As Hong Kong recalibrates, the blue economy offers an anchor
Last month, Hong Kong completed its first green methanol bunkering operation, a significant step in its efforts to support the decarbonisation of global shipping....
Pentagon mulls plan to outsource warship design and building to South Korea, Japan
The Pentagon is considering outsourcing warship design and building to South Korea and Japan with a proposed US$1.85 billion feasibility study into the project,...
China pandas rise from unknown status to become palace pets, then national symbols, treasures
Once a neglected figure in ancient China’s folklore, literature and artefacts, the panda has become a national treasure and a defining symbol of the...
Will Asean’s scramble for Russian oil fuel shift in regional alliances?
Across Southeast Asia, governments are seeking Russian oil and gas to ease fuel shortages triggered by the continuing chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz,...
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in wealthier coastal provinces and putting growing...
Trump’s Golden Dome aimed at combating China’s ‘hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles’
The United States has “no defence against hypersonic weapons or cruise missiles”, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Monday, as US President Donald...
Hong Kong to block off parts of Sharp Island shoreline to protect corals for ‘golden week’
Hong Kong authorities will cordon off parts of the shoreline of Sharp Island in Sai Kung to protect corals, with 1,000 visitors expected in...
Why experts say trade wins aren’t enough for Xi-Trump summit in May
The coming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump offers a window to stabilise bilateral ties through trade deals,...
China’s DeepSeek prices new V4 AI model at 97% below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5
DeepSeek has slashed prices on its artificial intelligence models, including its latest V4 which now costs 97 per cent less than OpenAI products, potentially...