3 h. ago Regina Ip, Hong Kong’s colourful Iron Lady, says ‘mission accomplished’

In a departure from her usual straight-talking style, Hong Kong’s “Iron Lady” Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee kept the public hanging for over a week before finally announcing on Saturday that she will opt out of the December general election, ending a 17-year tenure in the Legislative Council. Ip, 75, also a founder of the New People’s Party, said she believed it was time to pass the baton, having completed her “historic mission”, adding that she would focus on nurturing new talent in the future. Openly...

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4 h. ago Nexperia parent Wingtech warns of ‘cash flow risk’ despite 280% surge in profit

Amid a geopolitical storm over its Dutch chip unit Nexperia, Wingtech Technology delivered stellar third-quarter earnings while warning of potential future disruptions. The impact of the power struggle at Nexperia, the biggest revenue earner for Wingtech, was “difficult to quantify precisely”, the Chinese company said in its filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange outside trading hours on Friday evening. “Should control over Nexperia fail to be restored by the end of 2025, the company may face the...

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8 h. ago Why China’s pause on stablecoins will not dampen Hong Kong’s digital asset hub push

Beijing’s recent moves to rein in mainland Chinese firms’ stablecoin and tokenisation initiatives in Hong Kong may have rattled the city’s crypto sector, but the Chinese government’s increased openness to digital assets overall had not changed amid competition with the US, experts said. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) recently summoned a number of mainland firms under its jurisdiction, asking them to wait for its instructions before moving forward with their stablecoin initiatives in Hong...

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11 h. ago Asian Angle | How China can anchor Southeast Asia’s future in an uncertain world

Asian Angle | How China can anchor Southeast Asia’s future in an uncertain world  South China Morning Post

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12 h. ago Playing the health card: Macau gives Greater Bay Area a glimpse of its health hub future

On a Sunday morning earlier this month, five friends from Bangkok stepped through the marble lobby of the Studio City Hotel in Macau – the kind of place better known for gaming tables and stage shows than medical check-ups. Instead, they were heading to iRad Hospital, tucked inside the resort complex, for a round of beauty treatments and wellness sessions. The women – Kwaisun Panchasarp, Nantanat Tejavibulya, Buyasakorn De Jesus and two friends – were in town with their families to catch the NBA...

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15 h. ago Hong Kong charity expands public health efforts across belt and road countries

Hong Kong-based charity GX Foundation is broadening its public health initiatives in belt and road countries, as Chinese enterprises are increasingly expected to consider the “social dimension” of their operations beyond foreign investment pursuits, its chairman, former city leader Leung Chun-ying, has said. The foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with its business partners to launch a project on health risk prevention against dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases at...

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16 h. ago The STEM crisis in China’s universities: how outdated courses are wasting talent

At a conference in December, Wang Xingxing – the robotics guru who founded China’s industry-leading Unitree Robotics – had a sharp critique. “China is at a disadvantage in terms of talent reserves because its education system has decided that knowledge learned in school is often outdated, whereas overseas students study the world’s most cutting-edge technologies,” he told the audience. “The education system fundamentally shapes future development potential and opportunities,” Wang said, adding...

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17 h. ago Hong Kong must build an education innovation hub fit for Gen Alpha

All eight publicly subsidised universities in Hong Kong have secured a place among the world’s top 350 institutions, according to the 2026 World University Rankings released by Times Higher Education earlier this month. This is the first time all Hong Kong’s public universities have made the prestigious list. Even more exciting is the fact that six of them have landed in the world’s top 200. With five in the top 100, Hong Kong boasts the highest concentration of top 100 universities of any city...

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17 h. ago How innovation can be the beating heart of Hong Kong’s education dream

All eight publicly subsidised universities in Hong Kong have secured a place among the world’s top 350 institutions, according to the 2026 World University Rankings released by Times Higher Education earlier this month. This is the first time all Hong Kong’s public universities have made the prestigious list. Even more exciting is the fact that six of them have landed in the world’s top 200. With five in the top 100, Hong Kong boasts the highest concentration of top 100 universities of any city...

