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Low pay, job insecurity for China’s trainee doctors a turn-off for young talent

A sharp drop in the number of candidates for clinical medicine has highlighted the challenges of pursuing a medical career.

Trainee doctors must complete three years of residency training in a hospital. Photo: Getty Images

Economy

China’s trade limits continue to bite into Japan’s rare earth imports

China is the world’s largest supplier of rare earth permanent magnets, as well as rare earth materials more broadly. Photo: AP Photo

China Economy

Chinese firms keen on Oman’s International Financial Centre: official

A highway in Muscat, Oman. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Markets

How the new Huanggang Port is sparking a cross-border property boom

The new port is expected to dramatically speed up crossings between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, making cross-border living more convenient.

The vast Joint Inspection Building at the new Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, which is expected to speed up border crossing times. Photo: Edmond So

Society

Xi sends condolences as Hong Kong holds state funeral for Tung Chee-hwa

President Xi Jinping and other top Chinese officials, including Premier Li Qiang, pay tribute after funeral attended by 200 members of city’s establishment and family.

Tung Chee-hwa is only the third Hongkonger to receive a state funeral since the 1997 handover. Photo: Xinhua
Shi Taifeng delivers a eulogy honouring Tung Chee-hwa. Photo: ISD
The hearse makes its way to Cape Collinson Crematorium. Photo: Kit Lai
Tung Chee-hwa’s funeral was held on Sunday. Photo: Office of Mr. Tung Chee-hwa
The service is being at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point. Photo: Karma Lo

China Business

Will incentives give China’s housing market more than a short-lived rebound?

Sales of new units in cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen have risen following central government moves designed to revive buyer confidence.

Blocks of high-rise flats in Shanghai. Photo: JPix/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s new chapter

The city’s first five-year plan includes 22 key performance indicators tied to the local economy, innovation and residents’ living standards.

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
Married couple Robert Lay and Emma Li, who are both finance industry veterans, moved to Hong Kong from New Zealand with their children in 2023.

Law and Crime

Murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s former relatives to begin

Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong, 31, his father Kwong Kau, 68, and elder brother Anthony Kwong, 35, face a joint count of murder.

Influencer Abby Choi’s death came to light in February 2023. Photo: IG/xxabbyc

China

Asian Games: Hong Kong claim silver for first time, China dominate the pool

Siobhan Haughey plays key role in pushing team to set new city record, while Yu Zidi enjoys a record-setting victory at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Gold medallist Yu Zidi celebrates on the podium after her dominant victory. Photo: AFP

Politics

Chinese lawyers offer coaching for when corruption busters come knocking

Suspects should learn what to do before being detained, lawyers say, as they might spend months cut off from legal counsel.

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Corruption suspects needed to be able to draw a distinction between conduct that constitutes a crime and conduct that does not, and must understand how leniency works in the judicial system, one lawyer said. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Environment

The cooling trap: how Asia’s air conditioners are making heatwaves worse

As heatwaves intensify across Asia, soaring air-conditioner use is threatening power grids and warming urban nights.

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An elderly woman rests at a heat relief shelter in Guryong district, Seoul, South Korea in August. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong

The story begins …

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s final policy address for his current term lays out five major development opportunities and 25 key livelihood measures, from targets for Northern Metropolis to family friendly policies.

Politics

Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?

The Malaysian PM’s rendition of a Bollywood ballad went viral, but his India trip was about more than just the music.

A still from a social media video of Anwar Ibrahim singing in New Delhi while at the Brics summit. Photo: X/AnwarIbrahim
A still from a social media video of Anwar Ibrahim singing a Bollywood classic while at the Brics summit in New Delhi, India. Photo: X/AnwarIbrahim
A still from a social media video of Anwar Ibrahim singing a Bollywood classic while at the Brics summit in New Delhi, India. Photo: X/AnwarIbrahim

United States & Canada

Ed Sheeran calls Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ after Macklemore exit furore

The pop star decried the ‘devastation and loss of children’s lives’ in the Palestinian enclave during a concert in Philadelphia.

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Ed Sheeran performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in California. Photo: Getty Images for Coachella
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wave flags before an Ed Sheeran concert in Philadelphia on Saturday. Photo: AP
People attend the concert of pop star Ed Sheeran at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Economics

Why AI giants are choosing Singapore to turn models into real-world tools

The city state is emerging as a regional hub for turning frontier AI models into practical applications.

Apps of Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT displayed on an iPhone screen. Photo: dpa

Hong Kong

Asian Games, day 1: Lau flips bronze to silver, Lin bags China gold, Japan strike

Grace Lau wins karate silver to get Hong Kong on medal table, while China and Japan share spoils in triathlon races.

Grace Lau performs during the Asian Games karate competition at the Toyohashi Gymnasium. Photo: Sam Tsang

Politics

Named as an enemy: Indonesia’s uneasy Aukus moment

Aukus inquiry testimony in Australia cast Indonesia as a foe in a hypothetical war, reviving old suspicions.

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US Navy officers stand aboard a Virginia-class submarine docked in Western Australia in February 2025. Under Aukus, Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines like the Virginia-class. Photo: AFP

Europe

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war ‌erupting from the Ukraine conflict.

Ukrainian servicemen fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
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Analysts tip a stronger hand for China ahead of Xi-Trump summit in Washington

Chinese confidence could be boosted by US push to make progress on its war on Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, experts say.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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