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How China’s 5-year plan could steer economy through turbulent times

Facing a volatile world, Beijing has renewed its focus on economic and industrial planning.

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Open Questions | Dong Yu on why ‘every chapter’ of China’s 5-year plans boils down to income

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Global Economy

China’s crude oil imports from Russia dip in August – is it a one-off blip?

Even as imports from Russia fell, other trade partners sold China much more crude oil than usual last month, offsetting the slowed flow from Russia.

China

UN General Assembly: will China rise up to fill US void created by Trump?

Budget cuts, shifting alliances and clashing messages raise questions about the UN’s future role in global governance.

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Society

Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from typhoon damage: experts

Fixing glass curtain wall damage may also take a year, building advisers say as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatens city with potential record speeds.

Military
The carrier-based J-15T, J-35 (pictured) and KJ-600 aircraft have completed their inaugural electromagnetic catapult-assisted take-off and landing tests on the Fujian aircraft carrier. Photo: Xinhua

Landmark launch for China’s J-35 stealth jet from Fujian aircraft carrier

Politics

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Shenzhen to evacuate 400,000; Guangdong suspends trains

Ragasa is expected to make landfall from Shanwei in Guangdong province to Wenchang in Hainan sometime on Wednesday.

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A cloud map from the Fengyun-4 satellite shows Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is expected to make landfall in China on Wednesday. Photo: handout
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Hong Kong

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong to axe 700 flights, 4,000 officers on standby

Forecaster issues T3 signal at 9.40pm, with warning to be upgraded to T8 at 2.20pm on Tuesday.

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Politics

Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts

While Japan’s defence minister has condemned the protests, a governor says the US military presence places a huge burden on Okinawa.

Business

Singapore’s IMDA Accreditation programme helps tech start-ups grow

Follow the journey of three accredited companies – Kong, Yugabyte and Confluent – from market entry to achieving success in the city state and Southeast Asia.

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IMDA, a Singaporean government agency under the city state’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information, helps develop and regulate tech, media and communication innovation to promote a vibrant economy and digitally inclusive society.

Tech War

Huawei’s computing cluster to power AI projects, challenge US platforms

Huawei’s latest computing systems reflect its increased confidence in designing advanced chips to power AI development projects.

Huawei expects its latest cluster computing systems to circumvent the current limitations of China’s chip manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

China could shore up Scarborough Shoal control with artificial island: analyst

Move to assert ‘sovereignty’ described as possible if the Philippines proves undeterred by new nature reserve.

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United States & Canada

Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC network on Tuesday, Disney says

The TV host’s talk show was suspended six days ago after he made remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Science

Can China’s new tech crack Einstein’s brain? Scientists hope to give it a try

Mapping technique allows analysis of old biological samples often poorly preserved.

A new technique developed by Chinese scientists has shown potential in analysing old biological samples, including cancer tissues stored for nearly 10 years. Photo: Shutterstock

Transport

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific warns of ‘significant’ impact on operations from Ragasa

All inbound and outbound Cathay flights between 6pm on Tuesday and 6am on Thursday have been cancelled and some aircraft moved out of city.

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Cathay Pacific says it has moved some aircraft away from Hong Kong, without specifying the locations. Photo: Dickson Lee

Business

Beijing tackles drug price wars with new tendering rules in anti-involution push

China’s new drug procurement rules prioritise quality over price in a bid to curb cutthroat competition.

China

Lula, TikTok CEO discuss $10 billion Brazil data centre amid regulatory tensions

Planned Ceará hub promises tech growth but faces Indigenous, environmental and bureaucratic hurdles.

Tech Trends

DeepSeek sets example for AI firms to have work peer reviewed, experts say

There could be more submissions by Chinese tech firms to world-leading journals, according to Shanghai-based AI researcher Zhu Xiaohu.

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DeepSeek’s peer-reviewed article in British journal Nature serves as a guidepost for other AI firms. Photo: Shutterstock

People & Culture

Explainer | Human fingernails used in TCM to detox, heal wounds after sterilisation in China

Ancient texts reveal how burned-to-ash human nail clippings applied to breasts of nursing mothers can treat infant stomach swelling.

In China, human fingernails are being used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for detoxification and wound healing after undergoing strict sterilisation. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

Losing your hair? Why that might be and how to stop it – and even regrow it

Male or female, there are many reasons why your hair could be falling out, from hormones to what you eat to too much stress.

Southeast Asia

ICC prosecutors charge Duterte with 3 counts of crimes against humanity

The ex-Philippines president, in ICC detention in The Hague, is alleged to have been involved with 76 murders as part of his ‘war on drugs’.

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OPINION
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Opinion | Protests can’t paper over rich countries’ need for foreign workers

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Editorial | US and China must build on positive Xi-Trump call to stabilise ties

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Editorial | Hong Kong’s plan to review screen time guidelines for children is sensible

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Opinion | Trump-Xi call signals a new normal for US and China: managed rivalry

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Policy

Open Questions | Dong Yu on why ‘every chapter’ of China’s 5-year plans boils down to income

Drafter of earlier plans speaks on why China continues the tradition - and why other countries are now trying to emulate it.

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Diplomacy

Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on why China must look beyond the West to build a better AI

Political analyst says strong narrative based on factual Chinese framework must be included in artificial intelligence knowledge feed.

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Global Economy

Open Questions | Oxford’s Ian Goldin on the biggest challenges for China’s transitioning economy

Professor and former World Bank official says globalisation will become ‘more Asian’ in wake of US policy, with China as a potential leader.

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Open Questions | The ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton on preventing takeover by the technology

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Tencent pushes adoption of Chinese AI chips as mainland cuts reliance on Nvidia

The firm fully supports domestic chips in its AI computing infrastructure, according to Tencent Cloud president Qiu Yuepeng.

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Tencent Cloud is the fourth-ranked artificial intelligence cloud services provider on the mainland. Photo: Shutterstock

Tech War

Huawei’s computing cluster to power AI projects, challenge US platforms

Huawei’s latest computing systems reflect its increased confidence in designing advanced chips to power AI development projects.

Business

Beijing tackles drug price wars with new tendering rules in anti-involution push

China’s new drug procurement rules prioritise quality over price in a bid to curb cutthroat competition.

Tech Trends

DeepSeek sets example for AI firms to have work peer reviewed, experts say

There could be more submissions by Chinese tech firms to world-leading journals, according to Shanghai-based AI researcher Zhu Xiaohu.

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DeepSeek’s peer-reviewed article in British journal Nature serves as a guidepost for other AI firms. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Can the US, Russia and China break their nuclear talks impasse?

With a key US-Russia arms treaty due to expire in February, the world is at risk of entering a new era of strategic instability, analysts warn.

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Health & Environment

As Hong Kong gets hotter, where is the city going wrong with urban greenery?

Record numbers of very hot days, hot nights make pedestrian-level ventilation and greenery essential to mitigating urban heat, experts warn.

Business

Crypto’s growing acceptance to shape Hong Kong fortunes, future of investing

Hong Kong’s regulatory lead signals a new era for digital assets, as crypto attracts global investors and reshapes the future of finance.

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Science

China’s plan for a naval ‘Great Wall’ to fend off thousand-drone swarm attack

PLA to protect warships from enemy attack with multilayered defence system using AI-powered sensors, satellites and hypersonic missiles.

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A ship-based air defence weapons formation marches through Tiananmen Square during a military parade in Beijing earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua
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