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9 September, 2024
Finnish guard ship Turvan on duty in the southern Baltic Sea. Photo: EPA-EFE
Nordic nations

Finland boards oil tanker after internet and power cable outages

Finland seized the vessel’s cargo and believes that the ship was believed to belong to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of ageing tankers.

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Science

Three Gorges times 3: China will build the largest dam in Earth’s deepest canyon

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Nordic nations

Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia

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India

Will India’s undersea cable overhaul make it a global data powerhouse?

A number of new cable systems set to come online by 2025 are expected to quadruple the country’s data transmission capacity.

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Undersea cables connect continents and form the foundation of modern digital infrastructure. Photo: Shutterstock
China's economic recovery

State Council guideline encourages private investment in China’s railways

Cabinet calls for transparent pricing, the elimination of regional barriers, and equal treatment of all businesses to improve logistics sector.

China's economic recovery

China’s local governments urged to rethink approach to infrastructure investment

To avoid the pitfalls of overambitious spending, heavily indebted authorities must ‘know where to hit the brakes’, think tank says.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Opinion | China’s ties with Global South show a different world order is possible

With an emphasis on equity and sustainability, Beijing’s cooperation with developing countries goes beyond mere infrastructure projects.

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Engineers from China and Tanzania talk about a project to upgrade a port in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 8, 2020. Photo: Xinhua
Asean

Opinion | How Southeast Asia can become the next AI powerhouse

Young, dynamic and fast, the region has unique advantages, supported by investment in infrastructure, talent, policy support and collaboration.

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United States

US bans drone flights over parts of New Jersey, New York after mystery sightings

A frenzy of concern about drones is prompting people to point lasers at planes flying overhead, which is illegal and can be dangerous.

Aviation

China’s Dalian to host largest artificial-island airport, surpassing Hong Kong

Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport will cover an island that dwarfs the ones occupied by Hong Kong and Kansai airports.

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The Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport construction site in late October. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong tourism

Opinion | A blueprint for revitalising Hong Kong tourism: lessons from Tokyo and Seoul

The city should prioritise authenticity over quick fixes, enhancing walkability, improving green spaces – and learning from regional rivals.

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A woman takes a selfie at Victoria Harbour with the Hong Kong skyline as a backdrop. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

How HK$1.34 billion transformed drab, musty nullah into smart river in Hong Kong

Project overhauling Tsui Ping River in Kwun Tong has added smart gate linked to weather forecasting, seven new walkways and wetland area.

China’s economic stimulus

China to invest over 4 trillion yuan in ‘hidden infrastructure’ as economy slows

Urban infrastructure projects in the coming years will be worth trillions of yuan and provide a means of boosting jobs and stabilising China’s economy.

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China's economic recovery

China’s infrastructure spending may surge in 2025 to meet 5-year goals

With construction seen as vital to stabilising the national economy, authorities emphasise that there is still a lot of room to increase fiscal spending.

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Workers handle components used to build a high-speed railway in China’s Hebei province last month. Photo: Xinhua
Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

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Belt and Road Initiative

How a new railway will extend China’s reach into Central Asia

The 523km line linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan could eventually be extended to the Middle East, South Asia and Europe.

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Nepal

Nepal’s PM Oli strengthens ties with China, bypassing India

While Oli secured a framework agreement and cash help, his coalition government grapples with debt fears and balancing ties with both China and India.

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China trade

Cambodia says Xi supports controversial canal, but China stance is still unclear

Former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen thanked Xi Jinping for backing Funan Techo Canal when they met this week.

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President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Cambodia’s former prime minister, Hun Sen, in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud aims high in Southeast Asia with new AI partners

China’s leading cloud services provider is prioritising investments in its operations across Indonesia, Thailand and other markets.

Joe Biden

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit

US president will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious US-backed railway project.

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Banking & finance

Exclusive | French bank Credit Agricole CIB backs Hong Kong as Asian hub amid trade war

Bank has strong capability in yuan trading, green finance and infrastructure development, CEO Xavier Musca says.

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Xavier Musca, CEO of Credit Agricole CIB, said the bank will not scale down its activities in China or in Asia because of the threat of a trade war. Photo: Sun Yeung
Vietnam

Vietnam to build US$67 billion high-speed railway

The railway will run from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, in a boost to infrastructure expected to drive investment.

A railway worker holds a flag to signal safety for a passenger train passing through a railway crossing in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
Science

China surrounds ‘sea of death’ Taklamakan Desert with giant green belt

Just completed multi-decade project in Xinjiang region is intended to help prevent desertification and boost local economies.

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China’s military drills

China and Pakistan talk security as they target terrorism against belt and road

Top Chinese military official meets Pakistani counterpart in wake of attacks against Chinese interests in the South Asian country.

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Hong Kong transport

‘Game-changer’: first planes take off, land at 3 Hong Kong runways – as it happened

Three-runway project has been hailed as a ‘game-changer’ for the city to enhance its status as an international aviation hub.

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Three planes have inaugurated the new runway system. Photo: Elson Li
Technology

Dell, HP post disappointing quarterly sales as global PC market recovery stalls

While signs of a global PC market rebound began to materialise this year, shipments again dipped in the third quarter, according to IDC.

The global personal computer refresh cycle is “pushing into next year”, according to Dell chief financial officer Yvonne McGill. Photo: Shutterstock
Middle East

Opinion | Why Gulf countries don’t want to choose between China and the US

While Trump 2.0 could complicate the Gulf Cooperation Council’s relations with Beijing, member states are unlikely to sever ties with either power.

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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong airport boosts efforts to lure foreign airlines as it waits on Cathay

Airport Authority is doing all it can to fill extra capacity created by soon-to-debut three-runway system, acting CEO Vivian Cheung says.

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