New US envoy Julie Eadeh to arrive in Hong Kong this month: sources
Julie Eadeh, the new US consul general for Hong Kong and Macau, is set to arrive in the city at the end of this...
China’s ceramics-and-furniture hub Foshan bets on robotics with new funds
The city of Foshan, the country’s furniture and ceramics manufacturing hub in southern Guangdong province, has rolled out multiple initiatives to support the robotics...
Despite no evidence Mount Fuji may erupt, Japan issues ‘alarmist’ CGI video
Tokyo shrouded in midday darkness, trains derailed, roofs collapsing under volcanic ash: this is the vision Japan’s Cabinet Office laid before the public this...
Pony.ai eyes ‘sizeable fleet’ in Hong Kong, unfazed by Tesla robotaxi competition
Published: 7:00am, 27 Aug 2025Updated: 7:46am, 27 Aug 2025 Chinese autonomous driving technology firm Pony.ai expects to deploy a fleet of robotaxis in Hong...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro under 24-hour police watch over ‘flight risk’
A Brazilian judge on Tuesday declared ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest while awaiting the verdict in his coup trial, a “flight...
Suspect arrested in Germany for knife attack on US man
Published: 6:05am, 27 Aug 2025Updated: 11:01am, 27 Aug 2025 A man has been arrested in connection with a weekend knife attack on a tram...
As the world watches PLA approach 100, is it truly ‘capable of winning wars’?
China is on a mission to turn its military into a modern fighting force. In the final article in this four-part series, we look...
As the West cedes leverage over Ukraine, China stands to benefit
It seems clear that US President Donald Trump achieved little more than a photo opportunity from the bilateral summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with Russian...
UK’s Farage unveils plan to deport asylum seekers, warns of ‘civil disorder’
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s anti-migration Reform UK party, announced a plan on Tuesday to repeal human rights laws to allow for mass deportations...