While Americans know they can’t get the welfare benefits they need, their leaders must realise their military can’t give them world domination
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Need a robo pet buddy? Feline ginseng? The Hong Kong Cat Expo has got you covered
Thousands flocked to the opening day of the annual Hong Kong Cat Expo despite Friday’s reel of rainstorm warnings, splashing out on products ranging from pet companion robots to ginseng supplements.
The three-day event, which has been held annually since 2023, is being held at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and features more than 185 exhibitors and 400 booths, helping to introduce a wave of novel pet businesses.
Among them was a smart companion robot, which uses artificial intelligence
Huanggang’s stone-like facade inspired by rock-solid Shenzhen, Hong Kong ties
Aeons before Hong Kong and Shenzhen became bustling metropolises separated by borders and checkpoints, the lands that would become these two cities were part of the same volcanic area in southeastern China.
Fast forward to today, and that shared ancient history has become the architectural inspiration for the revamped Huanggang Port.
Nestling amid towering skyscrapers, the 60-by-200-metre rounded, symmetrical checkpoint sits at the limits of Shenzhen’s Futian district and resembles a giant pale brown cornerstone.
The crossing, which utilises a new
China is making a great leap forward in food production – this time for real
In June 1958, as China’s Great Leap Forward campaign gained traction, state media began reporting astronomical agricultural yields, including claims from central Henan province of over 3,000 jin per mu – more than 22 tonnes per hectare.
That month, scientist Qian Xuesen , father of China’s rocket programme, published theoretical calculations on maximum solar energy conversion during crop photosynthesis, which political cadres cited to validate the
Residents sign directives as Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law takes effect
Hong Kong octogenarian Chan Yiu-kuen is ready to let death take its course when the time comes.
The 89-year-old said she would sign an advance medical directive to clearly indicate which life-sustaining treatments she would not want if she became terminally ill.
“It is OK to depart the world at my old age. Better not to rescue me further, as it could be hard for me,” said Chan,
China signals buildout of nuclear missile silos for ‘strategic trump cards’
China has given a rare acknowledgement that it has built more nuclear missile silos in recent years, with state television airing a documentary on the construction programme.
In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, Cui Daohu, an officer with a PLA Rocket Force engineering unit, described his contribution to building the missile positions that he called China’s “strategic trump cards”, saying the schedule was tight but had been completed on time.
“We build
Pakistan, Bangladesh face economic squeeze as US-Iran crisis widens
Pakistan and Bangladesh are entering the latest phase of the US-Iran conflict with thinner cushions than many Asian economies, raising the risk that another oil shock could quickly spill into higher food, transport and electricity costs for millions of people, analysts have said.
Both economies rely heavily on imported fuel, leaving them particularly vulnerable to any prolonged spike in oil and diesel prices.
Jamus Lim, an associate professor of economics at ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific, said both economies could face significant inflationary pressure in the near term,
UK singer Boy George pulls out of London musical after pro-Israel song backlash
British singer Boy George has pulled out of a West End production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar after facing a backlash for releasing a pro-Israel song, We Will Dance Again .
The 65-year-old musician “will no longer be appearing in Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium”, his manager Paul Kemsley said on social media.
The singer, whose real name is George Alan O’Dowd, rose to fame in the 1980s as the flamboyant singer of the pop band Culture
OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, drops pricing for some models up to 80%
Dramatic move makes GPT-5.6 Luna the ‘most attractive’ in intelligence-per-dollar rankings, above Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 and MiniMax’s M3
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In a bid to defend its market share against rapidly advancing, lower-cost Chinese rivals, US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has launched an aggressive price war, slashing prices for its latest GPT-5.6
But at what cost? The Economist draws backlash over ‘eco-authoritarian’ China label
Article dissecting China’s Yangtze River fishing ban, which saw water quality improvement and threatened species recovery, divides readers
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British publication The Economist has come under fire across social media for calling China an “eco-authoritarian” state over its Yangtze River fishing ban, with some users calling out the outlet for its use of the “but at what cost” trope.
In a piece published on July 27