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Chinese state-owned and commercial developers are racing to catch up on a decade of the technology’s deployment.

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China drafts Antarctica activities and environment law to protect interests

Legislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing.

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The draft law sets out specific requirements for the protection of Antarctic flora and fauna. Photo: AFP

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Huge drone barrage ‘strikes Ukraine before Christmas’, killing 3

The latest attack by Moscow came when people want to be with their families ‘at home, in safety’, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Taiwan ramps up security measures for coming holidays after mass stabbing

Tighter police deployments at transport hubs and major events ordered after deadly violence in central Taipei stokes public anxiety.

‘Saturation attacks’: drone swarms key for wartime victory, PLA Daily says

Concentrated UAV swarms seen to allow ‘optimal combat effectiveness with minimal battlefield expenditure’.

Committee probing Hong Kong fire visits Wang Fuk Court to inspect conditions

Judge David Lok, body’s chairman, visits scene of blaze along with several committee members to understand ‘actual environment’ at estate.

What China’s global yuan push looks like – and what could hold it back

China probes museum art theft claims that ‘make the Louvre thieves look dumb’

Case triggers questions over handling of cultural treasures as former Nanjing Museum director is accused of masterminding large-scale theft.

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Smartphone-to-vehicle giant says it ‘has always been and continues to be a consumer product company’.

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Analysts say China’s ‘visible’ investment activities and its ‘soft diplomacy’ in Indonesia have contributed to the positive public perception.

.css-f84qeq{font-family:Roboto Condensed,Roboto Condensed fallback,sans-serif;font-style:italic;}How this year’s Yidan Prize laureates reshape modern literacy and skills worldwide

Mamadou Amadou Ly and Uri Wilensky help transform teaching and learning through multilingual education and computational thinking.

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The justice department posted around 8,000 more files and said some ⁠contained ‘untrue and sensationalist’ claims against Trump.

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Organisers of the weekend convention in Hangzhou did not name Japan directly in its pivot to a ‘Chinese style’ theme.

As Germany’s trade deficit with China nears new high, analysts warn of backlash

The widening gap, fuelled by a localisation push in China and fierce EV competition, is fuelling fears of political upheaval and rising protectionist sentiment in Berlin.

Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US

Chinese state-owned and commercial developers are racing to catch up on a decade of the technology’s deployment.

3 held over use of fake surveying equipment certificates in Hong Kong projects

URA tells Post that Novox provided surveying equipment to four projects, with two confirming use of instruments with forged certificates.

5 killed in Texas fog after crash of Mexican plane on medical mission

The Navy plane had a young patient on board, part of a non-profit’s work providing emergency transport to children with life-threatening burns.

China drafts Antarctica activities and environment law to protect interests

Legislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing.

Huge drone barrage ‘strikes Ukraine before Christmas’, killing 3

The latest attack by Moscow came when people want to be with their families ‘at home, in safety’, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Rafflesia flower rediscovery in Indonesia revives push to drop colonial name

The giant flower find has renewed calls among researchers to rename its genus, which honours British colonial official Thomas Raffles.

‘Almost daily surgery’: policeman hurt in Bondi attack wakes from coma

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US releases thousands of new Epstein-linked documents

Luxury EV built with Huawei tops Porsche’s Panamera and BMW’s 7 Series in China

Opinion | Russian ally Belarus is courting both the US and China

China probes museum art theft claims that ‘make the Louvre thieves look dumb’

Why China studies scholars in the West have been left in ‘crisis’ mode

US-China tensions, restricted access and Western-centric thinking seen as key obstacles to gaining ‘full picture of modern China’.

‘Hawkish’ interpretations rise as US, China discourse gets lost in translation

Avoid West’s ‘discourse trap’ when defending China: ex-government adviser

Open Questions | George Yeo on superpower ‘headaches’ and why the US dollar could crack

Singapore’s former foreign minister also discusses Trump, the latest China-Japan dust-up, and rivalry between Hong Kong and the city state.

Open Questions | Sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans

Acclaimed author of the Three-Body trilogy also discusses his ‘dark forest’ theory, and the struggle to come up with original ideas.

Open Questions | Economist Huang Yiping on why China’s AI push must be ‘job-oriented’

Dean of Peking University’s National School of Development says ‘balance’ needed in AI development to protect employment, ‘human well-being’.

Open Questions | Ex-PLA colonel Zhou Bo on Taiwan reunification, lessons from the Ukraine war

Commentator and former senior colonel on Beijing’s row with Japan, lessons from the Ukraine war and why playing global policeman is a trap.

China’s Qwen and DeepSeek edge out US AI models in Christian values benchmark

US start-up Gloo’s Flourishing AI Christian benchmark tested how the output of AI models ‘help people flourish’, CEO Pat Gelsinger said.

Jack Ma-backed YF Capital takes stake in Shanghai memory chipmaker InnoStar

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China’s Zhipu and MiniMax release latest AI models ahead of Hong Kong listing

The near-simultaneous release on Monday underscores the two firms’ efforts to drum up interest for their respective Hong Kong IPOs.

Nvidia aims to start H200 AI chip shipments to China by mid-February: sources

The US chip designer plans to fulfil initial orders from existing stock, with shipments expected to total 40,000 to 80,000 H200 chips.

Are Trump loyalists struggling in US rural heartland ready to say ‘enough’?

Hammered by crippling costs and precious revenue lost to China, Midwest farmers’ loyalty to the US president will be tested in 2026 midterms.

Are Chinese biotechs what the doctor ordered as Big Pharma faces ‘patent cliff’?

US drug makers are racing to plug looming ‘patent cliff’ revenue gaps – and increasingly they are turning to China biotechs.

China urged to win ‘hearts and minds’ to fill leadership void as US retreats

Experts pushing Beijing’s vision for a new world order say nation can offer an ‘important alternative’ but it needs to improve its messaging.

Why China’s rapid military build-up is ‘hardly the whole story’

The PLA has been moving fast to modernise its arsenal and warfare strategy, but it’s seen as ‘seriously deficient’ in some areas.

How this year’s Yidan Prize laureates reshape modern literacy and skills worldwide

Opinion | Russian ally Belarus is courting both the US and China

Letters | Hong Kong’s AI grant for schools shouldn’t leave out teacher training