Ex-primary school IT technician jailed 11 years for molesting 3 boys on campus
A former Hong Kong primary school IT technician has been sentenced to 11 years in jail after he admitted to repeatedly molesting three male...
Agentic AI: the next battleground for Chinese brands
China’s companies have mastered social media marketing playbooks. Now, they must learn to win the trust of artificial intelligence (AI) agents that will increasingly...
5 Hong Kong booksellers arrested for alleged sedition released on bail
Published: 4:14pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 5:08pm, 17 Jul 2026 Five Hong Kong booksellers arrested on suspicion of sedition have been released on bail two...
Philippines’ Pax Silica AI hub plan slammed for mineral ‘plunder’
On a 1,620-hectare (4,000 acres) site north of Manila, a hi-tech hub is pitched by Philippine and US officials as a global gateway to...
Rescuers in southwest China race extreme weather to reach residents trapped by landslide
Hundreds of rescuers are racing against incoming thunderstorms in southwestern China after a landslide struck Chongqing’s Pengshui county on Friday morning, destroying buildings and...
US-China AI rivalry becomes a battle to export competing tech governance visions
The global race for artificial intelligence has transformed into a direct contest of governance, with the United States and China actively exporting rival models...
Hong Kong passes bill for Huanggang ‘co-location’ arrangement
Published: 3:43pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 5:25pm, 17 Jul 2026 Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a bill providing the legal basis for implementing a “co-location”...
Xi Jinping warns against creating ‘new historical injustices’ in AI era
President Xi Jinping warned against creating “new historical injustices” in the era of artificial intelligence on Friday, calling for greater support for the technology’s...
Is Europe’s anti-missile project with Ukraine ‘insurance’ against unpredictable US?
A new European anti-missile coalition with Ukraine is more of a strategic “insurance” policy rather than a break with Washington, according to analysts, as...