Pharma giants pay millions to Russian distributor entangled in corruption allegations to win cancer drug business 
Xi emerges powerful from Beijing meeting, but maybe not all-powerful 
Egyptian court orders closure of news site Mada Masr and fines editor Lina Attalah, sparking international outcry Trump defends Iran war, touts ‘America is back’ agenda in UN speech
US President Donald Trump addressed the global community on Tuesday morning with a speech before the UN General Assembly that sought to justify his war…
Samantha Johnson
Learning from Ukraine war, Chinese military doctors target injuries from drones
China’s military medical experts are making progress in finding cures for common injuries seen in drone warfare, drawing on lessons from the wars in Ukraine…
China names new Tibet party chief as Communist Party reshuffles regional leadership
Beijing has appointed a new party chief in Tibet as the Communist Party shuffles regional leaders ahead of its 21st national congress.
Hu Changsheng, 62, will…
Hong Kong workforce to shrink by 20,000 yearly as key sectors face shortages
Hong Kong’s workforce is forecast to shrink by around 20,000 a year until 2028 despite measures to import labour and talent, with shortages remaining most…
China’s Hygon moves beyond data centres with embedded processors for robotics, edge AI
Chinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology on Tuesday launched a suite of central processing units (CPUs) for robotics and industrial edge devices, expanding beyond cloud computing…
Committee to investigate Hong Kong district councillor’s sex crime conviction
Hong Kong authorities have appointed a five-member supervisory committee to investigate the conviction of a district councillor for having sex with a 13-year-old girl 15…