We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. High-steaks challenge: how China feeds its huge, meat-hungry population
The world’s second-largest economy is now the world’s largest consumer of animal products, swallowing up about one-third of global meat production, according to a report from the data provider World Population Review.
2. How start-up DeepSeek emerged as the unlikely game changer in US-China AI war
DeepSeek sent shock waves through the global tech market ahead of the Lunar New Year – sinking the value of semiconductor giant Nvidia and other large companies driving the artificial intelligence (AI) boom – as the Chinese start-up achieved a feat once-considered impossible by Silicon Valley.
3. Power bank warning for passengers after fire on aircraft bound for Hong Kong
Airline passengers should ensure their power banks are in good condition and from reputable brands before boarding flights, experts have warned, after a charging device was suspected to have caused a fire on board an aircraft preparing for departure from South Korea to Hong Kong.