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Young men play online games and surf the internet at a cyber cafe in Jakarta last month. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Jakarta vs the internet: Indonesia’s gamble with digital freedom

As the government demands global tech firms like Cloudflare bend to its will, critics say it’s ‘burning the rice barn to kill the rats’.

Blockchain

Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing’s crackdown

Australia

TikTok will block under-16s in Australia to comply with ‘upsetting’ new law

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India

India scraps mandatory cybersecurity app on new phones after backlash

The Indian government confidentially ordered companies like Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi to install the Sanchar Saathi app on their new phones.

The Sanchar Saathi app logo is seen on a phone. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Fight’s over: YouTube becomes last major platform to accept Australia’s age rule

Despite agreeing to comply, YouTube maintains that it is still ‘fundamentally different’ from other social media services.

China's economic recovery

Beijing aims to harness state, private sectors to build ‘world-class firms’

Private firms need a stable, level playing field, with state-owned enterprises acting as anchors for strategic industries, state-asset watchdog says.

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IPO

Hong Kong crypto exchange HashKey wins listing nod in test of investor appetite

HashKey could raise around US$300 million this month amid Hong Kong’s push to develop its digital asset sector.

HashKey is one of 11 licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Jobs

Letters | To prevent an AI job apocalypse, take a leaf from immigration policy

Readers discuss managing AI like foreign hires, rewilding open spaces in Hong Kong, and economic rebalancing.

Technology

Opinion | How AI, quantum and space technologies will define the Asian century

Together, they form an engine that will determine which nations shape the century ahead and which struggle to keep pace.

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Australia

Snapchat makes Australian teens verify age as social media ban looms

From December 10, social media platforms in Australia must remove users aged below 16 or face fines, in one of the strictest bans globally.

Bianca Navarro, 10, looks at a screenshot of herself using a Snapchat filter at her home in Sydney on October 30. Photo: AFP
European Union

Opinion | Why Asia can’t wait for Europe to lead on deforestation-free timber

Asia’s dependence on regulatory developments in Brussels risks importing the same contradictions that hinder decisive action by the EU.

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An aerial view of a cleared forest area under development for palm oil plantations in Kapuas Hulu district of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Opinion | As Japan takes aim at crypto, first mover Hong Kong must look out

The Takaichi government’s pro-digital assets policies place Tokyo as a direct and serious competitor to Hong Kong.

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Law

Legal Tales | How Hong Kong’s law protects those drawn to crypto and virtual asset investments

City has introduced groundbreaking, tailor-made laws designed to protect the public when investing in new class of financial products.

Semiconductors

Nexperia China slams chipmaker’s head office as Sino-Dutch envoys set for talks

In a letter, Nexperia China accuses the Dutch head office of ‘malicious sabotage’ and ‘shirking responsibilities’.

Chipmaker Nexperia’s headquarters rises above the urban landscape of Nijmegen, the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

Hong Kong’s securities watchdog eyes IPO reform to woo tech firms

Market regulator reviews rules to potentially allow smaller but high-potential tech companies to list in Hong Kong, SFC chair Kelvin Wong says.

SFC chairman Kelvin Wong says there is no timeline for when the review will be finished. Photo: Sun Yeung
Malaysia

Meta disagrees with Malaysia’s social media licensing framework, proposes talks

Malaysia says its licensing rules are aimed at curbing scams, online gambling and child pornography.

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China’s fourth plenum

China unveils 5-year plan’s support for private sector, financial strength

Revelations had not been mentioned in the communique issued last week following the fourth plenum.

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Semiconductors

Sino-Dutch dispute over chipmaker Nexperia puts car sector supply chain at risk

All eyes are on Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao’s meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels to defuse the row over Nexperia.

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Nexperia supplies essential semiconductors used in automotive, industrial, mobile and consumer applications. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

Hong Kong dollar peg here to stay despite global shifts: currency architect

The US dollar will still be the dominant currency for several more decades, economist behind Hong Kong’s currency board system says.

Asean

Asian Angle | Safer than cash? The real risks cryptocurrency poses to Southeast Asia

Crypto’s champions argue the technology offers unmatched transparency and security. But a closer look at the numbers tells a different story.

Hong Kong economy

Taxi industry shifts focus to fair play after Hong Kong passes ride-hailing bill

Industry leaders demand meeting with transport officials, warn that government’s franchised fleet initiative may be undermined.

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Industry leaders have warned that the government’s franchised fleet initiative may be undermined. Photo: Sam Tsang
Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Cook acknowledges the support of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the iPhone Air launches next week.

Apple CEO Tim Cook visits the Shanghai set of Chinese singer-actress Wang Feifei’s new music video, which was recorded on an iPhone 17 Pro. Photo: Handout
Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

According to Apple, iPhone Air pre-orders on the mainland start at 9am on Friday, while shipments begin next Wednesday.

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhone Air to release in China next week

China Unicom receives government approval to start commercial trials for the eSIM function on smartphones, such as the iPhone Air.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Gaping holes in Hong Kong government oversight need to be plugged

While resources are provided for worker safety and respite care, the hard part is ensuring the intended recipients actually benefit.

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An elderly person walks through Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin on October 10. Social welfare authorities have pledged to improve their services for carers by removing unnecessary checks on their background and medical history, adding that any care homes failing to do it would receive a warning. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Private clinics, beauty parlours start securing licences under new Hong Kong rules

Dr Darwin Mak says licensing regime is introduced in response to a change in the way clinics operate and mainly targets those running as chains.

Beauty parlours providing injections to customers will also need to get a licence. Photo: Getty Images
Indonesia

TikTok’s brief suspension in Indonesia fuels fears of self-censorship

Analysts question ‘problematic’ laws that grant sweeping powers to oversight agencies without adequate checks.

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China’s private sector

China’s private firms face a difficult landscape. Can the 5-year plan help?

Entrepreneurs in traditional sectors hope China’s next plan will help relieve pressures from low demand, price wars and regulatory scrutiny.

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