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The health minister says full fee waivers have risen 20-fold, from 14,000 to 280,000, since Hong Kong’s public healthcare fee reform began. Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Full fee waivers rise 20-fold to 280,000 after healthcare reform, minister says

Health chief defends higher charges for less urgent services in Hong Kong as full fee waivers increase from 14,000 since new regime began on January 1.

US-China tech war

As talent tug of war rages, who are China’s most generous tech employers?

Hong Kong economy

Beyblade battles drive up sales at Hong Kong malls, but will the trend last?

South Korea

Why South Korea wants to rebuild a DMZ railway despite Kim’s cold shoulder

With Washington and Pyongyang talking over its head, Seoul is rebooting a border railway to keep its lonely diplomacy on track.

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Train tracks are seen at the Baengmagoji Station in South Korea’s Gangwon province, near the demilitarized zone separating it from the North. Photo: AFP
India

India joins China and South Korea in push for Arctic shipping routes

With Middle East sea lanes choked by conflict, melting polar ice offers Asia a seasonal two-week short cut to European ports.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Parts shortage piles pressure on Chinese carmakers racing to boost intelligence

Smart vehicle makers scramble for key parts PCBs and MLCCs as AI demand soaks up supply, leaving margins under siege.

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Science

Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab

Liu says Singapore and Hong Kong share a high-standard research setting defined by diversity and connectivity to the West and mainland China.

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Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong to assess typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

Tropical Storm Narra expected to strengthen before moving towards western Guangdong, bringing windier weather and heavy showers to Hong Kong.

Deng Xiaoping

Letters | Deng Xiaoping’s philosophy worth recalling in a global economy in transition

Readers remember the late Chinese leader’s contributions on his birth anniversary, and reflect on recent dog-related incidents.

Vietnam

Wax-sealed secrets: Vietnamese gangs keep ivory trade alive after China’s ban

A 1.2-tonne seizure reveals how transnational syndicates bypass bans to move poached tusks from Africa to Asia.

Policemen inspect a log that was used to conceal 1.2 tonnes of trafficked ivory at Quy Nhon port in Vietnam on August 12. Photo: VNA via AP
China consumption

Chinese durian lovers rejoice as better logistics send prices lower

Improved cold-chain transport links are making durians cheaper in the world’s biggest market for the pungent tropical fruit.

Expanding supply and faster cross-border cold-chain links are driving down durian prices for Chinese consumers. Photo: AP
China’s private sector

Oxford blues: Chinese executives log complaints over training programmes

Participants say they spent a lot of time queuing for library cards, and a visit to Germany turned into a bus tour circling factory grounds.

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China-South Korea relations

Why Chinese foreign minister’s trip to South Korea ‘dealt a low blow’ to Seoul

Despite both sides claiming relations had ‘fully recovered’, Seoul did not win Beijing’s support for its latest peace initiative.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong physiotherapists face job crunch amid oversupply and budget cuts

Professional group expects glut as growing number of local undergraduates and practitioners returning from overseas enter stagnant job market.

An elderly resident undergoes physiotherapy at Pine Care Jade Maison, a care facility in Sheung Shui. Photo: Sun Yeung
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | Like Trump, China’s first emperor survived various assassination attempts

Would-be assassins came close to ending Ying Zheng’s life on at least four occasions, including one whose weapon was a musical instrument.

Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in the US state of Maryland on August 11, 2026, about his recent decoy flight from Turkey to the UK after intelligence uncovered a credible Iranian threat to assassinate him. Photo: TNS
My Life

From Perth to the Pyramids, St Helena to Cheung Chau – 50 years of extraordinary travel

The Cheung Chau resident of 50 years talks about getting itchy feet at an early age, falling in love with Hong Kong at first sight, jumping into piranha-infested waters in Brazil and spreading the travel bug.

China energy security

In Focus | China, the US and EU are taking separate climate paths – but are any dead ends?

As Beijing enacts a state-led approach to climate adaptation, Washington leans on the private sector and Brussels tries to chart a middle way.

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US-China relations

TikTok, ByteDance agree to US$400 million settlement with US government

TikTok will pay US$300 million immediately and an additional US$100 million after entering an order vacating a prior consent decree.

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The US Justice Department and TikTok reached a US$400 million settlement to resolve allegations that the social-media company violated laws meant to protect children’s online privacy rights. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
United States

As I see it | The US is telling its trading partners – do as I say, not as I do

While Washington says it is monitoring certain countries, including Japan, for foreign exchange interventions, it also coordinated with Tokyo to prop up the yen.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran president says time to end war while Tehran is in position of strength

The comments come after US Treasury chief Bessent vowed Washington would ‘collapse’ the Iranian regime with sanctions.

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US-China relations

Exclusive | Waico vs Pax Silica: Southeast Asia caught between China and US in AI race

Beijing reportedly offers exclusive perks to attract Global South partners while describing the American-led body as exclusionary.

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Protesters march in Manila on August 13 against Pax Silica, a US-led initiative established in December with the aim of reducing “coercive dependencies”. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong courts

Ex-care home worker accused of raping intellectually disabled woman 5 times

Chung Pui-kei alleged to have raped woman with intellectual ability of a child while working at care home linked to NGO Hong Chi Association.

The woman was allegedly raped five times at a residential home in Tai Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue

Xiaomi, a domestic rival to Tesla, is also recalling 400,000 vehicles, as China moves to ban retractable door handles over safety concerns.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI-backed legal tech firm pivots to Chinese Kimi K3 open-weight model

San Francisco-based Harvey says its new model, Harvey Tenet, was post-trained on top of the open-weight Kimi K3 base.

China-EU relations

China’s trade grip tightens in Europe as clock ticks towards October deadline

As Brussels continues its push to rebalance ties, the latest data show China’s trade surplus expanded over all but three EU members in July.

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Shipping containers at a port in Nanjing, eastern China. Brussels has set a three-month deadline for a rebalancing of trade ties. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

China’s telecoms giants bet on ‘token factories’ as AI drives revenue growth

The country’s ‘big three’ telecoms operators are investing heavily in AI computing capacity, as they cash in on a surge in token usage.

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China Telecom and other Chinese carriers have made AI tokens a key part of their growth strategies. Photo: Shutterstock
China food security

China enlists AI in soybean hunt, but self-sufficiency unlikely any time soon

New platform is China’s latest effort to improve home-grown soybean varieties and reduce reliance on imports.

China's military weapons

Why China’s reusable rocket breakthrough matters for the PLA’s ‘kill chain’

Defence experts say breaking reusability bottleneck could give Chinese military a combat edge through rapid satellite deployment.

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