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For China’s military, the increasing prevalence of AI on the battlefield is introducing concepts of data pollution and damaging model learning while maximising its own use of AI. Image: Shutterstock

China's military weapons

How China’s military might use anti-AI tactics on the battlefields of the future

For the first time, the official PLA Daily spells out how it might target an enemy’s AI combat models.

21 May 2025 - 6:31PMvideocam

Hong Kong transport

Flushing water supply resumes in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O but road still closed

21 May 2025 - 1:26AM

‘Silicon Malaysia’ pulls billions in investment. So why are workers struggling?

19 May 2025 - 3:12PM

Southeast Asia’s tech reliance on China: a ‘double-edged sword’?

Huawei and other Chinese firms offer growth, but analysts warn of rising digital threat exposure and geopolitical challenges.

16 May 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

How AI investments are paying off for Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent

Tencent CEO Pony Ma says strategic AI investments ‘create value for users and society’, while generating substantial returns for the firm.

15 May 2025 - 6:00PM

Belt and Road Initiative

Colombia to sign on to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

President Gustavo Petro confirmed the deal as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Colombia’s Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia in Beijing on Monday.

13 May 2025 - 11:21AM

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The Philippines

Philippines confirms US funding for railway project amid foreign aid freeze

Move indicates Washington’s intent to deepen economic cooperation and is ‘good signalling’ for bilateral ties, analysts say.

12 May 2025 - 3:22PMvideocam

A truck arrives at a container terminal in Navotas, Metro Manila, the Philippines. The Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas Railway is expected to connect major ports and airports in the country. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Beware the hubris of an AI narrative centred on the US and China

It would be a mistake to neglect the agency of states, multinational organisations and powerful firms not fully aligned with either side.

12 May 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

China will have over 100 nuclear reactors which could be war targets: PLA study

Researchers, who say Ukraine war shatters notion of civilian nuclear plants being not subject to military strikes, are evaluating risks.

10 May 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources

Chinese customers have been notified by Nvidia that it aims to release the downgraded version of the H20 chip in July, sources say.

9 May 2025 - 1:59PMvideocam

China accounted for US$17 billion in revenue, or 13 per cent of Nvidia’s total sales, in the firm’s financial year ended January 26. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must wake up to the dangers of US port and shipping threats

If Hong Kong fails to anticipate and adapt, its long-standing role as an international maritime centre could be destabilised.

9 May 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Hong Kong tourism

Proposed harbour law changes to benefit Hong Kong’s private yacht projects

However, critics warn new ‘small-scale’ reclamation legislation could spark privatisation fears amid public access debate.

7 May 2025 - 7:21AM

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Qwen3 unseats DeepSeek’s R1 as world’s top-ranked open-source AI model

Qwen3 surpassed R1 in LiveBench tests that gauge open-source AI models’ capabilities including coding, maths and data analysis.

6 May 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

South Korea’s sinkhole cases spark fears over safety of underground malls

In Seoul alone, more than 63 sinkholes have been reported across the city since March 2022, according to a newspaper.

5 May 2025 - 9:50PM

Firefighters in Seoul prepare to remove a car from a sinkhole in August last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Indonesians criticise public transport mandate for Jakarta’s civil servants

The civil servants have to take public transport every Wednesday in the capital, which is ranked the world’s seventh most congested city.

5 May 2025 - 7:50PMvideocam

Jakarta’s authorities have ordered civil servants to take public transport on Wednesdays in a bid to reduce the city’s traffic congestion. Photo: AFP

How a Chinese robotics firm maintains high-voltage power lines

Crownpower’s robots are taking over the potentially deadly work of safety inspection and maintenance of high-voltage power grids.

4 May 2025 - 7:00AM

Editorial | Blackout chaos in Europe reveals need to reduce risks

Crippling power outage to hit Spain and Portugal is the latest in similar global disruptions and another reminder to guard critical infrastructure.

2 May 2025 - 2:20AM

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Banking & finance

BlackRock-backed Suez taps HSBC to review China assets

A transaction could value the China water business at more than US$1 billion, sources say.

1 May 2025 - 2:00PM

US-China trade war

How Trump’s tariff chaos is bringing China’s ‘trade circle of friends’ closer

Washington’s hardline approach is likely to boost Beijing’s ties with Brazil and Latin America in general, according to analysts.

1 May 2025 - 12:22AM

Hong Kong economy

Lawmakers push for ‘Monaco-style’ marina in Hong Kong’s Hung Hom development

Suggestions for ‘world-class’ yacht berthing facility include incorporating luxury properties to attract high-end tourists and investors.

29 Apr 2025 - 10:26PM

Malaysia’s Forest City: will funds from family offices be a lifeline?

The development has been plagued by delays brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic and bankruptcy battles.

29 Apr 2025 - 4:50PMvideocam

Condominiums at Forest City in Malaysia’s Johor state. Photo: AFP

China energy security

China amps up nuclear ambitions with 10 new reactor approvals

China’s third-generation Hualong One reactors will be among those built in some coastal provinces, and each can meet the energy demands of 1 million people.

28 Apr 2025 - 6:21PM

An aerial view of a nuclear power facility in China’s Fujian province earlier this year. The State Council has approved 10 more nuclear reactor projects in the country. Photo: Xinhua

China technology

Opinion | How China’s agricultural modernisation is reshaping global food systems

As sufficiency improves for China and the countries it shares its agriculture+AI strategy with, regional and global trade could be reshaped.

27 Apr 2025 - 7:10PMvideocam

Pakistan’s mining push: a chance to equal Indonesia’s nickel success?

A landmark deal unlocking vast copper and gold reserves has Pakistan eyeing a transformative economic shift.

26 Apr 2025 - 10:02PM

Opinion | China showcases its neighbourhood diplomacy across Southeast Asia

President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia highlighted China’s commitment to fostering regional harmony.

26 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Opinion | In Africa, China must focus on both the infrastructural and the emotional

Unlike the West’s approach, China’s aid is mostly state-led. The lack of a strong grass-roots presence leaves it open to misconceptions.

25 Apr 2025 - 10:34AMvideocam

A boy holds a Djiboutian flag in front of a Chinese flag as he waits for Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guellehas to conduct the launching ceremony of a 1,000-unit housing project with Chinese financial support in Djibouti, on July 4, 2018. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Trump’s Africa policy zeroes in on minerals and militarism

As China tightens mineral export controls, the US is recalibrating its approach towards resource-rich African nations.

25 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US-China relations

China-backed actors ‘stand out’ in threatening US infrastructure, panel hears

Beijing said to plot long-term strategy to incapacitate America’s power grid to ‘create options’ for mainland authorities and ‘sow chaos’.

25 Apr 2025 - 5:47AMvideocam

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