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China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint

Top research body also names quantum technology, brain-computer interfaces and controlled nuclear fusion as priorities for five-year plan.

A worker operates equipment at a semiconductor firm in China's Jiangsu province on September 16. Semiconductors have become a field of intense competition between Washington and Beijing. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Politics

Xi Jinping orders security apparatus to defuse risks ahead of party congress

President Xi Jinping has urged officials to rely more on “technological empowerment” to maintain social order and mitigate potential unrest. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong wage index rises 3.4% in June, with government expecting further gains

Wages continued to increase solidly in the second quarter, the government said. Photo: Kit Lai

Science

US police report raises questions over Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s death

Key details about semiconductor scientist’s visit from US federal agents the day before he took his own life mysteriously wiped from report.

Wang Danhao, a semiconductor researcher from China at the University of Michigan, died in March. Photo: Linda Wan

Banking & Finance

AIIB plans to double financing. Can it fill Asia’s infrastructure gap?

The multilateral lender plans to channel more investment into projects spanning climate resilience, renewable energy and connectivity.

AIIB President Zou Jiayi giving an interview to reporters in Beijing on September 21. Photo: Xinhua

Science

Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel

Feat hailed as ‘significant and valuable contribution’ to global research on magnetic confinement hydrogen-boron reactions.

ENN Group in China’s northern Hebei province announced on Monday that its EXL-50U spherical device had successfully achieved hydrogen-boron fusion reactions. Photo: Handout

Global Economy

As US weighs tighter curbs on foreign drones, could Chinese makers lose ground?

Proposed measures could affect future imports and sales as Washington pushes to build alternatives to Chinese supply chains.

Visitors are seen at the DJI stand during the Drone World Congress in China’s Shenzhen on May 21. Photo: AFP

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.

Law and Crime

Hero’s burial for late Hong Kong constable paralysed for 21 years after attack

Source says Jacky Chu, who died earlier this month, to be buried in Gallant Garden on October 23 after police service funeral.

Jacky Chu is visited by his wife, Choi Yin-ping, in hospital in 2006. Photo: Dominic Nahr

China Business

VW, Gotion deepen ties with US$3.7b commitment to EV battery production

Gotion will invest about €1.6 billion to build three manufacturing facilities in Spain, Slovakia and Morocco, with VW putting in a similar amount.

VW plans to reduce its Gotion holdings to 19 per cent by selling 96 million shares to an investment firm controlled by the Hefei government. Photo: AP

Society

At least 21 Hong Kong-Bangkok flights delayed amid flooding in Thai capital

One Hong Kong-bound service departing Bangkok faces nearly 24-hour delay.

Luggage pile up at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Photo: AP

Society

Hong Kong checkpoints to handle 7.44 million passenger trips for National Day break

Immigration Department says figure includes inbound and outbound trips by Hongkongers and visitors using sea, land and air control points.

Revellers enjoy last year’s National Day fireworks display in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong Economy

Strong AI demand prompts Hong Kong trade body to raise export growth forecast

Trade Development Council expects Hong Kong’s merchandise exports to grow by as much as 47 per cent.

Broad-based demand from Hong Kong’s key export markets is also likely to continue, according to research. Photo: Nora Tam

Economy

US firms in China return focus to local rivals as bilateral ties mend

As relationship stabilises, bilateral ties drop to second place among concerns of US companies, according to business chambers.

Flags of China and the US adorn a car in the motorcade of US President Donald Trump as he visits the National Archives Museum with Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 25, 2026, in Washington. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Tech Trends

Betting on light: why China’s CanSemi is drawing record demand ahead of debut

Momentum builds for CanSemi’s Shenzhen debut as investors back its silicon photonics push and role in domestic AI infrastructure.

A chip produced by CanSemi Technology. Photo: Getty Images

China Economy

US, China slash tariffs on basic goods – but leave rare earths off the record

Tariffs waived on lengthy US$30 billion list of items including linen, fireworks and crockery will not ‘dramatically reshape’ trade: analyst.

US President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Business

Hong Kong office expansion lags hiring as tenants optimise space: Colliers

Among industries, 31 per cent of respondents in the professional and business services sector are most likely to expand with new office space.

Pedestrians and traffic seen in the Central business district of Hong Kong on September 10, 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Big Tech

ByteDance occupies one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity: SemiAnalysis

SemiAnalysis estimates that China has more than 24GW of delivered data centre capacity, with another 20GW in the pipeline.

This arranged photograph shows a smartphone screen displaying the logo of Seedance 2.0, the video generation model from ByteDance. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS

Americas

Hurricane Polo may bring life-threatening floods to Mexico

‘Our people are concerned about this event. We haven’t faced such a worrying situation in many years’.

A drone view shows vehicles moving along the road as Hurricane Polo approaches Baja California Sur in Mexico on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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China deploys advanced WZ-7 drone for first time near Scarborough Shoal

The high-altitude reconnaissance platform took part in exercises around the disputed South China Sea flashpoint.

A report from state broadcaster CCTV marked the first official confirmation of the deployment of the WZ-7 in a real-time operation. Photo: CCTV
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