Envoy urges ‘shared prosperity’ in China-Asean ties amid growing protectionism
Economic cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is set to deepen despite bloc members advancing trade deals with the United...
Indonesia telco chief warns of ‘digital colonisation’, backs China’s open-source AI
The biggest threat to middle powers in the artificial intelligence era is “digital colonisation” from expensive and proprietary AI stacks, an Indonesian telecoms executive...
Scam cases fall for first time since 2019 in Hong Kong, annual figures show
Scam cases in Hong Kong fell by 2.9 per cent last year over the figure for 2024 after rising annually since 2019, while overall...
Hollywood stars to headline Hong Kong Comic Con
Hollywood stars Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Lloyd will headline Hong Kong’s first “comic con” this May, the organisers have said, as the...
Starmer claims UK government ‘united’ amid calls to quit over Epstein fallout
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to move on Tuesday from speculation about his future after fending off serious calls to resign over the...
Indonesia on track for 10% growth by 2029, energy envoy Hashim says
Indonesia is on track for 10 per cent economic growth by 2029, beyond the 8 per cent target set by President Prabowo Subianto, his...
Trump’s ‘vacillating’ China policy leads to allies’ crisis of confidence: security report
The United States has appeared “more threatening” over the past year, while perceptions of China have improved markedly in parts of the Western world,...
China’s ByteDance, Alibaba unveil AI image tools to rival Google’s popular Nano Banana
TikTok parent ByteDance has unveiled its latest generative artificial intelligence image model that it says undercuts the popular Nano Banana image editor from Alphabet’s...
‘Brilliant’ retail and dining revenue gives Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 boost
Hong Kong cable car attraction Ngong Ping 360 maintained steady revenue over the past year with a 20 per cent retail and dining surge...