How China and the EU pressed pause on trade war – and what it took to get there
Weeks of high-wire negotiations between China and the EU culminated in a surprise trade deal that will, among other measures, impose strict quotas on...
Taiwan aims to raise pilot retirement age to 58 as new F-16V jets arrive
Published: 6:23pm, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 8:14pm, 12 Oct 2026 Taiwan’s defence ministry plans to allow military pilots to serve until the age of 58...
US economists Robert Hall, Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prize
Published: 6:05pm, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 6:35pm, 12 Oct 2026 American-born economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for...
Few Hong Kong investors take interest in listing by Africa’s top phone maker Transsion
Shenzhen Transsion Holdings drew a lukewarm response for its HK$3.36 billion (US$428 million) Hong Kong share offering, heightening worries over market sentiment for new...
Chinese man arrested after fabricating rooftop child grave hoax above residential flat
Police in southwestern China have debunked a terrifying rumour after an alarmed homeowner was told by a neighbour that bones found on her rooftop...
Mapping US chip supply chain: China accounts for far more than it appears, report says
China accounts for about 5 per cent of the equipment and materials directly supplied to the US chip industry when measured by country of...
Microsoft’s president says AI is less regulated than a carton of milk
Brad Smith said the lack of US action gives the UK a unique opening to lead in terms of regulating AI.
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Ex-US FDA official to lead Hong Kong’s new medical products regulator
Published: 5:17pm, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 5:51pm, 12 Oct 2026 A Beijing-educated former official at the US federal drug regulator has been appointed to lead...
Indian homes, factories hit by hours of blackouts amid more demand for coal
Published: 5:13pm, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 5:18pm, 12 Oct 2026 Indian factories, smelters and households are being hit by blackouts and rising energy costs as...