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How the Zhuhai air show charted China’s path from catching up to flying high
Oct 31, 2026

How the Zhuhai air show charted China’s path from catching up to flying high

When Zhuhai hosted its inaugural air show in November 1996, the event showcased the J-8IIM fighter, a second-generation fighter equipped with Russian radar and weapons, alongside a limited line-up of ...

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Hongkongers need more than 4 walls and a roof to make a home
Oct 31, 2026

Hongkongers need more than 4 walls and a roof to make a home

What kind of living space can truly be called a “home”? That was the question on my mind when I visited United Court, a transitional housing estate in Tung Tau, Yuen Long, run by the Hong Kong Sheng K...

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G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues
Oct 31, 2026

G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues

As Washington seeks to loosen China’s dominance over critical minerals, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged other members of the Group of 20 (G20) to strengthen supply chains and secure strategic ...

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Quad not ‘anti-China’, says Rubio as first summit in two years set before Trump-Xi talks
Oct 31, 2026

Quad not ‘anti-China’, says Rubio as first summit in two years set before Trump-Xi talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, was not an “anti-China” coalition, as the grouping’s top diplomats finalised preparations for ...

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Hong Kong man falls from luxury housing complex, striking domestic helper below
Oct 31, 2026

Hong Kong man falls from luxury housing complex, striking domestic helper below

A Hong Kong man believed to have accidentally fallen from a height struck a domestic helper on the podium of a luxury housing estate in West Kowloon on Saturday, with the pair sent to hospital. Police...

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Alibaba's Qwen and Apple Intelligence team up
Oct 31, 2026

Alibaba's Qwen and Apple Intelligence team up

Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group announced a partnership with Apple on Saturday to integrate its Qwen AI model into Apple Intelligence. The Qwen-powered feature will be available for testing in the...

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HKT says US order ‘ceased’ as firm reportedly agrees to exit American market
Oct 31, 2026

HKT says US order ‘ceased’ as firm reportedly agrees to exit American market

A leading Hong Kong telecommunications carrier has confirmed that an order requiring it to justify its operation in the United States has been ceased, after the company reportedly agreed to wind down ...

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China narrows the path to elite official training scheme for citizens graduating overseas
Oct 31, 2026

China narrows the path to elite official training scheme for citizens graduating overseas

China is further narrowing access to a key government recruitment programme for overseas-educated graduates, limiting their pathways into the country’s civil service and party-state system. More than ...

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Chinese archaeologists set for hi-tech excavations with AI and deep-sea robots
Oct 31, 2026

Chinese archaeologists set for hi-tech excavations with AI and deep-sea robots

Chinese archaeologists are set for a hi-tech turn, with the latest five-year blueprint aiming to deploy AI and deep-sea robots to trace Chinese history, decipher the origins of East Asian humans and e...

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Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart
Oct 31, 2026

Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart

Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan hosted her German counterpart, Elke Budenbender, in Beijing on Friday for a tea reception in a bid to showcase Beijing’s soft power and foster closer bilateral ties. Pen...

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