Prayers and Tears Mark 20 Years Since Indian Ocean Tsunami That Killed Some 230,000 People
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh Province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian...
Help urged for construction workers reportedly facing axe at Hong Kong firm
Published: 8:13pm, 26 Dec 2024Updated: 8:25pm, 26 Dec 2024 Building industry representatives have urged Hip Seng Construction, a major contractor in Hong Kong, to...
China’s H-6K: The World’s Most Useless Bomber
China’s most useless bomber, the H-6K, traces its roots back to the Tu-16, a Soviet relic from the 1950s that other countries scrapped long...
Hong Kong logs 3 deaths from 4 severe flu cases, low Covid activity uptick
Hong Kong has recorded four severe cases of influenza resulting in three deaths over the past week, with health authorities also observing a slight...
Shanghai-backed firm helps AI start-up Stepfun raise ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
A Shanghai-backed investment vehicle has helped artificial intelligence (AI) firm Stepfun raise “hundreds of millions of dollars” in the start-up’s latest funding round, as...
Prabowo’s corruption amnesty plan panned by Indonesia’s anti-graft activists
President Prabowo Subianto’s pledge to pardon corruption offenders who return stolen assets has been met with scepticism by legal experts and activists, who warn...
Chinese legal experts condemn police for sending blogger to psychiatric hospital
Chinese legal experts have condemned police in the eastern province of Jiangxi, saying they abused their power by once again sending a blogger –...
China’s Tesla rival Li Auto wants to expand into an AI and robot company
Li Auto, one of China’s closest rivals to US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla, is looking to reposition itself as an artificial intelligence (AI)...
Chinese lithium firm reaches milestone in Mali mine project despite strict new rules
Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium has completed a major lithium processing plant in Mali – defying security challenges, a strict new mining code and a...