Zelensky asks EU for extra $79 billion to sustain Ukraine’s war effort
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday asked European Union leaders to provide Kyiv an extra 70 billion euros (US$79 billion) in funding next year...
A US scholar’s take on how shifts in US-China relations are felt in a Tsinghua classroom
Published: 11:00pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 11:10pm, 16 Oct 2026 China and America are talking again. There are leaders’ meetings, phone calls and a new...
Hong Kong police arrest 2 men over HK$1.7 million Kowloon break-in spree
Hong Kong police have arrested two men over their alleged involvement in at least six break-ins across Kowloon over the past three months, with...
Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?
Japan is increasingly turning to foreign companies to accelerate its military modernisation, drawing on overseas technology, expertise and production capacity to plug defence gaps...
AI-powered drones to help detect hill fires during Chung Yeung Festival
Published: 9:16pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 9:34pm, 16 Oct 2026 Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department will launch three new AI-assisted drone technologies to strengthen fire...
China’s R&D spending keeps up steady rise as No 1 US seeks further funding cuts
Published: 9:00pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 9:26pm, 16 Oct 2026 China’s R&D investment grew by 8.2 per cent last year – fuelled by double-digit growth...
Anti-China protectionism backfiring on American carmakers’ EV plans: analyst
While Washington’s efforts to block Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) were originally intended to protect its domestic automotive industry, they have sparked concerns the strategy...
ASML eyes hybrid bonding, report finds, as Chinese firms adopt chip packaging technique
Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML is expanding into next-generation hybrid bonding, a technique that creates dense electrical connections by directly joining chips or silicon...
Nobel Peace Prize: the message behind Navi Pillay’s win
The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay matters for reasons that go well beyond the laureate...