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Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold

Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid.

Solar panels on a hillside at an agricultural photovoltaic power station in Qianxi city, southwestern China’s Guizhou province, on August 17. Photo: AFP

Military

Tanker, transporter, controller: China’s Y-20 family expands its Pacific reach

Diplomacy

Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says

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Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says

Defence ministry says PLA exercises are increasingly focused on plans to cut off the island and control air and sea routes.

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PLA training is increasingly focused on blockading Taiwan. Photo: CCTV

Education

HKU partners with tech giants to offer AI labs at expanded Shanghai campus

University’s campus in Zhangjiang Science City, Shanghai, welcomed more than 300 students for new term, with plans to expand intake.

An AgiBot robot undergoes training in Shanghai. The company is among tech firms that have signed memorandums of understanding with HKU. Photo: Xinhua
Shanghai and HKU officials mark the launch of new facilities at the campus. Photo: Kristen Cheung
The University of Hong Kong’s Zhangjiang Base in Shanghai. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare

Attacks were in response to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s recent attempted attacks on commercial ships in strategic Strait of ‌Hormuz.

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US Military Central Command launched new air strikes on Iran on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

People

North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say

She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise.

Kim Ju-ae appears with her father, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at a circus performance in Pyongyang on August 16. Photo: KCNA/EPA
Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae watch performances on August 16 to mark the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II. Photo: KCNA / KNS / AFP
Kim Jong-un, his daughter Kim Ju-ae and wife Ri Sol-ju (second left) attend an event in Pyongyang marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II on August 16. Photo: KCNA / EPA
Kim Jong-un and Kim Ju-ae visit the Monument to the Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Martyrs in Pyongyang on August 15. Photo: KCNA / AFP

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.

China Business

What tech-driven company earnings say about China’s diverging growth paths

AI demand and local chip substitution spark boom for tech firms, leaving traditional industries far behind.

Earnings for firms on the Star Market in Shanghai and the ChiNext board in Shenzhen soared in the first half. Photo: AFP

Economy, Trade & Business

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

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An influx of powerful new open-weight models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, has helped China dominate the industry recently. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Trump puts pressure on squeezed US oil refiners to ease pump prices

Industry executives were also asked how the US can process more Venezuelan crude.

A cyclist rides past the Chevron Products Company refinery, one of California’s largest petroleum processing facilities, in El Segundo, in April. Photo: AP

Entertainment

14 Hollywood movies to watch in autumn 2026, from Digger to Avengers: Doomsday

Street Fighter, The Social Reckoning and the new Hunger Games film also make our list of the most tantalising upcoming Hollywood movies.

Tom Cruise in a still from Digger, opening in Hong Kong on October 1. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures

Big Tech

Enflame’s US$900m IPO tests appetite for China’s ‘little dragon’ AI chipmakers

Fuelled by Beijing’s tech self-reliance push, the company is set to test investor confidence in specialised hardware.

Tourists visit the Enflame booth at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 20. Photo: Getty Images

Diplomacy

US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls

Inquiry comes as US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia.

US government reports have connected much of the financial damage from scam calls to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia. Photo: Shutterstock

China Economy

China discovers major copper and gold deposit in Anhui province

Ministry of Natural Resources says Chating deposit could contain more than 1 million tonnes of copper and 200 tonnes of gold.

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China has discovered a major copper and gold deposit in Xuancheng, Anhui province. Photo: CCTV

Europe

UK’s Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes House of Commons debut as PM

His vow to ‘unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility’ was a marked contrast to his predecessor Starmer’s downbeat pronouncements.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks at the House of Commons in London on Tuesday. Photo: House of Commons via Reuters

Diplomacy

Trump envoy Daines visits Chinese AI, space firms ahead of Xi summit in US

Montana Republican’s trip coincides with intensifying tech war that has become a major front in the US-China strategic rivalry.

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US Senator Steve Daines (centre) visits to the headquarters of EHang, a Chinese manufacturer of autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, in Guangzhou on Saturday. Photo: Handout

Education

‘Worst yet to come’ as Hong Kong schools cut record 126 Primary One classes

Contraction hits Kwai Tsing hardest, where nearly half the district’s 31 primary schools forced to trim Primary One intake.

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Pupils play tug-of-war at West Kowloon Cultural District. The total number of Primary One classes across public schools dropped from 1,558 in 2025-26 to 1,432 in 2026-27. Photo: Karma Lo
Tsz Wan Shan Catholic Primary School cut three Primary One classes. Photo: Handout

China Economy

China’s Li pledges to address US firms’ ‘reasonable concerns’ at Beijing meeting

Chinese premier urges US companies to invest more in China, while calling on Washington to take similar steps to strengthen trade ties.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, shakes hands with Visa CEO Ryan McInerney during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: CCTV
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China, global trading partners watch closely as Trump takes on Canada

Ottawa’s resistance tests the limits of US pressure as countries weigh diversification, leverage and the reliability of Washington deals.

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