UBTech’s US$237 million Fenglong deal tightens humanoid robot supply chain
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech Robotics is moving to lock down key manufacturing capacity, agreeing to pay nearly 1.7 billion yuan (US$237 million) in...
Exhibition traces China’s long links with Kenya, from Admiral Zheng He to belt and road
More than six centuries ago, roughly 80 years ahead of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, Chinese admiral Zheng He reached the eastern coast of...
Architect of Hong Kong’s Octopus card retires with dreams of ‘tap-free’ technology
Published: 7:35pm, 25 Dec 2025Updated: 7:57pm, 25 Dec 2025 Sammy Kam Chi-sum, the primary architect of Hong Kong’s contactless Octopus cards, is retiring after...
With 1MDB verdict due, will Malaysia’s Najib have to ‘prepare for the worst’?
Malaysia’s High Court is poised on Friday to deliver its verdict in the final criminal trial of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak, bringing...
China sharpens sales pitch for overseas investment with new list of sought-after sectors
China is taking steps to reshape the direction of its foreign investment, unveiling a revised catalogue of encouraged industries that steers overseas capital towards...
‘I have more to give’: Hong Kong Christmas lighting designer still at it after 40 years
On a weekday night last week, passengers on an open-top double-decker bus jostled for a position to take selfies below a suspended lighting display...
China sharpens criticism of Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’, warns of ‘dangerous signal’
Chinese state media have escalated criticism of what they characterise as Japan’s growing “neo-militarism”, warning that Beijing has sufficient policy tools in reserve to...
Japan still popular with Hong Kong travellers over Christmas, Harbin gaining appeal
Published: 6:00pm, 25 Dec 2025Updated: 6:04pm, 25 Dec 2025 More Hongkongers are travelling over the Christmas holiday period compared with last year, with traditional...
How China Dai women use chickens as matchmaking tool to find husbands, reject unwanted suitors
China’s Dai ethnic minority have an unusual way of making romantic connections. Women make matches by taking chickens to the market during Dai New...