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Chinese military force tricked a foreign spy plane in...

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2025/10/11

China’s electronic warfare (EW) force successfully tricked a foreign spy plane during a South China Sea operation, a Chinese military magazine recently revealed. In the incident, a false radar signature generated by a Chinese military vehicle-mounted jamming system deceived a surveillance aircraft from an unspecified country over the South China Sea, Ordnance Industry Science Technology reported in its September issue. It was a rare public mention of a combat operation situation and outcome...

University in Hong Kong rejects hundreds of...

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2025/10/11

A top university in Hong Kong has said it rejected “several hundred” admission applications over suspicions they used fraudulent qualifications and stepped up its vetting process with the help of technology such as artificial intelligence. The cases included applicants submitting academic qualifications from secondary schools they did not attend or listing names of institutions that did not exist. Andy Wong Ka-chat, director of admissions and financial aid at the Chinese University of Hong

Hong Kong police hunt 4 suspects linked to butchered...

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2025/10/11

Hong Kong police are pursuing four suspects believed to be linked to bags of butchered wild boar carcasses left in Tseung Kwan O on Friday night. Police received a report at 8.59pm and observed four suspects who fled when officers arrived to carry out patrol duties. Three backpacks and a trolley containing suspected wild boar remains were left at the scene. The carcasses were removed by officers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The case has been classified as animal...

Chinese scientists seek ways to unlock AI’s power to...

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2025/10/11

As China rapidly advances in artificial intelligence to boost economic growth and transform industries, some scientists are working to unleash the technology’s potential to promote social good. Su Jionglong, deputy dean of the School of AI and Advanced Computing at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, researches AI applications aimed at reducing discrimination, providing emotional support and making faster medical diagnoses. He said he was establishing a start-up with his students, who

China son seeks refund after late mum’s life savings...

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2025/10/11

A Chinese man has been left shocked after discovering that his recently deceased elderly mother had spent nearly 480,000 yuan (US$67,000) of her life savings on more than 20 cosmetic procedures over a three-year period. The case came to light when the man, surnamed Yan from Beijing, revealed that his mother, who was nearly 70 years old, had died on June 27. While sorting through her belongings, Yan discovered that her phone was full of messages and missed calls from a stranger called...

Mainland China offers US$1,400 for arrest of...

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2025/10/11

Police in the mainland Chinese province closest to Taiwan issued a reward notice on Saturday for information leading to the capture of Taiwanese military officers accused of inciting secession. The move comes a day after Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te pledged to boost the island’s defences and increase Taiwan’s military budget to deter a cross-strait attack. The Public Security Bureau in the coastal city of Xiamen, in Fujian province, identified 18 individuals as core members of a...

The real reason central banks are stocking up on gold

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2025/10/11

Amid all the artificial intelligence-induced euphoria – or irrational exuberance – in stock markets and despite the unease caused by rising bond yields and falling prices, relatively little attention has been paid to the rising price of gold. The implications have potentially seismic monetary significance. Those who do see fit to comment on gold’s dramatic price increase this year – passing US$4,000 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday – tend to brush it off as a reaction to a falling US...

Chinese snack vendor resembles famous TV actor,...

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2025/10/11

A food stall operator in China has seen his business boom after he cosplayed as a famous actor who played an ancient emperor. The vendor, known as Ye, sells fried stinky tofu on a snack street in Wuhan, central Hubei province. He bears a striking resemblance to the famous Chinese actor Chen Jianbin, who plays Emperor Yongzheng in the viral television series Zhen Huan Zhuan. Ye, 40, started selling fried stinky tofu at the end of last year after his breakfast shop went bankrupt. Initially,

Israel air strikes in Lebanon continue despite Gaza...

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2025/10/11

Israel carried out intense air strikes on southern Lebanon early on Saturday, killing one person, wounding seven and briefly cutting a highway that linked Beirut with southern parts of the country, the Health Ministry said. The predawn air strikes on the village of Msayleh struck a place that sold heavy machinery, destroying a large number of vehicles. A vehicle carrying vegetables that happened to be passing by at the time of the strikes was hit, killing one person and wounding another,...

New film chronicles animal welfare group’s efforts to...

