China temple ‘high-5 cat’ raises paw to greet visitors, draws crowds seeking luck
Pet moggy decked out in gold chain goes viral on mainland social media by offering a human-style greeting to queues of tourists.
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Hong Kong’s active ‘seenagers’ are redefining retirement. Can authorities keep up?
Financially secure older residents are working out, travelling overseas for conferences and enrolling in classes. Experts say their market power needs to be harnessed.
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Israeli tourist and homestay owner gang-raped, man drowns in India attack
A male companion with the women drowned after being pushed into a canal by three assailants in Karnataka state.
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Hong Kong family behind Vitasoy donates HK$100 million to CUHK art museum
Lo Kwee Seong Foundation helps fund new 1,770 square metre extension to museum in bid to bolster city’s status as cultural exchange hub.
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Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood says Web3 is on track as finance firms move in
Wood’s newer project Polkadot is focused on scaling decentralised applications, with many developers coming from China.
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Former Philippine leader Duterte in Hong Kong for event amid ICC probe
Rodrigo Duterte has featured prominently in promotional materials for event, with his daughter already appearing at gathering in Wan Chai.
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City for sale? Residents in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur fear the squeeze of development
In Malaysia, the push for urban renewal is risking the displacement of the very people the government says it wants to uplift.
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Gaza protesters vandalise Trump’s Scottish golf resort
Palestine Action says Trump is treating Gaza like his property, and it wants to show ‘his own property is not safe’ from acts of resistance.
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China’s Ne Zha 2 still flying high as highest-grossing animated movie of all time
Gone are the days when Chinese filmmakers were left scrambling to recreate the economic success of foreign offerings such as Kung Fu Panda.
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China’s supreme court puts AI protections on its 2025 agenda
Chief justice says there has been a rapid rise in IP disputes and the cases are becoming more complex.
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Muslim nations reject Trump’s Gaza plan to remove Palestinians
Foreign ministers backed a plan for an administrative committee of Palestinians to govern the territory to allow reconstruction to go ahead.
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Hongkongers warned of norovirus infection risk when travelling to Japan
Gastroenteritis cases have surged in Japan after infections linked to contaminated food, including strawberry daifuku, authorities say.
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Chinese vaccine shows promise in stopping plaque build-up in arteries
In mice trial, experimental nanovaccine found to reduce development of condition that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart attacks.
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Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu launches US$55 oral English course with interactive sessions
US-born Wu says while his roles have evolved from actor to director, English has always been a key tool for connecting with the world.
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Influential AI expert Tingwen Huang returns to China after decades abroad
He will continue work in intelligent control, optimisation and the dynamics of complex systems as professor at Shenzhen university.
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Singapore jails Australian man who stole cash from moneylender at knifepoint
Jose Manuel Pacheco, who was sentenced to 16 months’ jail, said he needed money desperately to repay his debts.
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Workers stage protest at Hong Kong airport over HK$6 million in unpaid wages
Dozens of construction workers gathered near the Airport South Interchange over alleged labour disputes.
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Hong Kong to press on with selling residential plots amid warnings of oversupply
Development minister Bernadette Linn also says government will not give up on project to build artificial islands in waters off Lantau.
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Trial run to offer services to ageing Hong Kong residential buildings in 4 districts
Yau Tsim Mong the first district consulted on pilot scheme set to start in middle of year, as officials target long-standing urban decay problems.
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South China Sea: Philippines deploys ‘Angels’ to ease tensions with words not weapons
‘A woman’s patience, composure and the ability to respond or to communicate with empathy makes us unique,’ a member of the Angels of the Sea team says.
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