260 arrested in Pakistan at protest over suicide attack
Police arrested at least 60 people and deployed tear gas in Pakistan’s poorest province during a strike on Monday, as protesters demanded accountability over...
Taiwan boosts spending in Latin America as Beijing works to poach allies
Taiwan plans to boost its spending in Latin America by more than NT$1 billion (US$32.8 million) next year, as it seeks to shore up...
No amount of China scapegoating will reverse America’s decline
Disturbing reports have surfaced of Chinese students travelling to the United States being subjected to discriminatory and politically motivated treatment. Young students have been...
Alibaba Cloud leads US$140 million funding round for AI start-up X Square Robot
Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence and cloud computing services unit recently led a 1 billion yuan (US$140 million) Series A+ funding round for X...
2 arrested in Hong Kong over alleged theft of electricity for bitcoin mining
Published: 8:18pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 8:39pm, 8 Sep 2025 Two technicians have been arrested on suspicion of stealing electricity from two Hong Kong care...
Hong Kong schools required to give reasons for opting out of flu jab scheme
Published: 8:11pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 10:29pm, 8 Sep 2025 Hong Kong authorities aim to boost the flu vaccine coverage rate for the coming year...
China’s growing civilian-defence AI ties will challenge US, report says
Hundreds of civilian companies and universities outside the traditional defence tech network are playing an increasingly “consequential” role in the Chinese military’s AI-related procurement,...
UN human rights chief slams Israel’s ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza
The United Nations human rights chief condemned Israel on Monday for its “mass killing” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and “hindering of sufficient life-saving...
‘Serious incident’ probed as HK Express plane hits signs after landing
Published: 7:15pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 8:42pm, 8 Sep 2025 Hong Kong aviation authorities are investigating a “serious incident” involving an HK Express flight suspected...