Governments in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya are taking control of railways as China’s skills transfer nears completion.
Speaking on sidelines of defence conference in Singapore, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky says Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant is in danger and warns that Kyiv is on the lookout for Chinese exports of dual-use weapons systems to Russia.
Shanxi is investing in electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles and drone deliveries as part of a national effort to boost the ‘low altitude economy’.
Executive Council convenor Regina Ip says she sees no problem with private commemoration of Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Seoul said it will soon take ‘unbearable’ retaliatory steps over Pyongyang’s launch of the balloons and other provocations.
The theme was laid out early on by the Philippines – before Australia, New Zealand and host Singapore took up the baton. But the South China Sea wasn’t the only talking point.
After a tense start to the year, India and the Maldives appear to be mending fences – with what analysts call ‘deep economic difficulties’ pushing the Indian Ocean nation to engage.
As the city strives to become a top tech centre, the government doubles down on I&T development and increases support for emerging industries such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence and electric vehicles.
Team finds a single infusion of engineered cells without pre-treatment can suppress lung inflammation and relieve asthma symptoms in mice for over a year.
Breakthrough study is the first experimental realisation of a quantum engine with ‘entangled characteristics’, researchers said.
The three men held talks on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, looking at Pyongyang’s missile programme and expanding trilateral drills.
China’s top EV makers increased deliveries by up to 36 per cent month on month in May as promotional campaigns and low prices lured consumers, but analysts warn the earnings outlook is dire.
The death of Alexandra Chan’s father, a Chinese-American engineer for Kodak, so devastated her she began writing a memoir of him, and learned that her grief ran far deeper than the death of a parent.
The authorities said 20 of the nation’s 25 districts were affected by heavy rain and issued warnings to people living on the banks of main rivers to move to higher ground.
The deadly riots were triggered by infighting between Malay and Malaysian Chinese political parties over a divisive election.
Soaring temperatures are making life on the streets unbearable for New Delhi’s homeless. But government shelters lack the capacity to take them in.
Three female health and nutrition experts – all social media superstars – and a woman who beat biohacker Bryan Johnson at his own game share how women aged 40 and above can slow the ageing process.
PM Netanyahu’s office said the war would not end as long as Hamas retains power, raising questions about a truce offer unveiled by the US president.
Whether young people stay in the sector will be closely watched as Beijing tries to kill two birds with one stone – lowering the youth-unemployment rate and providing care for a rapidly ageing population.
Summing up four-day US trip, Hong Kong finance chief says ‘pragmatic topics’ such as carbon markets, sustainable finance and talent development are good starting points for cooperation.
Chinese families that conceal ethnic difference, despite appearances to the contrary, have long caused the loss of their own heritage.
Director general Alpha Lau tells Post during California trip some American tech companies expressed interest in investment opportunities in Greater Bay Area.
Finance chief confident that candid exchanges with US businesses during four-day visit helped improve mutual understanding
Unemployed or fed up with long working hours, young people in China are drawn to live-streaming for the autonomy and earnings potential it gives them. Some engage in deadly stunts, writes Xinrou Shu.
The price of AI services in China plummeted in May after ByteDance kicked off a price war by pricing access to its LLMs at 99.8 per cent below GPT-4.
Vietnam swore in a new president on May 22 – its third in under 18 months. Yet amid all the political upheaval, analysts expect Hanoi’s China ties to endure.
Spurred by the pandemic, ultra cycling is booming in Beijing, with enthusiasts heading out of the city to ride day and night on ‘probably the most beautiful roads in the world for cycling’.