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2025/10/11

Director Au Cheuk-man spent four years making a documentary chronicling the work of an animal welfare group that rescues animals in different corners of Hong Kong, including rural areas and underground casinos. The film, which began as a six-month commitment, unexpectedly turned into a four-year journey from 2019 to 2023, during which Au and Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter tracked efforts to save and rehome 40 stray animals. Au, who previously directed another documentary about animal

Trump admin proposes barring Chinese airlines flying...

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2025/10/09

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on flights to and from the United States, saying the practice puts American carriers at a disadvantage.US airlines have long criticised the decision to allow Chinese carriers to fly over Russia on some flights because it gives them the advantage of decreased flying time and lower fuel consumption. The US Transportation Department said on Thursday in its proposed order “this imbalance has become a...

How National Palace Museum’s anniversary became a...

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2025/10/09

On October 10, 1925, the Forbidden City in Beijing became the Palace Museum. The massive complex of ancient imperial palaces that was home to the royalty of the Ming and Qing dynasties for centuries became a museum for the people. Today, there are four Palace Museums: the original in Beijing, the National Palace Museum in Taipei, with a Southern branch in Chiayi which opened in 2015, and the Hong Kong Palace Museum which opened in 2022. In this series, we explore the stories behind the

How China is engineering Asia’s rise as the world’s...

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2025/10/09

After years of rapid expansion, Chinese carmaker BYD saw sales fall for the first time in over five years in the third quarter of this year on an annual basis. Amid fierce competition at home, BYD’s vehicle sales in September alone fell by 5.5 per cent year on year. This comes after a 30 per cent profit drop in the second quarter. The company’s sales and profit drops reflect the fortunes of many other Chinese carmakers as domestic demand for electric vehicles slows. But what does this mean

Letitia James, NY attorney general and Trump foe,...

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2025/10/09

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a long-time foe of US President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda. The details of the indictment, returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, were not immediately clear. The US Justice Department has been probing mortgage fraud

US launches financial rescue of Argentina, as...

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2025/10/09

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Thursday that the United States has agreed to extend major assistance to Argentina, after the embattled South American nation failed on its own to stabilise its exchange rate. Washington has finalised a US$20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank, Bessent said in a social media post. He also said that the US on Thursday directly bought Argentine pesos as part of its support for the country – a step that American

Trump threatens to halt Chinese imports – but counts...

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2025/10/09

With Beijing curbing rare earth exports and shunning American soybeans, US President Donald Trump is raising pressure on China ahead of a planned meeting with Xi Jinping, threatening to halt imports while vowing to reopen its market to US farmers. During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, when asked what he hoped to achieve from potential in-person talks with Xi later this month, the America-first president emphasised the US market’s leverage over China. “We import from China massive amounts, and...

Trump says Gaza hostages should be released on Monday...

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2025/10/09

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday and that he hopes to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt and address the Israeli Knesset. Trump opened a White House cabinet meeting by discussing a deal reached on Wednesday under which the hostages held by Hamas militants are to be released in the first phase of a broader Gaza plan. He said he believed it would lead to “lasting peace.” Trump said under the plan, Gaza is going to be

US imposes sanctions on China refinery over Iran oil...

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2025/10/09

The US has imposed sanctions on about 100 individuals, entities and vessels, including a Chinese independent refinery and terminal, that helped Iran’s oil and petrochemicals trade, the administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The US Treasury Department sanctioned Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, which it said is an independent teapot refinery in Shandong Province that has bought millions of barrels of Iranian oil since 2023. It also sanctioned China-based Rizhao Shihua...

French court ups jail term for man who challenged...

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2025/10/09

A French appeal court handed a man a 10-year prison term on Thursday for raping Gisele Pelicot, increasing his original nine-year sentence. Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained his appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot’s husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse. The former husband of 72-year-old Pelicot has admitted to drugging her with sedatives and inviting dozens of strangers to rape and abuse her over nearly a decade in

BYD opens massive Brazil plant, its biggest...

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2025/10/09

Chinese carmaker BYD inaugurated what it describes as its largest electric vehicle plant outside Asia on Thursday, highlighting Brazil’s bid to lead South America’s shift towards clean mobility while drawing renewed scrutiny of Beijing’s expanding industrial footprint. The opening of the vast Camacari complex in Bahia state brought together President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin, state and local officials and dozens of industry figures. It coincided with the

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