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How major LNG deal with Japan signals Malaysia as...

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2026/06/11

Japan’s signing of a 20-year LNG supply deal with Malaysia’s Petronas has cast the Southeast Asian country as a valuable energy and security partner, as Tokyo looks to protect itself from global supply shocks and deepen ties with trusted allies. The latest move also underscores how, amid the energy crisis, Asian nations are striking deals bilaterally, with Malaysia leveraging its vast natural resources to rise as a “middle power”, according to analysts. Under the agreement announced during...

Police fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing...

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2026/06/11

Police blasted water cannons at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence Wednesday over a brutal stabbing on a Belfast street. Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed pavements with sledgehammers to toss at riot police. In one place, the unruly crowd used sections of a dismantled picket fence to take cover on the street. The clashes with police came several hours...

6 arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$156 million...

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2026/06/11

Hong Kong customs has arrested six people over the alleged smuggling and online sale of counterfeit Fifa World Cup merchandise, with an estimated market value of HK$156 million (US$20 million). The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday it had uncovered 29 suspected smuggling cases and five online sales cases involving World Cup products in an operation code-named “Clean Sheet”. The operation, which ran from May 26 to Wednesday, led to the seizure of around 230,000 suspected

Hong Kong’s pivot to emerging sectors secures its...

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2026/06/11

Hong Kong has become the top listing choice for tech firms amid the rise of Asia in global innovation, according to Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). The comments come as the city’s capital markets maintain momentum despite recent fluctuations, with over HK$166 billion (US$21.2 billion) raised via initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first five months, and daily trading turnover averaging HK$293 billion in May, up 111 per cent and 39 per cent from one year...

Deaths of mother and daughter on same day spark...

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2026/06/11

Hong Kong parents have voiced shock and grief over the apparent suicides of a mother and daughter on Wednesday, believed to be tied to academic pressure, with education leaders calling for stronger mental health support for families and youth. Police said a 48-year-old woman died after falling from her flat in Taikoo Shing, while a source told the South China Morning Post that her 12-year-old daughter was found dead at the scene about 10 hours later, having also plunged from the same

The origin and influence of gaokao in China

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2026/06/11

Mystery platform? China says it was carrying out...

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2026/06/11

China said it had carried out a scientific expedition in Scarborough Shoal, amid renewed confrontation with the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea atoll. The research mission – which began on May 20 – involved deploying a floating platform for environmental monitoring and sampling, the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ South China Sea Institute of Oceanology said in a statement on Wednesday. It came after Manila lodged a formal diplomatic protest on Tuesday against what it called the...

Hong Kong urged to expand driver-monitoring systems...

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2026/06/11

The Hong Kong government should expand its planned mandate for driver-monitoring systems on public buses to other modes of transport and upgrade road infrastructure as part of a multipronged strategy to cut down on traffic accidents, industry leaders have said. The remarks on Thursday followed authorities’ revelation a day earlier of a plan submitted to the Legislative Council to leverage technology to boost road safety. The Transport Department is set to conduct an in-depth study on the...

South Korea hits e-commerce giant Coupang with record...

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2026/06/11

South Korea imposed on Thursday a record US$409 million fine on e-commerce giant Coupang over a leak that exposed the data of more than 30 million customers, provoking ire from US lawmakers. The move caps a months-long probe into the country’s largest online retail platform, which is incorporated in the United States. Allegations of a massive data leak first surfaced in November, becoming an unexpected source of friction between Seoul and Washington. “We have decided to impose a total of

India calls in air force to ensure exam papers...

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2026/06/11

India is taking unprecedented measures to restore confidence in its national student examination system after a series of scandals fuelled angry protests from young people and put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Last month, authorities took the extraordinary step of cancelling the medical entrance exam results of more than 2 million students after allegations of widespread leaking of the papers. For the retest on June 21, the government will deploy the Indian Air Force...

‘We’re Nothing At All’: why Hongkongers must avoid...

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2026/06/11

Through the invitation of a good friend, I had the privilege last Saturday of attending a charity movie screening held by SideBySide, a non-profit social service organisation. The film chosen for the event was We’re Nothing At All, a recently released social drama by veteran director and screenwriter Herman Yau Lai-to. While widely known for his more commercial titles, Yau is never afraid of tackling societal issues in his films. Local cinephiles will no doubt remember his previous works,

As Japanese and Korean giants move upmarket, China’s...

