15 Hong Kong schools risk closure as falling numbers trigger Primary One ban
Fifteen Hong Kong public primary schools are at risk of closing after being banned from operating subsidised Primary One classes in the coming academic...
China, Russia discuss boosting transport links as Middle East conflict disrupts shipping
As heightened conflict in the Middle East disrupts global shipping, China and Russia are considering deeper cooperation on logistics – including use of the...
How Nvidia’s inference bet at GTC poses a challenge and opportunity for China
Nvidia’s latest language processing chip, unveiled at the company’s annual artificial intelligence conference, has opened a new frontier in the AI inference arms race,...
Even the dead in Thailand cannot escape Iran war fuel shortages
Worsening fuel shortages resulting from the war in the Middle East are threatening sacred funeral ceremonies in Thailand, where Buddhist temples are scrambling to...
With Trump’s China trip in limbo, further trade talks loom: analysts
With US President Donald Trump’s trip to China postponed and the countries’ recent trade negotiations in Paris ending with no apparent breakthroughs, analysts said...
China leads world in anti-drone patents with US and South Korea far behind, law firm finds
China leads the world in patent applications for anti-drone technology, which has drawn heightened attention during the wars in Ukraine and Iran and a...
94% of Hong Kong students are couch potatoes, 17.5% overweight, study shows
About 94 per cent of Hong Kong’s students do not get enough daily exercise and 17.5 per cent are overweight, authorities have warned, urging...
Trump’s Iran gamble won’t advance his prospects at home or with China
The eminent British military strategist Michael Howard famously said that the purpose of forecasting wars is not to get it right, but to avoid...
India detains 6 Ukrainians, 1 American suspected of training Myanmar rebels
Indian investigators have arrested seven foreigners – six Ukrainians and an American – on suspicion of illegally crossing into neighbouring Myanmar to train armed...