Iran keen on deal to end war but has higher ‘pain tolerance’: think tank chief
The economic toll of war is pushing Iran to find a resolution to the hostilities beyond its fragile two-week truce with the US, according...
How Chinese drug makers are tackling Western dominance in US$16 billion Parkinson’s race
Chinese biomedical companies deploying cutting-edge technologies are emerging as serious competitors to Western dominance in the race to treat Parkinson’s disease, in a market...
Hong Kong police use drones for first time to tackle illicit street gambling
Hong Kong police have used drones for the first time to combat illegal street gambling operations, arresting eight suspects over the past two weeks....
AI is advancing. Now it’s up to humans to redefine their worth
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered by large language models presents a significant breakthrough. For the first time, humans are communicating with computers using language...
Returning to a fire-ravaged home in Wang Fuk Court: what to prepare
About 1,900 families who lived in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court will return in batches to their fire-ravaged homes from April 20. Nearly five...
More jobs for the elderly: Shanghai eyes senior labour force amid China demographic crisis
Qiu has been scouring Shanghai’s labour agencies for a job for her 58-year-old father – a former mechanic from neighbouring Jiangsu province caught in...
Meet the Filipino vloggers finding financial freedom and defying stereotypes abroad
Lea Albritton’s mornings belong to the repair shop. Her afternoons belong to the camera. The 40-year-old from Leyte in the central Philippines has lived...
Government should probe department heads ‘cautiously’ under new system: Regina Ip
The Hong Kong government should use its proposed accountability system prudently to investigate department heads and avoid undermining morale among civil servants, a top...
Asia’s supply chain strengths could give it edge over US in AI race: Granite Asia’s Foo
As the artificial intelligence race moves beyond language models into the physical world, Asia’s manufacturing and supply chain strengths could give it an edge...