3 h. ago China Elevates Shanghai to Global Spotlight With 2025 Tourism Festival Featuring Dazzling Floats Vibrant Arts and International Talent

China Elevates Shanghai to Global Spotlight With 2025 Tourism Festival Featuring Dazzling Floats Vibrant Arts and International Talent  Travel And Tour World

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22 h. ago China: 16th Yangtze River Three Gorges International Tourism Festival Opens in Yichang with Cultural Performances and Exciting Events

China: 16th Yangtze River Three Gorges International Tourism Festival Opens in Yichang with Cultural Performances and Exciting Events  Travel And Tour World

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67 h. ago ‘We will win’: Hong Kong International School hits back at US church suing it

The operators of a top Hong Kong school have hit back at a US-based church that is suing them for alleged breach of contract for “serving only the rich”, expressing confidence that they will win the lawsuit while defending their institution as serving the international business community, not the wider public. They also said their relationship with the head of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), which co-founded Hong Kong International School (HKIS), had been cordial until 2022, when...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong is back. Now it must quickly cement its international status

The familiar signs of hustle and bustle in Hong Kong are back. Mainland tourists are thronging major attractions, from the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade to Disneyland Resort. Foreign tourists are returning in noticeable numbers, adding a cosmopolitan flair. Overseas business travellers are back in droves, too, as evidenced by the back-to-back exhibitions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is booked solid until next July. Walking by recently, I was struck by the diversity on...

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7 d. ago Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in parts of Asia, Middle East

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access on Sunday in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said, though it was not immediately clear what caused the incident. There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a Red Sea campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But the Houthis have denied attacking the lines in the past. Microsoft announced via a status website that the...

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9 d. ago ByteDance moves chip staff to Singapore unit in internal rejig

ByteDance has transferred its semiconductor team, comprising about 1,000 employees, to an existing Singapore-incorporated subsidiary, Picoheart (SG) – a change that was reflected in the internal directory – according to the company and staff. The Beijing-based company notified affected employees last week about the transition and moved their internal messaging accounts on the enterprise collaboration tool Feishu – known internationally as Lark – to a separate entity this week, said a source who...

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9 d. ago Rail life story? Cartoon featuring South Korea’s Yoon returns to comics festival

A controversial cartoon featuring South Korea’s disgraced former first couple Yoon Suk-yeol and Kim Keon-hee is set to be displayed in public again this month, three years after its initial showing was cut short under government pressure. Yoonsukyeolcha by Park Se-eun from Chonnam Arts High School will be included in the annual Bucheon International Comics Festival as part of a retrospective show of prize-winning works from 2021 to 2025, the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency announced on Wednesday,...

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9 d. ago US says Venezuelan aircraft flew over navy vessel in international waters

Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew over an American naval vessel in international waters off the coast, according to the Pentagon, a fresh escalation between the two adversaries after the US struck a speedboat purportedly carrying drugs from the country. “This highly provocative manoeuvre was designed to interfere with our counter-narcotics operations,” the Pentagon said. It said the “cartel” running Venezuela is “strongly advised” not to interfere with any other operations by the US. The...

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1 week ago China Showcases Global Ambitions at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

China Showcases Global Ambitions at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

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1 week ago Hong Kong education minister open to international version of DSE exams

Hong Kong’s education minister has said she is open to developing an international version of the city’s university entrance exams, but details such as the implementation of electronic testing still need to be discussed. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin told the Post in an exclusive interview that the decision to internationalise the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams could depend on the availability of resources and demand. Choi said that she had adopted an open attitude...

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1 week ago China, Russia pledge new global order at Shanghai Cooperation summit

China, Russia pledge new global order at Shanghai Cooperation summit  Al Jazeera

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1 week ago Rise of AI ‘bikini interviews’ shows how misogyny is monetised on social media

The videos are strikingly lifelike, featuring bikini-clad women conducting street interviews and eliciting lewd comments – but they are entirely fake, generated by AI tools increasingly used to flood social media with sexist content. Such AI slop – mass-produced content created by cheap artificial intelligence tools that turn simple text prompts into hyperrealistic visuals – is frequently drowning out authentic posts and blurring the line between fiction and reality. The trend has spawned a...

