DeepSeek signals ‘significant’ price hike amid surge in demand for low-cost AI models
DeepSeek announced on Thursday a “significant” price hike, amid surging global demand for a new ultra-cheap model, which sparked debate over how the Chinese...
CUHK to integrate national education into key programme as part of new 5-year plan
Published: 1:00pm, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 3:29pm, 6 Aug 2026 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the city’s second oldest university, has said it...
New UK foreign minister dodges questions on his past Trump remarks
The UK’s new foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, was confronted with his past criticism of “racist” Donald Trump as he held talks in Washington with...
25 arrested as Hong Kong police bust loan shark ring charging up to 282% interest rate
Published: 12:45pm, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 1:04pm, 6 Aug 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 25 people, some as young as 13, in a crackdown...
South Korean biotech bets on donated human fat product to fix ‘Ozempic face’
“Ozempic face” could spawn the next K-beauty craze. South Korean biotech L&C Bio plans to launch an injectable skin booster made from donated human...
Russian drone factory boss badly injured in car blast that killed driver
Published: 12:14pm, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 2:20pm, 6 Aug 2026 The director of a factory supplying drones to the Russian military was badly wounded and...
New Mexico Sues DOJ for Unredacted Epstein Files
New Mexico is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over unredacted Epstein files, accusing the federal agency of stonewalling the state’s own investigation into...
Hong Kong stock regulator flags more companies for share concentration
Published: 12:00pm, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 3:42pm, 6 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s securities regulator has put a spotlight on highly concentrated shareholding this year, a...
The Great Solar Wall: China doubles down on its ambitious effort to tame deserts
Following in the footprints of its ambitious Great Green Wall, China is leaning into a solar-powered pivot as part of its decades-long effort to...