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China coastguard drives off Japanese fishing boats in escalating island dispute
Tokyo accuses Beijing of stoking tensions after Chinese ships expel four vessels from the vicinity of the Diaoyu Islands.
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EU officials and European national representatives are on overlapping visits but each will be asking for something slightly different.
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China aims to deploy maglev rocket launch pad by 2028, challenging SpaceX
Advances in rocket acceleration to supersonic speeds before ignition are part of plan to create hub of private rocket manufacture.
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Hong Kong’s capital market can help turn mainland tech firms into ‘global leaders’
Beijing official Qi Bin also says fostering strong capital market to support nation’s technological advances is the ‘obvious choice’.
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Chinese start-up targets 5,000 robots this year, taking on Elon Musk’s Optimus
The robotics start-up co-founded by former Huawei ‘Genius Youth’ recruits has an ambitious 5,000-unit production target, far exceeding 2024 output.
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Malaysian minister’s claim of ‘Yolo’ mindset driving HIV cases draws ridicule
Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni says the ‘you only live once’ mindset encourages individuals ‘to try something new’.
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How two Hong Kong firms’ innovative solutions enhance well-being in belt and road regions
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Chinese manufacturers are weighing up more than Trump tariffs, TCL boss says
Li Dongsheng says setting up an electronics factory in the US does not offer a competitive advantage right now.
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Australian air force monitored Chinese navy’s live-fire drills: defence pilots
Contrary to initial reports and an opposition politician’s claims, Australian air force pilots said they weren’t blindsided by the exercise.
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1.1 million more to benefit under Hong Kong public healthcare subsidy reform
Health chief Lo Chung-mau says subsidy rate will decrease from 97 per cent to 90 per cent within five years under the model reform.
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Taiwan orders 3 mainland Chinese to leave for promoting military takeover
Decision to expel mainland influencers – all married to Taiwanese men – sparks concerns about free speech on the island.
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China offers visa-free travel and K-pop events as overture to South Korea
There are hopes Beijing could further ease unofficial restrictions on cultural imports as is tries to mend relations with Seoul.
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Trump officials texted secret Yemen war plans to journalist
Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic received US plan for Yemen strikes after being added to a group chat on Signal app.
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‘Two-faced diplomacy’: China pledges peace, then chases Japan’s fishing boat
The incident stirred online anger in Japan, with demands for stronger action against China’s ‘tyrannical violations of international law’.
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Turkey’s Erdogan accuses opposition amid nationwide protests over rival’s arrest
The detention of Istanbul’s mayor has triggered the biggest street protests in Turkey in more than a decade.
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Alibaba’s Tsai says some AI bets are speculative and creating a bubble
‘People are talking literally about US$500 billion, several US$100 billion [projects]. I don’t think that is entirely necessary,’ Tsai says.
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Singapore Law Society vice-president resigns over rape comments
The online comments made by Chia Boon Teck, a senior lawyer in Singapore, were denounced as ‘victim shaming’.
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Hong Kong’s Article 23, a year of restraint but what about broader impact?
While domestic security law has not been applied as broadly as feared, government urged to disclose more information about how it’s being used.
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Is AstraZeneca’s new US$2.5 billion plan a blueprint for foreign firms in China?
British-Swedish drug maker has gone from Beijing’s scrutiny to its praise, hailed as a sign of doing business in China.
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How did China’s top weapons brains become targets of its anti-corruption push?
Acceleration of defence sector’s anti-corruption drive may be linked to the downfall of former defence minister Li Shangfu, analysts say.
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What’s behind the pro-Beijing camp’s criticism of the Panama ports deal?
The backlash against Hutchison’s ports sell-off is designed to send a message to other Chinese firms with overseas assets, analysts say.
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Cosmetic cravings: Asia’s Gen Z risk it all to keep their youthful looks
Young Southeast Asians are running a gauntlet of bootleg botox, fake fillers and clandestine clinics in their quest to defy ageing.
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