Hong Kong university president vows to boost humanities amid AI push elsewhere
The head of Hong Kong’s oldest university has vowed to inject more resources into humanities programmes, praising them as a source of creativity and...
IEA agrees to record release of emergency oil reserves to calm surging prices
The International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter...
China’s Midea pledges US$8.7 billion for AI and robotics in pivot to automation
Midea Group, the owner of industrial robot giant Kuka, is the latest Chinese company to pledge heavy investment in AI and robotics – another...
How Iran’s strikes on US bases could offer a preview for the Asia-Pacific
Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US military assets across the Middle East serve as a preview of how Beijing might target American bases in Asian...
Asia’s energy-reliant economies face ‘existential threat’ from prolonged Iran war
Asian economies reliant on energy imports are bracing themselves not just for a spike in oil prices but for the possibility that the Iran...
On inauguration day, Chile’s new president inherits a Chinese cable scandal and US threats
The Chilean capital Santiago awoke on Wednesday to a mixture of celebration and tension. As the city prepared for the inauguration of its centre-right...
Eli Lilly boosts China footprint with US$3 billion plan to expand supply chain
Eli Lilly has pledged an additional US$3 billion investment in China over the next decade to strengthen its local supply chain and manufacturing capabilities,...
Late superstar Leslie Cheung to add magic to Hong Kong’s Pop Culture Festival
A newly restored 4K film featuring the late Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing will be part of this year’s Pop Culture Festival, but...
Hong Kong to expand scheme cutting stroke patient transfer time by 80 minutes
Hong Kong authorities plan to expand a pilot programme to cut the transfer time by 80 minutes for patients suffering from serious strokes to...