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China is beating the US in consumer AI adoption, thanks to super apps: report

While the US has a lead in frontier AI, China’s advantage stems from distributing services through platforms tailored to local habits.

The paid version of ByteDance’s Doubao app. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images

Diplomacy

Iran’s top diplomat heads to China for talks as Mideast diplomacy falters

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected in China on Wednesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong visitor arrivals hit post-pandemic monthly high in August

Hong Kong welcomed 5.46 million visitors in August, its highest monthly total since the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Sam Tsang

Diplomacy

US judge blocks Trump’s ‘absurd’ visa caps for students, journalists

The last-minute freeze keeps old rules in place as legal challenge by university groups and labour unions makes its way through the courts.

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US President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to appeal against a preliminary injunction halting its new visa rule targeting students, visiting academics and journalists. Photo: EPA

Science

China mulls building nuclear-powered tank with 450km-range railgun in 2 decades

Further multi-physics simulations and vehicle-level testing needed before proposed systems could move towards practical deployment.

Members of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Assault Formation stand in open hatches of armoured vehicles during a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Economy

China bank lending ekes out small increase amid stalled spending

Loans reverse record contraction a month earlier but fall far short of expectations as property slump drags and deposits rise.

Pedestrians walk past a branch of Bank of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong Economy

Mainland Chinese joint venture launches new electric taxi in Hong Kong

SAIC-GM-Wuling unveils new six-seat Darion Taxi, but lawmaker warns lack of chargers in city remains challenge to hitting government’s 2027 target.

The new Darion Taxi at the Hong Kong Science Park on Tuesday. Photo: Kit Lai

Lifestyle

What drives 4 Shaw Prize laureates in pursuit of scientific discovery

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Four of this year’s Shaw Prize laureates: (from left) Ken’ichi Nomoto, Stanford Woosley, Camillo De Lellis and Emmanuel Candes.

Society

85% of Wang Fuk Court owners sign sale deals as flat selection moves ahead

Housing Bureau holds computerised ballot to set flat-selection order, posts results online as rehousing scheme moves into next phase.

After the blaze last November, which killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000, the government announced a buy-back of all 1,984 flats at the subsidised housing estate in Tai Po. Photo: Sun Yeung

Politics

India scores Brics win with joint declaration despite divides

New Delhi ‘papered over’ differences to keep the bloc focused on trade and tech priorities, analysts say.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Brics summit in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: Indian Press Information Bureau/AFP
Heads of delegations pose for a photo on day two of the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Flags of Brics member countries at the summit venue in New Delhi, India, on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (third left), India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (third right) and China’s President Xi Jinping (second right) posing with other leaders for a photo during the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: AFP/Indian Press Information Bureau

Politics

‘Doing a North Korea’? Why the Middle East could be entering a new nuclear age

A Saudi-US nuclear pact and further attacks on Iran could prompt Tehran to withdraw from the non-proliferation treaty, analysts warn.

Iranian commuters pass a huge anti-US billboard reading in Persian, “The devil army will be drowned in the Persian Gulf”, erected on Enghelab Square in Tehran, on Monday. Photo: AFP

Economics

Who will shoulder the debts behind Indonesia’s China-backed Whoosh railway?

Jakarta plans to transfer the US$56.5 million annual debt into state accounts as critics warn taxpayers will subsidise the losses.

The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train, known as Whoosh, during a public trial in Bandung, West Java, in September 2023. Photo: AFP
Passengers ride in the first class section of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train in September 2023. Photo: AFP

Military

Taiwan tests US-made MQ-9B drones to counter PLA ‘grey-zone’ operations

More advanced derivative of MQ-9A Reaper to be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, island’s military says.

The MQ-9B SeaGuardian surveillance drone is made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Photo: Handout

China Business

China’s export share to reach 31% by 2035 as global expansion deepens: report

The report says the biggest opportunities favour ‘latecomers’ in fields such as robotaxis, e-commerce, surgical robots and power equipment.

An AI-powered surgical robotic arm developed by Longwood Valley MedTech is demonstrated in Beijing, July 1, 2026. Photo: Xinhua

Tech

DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Hitler

Heated rhetoric highlights tensions over how quickly artificial intelligence should advance and who should shape its future amid mounting safety concerns.

Icons for some AI-based apps are seen on a smartphone. Photo: AFP

Global Economy

As AI race with US heats up, China targets US$4.5b tech goal in new 5-year plan

Plan forecasts that operating revenue of enterprises and manufacturers in related sectors will exceed 30 trillion yuan by 2030.

A technician works on a semiconductor production line in Chongqing, China, on July 29. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Banking & Finance

Wrise Prestige accelerates mainland China expansion with new offices, AI lab

The wealth management firm has invested HK$30 million in AI-related development as it focuses on scaling up its business on the mainland.

Henry Shin, CEO of Wrise Prestige, poses for a photo during a media briefing in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Europe

EU to propose curbing social media, online games for under 15s

The European Commission has come under pressure from some EU member states to take bloc-wide measures to protect children.

A teenager looks at her smartphone in Brussels. The EU already has powerful laws to protect children including the content rules known as the Digital Services Act. Photo: AFP

China

China make late change as they target 7 badminton gold medals at Asian Games

Men’s doubles player Chen Boyang withdraws from illness but 31-member squad for tough Aichi-Nagoya event remain stacked with experience.

He Jiting (right), seen here partnering Ren Xiangyu in the China Masters final in Shenzhen last week, will replace Chen Boyang in China's Asian Games squad. Photo: Xinhua
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Has a Chinese DF missile been used for the first time in the Middle East?

Video of a DF-15A rocket motor in Marib hints at secret arms deliveries as Saudi-Houthi fighting escalates.

Video on social media shows debris from the booster stage of a short-range ballistic missile with “DF-15A” written on its side. It was discovered in the Raghwan district of Marib governorate. Photo: X.com/OSINTWarfare
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