Are commercial sea drones a new headache for PLA in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait?
Small commercial sea drones that have shown they can monitor PLA warships in the South China Sea have emerged as a new potential challenge...
China gaokao wins: sister skips 2 grades to study with brother, rejects ‘prodigy’ label
Two teenage siblings from eastern China excelled in this year’s gaokao, leading to their acceptance into the country’s top universities and igniting intense discussions...
Malaysia’s call for big powers to uphold international law ‘consistently’ marks regional unease
Malaysia’s call for major powers to apply international law “consistently, not selectively” could signal growing regional unease with how big players are seen to...
Hong Kong IVF clinic worker ‘lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, fled city’
Published: 5:16pm, 3 Aug 2026Updated: 5:41pm, 3 Aug 2026 An employee of a Hong Kong fertility clinic is suspected of lying to cover up...
Scam raids of Malaysia’s Forest City prompt governance questions
Malaysia’s attempt to recast Forest City from a China-backed “ghost city” into a hub for global wealth and mobile talent is facing an early...
China acknowledges ‘temperature gap’ between tech boom and traditional slump
A top theoretical journal of the Communist Party has acknowledged that a stark economic divide exists between China’s booming AI sector and its struggling...
Hong Kong’s Chinese bond futures are a major step for the global yuan
On August 3, five-year Chinese treasury bond futures began trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Market attention has focused on the new product,...
4 ex-warehouse workers jailed over plot to steal Chanel items worth HK$8.7 million
Published: 4:16pm, 3 Aug 2026Updated: 4:28pm, 3 Aug 2026 Four former Hong Kong warehouse workers have been jailed for up to seven years for...
Will AI healthcare be China’s new global growth engine?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed healthcare for hundreds of millions of people in China. AI-powered apps help them manage their health and seek care,...