BBC appoints ex-Google chief Matt Brittin as director general
The BBC on Wednesday named Matt Brittin, a former Google executive with no television or journalism experience, as its next director general. The appointment...
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park uses AI to track, enrich lives of giant pandas, monkeys
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has started using AI to better track the behaviour of its giant panda twins and golden monkeys, allowing for more...
Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council
US President Donald Trump appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that...
Semicon China: AI, advanced packaging set to drive country’s chip industry growth
Agentic artificial intelligence and advanced packaging technology will be key growth drivers for China’s chip industry in coming years, as the country is expected...
Japanese PM Takaichi Asks IEA to Prepare Further Oil Releases
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has asked the International Energy Agency (IEA) to prepare for additional coordinated releases of emergency oil reserves if the...
China still on track to supplant US as world’s No 1 economy in 10 years: academic
China is still on course to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy in the next decade, as the global balance of...
Philippines says it is working with US to obtain oil from US-sanctioned nations
The Philippines is working with Washington to secure waivers and exemptions that will allow it to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries and guarantee supplies,...
Hong Kong’s TVB logs US$7.5 million profit, shaking off 7 years of losses
Hong Kong’s biggest free-to-air broadcaster swung to a profit of HK$59 million (US$7.5 million) in 2025 from a loss of HK$491 million a year...
China says Mexico’s tariff hikes constitute ‘trade barriers’ after probe
China has accused Mexico of imposing trade and investment barriers through tariff hikes on its goods, a sign the friction between the two trading...