US-China trade talks, Japan’s concern over unruly Indonesians: 7 highlights

Published: 1:10pm, 1 Aug 2025Updated: 3:29pm, 1 Aug 2025

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.

1. China summons Nvidia to explain ‘back-door’ safety risk of H20 chip

China’s cyberspace regulator has summoned Nvidia to explain whether its H20 chips have any “back-door safety” risks, casting a shadow over the US chip giant’s local operations.

2. Hong Kong actor Will Or diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, drops out of play

The actor has said he had suffered from sustained coughing since May, which had not improved even after two doses of antibiotics. Photo: Facebook/Will Or
The actor has said he had suffered from sustained coughing since May, which had not improved even after two doses of antibiotics. Photo: Facebook/Will Or

Hong Kong actor Will Or Wai-lam has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, forcing him to pull out of what was set to be his first stage production, the performer has said. Or wrote on his social media on Wednesday that he was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma in May, “just when everything seemed to be going smoothly”.

3. Disgraced head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple defrocked, firms deregistered

The purge relating to Shi Yongxin, head of the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province since 1999, follows a public notice that has stunned millions of Buddhists and martial arts fans worldwide. Photo: Getty Images
The purge relating to Shi Yongxin, head of the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province since 1999, follows a public notice that has stunned millions of Buddhists and martial arts fans worldwide. Photo: Getty Images

  

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