China-EU car deal eases trade tensions for now at least
China agreed to cut millions of hybrid car exports to the European Union over the next four years, easing simmering trade tensions ahead of...
Hong Kong domestic helper arrested for alleged murder of 93-year-old woman
Published: 5:01pm, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 6:19pm, 12 Oct 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested a domestic helper on suspicion of murdering a 93-year-old widowed...
Former HSBC executive launches wealth platform powered by team of AI agents
A former top executive at HSBC has launched an artificial intelligence-driven wealth management start-up, setting her sights on a billion-dollar valuation and betting that...
Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence
Malaysians have reacted with sarcasm and disbelief to an Indonesian official’s claim that his country provides the region’s oxygen, as toxic smoke from forest...
China bets on molten salt and CO2 to help meet its power needs
China has begun building the world’s first utility-scale power plant combining two emerging technologies: supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) generation and large-scale molten salt energy...
Malaysian PM Anwar’s new budget tackles graft, but critics ask: is it too late?
With his reformist credentials battered by coalition compromises and a looming general election, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has used his 2027 budget to...
Top 12 AI Live Translation Tools in 2026: Latency, Languages, Pricing
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AI live translation tools turn speech into translated captions or speech while people are still talking. The...
How China harnesses AI microdramas to shape public opinion at home and abroad
Published: 4:03pm, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 4:07pm, 12 Oct 2026 Beijing is rapidly scaling up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to produce short-form videos...
Brake-pedal failures in luxury EV put Chinese cars’ quality in regulatory spotlight
A safety failure spotted in tests of a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) made by a Huawei Technologies-backed luxury brand has raised doubts about the...