Saudi adviser lauds parallels with Singapore in modernisation efforts
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s sweeping effort to modernise Saudi Arabia’s economy draws direct inspiration from the Singapore model pioneered by Lee Kuan Yew,...
Huawei-style ‘chip stacking’ seen as a path for China to rival Nvidia’s GPUs
Published: 9:00pm, 2 Dec 2025Updated: 9:02pm, 2 Dec 2025 China is stepping up its chip self-sufficiency push by combining relatively mature chips with new...
20-day lifeline: how China pulled off the Shenzhou rescue mission
Published: 8:59pm, 2 Dec 2025Updated: 9:15pm, 2 Dec 2025 The idea of launching a large-scale emergency rescue mission in space – involving thousands of...
China’s finance chief calls for fiscal firepower as Beijing weighs 2026 goals
China’s finance minister has called for a more proactive fiscal policy to boost domestic demand, strengthen industrial security and advance technological self-reliance while mitigating...
‘America first’ can’t mean America alone if West hopes to counter China
“Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have,” US President Donald Trump declared while hosting New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani...
Chinese involvement stalls Manila Bay bridge project due to security fears
The Philippines deferred the awarding of a project that is part of a plan to build one of the world’s longest marine bridges after...
China looks to AI and big data to guard against Western values
China will use new technology, especially artificial intelligence, to guard against Western influence and reinforce its own ideology, according to state media. At a...
Taiwan opposition blocks US$40 billion defence budget, prompting DPP protests
Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a proposed NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence budget from being placed on the agenda for review this...
Hongkongers gather on seventh day after Tai Po fire to grieve and demand answers
Published: 7:02pm, 2 Dec 2025Updated: 9:32pm, 2 Dec 2025 Residents and mourners have demanded that the Hong Kong government ramp up its investigations to...