Charity urges live-in exemption for domestic helpers who give birth in Hong Kong
Published: 9:10pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 10:09pm, 1 Sep 2025 A charity has called for an exemption to the live-in rule for domestic helpers who...
Chip designer Cambricon stays in the spotlight amid market potential
Shares of Cambricon Technologies on Monday closed lower on the Shanghai Stock Exchange after a representative of Alibaba Group Holding denied speculation that it...
China’s exporters ahead in tariff game, paying estimated 9% share of costs
Chinese exporters appear to hold significant bargaining power in their trade with the United States, according to an estimate from one of Beijing’s top...
Western democracies are facing their greatest test – and it’s not AI
Western media outlets and think tanks have warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose an existential threat to democracy. The early internet and digital...
EU chief’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming over Bulgaria
A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, Brussels...
‘Have some respect’: US TV series draws flak for portrayal of Singapore
Crime drama Countdown on Amazon Prime Video has drawn criticism for its perceived inaccurate portrayal of Singapore and its citizens in an episode last...
Hong Kong invests HK$30 million in water pipe robots to detect leaks
Published: 7:35pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 7:36pm, 1 Sep 2025 Hong Kong authorities have invested HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) in developing water pipe robots, modelled...
Taiwan taps young blood for security council as it faces Beijing and Trump
Taiwan has injected new blood from the younger generation into its security team as it seeks to tackle growing threats from Beijing and navigate...
SMIC to take full control of chip foundry as China’s fab industry consolidates
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest contract chipmaker, said it planned to buy all of a foundry it controls as the nation’s fab...