βThereβs no soulβ: Hong Kong actor Tony Leung weighs in on AI in filmmaking
One of the things Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung Chiu-wai likes about acting is the novelty β βyou will never repeat the same roleβ. When…
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Australia poised to become an Asia-Pacific energy superpower
Energy security is a top priority globally, as governments grapple with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an accelerating clean energy transition and surging…
Read full article βPalestinians to pay the price for Netanyahuβs defeat in Iran
Israeli Prime MinisterΒ Benjamin NetanyahuΒ is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know it. And his rivals β…
Read full article βEverything Bangladeshβs Rahman hopes to get from China
When Ashik Chowdhury, the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, was recently asked about Prime Minister Tarique Rahmanβs upcoming trip to China, his…
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Hong Kongβs Five-Year Plan: What our decision-makers can learn from Chinaβs green strategy
The investors who excitedly bought into the SpaceX IPO, making Elon Musk a trillionaire, have implicitly made a prediction on the future. The companyβs US$1.8…
Read full article βJapan seeks G7 price floors to break Chinaβs rare earth grip
Japan is seeking to rally G7 nations into a united front against Chinaβs export controls on critical minerals, pushing for a floor price mechanism to…
Read full article βHidden in plain sight: the AI within Xiaomi
The accepted wisdom in GenAI model making is that the door has closed. To build at the frontier, as per perceptions, is only for those…
Read full article βUS-Iran talks delayed as Israeli bombs in Lebanon kill 18 or more
US and Iranian delegations delayed plans to travel toΒ SwitzerlandΒ on Friday for the opening round of talks to cement the details of a peace agreement as…
Read full article βTrumpβs MOU is an IOU: the severe US losses of his misbegotten war
The Memorandum of Understanding, which ostensibly ends the four-month war between the US and Iran, illuminated the profound US defeat. In addition, a Quincy Institute…
Read full article βWasian and proud β but does the label uplift or divide?
βWasiansβ are having a moment right now. Think of Winter Olympians Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, actors Lola Tang (The Summer I…
Read full article βIndiaβs strategic autonomy morphing into a connectivity strategy
As India pursues its ambition of becoming a developed economy by 2047 β the centenary of its independence β reliable access to overseas markets has…
Read full article βPower paradox: F-35 readiness crisis clouds US airpower over Taiwan
The USβs airpower edge faces a growing paradox: the F-35 is indispensable for a war over Taiwan, yet increasingly unavailable for such a fight. This…
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Record haul for HKFP at SOPA journalism awards
Hong Kong Free Press won three honourable mentions at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards on Thursday night β a new record…
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Beijing calls UK jailing of Chinese-Britons for spying βa farceβ
China called Britainβs jailing of two dual Chinese-British nationals for spying on behalf of Beijing βa classic political farceβ on Friday, urging the country to…
Read full article βStrategic autonomy and strategic anxiety
Subscribe nowΒ with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japan builds its own AI…
Read full article βChina wins the Iran war without firing a shot
βAt this critical stage, relevant parties, including Israel, need to follow the overwhelming trend of peace and stability in the region,β said Chinese Foreign Ministry…
Read full article βIndia doubts drove Pentagonβs Indo-Pacific name change
The Pentagonβs decision to restore the designation US Pacific Command (USPACOM), replacing the Indo-Pacific Command name adopted in 2018, has officially been presented as a…
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Reuters Institute report says Hong Kong media facing intimidation, financial crisis, political pressure and tax audits
An annual Reuters Institute report on the global news industry has said that Hong Kong journalists are facing βa widening range of intimidation, including tax…
Read full article βOptics say US lost in Iran β the power balance says otherwise
Earlier this week, the United States Department of War restored the US Indo-Pacific Commandβs name to the US Pacific Command, reversing an eight-year-old title change…
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UK jails Chinese-Brits for spying on Hong Kong dissidents for Beijing
A British court on Thursday jailed two dual Chinese-British nationals after they were convicted of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK on behalf…
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