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China urges US to drop sweeping drone tariffs, warns of supply chain fallout

Beijing also hit back at US allegations that Chinese exporters are evading duties, while drone shipments are already under serious pressure.

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Chinese companies control an estimated 80 to 90 per cent of the global drone market and dominate the supply of critical components, according to the Washington-based Centre for European Policy Analysis. Photo: Getty Images

Military

Taiwan proposes record US$35b defence budget for 2027 as PLA’s pressure grows

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Malaysia’s Anwar to visit China next month with an eye on building trade ties

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Law and Crime

Developing | Woman found dead in Hong Kong after suspected dog mauling

Incident comes amid citywide concern over management of large dogs after an unleashed 60kg canine fatally attacked two smaller pets this week.

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Police are investigating the incident in northern Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So

A woman had been found collapsed outside Ping Yeung San Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling. She was certified dead at the scene. Photo: Google Maps

Science

Chinese stem cell therapy restores heart function in 90% of trial patients

Study finds patients injected with iPSC-derived heart muscle cells outperform control group on cardiac function tests after bypass surgery.

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Patients with severe heart failure may experience shortness of breath after walking just a few steps, the inability to lie flat and sleep at night, and frequent hospital visits. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

In Seoul, Wang Yi urges South Korea to chart a neutral path between China and US

Beijing presses Lee Jae Myung’s administration to reject power blocs while Trump’s foreign policy unsettles alliance.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Photo: Yonhap/Reuters

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun holds talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi in Seoul on Wednesday, August 19. Photo: EPA/Yonhap

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison seeks HK$11.7b from Panama over takeover of canal ports

Latest claim by Li Ka-shing family-backed conglomerate and separate subsidiary action bring total demands over the takeover to more than HK$27.3 billion.

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CK Hutchison has launched arbitration against Panama, seeking more than HK$11.7 billion over the country’s takeover of the Balboa and Cristobal terminals. Photo: AP

The Hong Kong conglomerate says Panama’s takeover of the Balboa and Cristobal terminals breached an investment-protection treaty. Photo: Elson Li

Lifestyle

What drives 4 Shaw Prize laureates in pursuit of scientific discovery

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Four of this year’s Shaw Prize laureates: (from left) Ken’ichi Nomoto, Stanford Woosley, Camillo De Lellis and Emmanuel Candes.

Politics

Why North Korea is ‘keeping the door open for dialogue’ with Trump

Analysts say Kim Yo-jong’s statement reflects North Korea’s emphasis on setting the preconditions for resuming dialogue.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump inside the demilitarised zone separating South and North Korea on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, South Korea. Photo: TNS

Tech Trends

Chinese AI firms forced to optimise software as local chips trail Nvidia’s

Surging token usage as artificial intelligence moves into large-scale deployment spurs search for new approaches.

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Chinese AI companies are optimising software to cope with surging workloads. Photo: Shutterstock Images

China Economy

Iran truce drives spike in China’s oil imports, but soaring Brent clouds demand

Purchases from the Gulf accounted for 27.6 per cent of China’s total crude imports in July, up over 10 percentage points from the month before.

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Oil tanks are seen at a Sinopec oil and LNG storage base in Longkou, in eastern China's Shandong province, on August 2, 2026. Photo: CN-STR/AFP

China Business

China’s Pop Mart announces share buy-back worth up to US$740m

Decline in firm’s sales growth will be ‘difficult to reverse’ without a new product format or powerful celebrity endorsement, analyst says.

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People pass by a giant figure of the Pop Mart character Space Molly in Beijing’s Shougang Park on August 7. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Anwar’s Taiwan remarks put Malaysia’s Beijing calculus in focus

Analysts say the comments did not change Malaysia’s one-China policy, but could reinforce perceptions of closer alignment with Beijing.

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Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during an event in December 2025. Photo: EPA

Global Economy

US Treasury Department steps in amid bond rout: will it work?

Analysts said the impact on global asset allocations would depend on whether the move could bring long-end Treasury yields sustainably lower.

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A statue of Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the Treasury Department building in Washington. Photo: TNS

United States & Canada

Plane pilot killed in US collision with police helicopter

The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter, on which two state troopers were on board.

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Authorities investigate a crash between a state police helicopter and a small plane at the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania, the US on Wednesday. Photo: via AP

Military

USS Nimitz soldiers on but ‘glory days are over’: CCTV report

The extended service of the world’s longest-serving carrier points to flaws in the US shipbuilding industry, observers say.

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The USS Nimitz was commissioned in 1975 and has been in service since then. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Big Tech

Alibaba’s AI cloud growth surge drives earnings despite soaring tech spending

Tech giant posts fastest growth in cloud and AI revenue in 22 quarters, says huge AI computing investments will pay off within three years.

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The Alibaba booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Society

Hong Kong’s rare plot incentive will help resurrect decaying districts: analysts

Bonus plot ratio pilot scheme, which is intended to expedite private redevelopment in seven old districts, to be launched next month.

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Sham Shui Po (above), which has more borderline-case old buildings, could see faster redevelopment under the scheme than areas such as Wan Chai, according to lawmaker Augustine Wong. Photo: Roy Issa

Business

Henderson Land posts 66% profit surge after run of strong sales

The Hong Kong developer plans to launch eight new residential projects in the second half of the year.

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A view of Henderson Land’s The Henley project. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Saga of China Evergrande founder Hui Ka-yan ends with life sentence

Sentence for ‘multiple combined crimes’ in Shenzhen court signals end of property sector’s ‘old‑era growth model’, analyst says.

A court in Shenzhen has sentenced China Evergrande Group founder Hui Ka-yan to life imprisonment for “multiple combined crimes”, confiscating all Hui’s personal property. Photo: CCTV

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Science

Chinese stem cell therapy restores heart function in 90% of trial patients

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Global Economy

China urges US to drop sweeping drone tariffs, warns of supply chain fallout

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Other Sport

‘Motherly coaching’ key to US badminton teen’s shock world championships run

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United States & Canada

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China’s YMTC breaks into top 3 flash-memory suppliers with 14% market share

The chipmaker captured a larger proportion of bit shipments, but still ranks fifth by revenue due to heavier exposure to lower-value products.

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The Wuhan-based chipmaker captured 14 per cent of global NAND bit shipments in the second quarter. Photo: Shutterstock

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