From TikTok to Huawei, Chinese tech giants flock to Arab tech hub Dubai
Chinese tech giants from ByteDance and Huawei Technologies to Alibaba Group Holding are playing an increasingly important role in Dubai’s burgeoning tech industry, as...
5 rescued after fire breaks out in Hong Kong typhoon shelter
Published: 7:19am, 20 Jul 2025Updated: 12:53pm, 20 Jul 2025 A speedboat in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay typhoon shelter caught fire on Sunday morning, with...
Typhoon Wipha: Hong Kong airport to operate overnight, T8 signal still in force
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‘Huge shift’: why learning Mandarin is losing its appeal in the West
When Colby Porter began Mandarin classes in sixth grade in Syracuse, New York, he was studying alongside 20 of his peers. By his final...
China launches Tibet mega dam project that has sparked water worries in India
Published: 10:41pm, 19 Jul 2025Updated: 10:47pm, 19 Jul 2025 Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday announced the launch of a mega dam project on...
Police board HK Express flight after passengers argue over boy kicking seat
Police have boarded an HK Express aircraft at Hong Kong airport following a quarrel between two passengers on a flight from Vietnam over a...
How to stop US bunker busters? Chinese scientists have an idea
Precision-guided bunker busters fly slowly but carry massive warheads wrapped in thick armour. Small nations without air power watch helplessly as bombs fall. Advertisement...
‘Several held’ as China ramps up crackdown on strategic mineral smugglers
A number of suspects involved in strategic mineral smuggling had been arrested, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, while pledging stronger enforcement of export controls...
Nvidia CEO shines in China – but trade war fears still lurk beneath surface
On his third trip to China in a year, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang – head of the world’s most valuable company – was on...