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Magnitude 8 earthquake risk on rise in China and surrounding regions, study warns
As the world reels from the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, seismologists have warned there is a heightened danger of further disasters.
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Iran calls Trump’s direct talks on nuclear deal ‘meaningless’
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is ‘ready to try the path of indirect negotiations’.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Less than 30% of Hong Kong organisations have AI guidelines for staff: watchdog
Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung also says further amendments to Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance being considered to curb information leakage risks.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:US tariffs to have short-term impact on Hong Kong, finance chief Paul Chan says
Government will prepare for worst and take action to help businesses, finance minister vows, amid ‘heavy pressure’ on global economy.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Whose lives matter? Navigating aid and ethics in a divided world
As the West and Global South clash over Gaza and beyond, the question of whose lives are deemed worthy of protection exposes deep fractures.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:PLA aircraft carrier may have explored alternative route to Taiwan’s east before drill
The Shandong appears to have transited narrower waterways of the Philippines instead of taking Bashi Channel, according to military experts.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse sells premium sausages online, earns US$207 million in 4 years
Food brand of entertainment icon earns nationwide sales champion tag as actor takes active role in production, promotion of ‘high quality’ bangers.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:US farmers backed Trump’s re-election. Now they feel the sting of his tariffs
With all trading partners now targeted, ‘anxious’ growers are likely to have a harder time finding new markets.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Hongkonger among 44 injured in collision between 2 Tokyo tour buses
Hong Kong’s Immigration Department confirms it received request for assistance from resident injured during accident on Chuo Expressway.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong schools record net increase of 4,500 students, reversing outflow trend
Reverse in fortunes for local schools follows departure of more than 80,000 pupils between 2019-20 and 2022-23.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:China facing obesity crisis as forecasts predict 65% will be overweight by 2030
The problems could cost the equivalent of US$57 billion, around 22 per cent of the total national health budget.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Netflix’s Con Mum star Dionne Marie Hanna charged in Singapore with fraud
In Singapore, Hanna, 84, is believed to be involved in at least five cheating cases with losses amounting to US$149,000.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Hongkongers perform ‘lost music’ of ancient China in the West for the first time
Recent tour by Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble is part of wider efforts by city to forge cultural ties overseas.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong gas usage remains below pre-pandemic level for sixth straight year
Supplier expects trend to persist while economists attribute lower consumption to changing lifestyles, including increased mainland travel.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:China’s Belt and Road crediblity collapsing fast in Thailand
BANGKOK – China’s Belt and Road Initiative projects are being scrutinized in Thailand after Myanmar’s 7.7 earthquake pancaked a 30-floor building 966 kilometers (600 miles) away that Chinese engineers were constructing in Bangkok. The incomplete skyscraper was the only building to collapse in the lightly damaged Thai capital. But the disaster exposed allegedly substandard steel […] The post China’s Belt and Road...
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:In South Korea, crushing academic pressures start in kindergarten: ‘it’s very worrying’
Forget play dates – in some parts of Seoul, four-year-olds are already training for the notorious Suneung college entrance exam.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:Sinking feeling: is Australia’s navy ready for a Pacific conflict?
For years, Australia assumed it had time on its side. But experts warn its maritime defences are woefully unprepared for a modern conflict.
Published on: April 06, 2025 | Source:US revokes all South Sudan visas after it refuses to take back its citizens
The African nation is on the brink of return to civil war after its First Vice-President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest last week.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:DeepSeek unveils new AI reasoning method as anticipation for its next-gen model rises
In collaboration with Tsinghua University, DeepSeek developed a technique combining reasoning methods to guide AI models towards human preferences.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:UK PM Keir Starmer ready to ‘shelter’ businesses from Trump tariff storm
The prime minister says the priority is to get a deal with the US, but state intervention for the worst-hit industries is also on the table.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:As EU considers its place in a post-American West, others wait to see where it settles
Some hope Europe’s developed economy and adherence to rules will be attractive to partners turned off by a ‘might makes right’ world.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Trump’s plan for port fees on Chinese-made ships won’t save US shipyards
Instead, US exporters and smaller ports would face collapse even as higher costs force trade away and erode American economic interests in the long run.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Ukraine’s Zelensky slams ‘weak’ US reply after Russian strike kills 9 children
The US embassy response did not blame Russia for a deadly missile attack near a playground in the Ukraine president’s hometown.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Trump doubles down on tariffs, says China ‘hit much harder’ than US
The US president told Americans to ‘hang tough’, warning them of pain ahead but promising that the United States would ‘win’.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Thousands protest against Trump and Musk in rallies across US: ‘hands off’
Organisers expect it to be the largest day of demonstrations in response to policies pushed by the US president and his billionaire adviser.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Zelensky hails progress in talks with UK, French military chiefs
The visit to Kyiv came on the same day that a Russian missile strike on Zelensky’s home city killed 18 people, among them nine children.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Spaniards protest housing crisis, hedge funds backing short-term rentals
Thousands marched in the capital Madrid and 30 other cities, organised by housing activists and backed by Spain’s main trade unions.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:China flexes military muscles with rare, large-scale missile test in Gobi Desert
Unprecedented scale of test signals Beijing’s growing confidence in its capacity to counter advanced threats and project dominance.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu to discuss tariffs with Trump in Washington visit
Unspecified Israeli goods exported to the US will face a 17 per cent tariff, despite Israel’s move to cancel its tariffs on US imports.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:China vows more ‘resolute measures’ against Trump tariffs blitz as US stocks plunge
Foreign ministry releases position paper a day after China becomes first country to hit back against latest barrage of US tariffs.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong housing body prepares new round of contracts targeting well-off tenants
Hong Kong Housing Society chairman Ling Kar-kan also says the organisation is confident new rules will stand up to legal scrutiny.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Libya’s crackdown on NGOs a distraction from internal failures, analysts say
War-torn Libya is a key departure point on Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants risking sea voyages in the hope of reaching Europe.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:‘Tai chi in a fog’: why China’s international arbitration goals are proving elusive
Credibility problems, local practices and geopolitics stand in the way of the leadership’s ambitions for its top-tier cities, experts say.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Video shows slain Gaza aid workers last moments, Red Crescent says
The video was recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza, showing clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one
The decline has more to do with the emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek than with Trump’s economic policies, Bessent says.
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