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25 h. ago A Journey of Light in Beijing: Where Ancient Culture Meets Future Glow #LightFestival

A Journey of Light in Beijing: Where Ancient Culture Meets Future Glow #LightFestival  Media OutReach Newswire

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25 h. ago A Journey of Light in Beijing: Where Ancient Culture Meets Future Glow

A Journey of Light in Beijing: Where Ancient Culture Meets Future Glow  Macau Business

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25 h. ago Gaza peace in limbo as US plan fuels fears of prolonged division

Hopes for peace and reconstruction in Gaza have suffered a deadly blow after US envoys unveiled a plan that analysts say will split the territory in two and set the stage for the prolonged, if not permanent, Israeli occupation of more than half the Strip. With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making any further military withdrawal conditional upon the disarmament of a recalcitrant Hamas, the future of the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF) meant to take control of peaceful...

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25 h. ago State rare earth giant throws support behind China’s broad export controls

One of China’s largest producers of rare earth elements has pledged to “strictly enforce government guidance” on export controls, a show of support from a major industry player as US officials harshly criticise Beijing’s recent expansion of licensing requirements for the crucial minerals. The statement from China Rare Earth Group – a conglomerate of state metals firms formed in 2021 – serves as a reaffirmation of Beijing’s resolve in consolidating its oversight of the rare earths trade, despite...

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26 h. ago 30% of Hong Kong family medicine clinics’ quota spots to go to poor, elderly

Hong Kong’s health authorities will set aside 30 per cent of public family medicine clinics’ quota spots for low-income and elderly patients under a pilot scheme starting next month, with the policy expected to benefit more than 200,000 people. The Health Bureau said on Friday that the Hospital Authority’s Family Medicine Outpatient Services Priority Groups Pilot Scheme would launch on November 4, improving access to affordable primary healthcare among underprivileged residents. Intended...

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26 h. ago Zelensky meets European leaders for talks on military aid for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Britain on Friday for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to protect his country from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war. Before heading to London’s Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the host of the London talks, the president met King Charles. The Ukrainian national anthem played at the almost 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle west of London, where Zelensky was...

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27 h. ago Beijing Health Gains Control Over Target Company Through Strategic Agreement

Beijing Health Gains Control Over Target Company Through Strategic Agreement  TipRanks

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27 h. ago China Future Tech webinar: how Nexperia got caught in the US

The takeover of Nexperia’s management by the Dutch government has angered Beijing, which responded by imposing export controls on products manufactured by the chipmaker and its subcontractors in China. Subsidiary Nexperia China, which operates a semiconductor factory in Dongguan, in the southern Guangdong province, has also openly challenged orders from its head office in the Netherlands. In the latest China Future Tech webinar, veteran Dutch journalist Marc Hijink, who has been covering the...

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29 h. ago Spatiotemporal evolution patterns of population aging, health resources for older adults, and new quality productivity in China

Spatiotemporal evolution patterns of population aging, health resources for older adults, and new quality productivity in China  Nature

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30 h. ago From ‘hell’ to Asean: East Timor’s president talks growth, China and the future

In East Timor’s presidential palace in the capital Dili, President Jose Ramos-Horta leans back in his chair, radiating a calm demeanour ahead of a momentous occasion in his country’s young history. “We are in the last few hours before joining Asean,” he told This Week in Asia. “Looking back, it has been a 23-year journey since independence was proclaimed and when I look at where we were then compared to now, it is like heaven and hell.” On Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, East Timor is set to formally...

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34 h. ago Beijing urges Hongkongers to stay vigilant against bids to foil Legco election

Beijing has called for vigilance against any attempts to jeopardise Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election, warning that local law enforcement agencies will not “sit back and do nothing” in the face of such efforts. The central government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office posted the strongly worded commentary under the pen name “Gang Ao Ping” in the early hours of Friday, coinciding with the start of the two-week nomination period for the December 7 race. The article urged the public...

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