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Telemetry Exchange Could Anchor China-US Strategic Stability Dialogues
Strategic competition without adequate information risks misinterpretation, miscalculation, and unintended escalation.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:
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Alibaba cements AI leadership as cloud unit reports fastest growth since 2022
Internally, the company is also betting big on the integration of AI technologies with its traditional e-commerce business.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China’s bid to survive trade war, PL-15 missiles’ first combat test: SCMP daily highlights
From the maiden voyage of a record-setting Chinese vessel to Beijing doubling down on its domestic economy, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Chinese team taps DeepSeek AI for military battle simulation
AI-based system can create 10,000 combat scenarios in 48 seconds – a task that takes humans 48 hours, according to lead researcher.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China’s 2025 National Security White Paper: ‘Holistic Security’ Amid Rising Global Tensions
“National Security in the New Era” will see the CCP expanding its “absolute” leadership over a wide variety of domains.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump caps Gulf tour with America-first policy for peace in Middle East, South Asia
Trump’s vision sits well with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, two Gulf nations closest to Washington, but its feasibility remains to be determined, analysts say.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Frugal innovation upside in a high-spend, high-tech age
The current global conversation on technology focuses on, one, the big deals announced during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf; and two, the high-stakes rivalry between the US and China or their race to dominate artificial intelligence. Yet this narrative overlooks a quieter set of evolving technology innovations and relationships: the surge and […] The post Frugal innovation upside in a high-spend,...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Central Asia’s Strategic Insecurity in a Turbulent World
Can Central Asian states continue their multi-vector diplomacy, or will they be forced to choose between the U.S. and China?
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Dozens more die in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Over 250 people are said to have been killed since Thursday, while Trump says residents are starving and he expects ‘a lot of good things’ in the next month.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong doctor convicted over issuing Covid jab exemptions without medical checks
Dr Wong Ping-leung, 62, pleaded guilty to four counts of access to computer with dishonest intent, referring to use of government system to generate the certificates.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:As Pacific Islands Caution Against Seabed Mining, the US Prepares to Trash the Rules
The White House’s executive order last month purports to authorize mining in international waters – against the authority of a U.N. regulatory body.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China’s lack of advanced chips hinders broad adoption of AI models: Tencent executive
Washington’s latest chip export controls could widen the gap in AI adoption between China and the US, Tencent Cloud’s Wang Qi says.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Despite headwinds faced by China, it’s not all plain sailing for Korean shipbuilders
America’s plan to impose higher docking fees on vessels made in China will be a blow, but South Korean shipyards face capacity constraints.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Russia, Ukraine meet in Turkey in first direct peace talks in 3 years, but little progress expected
The officials present in Turkey – including Ukraine’s defence minister – sat together around a table, but the two sides are far apart in their conditions for ending the war.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Philippine midterms fail to solve Marcos-Duterte family feud
With 317 congressional seats and nearly 18,000 local positions at stake, the May 12 midterm election results in the Philippines mean different things to people across the archipelago. But even a few hours after the unofficial results came in, the brute facts had already become clear. Local elections for municipal and city mayorships, provincial governorships […] The post Philippine midterms fail to solve Marcos-Duterte...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Misinformation warfare intensifies in India and Pakistan as conflict rages on
Fake content on the clash between India and Pakistan may deepen social polarisation and erode trust in reliable sources, analysts warn.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Covid-19 in Hong Kong: guide to the resurgence in cases and how to stay safe
The Post unpacks the current Covid-19 situation in city and provides all-in-one checklist for staying safe.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:DeepSeek paper offers new details on how it used 2,048 Nvidia chips to take on OpenAI
In a paper co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng, the start-up attributes its success to a hardware-software co-design approach.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Chinese defence firm strikes arms deal with Nigeria, deepening ties with West Africa
Chinese company to produce ammunition, upgrade military hardware, service battle tanks and train defence personnel for Nigeria.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Sweden school shooter’s motive was suicide: police
Police say there was no sign that Rickard Andersson, who had mental health problems and financial troubles and killed 10 people, had ideological or political motives.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Albanese-Prabowo can show there’s a better middle power way
In a telling move, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese jetted to meet his Indonesian counterpart, President Prabowo Subianto, just a day after he was sworn into office for a second term. In prepared remarks, Albanese said Indonesia was an “indispensable partner” and urged Prabowo to follow through on an agreement struck last year to forge […] The post Albanese-Prabowo can show there’s a better middle power way...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:US aid cuts leave food for millions, including biscuits, grains, oil, decaying in warehouses
Vital items for hungry people in need have been stuck inside US government warehouses since January’s decision to cut global aid programmes, sources say.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Nissan says it could share global plants with Chinese state firm
Nissan announced this week that it would lay off another 11,000 workers and shut seven factories.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:US Space Force’s ‘orbital carrier’ risks escalating arms race, China’s PLA warns
Citing potential for rapid launch of weaponisable satellites, Chinese military cautions US transport craft programme threatens space security.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Huawei’s chip unit doubled revenue last year as firm gains China smartphone market share
HiSilicon recorded a surge in revenue in 2024, driven by strong sales of Huawei’s Pura 70 and Mate 70 handsets, according to Counterpoint Research.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:In India, boycott calls against Turkey, Azerbaijan reflect growing ‘consumer-led diplomacy’
From traders to travel platforms, Indian companies are using economic tools to signal foreign policy displeasure, analysts note.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China couple celebrate wedding at hotpot chain for US$3,100, attract attention with long bill
Traditional Chinese weddings feature lavish banquets, a typical table for 10 costs at least US$700.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:India blocks state-backed Chinese X accounts for spreading pro-Pakistan ‘disinformation’
Global Times and Xinhua were banned by New Delhi on Wednesday for ‘spreading unverified claims’, according to local media reports.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Greater healthcare demand drives 55% hike in Hong Kong employee medical premiums
Inaugural ‘staff medical insurance index’ highlights surge over past three years with post Covid-19 illnesses among contributing factors.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Singapore, US to discuss ‘zero’ or preferential tariffs on pharmaceutical exports
Washington has offered to talk about concessions on pharmaceuticals – which make up over 10 per cent of Singapore’s exports to the US– said deputy PM Gan Kim Yong.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Malaysia records fewest births ever, fuelling population decline concerns
Officials warn of a looming demographic crisis as more Malaysians opt for a ‘child-free’ lifestyle.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China-US ties: lawmakers call on American college to end role in Duke Kunshan University
Congressmen say college partnership creates ‘direct pipeline between US innovation and China’s military-industrial complex’.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong court questions human rights implications in denial of early release
Lawyer of Adam Ma, dubbed the ‘Captain America’ protester, argues rejecting his client’s jail sentence review violates human rights.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong confident over 2025 growth after economy expands 3.1% in first quarter
‘Broadly sustained external demand’ and front-loading of shipments in early April helped accelerate export growth to 8.4 per cent against year ago, government says.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump wraps up his Middle East tour with deals galore
The US president made scoring business deals a centrepiece of the first major foreign trip of his second term.
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