu signed a sweeping economic and security agreement on Monday that bars the establishment of any foreign military base in the Pacific nation.…
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Former press union chief Ronson Chan takes appeal over conviction for obstructing police to top court
A Hong Kong journalist who led the cityβs largest press union is set to appear at the Court of Final Appeal in a bid to…
Read full article βWall Streetβs got Chinaβs currency ambitions all wrong
Wall Street has spent nearly two decades operating on a flawed assumption about Chinaβs financial intentions. Eventually, Beijing would want what Washington has: the worldβs…
Read full article βWorldβs first trillionaire a flashing red light for US democracy
The red emergency light is flashing on AmericaβsΒ democracyΒ dashboard, like a damaged aircraft teetering toward a mountain.Β Elon MuskΒ becoming the planetβs first trillionaire should make us…
Read full article βIran deal Trump trashed looks a lot like the one heβs signing
At Switzerlandβs Lake Lucerne last week, US Vice President JD Vance announced that Iran had agreed to let United Nations nuclear inspectors back into the…
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Hong Kong begins public consultation for annual Policy Address alongside first 5-year plan
The Hong Kong government has launched a public consultation for its annual Policy Address alongside one for the cityβs first five-year plan. The public consultation…
▶️ Watch →Philippines poised to squander a rich nickel future
The Philippines is approaching a critical moment in its nickel policy. As one of Southeast Asiaβs largest nickel producers, it has a rare opportunity to…
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China adds 20 Japanese organisations to export blacklist
China added 20 Japanese organisations including major companies to a blacklist on Monday over the export of items that can be used for both military…
Read full article βIranβs Hormuz toll gambit is doomed to fail
Tensions have again escalated in the Middle East, with the United States and Iran trading strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. It follows reports of…
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University of Hong Kong student publication Undergrad shuts down after 74 years
A student magazine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has announced its shutdown after failing to recruit enough members for its editorial board, bringing…
Read full article βTo beat China in the lab, Americaβs edge is trust not speed
The United States is right to worry about losing ground to China in clinical research. But if Washington frames trial reform mainly as a race,…
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Govβt withdraws controversial anti-drugs ad with AI pop stars named after Cannabis, Ice, Cocaine and Etomidate
The Correctional Services Department (CSD) has hastily withdrawn an anti-drugs ad which featured dancing AI-generated pop stars named after cannabis, ice, cocaine, as well as…
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Chinese dissident Dong Guangping, who fled by sea to S.Korea, is now in Canada
A Chinese dissident who fled to South Korea last month in an inflatable rubber boat has flown to Canada, he told The New York Times…
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