Greenfield Book Store was one of two shops raided earlier this month over staff allegedly performing acts with seditious intent
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US Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s new spy chief
The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Donald Trump’s top intelligence official Tuesday, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country’s spy agencies as the president revives unsupported election fraud claims ahead of the midterms.
Senators voted 51-47 to confirm Clayton’s appointment, with all Democrats in the upper chamber voting against it.
“Jay is outstanding in every way, and will do a spectacular job as Director!
China has 6 of world’s 10 most innovative humanoid robot start-ups: report
China is widening its lead over the United States in the race to develop humanoid robots, with Chinese firms accounting for six of the world’s 10 most innovative start-ups in the sector, according to a new report tracking global patent data, as Washington moves to restrict imports of robots, including those made in China .
Firms from China dominated the ranking released by legal research platform LexisNexis on Tuesday, claiming a clean sweep of the top five.
The top five places went to Shanghai-based Fourier and AgiBot
HSBC to relocate senior executive to Hong Kong amid pivot to Asia: sources
HSBC Holdings will relocate its group chief people and governance officer, Aileen Taylor, from London to Hong Kong later this year, as the lender doubles down on expanding its Hong Kong and Asia operations, according to sources at the bank.
A source told the South China Morning Post that an internal decision to relocate Taylor to Hong Kong had already been made, as part of a push to strengthen the presence of senior executives in Hong Kong – HSBC’s biggest market and its focus of investment .
After Taylor moves to Hong
US posts photo of coastguard working with Taiwan after Beijing starts patrols
De facto American embassy says the two sides are coordinating on search, rescue, disaster relief and maritime law enforcement
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The United States has released a rare photo of the American and Taiwanese coastguards operating together at sea, as Beijing expands maritime law enforcement in waters east of the island .
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) – the de facto US embassy in Taipei – posted the undated image on social media on
AI competition heats up as US targets Southeast Asia’s public sector
Washington’s new AI Spark initiative to promote American artificial intelligence systems in Southeast Asia’s public services and digital infrastructure is seen as a move to counter the region’s deepening partnerships with Chinese firms in the deployment of the technology.
However, the initiative is unlikely to force Southeast Asia to choose between AI Spark and the Chinese model, as the region is expected to integrate US know-how with Chinese and local systems to avoid dependence on any single provider, according to analysts.
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How Hong Kong can chart a cycle-friendly course
Dennis Lee is a Hong Kong-born, America-licensed architect with years of design experience in the US and China.
During the opening ceremony of Ride to Shine Hong Kong this month, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui challenged Hongkongers to cycle more than 1.2 million km – a distance equivalent to circling the Earth 30 times – to commemorate Hong Kong’s 30th anniversary of returning to
Chinese gaokao student’s inspiring story captivates nation after losing last relative
An 18-year-old Chinese girl recently lost her last living relative as she embarks on her university journey, yet she has declined donations, asking that they be given to others in need.
Zeng Zixuan scored 564 out of 750 on this year’s gaokao , the national higher education entrance exam, and has been admitted to the petroleum engineering programme at Yangtze University.
She chose this university because it is close