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Chinese businessman robbed in Brazil finds bullet...

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2025/10/09

A Chinese businessman escaped a gun robbery in Brazil only to find a bullet lodged in his laptop hours later at the airport. The man, surnamed Liu, was on a business trip to São Paulo, Brazil. He was finishing work on October 1, and ordered a taxi to his five-star hotel to catch the flight back to China. Liu said he wanted to get some fresh air, so he did not wait inside the hotel but walked to a petrol station about 100 metres from his hotel. As he was chatting to a client on the phone near...

Will a Philippine push for ‘bolder’ action on Myanmar...

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2025/10/09

A group of lawmakers in the Philippines have urged their government to take a firmer stance on the crisis in Myanmar, filing a resolution that calls for stronger support for the country’s pro-democracy movement and greater pressure on its ruling military junta. The push comes as the Philippines prepares to assume the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next year, raising expectations over how it will handle one of the bloc’s most divisive issues. Analysts say

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$170 million of smuggled...

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2025/10/09

Hong Kong customs authorities have seized HK$170 million (US$21.84 million) worth of smuggled items including computers and watches from two ocean-going vessels heading to Indonesia and Malaysia. The operation was launched following intelligence analysis and risk assessment, which indicated that criminal syndicates were planning to use ocean-going vessels to smuggle goods out of Hong Kong. Investigators subsequently targeted four cargo containers scheduled to depart for Indonesia and

Hong Kong ombudsman slams bad ‘attitude’, resource...

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2025/10/09

Hong Kong social welfare authorities should strengthen supervision of care homes and review their resource allocation, the ombudsman has urged, after its investigation found some facilities were unduly selective when admitting applicants and were underused or even completely unused. The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday also criticised the “lukewarm attitude” of the institutions in providing help and information, adding that the overall utilisation rate of services was persistently low and...

Radioactive shrimp link prompts Indonesia to ban...

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2025/10/09

Indonesia has halted imports of scrap metal after tracing radioactive contamination found at an industrial site and in shrimp shipments to the US to local metal processors. The suspension is effective immediately, Bara Krishna Hasibuan, an official with the government task force investigating the radiation findings, said in a text message on Thursday. Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the pause aims to ensure that the local steel-recycling industry meets radiation safety

Alibaba Cloud inks landmark multi-year collaboration...

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2025/10/09

Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence and cloud computing unit on Thursday inked a multi-year collaboration with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in China, a partnership that is expected to strengthen fan engagement on the mainland for the world’s premier men’s professional basketball league. Alibaba Cloud will develop innovative applications to enhance live game viewing and other fan engagement experiences, including with the annual NBA All-Star Game, the NBA Playoffs and

‘I only care about Thailand’: PM snubs Trump’s...

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2025/10/09

Donald Trump has urged Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to pursue a peaceful resolution to the country’s simmering border conflict with Cambodia, as the US president looked to bolster his credentials for a Nobel Peace Prize. Trump’s push for a Thai-Cambodian peace deal was made in a letter to the Thai prime minister on Wednesday, coming just days before his planned trip to the region to attend a summit of leaders from Asean in Malaysia later this month. Trump’s intervention earlier

China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider...

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2025/10/09

Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence and intelligence sectors – including a leading semiconductor data analysis provider – marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. Fourteen entities, mostly headquartered in the US, were added to Beijing’s unreliable entity list on Thursday, banning them from trade and investment in China, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce. Among the companies on

Hong Kong medical student pleads guilty to filming...

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2025/10/09

A Hong Kong medical student has pleaded guilty to covertly filming two male schoolmates while they showered at their university dormitory last year. Chung Chun-yu, 23, on Thursday admitted to two counts of voyeurism for his actions at the University of Hong Kong’s Madam S H Ho Residence for Medical Students on southern Hong Kong Island. The dormitory on Sassoon Road, which is within a 10-minute walk from Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, accommodates mostly students in the bachelor of

Plan to privatise Hang Seng Bank elicits mixed...

