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The United States may want the world to choose sides in the AI race with China, but in Africa, many businesses are pursuing a more…
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Singapore relaxes screening of dialect films after Dear You film spurs debate
Singapore will no longer restrict the number of cinema screenings for dialect films, relaxing a decades-long policy in a significant move that analysts say was…
Hong Kong may issue typhoon signal on Tuesday or Wednesday as Narra approaches
The Hong Kong Observatory may issue a typhoon signal on Tuesday or Wednesday as a tropical storm edges closer to the region.
“Tropical Cyclone Narra is…
Gaokao reforms could leave Chinese public vulnerable to pseudo-history, top academic warns
China’s secondary school students are dropping history as an exam subject, a trend that could leave the public more vulnerable to distorted narratives in the…
Quake-prone Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant plan stokes safety fears
Coal-dependent Indonesia is reviving decades-old plans to build nuclear power plants that were put on hold following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, as…
Hong Kong rules out Wang Fuk Court buy-back extension as 100 owners hesitate
About 100 homeowners, or 5 per cent, at fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong have yet to accept the government’s buy-back offer with a…