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2 w. ago China’s infrastructure push in Tibet aims to elevate investments on world’s roof

From giant dams to sprawling railways, Beijing has pledged to step up investments along the so-called roof of the world, led by state-owned enterprises, as China marks the 60th anniversary of the Tibet autonomous region’s establishment. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Sasac), China’s top state asset regulator, is calling for more targeted measures to boost industries, with more capital flowing into grass-roots projects and a greater promotion of cultural and...

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2 w. ago Ant International and Standard Chartered partner on remittance service

Ant International, Standard Chartered Bank and the Swift system said on Wednesday they were collaborating on a global cross-border remittance service that allowed direct transfers from overseas banks to users’ home wallet apps, backed by Alipay+. The programme’s live trials are limited to Standard Chartered Bank accounts and allow participants to send cash to 36 digital wallets around the world operated by Alipay+, a cross-border payment product run by Ant International. Most of its customers...

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2 w. ago Ant International, Swift and StanChart partner on remittance service

Ant International, Standard Chartered Bank and the Swift system said on Wednesday they were collaborating on a global cross-border remittance service that allowed direct transfers from overseas banks to users’ home wallet apps, backed by Alipay+. The programme’s live trials are limited to Standard Chartered Bank accounts and allow participants to send cash to 36 digital wallets around the world operated by Alipay+, a cross-border payment product run by Ant International. Most of its customers...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong fund, Beijing academy team up to hunt for AI global talent

Hong Kong’s government-owned wealth fund has partnered with one of China’s leading artificial intelligence agencies to attract global talent to the city, as it strengthens its commitment to transform into a technology hub. As part of the inaugural AI Global Talents Connect initiative, the Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) would collaborate with the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) to establish an “international hub for AI talent”, the two organisations said on Tuesday. The...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong fund, Beijing academy team up to hunt for global AI talent

Hong Kong’s government-owned wealth fund has partnered with one of China’s leading artificial intelligence agencies to attract global talent to the city, as it strengthens its commitment to transform into a technology hub. As part of the inaugural AI Global Talents Connect initiative, the Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) would collaborate with the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) to establish an “international hub for AI talent”, the two organisations said on Tuesday. The...

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2 w. ago Beijing expands its influence in Eurasia as Trump triggers geopolitical shifts

While United States President Donald Trump aims to end – or at least freeze – the Ukraine conflict and portray himself as a peacemaker, China seems to be quietly expanding its influence in Eurasia – a region that Halford Mackinder, “the father of geopolitics”, viewed as the key to global power. The coming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, scheduled to start on August 31 in Tianjin, is expected to provide another opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its political, economic and military...

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3 w. ago Internationalise Hong Kong’s DSE to help turn city into education hub: lawmakers

Hong Kong’s university entrance exam should be internationalised to help turn the city into a global tertiary education hub, several lawmakers have suggested ahead of the annual policy address next month, arguing the move will not harm local students’ interests. The legislators also called for the establishment of more Diploma for Secondary Education (DSE) exam centres outside Hong Kong. Other suggestions included awarding non-local DSE students “bonus points” under the admission process for...

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3 w. ago Mainland Chinese tech firms using Hong Kong’s support to ease geopolitical risks

Some mainland Chinese technology companies are choosing to take advantage of Hong Kong’s policies and government support to help mitigate geopolitical risks in their international expansion. Insta360, a company listed in Shanghai that holds a 70 per cent share of the global panoramic camera market, is having its Hong Kong distributor open the company’s first multi-storey global flagship store in the city. “To be able to enter the Hong Kong market is basically the first step for them to go...

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