France battles wildfire 4 times the size of Paris
Firefighters in southwest France battled an uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 degrees...
Philippine defence chief warns Chinese teaching exchanges pose grey-zone threat
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr has urged greater vigilance over academic exchange programmes with China following reports that language teachers in Manila had...
What will the US foreign robot ban mean for China’s world-leading start-ups?
China’s robotics firms have run into a fresh obstacle in their global expansion, after the United States banned imports of new foreign-made models. The...
Can the gigacities of tomorrow keep human connection alive?
Albert Bakhtizin is director of the Central Institute of Economics and Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a member of the academy and...
Chinese satellite imagery analysis challenges US-Iran war claims
Chinese scientists have used detailed satellite imagery analysis to examine damage to US military bases in the Middle East, uncovering discrepancies in both Washington...
Google makes Gemini Spark AI agent available to Hongkongers as it lowers geofences
Google on Wednesday launched its artificial intelligence agent Gemini Spark in the Hong Kong market, giving local users direct access to a smart assistant...
Malaysia clamps down on social media-fuelled hiking risks
Malaysia is tightening controls on high-risk hiking routes after officials linked a growing rescue burden to poor preparation, unauthorised trails and social media-driven summit...
80% of mainland Chinese firms eye Hong Kong as launch pad for Asean expansion
More than 90 per cent of mainland Chinese enterprises plan to expand overseas within the next two years, with over 80 per cent aiming...
Inside America’s US$1.5 billion play for Southeast Asian energy
The United States is pitching billions of dollars in investment to become Southeast Asia’s energy partner of choice, offering gas, grid technology and nuclear...