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Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’?
Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates.
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Xi-Trump summit unlikely to revive Chinese investment in US, report warns
Rhodium Group report says Chinese investment in America has ‘fallen significantly’ from 2016 peak.
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China’s US experts falling short in the ‘great power game’, top scholar argues
Research must penetrate into the conflicts reshaping the United States and be driven by China’s national interests, academic writes.
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Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman to face trial for taking bribes, abusing power
Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations.
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China forges new aviation alliances to fast-track C929 certification
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China’s Tiangong space station to double in size as Nasa phases out ISS
Plans are under way to add three more modules to the Chinese facility but no timeline has been released to complete the work.
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Tai Po fire: tendering system can’t stop firms manipulating market, inquiry told
Urban Renewal Authority officials tell hearing that body lacks resources to combat bid-rigging linked to estates’ renovation projects.
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US economy grows 2% in January–March; Iran war clouds outlook
The economy also recovered from last autumn’s 43-day federal shutdown.
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How AI technology supports conservation of endangered species
Huawei Technologies’ monitoring systems speed up real-time identification of China’s primates, coastal coral, and Norwegian salmon.
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Iran war tests India’s Brics leadership as ‘political relevance’ questions mount
With Brics members Iran and the UAE as belligerents, the bloc has failed to reach a common position on the Middle East conflict.
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Pakistan’s IMF-backed recovery under pressure as Iran-US mediation stalls
While Islamabad continues to push for peace, the war threatens to erode its foreign exchange reserves and make financing harder to secure.
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Xi urges ‘disruptive innovation’ to boost China amid US tech race
Chinese leader also calls for expanding country’s talent pool and fostering an innovation culture ‘open, inclusive and tolerant of failure’.
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Wang Fuk Court resident finds charred HK$100,000 inheritance after opening safe
Another resident of fire-ravaged estate also discovers HK$100,000 in charred banknotes after returning under government scheme.
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Global oil price hits 4-year high on concerns Iran war could worsen
Global oil benchmark Brent hits $126.41 a barrel, amid warnings it could reach US$150 as peace talks stall.
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Back to the factory? China to retrain 1 million jobless graduates as technicians
China aims to solve its graduate jobs crisis by sending academic students to vocational school. But many young people remain sceptical.
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Education
Hong Kong eases enrolment rules for merged schools amid declining student numbers
Education Bureau offers relief to merged secondary schools, with three-year waiver on survival plans and additional resources.
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Minerals over ideology? US moves to break China’s rare earths grip
Washington under Trump is eager to secure alternative supplies, but Beijing’s dominance appears too strong to break soon, observers say.
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China’s top tech hub Shenzhen eases homebuying curbs, raises loan caps
Non-local residents with valid residence permits can buy homes in Futian, Nanshan and Xinan.
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F1 returns in Miami after forced break with rule tweaks, Antonelli hat-trick bid
McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull push to challenge Mercedes’ winning streak, while Cadillac have special livery for home grand prix debut.
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Why King Charles’ ‘Trump bell’ gift amuses Chinese internet users
The king’s present – which came just days after the third assassination attempt on Trump – is a Chinese homophone for ‘attending the dying’.
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Why China’s yuan faces the same ‘illusions’ that stalled the euro: Daniel Gros
Former European economic adviser says Beijing’s bid to build an international currency will hinge on leaders allowing it to fluctuate freely.
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‘Saying you’re a geopolitical actor doesn’t make it so’: Sven Biscop on Europe
The Belgian political scientist on what the Iran war and the transatlantic collision reveal about Europe’s place in a fast-changing world.
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What an ancient Chinese map reveals about global history: Sheng-Wei Wang
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu and maritime artefacts prove China explored the world earlier than Eurocentric accounts suggest, scholar argues.
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Andrew Tilton on China’s economic trajectory in wake of Iran war
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As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny
Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.
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Samsung, SK Hynix flag record supply squeeze in memory market as AI demand soars
South Korea’s memory chip giants warn of a prolonged crunch, with worried Samsung customers already pre-booking memory capacity for 2027.
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Geely joins Chery, BYD in profit slide as China car sales plunge
Three most profitable carmakers last year all report double-digit profit declines, but rosier export forecast improves outlook.
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‘The whale can now see’: DeepSeek adds AI vision in major move
On DeepSeek’s chat interface, a new ‘image recognition mode’ has been added alongside the ‘expert’ and ‘flash’ chat modes.
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How China’s reported sulphuric acid export ban could have global buyers reeling
Foreign firms fear more halts following reports of a ban on the export of the chemical, crucial for fertiliser and battery production.
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Why tougher US visa rules for skilled foreign workers may end in ‘brain drain’
Trump administration is targeting several visa categories, including popular H-1B pathway, with bias towards fewer numbers and more revenue.
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Will China’s mathematicians join a global effort to boycott the United States?
Question hovers as world’s premier mathematics conference faces revolt over American visa rules and foreign policies.
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As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny
Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans.
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