Hong Kong earmarks additional HK$5 billion for national security
Published: 5:15pm, 18 May 2026Updated: 5:20pm, 18 May 2026 Hong Kong authorities have allocated HK$5 billion (US$638 million) in funding for efforts to safeguard...
Why Beijing is outraged over Taiwan’s Lai honouring WWII-era Japanese engineer
Beijing has slammed Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te for paying tribute to a former Japanese coloniser in Taiwan. In a commentary published on Sunday,...
South Korea stifling Samsung workers’ US$400,000 bonus strike risks wider crisis
In South Korea, the clock is ticking on what threatens to become the most consequential labour dispute in recent history – and Seoul is...
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Silent spread of rare and deadly Ebola strain exposes surveillance gaps
Published: 4:19pm, 18 May 2026Updated: 4:25pm, 18 May 2026 A rare Ebola outbreak that may have circulated undetected in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
As Malaysia’s election ‘war drums’ beat, is Anwar’s coalition done for?
Chances of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim winning a fresh mandate look increasingly fraught, experts say, as the unravelling of his coalition government picked up pace...
Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans
For years, mobile carriers have billed users by the gigabyte. Now, China’s telecoms giants are seeking to monetise the artificial intelligence boom by introducing...
Hong Kong’s CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has opened the city’s first full-stack interactive robotics lab, partnering with 24 tech firms, mostly from mainland...
Chinese scientists land on Sandy Cay reef as tensions with Philippines escalate once again
Published: 3:06pm, 18 May 2026Updated: 4:11pm, 18 May 2026 Chinese scientists landed on a disputed South China Sea reef over the weekend in the...