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A video posted by CCTV on Thursday shows a weapon ejecting cylinder-shaped submunitions. Photo: Handout

Video teases new Chinese blackout bomb that can knock out enemy power stations

Animation shared by state broadcaster shows what appears to be graphite bomb designed to disrupt command and control systems.

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Explainer | Experts in China assess combat debut of US bunker-busting GBU-57 in Iran

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China Economy

The ‘family warehouses’ powering Shein and Temu’s rapid UK expansion

Chinese immigrants in Britain are converting their homes into makeshift warehouses for goods ordered via China’s booming shopping apps.

Politics

How Taipei-controlled island close to mainland coast shows limits of both sides

Quemoy is administered by Taipei but has a front-row seat to Beijing’s cross-strait integration charm offensives.

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Society

Ronnie O’Sullivan ‘hasn’t given up on Hong Kong’, immigration chief says

Newlywed seven-time world snooker champion has revealed that he plans to move to the Middle East and has reportedly sold his UK home.

Diplomacy
A series of summits has thrust Europe’s weakness on global affairs into the spotlight ahead of a bout of engagement with China. Photo: Shutterstock

After Nato chaos, ‘irrelevant’ Europe shambles towards China summit

China Economy

China’s state media guns target cutthroat industrial price wars

People’s Daily again rails against the scourge of neijuan plaguing sectors from EVs to batteries.

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Prices have been slashed on over a hundred electric vehicle models, according to People’s Daily. Photo: Reuters
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United States & Canada

Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy’ people to buy TikTok

US president said deal would probably need China’s approval to move forward and that President Xi Jinping would be likely to approve it.

China Economy

China warns countries not to sign US trade deals at its expense

Beijing says its interests must not be used as bargaining chips as nations scramble to reach tariff agreements ahead of July deadline.

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Travel & Leisure

If Hong Kong was a dish, what would it be? Top chefs plate up their answers

Luke Armstrong of L’Envol at The St Regis Hong Kong and Alicia Castillo of The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, share how the city inspires them.

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Chefs Luke Armstrong of L’Envol at The St Regis Hong Kong and Alicia Castillo of The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, draw inspiration from the city to create new dishes.

Russia & Central Asia

Russia launches biggest aerial attack since start of the war, Ukraine says

3 people were killed in each of the drone strikes in the Kherson, Kharkiv and the Dnipropetrovsk regions, authorities said.

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Firefighters extinguishing a fire in a residential building after a Russian attack in the city of Smila, Cherkasy region, Ukraine. Photo: Handout / Ukrainian State Emergency Service / AFP

Middle East

Trump calls for a ceasefire deal on war in Gaza as signs of progress emerge

Netanyahu adviser will travel to US this week for truce talks, an Israeli official said, as Israel and Hamas appear closer to an agreement.

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Big Tech

Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao share photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia.

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Diplomacy

Why China may be keeping a close eye as Trump gets drawn into the Middle East

China may gain in long term as Iran strikes reveal US retreat from stable leadership, but ‘sudden’ move from Beijing unlikely, analyst says.

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A woman walks past a damaged building in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday following Israeli strikes on the city. Photo: AFP

Lifestyle & Culture

Arranged to kill? Newlywed wives accused of murdering husbands stun India

From honeymoons to hired assassins, these shocking cases reveal a chilling new pattern disrupting traditional victim narratives.

An Indian woman who was married as a child bride holds her husband’s hands at their home in Maharashtra state. Photo: AFP

China Economy

‘Not cool’: why China is falling out of love with foreign ice cream

As in many other areas, young Chinese are turning away from global brands like Häagen-Dazs in favour of cheaper, nimbler local rivals.

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Economics

After the crash, can Air India’s leadership shake-up rebuild trust?

Tata Group’s Natarajan Chandrasekaran has personally assumed command of Air India, leading a Herculean effort to restore passenger confidence.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong woman arrested over 31kg narcotics bust worth HK$12 million

Resident, 28, intercepted at airport with suspected methamphetamine and cannabis buds in luggage.

A 28-year-old Hong Kong woman was arrested at the airport with narcotics in her luggage worth an estimated HK$12 million. Photo: Handout

Politics

Hong Kong opposition party folds over ‘political pressure’ and ‘safety fears’

League of Social Democrats says it experienced a ‘crisis where almost all of its leadership faced imprisonment due to civil disobedience’.

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League of Social Democrats leader Chan Po-ying (front row, third from right) and other committee members announce the party’s disbandment on Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee

Middle East

Iran could enrich uranium again ‘in matter of months’: UN nuclear watchdog

Another key question is whether Iran was able to relocate its stockpile of highly enriched uranium before Israeli and US attacks.

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Russia & Central Asia

Taliban, Afghanistan welcome tourism despite restrictions on women

Nearly 9,000 foreign tourists visited Afghanistan last year, while nearly 3,000 people visited in the first three months of this year.

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US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday discussing a timetable for tariffs. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Trump: US to tell countries ‘what they have to pay’; China, India deals coming

US president also announces halt to talks with Canada, calling it a ‘very difficult country to trade with’.

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China, US reach agreement on export controls as trade talks bear fruit

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White House says US reaches ‘understanding’ with China on rare earth shipments

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Open Questions | Veteran banker Jin Liqun on leading AIIB during its formative first 10 years

With his tenure as Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president drawing to a close, the financier surveys the landscape for multilateral development.

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Open Questions | Trump and Xi to act tough but won’t allow free fall in US-China ties: Ryan Hass

Think tank expert and former diplomat discusses Donald Trump’s approach to China and why his ‘bromance’ with Xi Jinping might be one-sided.

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Global Economy

Open Dialogue | Is the US dollar’s decline inevitable? Kenneth Rogoff and Yu Yongding weigh in

The two economists reflect on how the Trump administration’s recent actions have harmed the US dollar – and handed China a golden opportunity.

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Politics

Open Questions | How US tech curbs pushed China to innovate, and where a ‘super AI’ could emerge

Law professor says regulating AI is ‘like buying insurance’ and precautions must be taken, especially by pioneers in the field.

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OpenAI: Zhipu AI is fuelling China’s global push for US tech alternatives

The Beijing-based start-up is racing to secure clients in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, the ChatGPT maker says.

A Zhipu AI booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Handout

Big Tech

Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao share photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia.

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Tech War

China catching up fast with US in algorithms: ex-Microsoft AI head

While the US is still far ahead in AI chip technology, China is following very closely in algorithms, says computer scientist Harry Shum.

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Big Tech

Alibaba unveils new AI model for more precise image creation

Qwen VLo adds to the intense competition in China’s AI landscape, where Alibaba has pursued an open-source approach to gain users.

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Alibaba’s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in eastern China. Photo: Reuters

China Business

Cloudy with a chance of bankruptcy: US tariffs hurt China’s solar firms

One-third of China’s 121 listed solar producers are in the red; more than 50 along the supply chain have filed for bankruptcy this year.

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Global Economy

Boom goes the deal? China’s Iran investments under fire, but Middle East beckons

Mideast is crucial to China’s belt and road plan, but amid the Iran-Israel war, a question resurfaces: how safe are Chinese assets there?

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Politics

Hong Kong’s new bounce, 5 years post-national security law

There are signs that the city has bounced back, but worsening US-China tensions keep storm clouds lingering.

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Science

Exclusive | China has begun issuing rare earth export licences to European firms: EU sources

Development comes as bloc continues push for structural solution to tense issue that has leapt atop bilateral agenda.

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Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. Photo: Reuters
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