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What Japan’s coming fighter jet deployment to India means for China

The historic move signals Tokyo’s desire to strengthen defence ties with ‘like-minded’ Indo-Pacific powers, analysts say.

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Japan plans to send three F-2 fighter jets to the Veer Guardian 26 joint exercise in India next month. Photo: AFP

Politics

China sends 9 tunnel experts to Nepal as flood rescuers race against time

Society

Hong Kong groups to aid Nepal-Tibet flood victims as government pledges HK$50m

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Politics

China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from border post

Footage from Gyirong Port in Tibet shows how Huang Peng tried to guide civilians to safety moments before the crossing was destroyed.

The officer has been identified as Huang Peng. Photo: CCTV

Science

Chinese coastguard has 0.3% chance of using weapons in disputed waters: study

Researchers create AI framework to read unknown vessels’ intentions by identifying them as ‘hostile’ or ‘harmless’ to assess risks at sea.

Screenshot from a China Coast Guard social media post showing the Chinese military holding joint naval and air drills in the South China Sea. Photo: The Paper

Diplomacy

Xi, Putin to meet in Bishkek for Power of Siberia 2 talks: Kremlin

Second face-to-face talks this year to come as leaders of China and Russia visit Kyrgyzstan for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will join their Central Asian counterparts as well as the leaders of India, Pakistan, Iran and Belarus in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the August 31-September 1 SCO summit. Photo: via Reuters

Diplomacy

China’s Middle East policy at a crossroads 6 months into US-Israeli war on Iran

Gulf states are rethinking their strategy after coming under attack, but observers say Beijing does not want to commit itself too deeply.

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Smoke billows over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, following an Iranian strike in June. Photo: AFP

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.

Education

Hong Kong’s Diocesan Boys’ School to become first to offer 3 university pathways

Parents should weigh international competitiveness and their child’s individual suitability when choosing curricula, education expert says.

Diocesan Boys’ School headmaster Ronnie Cheng addresses parents on Saturday at a Primary One admission talk on campus. Photo: Elson Li
The Diocesan Boys’ School campus. The school is planning to offer an international A-levels curriculum in 2027. Photo: Elson Li

China Business

Chinese authorities tell carmakers to focus on quality, not tech offerings

Vice-minister says that to ensure safety, new technologies that fail to pass stricter approval procedures will be barred from market.

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The cockpit of a Xiaomi SU7 EV. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

10 years, 1,800 survey sites: how China is using tech to map language diversity

New Hunan Museum hall showcases major Chinese dialects and more than 100 ethnic minority languages, including Mongolian, Tibetan and Uygur.

A visitor listens to different regional dialects at a new exhibition hall showcasing recordings and other language materials from across China at the Hunan Museum in Changsha. Photo: Xinhua

Health & Environment

Vietnam’s move to end executions for drug trafficking sparks debate in region

The proposal has put a spotlight on the different legal approaches against drug trafficking offences in the region.

Defendants (in blue) stand during their trial for drug trafficking in Ho Chi Minh on November 12, 2023. Photo: Vietnam News Agency/AFP

Politics

‘Important part of India’: the phrase rattling US-Pakistan ties

Whether a slip or a calculated trade tactic, Sergio Gor’s remark upended decades of studied American neutrality on Kashmir.

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A paramilitary policeman waves India’s national flag in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on the eve of Independence Day celebrations this month. Photo: Reuters
Sergio Gor talks to the media as he arrives to meet Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar on August 19. Photo: EPA
US ambassador Sergio Gor looks out from a vehicle in Srinagar on August 19. Photo: EPA
Indian police and paramilitary soldiers stand guard during a protest in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, on August 24. Photo: EPA

Education

Hong Kong school opens at new Tai Po campus after deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze

Nearly 600 Tai Po Baptist Public School pupils to begin new term at renovated campus after months of disruption split across two temporary sites.

Pupils and teachers at Tai Po Baptist Public School visit the new campus at Fu Shin Estate after months of temporary classes following the Wang Fuk Court fire. Photo: Elson Li
Tai Po Baptist Public School pupils reunite at their renovated new campus at Fu Shin Estate ahead of the start of the academic year. Photo: Elson Li
The Education Bureau spent HK$43.6 million refurbishing classrooms, toilets, the assembly hall and basketball court, as well as replacing electrical and air-conditioning systems. Photo: Elson Li

Tennis

Rise of Asian players Eala, Zheng point to progress on US Open diversity: Pegula

American Jessica ⁠Pegula says growth in number of black, Asian players shows sport’s global reach; Coleman Wong to start early Monday morning.

Zheng Qinwen of China came through the qualifying rounds of the US Open and will face Russia’s Kristina Liutova in the first round. Photo: Xinhua

Society

Hongkongers can use either ID or home return permit at revamped Huanggang Port

Security chief Chris Tang reveals arrangement after massive drill at border crossing, which could open next month.

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More than 20,000 civil servants participated in a drill to test the new Huanggang Port building’s capacity. Photo: Karma Lo
More than 20,000 civil servants participated in a drill to test the new Huanggang Port building’s capacity. Photo: Elson Li
Passengers only need to undergo departure and arrival clearance at a single checkpoint and present one travel document at either automatic or manual counters. Photo: Karma Lo

Africa

Scientists probe if herpes virus is killing sardines off South Africa

Pilchard herpesvirus is a fish virus and poses no known risk to human health.

Dead sardines washed up at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa on August 16. Photo: Xinhua

Military

China tests GJ-21 stealth drone as Sichuan Type 076 enters final sea trials

Social media clips show naval combat drone over Liaoning province while Beijing’s catapult-equipped drone carrier prepares for deployment.

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China’s stealth attack drone GJ-21 has been spotted carrying out flight tests this month over Huludao in Liaoning province. Photo: Weibo

China Economy

China needs 600% child subsidy rise to prevent deeper birth crisis: scholars

China’s fertility rate could soon fall to world’s lowest unless action is taken, as current subsidies are ‘a drop in the bucket’, scholars warn.

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Children enrolled in a daycare programme learn a cheer routine at an activity centre in Zhaotong city, Yunnan province, earlier this month. Zhaotong has introduced free daycare for working parents needing workday childcare coverage. Under the plan, children are assisted with homework and participate in extracurricular activities. Photo: Xinhua
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From air conditioners to taps, Europe’s climate extremes boost China sales

Chinese makers of low-flow taps, garden gear and insulated drinkware are seeing European orders surge as heatwaves and drought reshape demand.

Europe’s heatwaves and deepening drought are reshaping daily water use – and creating demand for Chinese-made water-saving products. Photo: EPA
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