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2026/06/11

As demand for AI servers soars, leading Japanese and South Korean multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) makers are shifting further upmarket, opening the door for Chinese competitors to gain share in lower-end segments despite lagging their rivals in advanced technology. MLCCs – often referred to as the “rice of the electronics industry” because of their ubiquity – are tiny electronic components that regulate and stabilise electrical currents in devices ranging from smartphones and electric...

ESF Unveils Guaranteed Pathway, Completing...

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2026/06/11

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In Hong Kong, few conversations among parents are as charged as the one about school places. From the moment a child turns three, families begin plotting pathways in an already competitive system. But what if that uncertainty could be removed at the very start? The English Schools Foundation (ESF) announced this week that it will complete its “through-train” education model by formally linking its kindergartens with...

Was Xi’s stance on China-North Korea military ties...

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2026/06/11

North Korea is gaining in strategic importance for China to counter the United States, but Pyongyang may refrain from intensifying military ties with Beijing, analysts say. During his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said both sides should “enhance exchanges in diplomacy, law enforcement and military affairs”, according to state news agency Xinhua. Despite pledges from both sides to strengthen strategic communications, denuclearisation of

The Chinese AI police tech aimed at physical,...

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2026/06/11

Chinese AI-enabled equipment can help police assess the physical health, mental state, and even risk level of suspects, according to demonstrations at a law enforcement equipment exhibition in Beijing last week. Chinese firms presenting their latest biometric devices at the international police and anti-terrorism technology expo said they could reduce manpower requirements for a police force and improve efficiency amid a shortage of frontline officers. The three-day exhibit which ended on...

Baby-sized Chinese man, 25, goes viral online after...

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2026/06/11

Wang Junming from central China’s Hunan province may be 25 years old, but he is still the size of a baby. Standing at 66cm tall, Wang has the IQ of a child. He is spoiled by his family, including his 21-year-old sister, who all call him “baby”. He need not worry about graduation and jobs as his peers do and he sleeps before 8pm every day. The eye pouches and wrinkles on his face and the characters that pop out from his mouth make it hard to believe that Wang is a baby. He went viral after

Kazakhstan bank turns to Hong Kong as gateway to...

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2026/06/11

A Kazakhstan-based commercial bank backed by China Citic Bank is seeking to collaborate with Hong Kong financial institutions and investors to develop new financing channels for the Central Asian country through the city’s thriving offshore renminbi market. Murat Baisynov, chairman of Altyn Bank, told the South China Morning Post that three clients of the Almaty-headquartered lender were currently exploring the issuance of dim sum bonds in Hong Kong, a trend he expected to continue. “Hong

BYD powers past Geely as oil shock charges up global...

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2026/06/11

The global energy crisis has helped propel BYD back into pole position in China’s automotive sector, allowing it to regain ground on Geely Auto as demand for battery-powered vehicles accelerates worldwide. The Shenzhen-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, which lost its title as mainland China’s largest carmaker in the first quarter of 2026, rebounded strongly in the following two months as the US-Israel war with Iran drove up oil prices. Its overseas deliveries surged 76 per cent year on year

Canada moves to ban under-16s from social media,...

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2026/06/10

Canada’s culture minister on Wednesday introduced legislation that would ban children under 16 from having social media accounts and require AI chatbot services to limit production of harmful content. The proposed Digital Safety Act makes Canada the latest in a wave of countries cracking down on social media platforms over concerns of harm to children. “We have seen the very serious consequences that online harms can have … The safety of children cannot be an afterthought,” said Culture

FBI disables 13 Chinese suspected spying websites...

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2026/06/10

The FBI said on Wednesday that it seized more than a dozen internet domains used by Chinese intelligence services to gain personal information in hopes of fooling, conscripting or blackmailing Americans with security clearances into divulging sensitive information. “The fake consulting company domains seized by the FBI illustrate the lengths the Chinese government’s intelligence services will go to as they try to use AI-generated content to trick, recruit, or coerce current and former US...

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