Hesai launches 3D spatial camera as Chinese lidar maker expands into physical AI
Hesai Group, the world’s largest maker of lidar sensors for vehicles, has launched a 3D spatial camera as it expands into physical artificial intelligence...
Beijing warns Taiwanese not to be ‘two-faced’ after Kevin Tsai attends DPP rally
Published: 7:27pm, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 8:42pm, 14 Oct 2026 Beijing has warned Taiwanese people against acting “two-faced” on the issue of “Taiwan independence” after...
Exhibition of pioneering Hong Kong school for national talent in early 1940s opens
A new exhibition about a pioneering school that nurtured talent for the country has opened at a Hong Kong history museum as part of...
Taiwan turns to US drone boats to track rising mainland Chinese sea activity
Published: 7:00pm, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 8:28pm, 14 Oct 2026 Taiwan’s coastguard is buying US-designed uncrewed surface vessels for its first dedicated drone-boat programme to...
Chinese memory giant YMTC to grow revenue 6 times faster than peers as IPO nears: report
Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC), China’s leading flash-memory maker, is set to grow revenue six times faster than its industry peers this year as...
Japan farm minister submits resignation in first scandal blow for PM Takaichi
Published: 6:53pm, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 7:16pm, 14 Oct 2026 Japanese Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana said he tendered his resignation following allegations of possible vote-buying,...
‘Pure fate’: China newlyweds share identical names, face endless glitches in life situations
A newlywed Chinese couple has gone viral on social media because they share exactly the same name, written with the same Chinese characters, and...
US holds ‘unusual’ civil-military meeting in Tokyo ahead of Trump’s China trip
Published: 6:00pm, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 6:17pm, 14 Oct 2026 Senior American diplomats, administration officials and Indo-Pacific military commanders met in Tokyo earlier this month...
Bali tipping row: call for Indonesian tourists to pay up triggers backlash
A debate over tipping culture has erupted across the Indonesian resort island of Bali and beyond, triggered by a politician’s unfavourable comparison of domestic...