‘Two sessions’ 2025: Hong Kong delegates to take hundreds of proposals to Beijing
Suggestions include expanding visa scheme, allowing talent to use mainland funds to buy Hong Kong homes, increasing stock connect investment quota.
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Hong Kong guidelines on AI development and application ‘coming soon’
Innovation chief Sun Dong also stresses the importance of start-ups in developing the I&T industry.
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China and US need to cooperate on AI or risk ‘opening Pandora’s box’, ambassador warns
Xie Feng warns of the danger of letting the technology develop unchecked and says the countries should cooperate on global governance.
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Elderly man drowns after falling into Hong Kong’s Shing Mun River
Preliminary police findings suggest man may have lost his footing while trying to catch fish along riverbank.
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How Trump’s Ukraine policy cracks open the door for China in Europe
Beijing’s support for European autonomy and discontent over US stance might resonate but close ties with Moscow could spark a backlash.
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Thick fog blankets Hong Kong’s famed skyline, with visibility plunging
Foggy weather follows jump in temperatures to as high as 27 degrees Celsius in some areas.
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Happy power: how China’s most famous liquor could fuel next-generation energy storage
Researchers turn leftover sediment from baijiu distillation into low-cost material that boosts sodium-ion battery performance.
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Malaysia’s ex-PM Ismail declares wealth to anti-corruption agency
The agency said Ismail Sabri Yaakob formally submitted a wealth declaration to authorities on February 10 after being ordered to do so.
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After Trump-Zelensky feud, Europe stares at prospect of tackling Russia’s Putin without US
Going it alone in a ‘new era of barbarity’ would pose a steep challenge to the EU, but it will also likely be damaging to US security too.
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China’s Tiangong space station will host Pakistani astronaut as first foreign visitor
The agreement is the latest sign of the close cooperation between the two countries, which will also see a Pakistani rover going to the moon.
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South China Sea: Asean, Beijing need recalibrated approach to reach binding code of conduct
A recalibrated approach is needed to narrow differences, strengthen trust, and ensure a legally binding code that promotes regional stability.
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4 bizarre China dishes to challenge traditional palates – ox dung hotpot, rabbit heads
From milky ant eggs to Americano coffee made with deep-fried worms and excrement hotpot, China is home to strange dishes.
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Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park launch a landmark that filled me with pride
From Andy Lau’s brief cameo to a red-hot pyrotechnic display, the opening at the park’s main stadium was a spectacle that carries Hong Kong’s future.
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In ‘fixing’ a trumped-up crisis, Trump may end up creating one
Trump’s inflationary policies risk sending both the stock market and dollar crashing, creating the very crisis he falsely claims to be confronting.
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Unmasking ‘Captain America’ man who tried to raid Chinese embassy in Seoul
The ex-army sergeant with a history of religious fanaticism made false claims about his background and masqueraded as a CIA operative.
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Hong Kong health authorities investigating imported case of measles
Patient is a 38-year-old man who returned from Vietnam and visited Hong Kong Sports Institute last month.
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Hong Kong singer Khalil Fong leaves note for fans to ‘hold fast’ to their dreams
Message from songwriter, who died from illness last month aged 41, distributed at private memorial service.
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Wetlands built for Hong Kong’s bird species yields positive results: green group
Hong Kong Bird Watching Society works with fisherman in northwest New Territories to build duck pond, 120 bird species recorded in last four years.
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Scientists find genetic link between Atilla’s Huns and Xiongnu empire that fought Han China
A link between the Huns and Xiongnu was long suspected and now scientists say DNA evidence links the two empires across the centuries.
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Philippines’ exemption from US foreign aid freeze reaffirms ‘first-in-line’ status: analysts
Southeast Asian nation will reportedly receive US$5.3 billion from the Donald Trump administration, earmarked for security and anti-narcotics programmes.
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