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2025/10/09

On Thursday afternoon, hours after HSBC Holdings announced a plan to privatise subsidiary Hang Seng Bank, the local lender’s headquarters in Central was crowded with customers queuing for services. Among them were many elderly people, including five who told the Post they were not aware of the news and were unsure if it would have an impact on their bank accounts. London-based HSBC would buy all outstanding Hang Seng Bank shares for HK$155 each in cash, or a premium of 30 per cent over the...

China says foreigners are using its rare earth...

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2025/10/09

China accused unnamed foreign organisations and individuals of processing its rare earths for military purposes as it announced further export controls on Thursday. The new curbs announced by the Ministry of Commerce will ban the provision of technology and services for mining and processing the minerals without permission. China is the world’s leading producer of rare earth elements, which are crucial to the production of a wide range of products, from electric vehicles to spacecraft,...

China sees uptick in ‘super golden week’ spending...

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2025/10/09

China logged a welcome uptick in spending on services during the just-concluded eight-day “super golden week” public holiday, as the country’s transport hubs handled record numbers of passengers. Chinese transport authorities logged 2.432 billion passenger trips – a record high and a 6.2 per cent year-on-year increase – during this year’s extended holiday, which combined the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. The surge was mainly driven by overlapping demand for tourism and...

Beijing prepares to host women’s summit

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2025/10/09

He lost his daughter to Kpods. Now, this Singaporean...

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2025/10/09

Since losing his only daughter in a fall from their high-rise flat in Singapore, Delfard Tay has turned grief into purpose, sounding the alarm on drug-laced vapes that put teenagers’ lives at risk. Authorities in the Southeast Asian island state have clamped down on e-cigarettes, introducing strict measures in August to combat a worrying rise in the use of so-called Kpods – vapes spiked with synthetic drugs such as ketamine. Tay said that his daughter, 19-year-old Shermaine, was struggling

Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit...

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2025/10/09

Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international support for China’s next five-year plan. Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, the Chinese foreign minister also announced a further extension to Beijing’s unilateral visa-free entry policy for Italian citizens. In an apparent message to the European Union, Wang highlighted “mutual respect” as “the

Fifa claims Malaysia cheated, but minister says...

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2025/10/09

Seven footballers playing for Malaysia at the centre of an eligibility scandal were naturalised citizens, the home minister told parliament on Thursday, in a speech to address accusations of cheating involving local authorities made by the football governing body Fifa. On Monday, Fifa alleged that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had deliberately falsified documents to misrepresent the players as having Malaysian heritage, allowing them to play for the national team in an Asian Cup...

Alibaba’s Qwen lab sets up robotics team, showcasing...

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2025/10/09

Alibaba Group Holding has established a robotics artificial intelligence team at its Qwen laboratory, marking its entry into the AI-powered hardware industry as tech giants accelerate their development in the field, according to a researcher from the lab. “In case you don’t know, I set up a small team for robotics and embodied AI inside Qwen,” Lin Junyang, a tech leader at Qwen, said in a social media post on Wednesday, sparking speculation about Alibaba’s strategic initiatives in creating...

This video does not show Hongkonger knocked over...

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2025/10/09

With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. A Facebook reel was posted on September 24 – the day Super Typhoon Ragasa edged as close as 100km south of Hong Kong – and has since been shared at least 18,000 times. “Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong with 240 mph winds today Sep 24, 2025 [sic],” the...

Hong Kong police arrest 2 men, hunt for 3 after...

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2025/10/09

Hong Kong police have arrested two men and are searching for three others suspected of stealing two mobile phones after breaking into a public housing flat where an eight-member family lives. A preliminary investigation on Thursday suggested that one of those at large owed money to a man and was coerced into robbing the family. The suspect is believed to have known the father personally. The force received a report at around 5am on Wednesday that five people had broken into the flat in Lok

‘It’s a shame’: ex-UFC fighter gunned down while out...

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2025/10/09

Former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was gunned down in a “brazen” shooting while on an early evening walk in Sydney, police said, months after surviving an attempt on his life. The 33-year-old was shot dead in a “targeted” attack in Riverstone, a suburb in Sydney’s northwest, on Wednesday evening, New South Wales Police said. A short time after the shooting, two cars were found on fire in different locations, a hallmark of recent organised crime hits that have rattled the city. “It’s very

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