Pentagon chief visits Ukraine in show of support ahead of US election
Austin’s trip, his fourth and likely final visit as Biden’s Pentagon chief, included announcing US$400 million in new arms for Ukraine.
Former Hong Kong police chief Andy Tsang’s home burgled
Police vehicles spotted at Hong Lok Yuen, a residential estate in Tai Po where Tsang is believed to live.
Storm east of Philippines set to intensify, could skirt Hong Kong by weekend
Tropical depression was about 980km east of Manila and moving westward at about 18km/h.
Hong Kong airport to boost gold vault capacity to 1,000 tonnes amid Singaporean competition
Airport Authority says it is finalising expansion plan for precious metals depository, as site is ‘reaching full capacity’ due to growing demand.
Britain seeking new ‘starting point’ in relationship with China after Lammy visit
The two countries have pledged to cooperate in a number of areas, but lingering tensions remain.
Tech war: Chinese official praises Xiaomi’s chip design as smartphone giant keeps mum
A Beijing municipal official heaps praise on Xiaomi’s design for a 3-nanometre processor, but the smartphone maker has yet to comment.
US’ Antony Blinken returns to Middle East in another push to defuse conflicts
The US is trying to defuse conflicts after Israel raised the stakes by assassinating the leaders of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.
Hong Kong trade show organiser urges government to focus funding on international events
Duncan Cheung, director of a major trade exhibition firm, says such events can attract business travellers and bolster the tourism sector.
Apple’s iPhone 16 sees price cuts on Chinese online platforms for Singles’ Day promotions
Alibaba’s Tmall, JD.com and Pinduoduo introduced further iPhone 16 discounts as part of their respective Singles’ Day campaigns.
Beijing AI academy launches new multimodal model in ‘largest tech contribution’
The state-backed Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence released a new model that it says can outperform Stable Diffusion XL on some tasks.