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MILITARYSep 22North Korea Tests New Hwasong-11Ma Hypersonic MissileThe new missile and launcher was shown in action, but just how close it is to being anywhere near a usable weapon is highly questionable. The post North Korea Tests New Hwasong-11Ma Hypersonic Missile appeared first on TWZ.The War Zone
BUSINESSSep 22Gold Slips to Test $4300 as China Imports Hit Headlines , Oil Prices DropGold prices have declined, nearing the $4300 mark, coinciding with prominent news about China's imports and a drop in oil prices. This indicates notable shifts in global commodity markets.bullionvault.com · United Kingdom
POLITICSSep 22OpenAI’s leaders among the few who got an invite to Trump-China state dinner: reportNvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are also expected to attendThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 22Brazil’s Lula backs China peace push at UN, tells US his nation is ‘no one’s backyard’Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva renewed his backing on Tuesday for a peace initiative he launched with China to end the war in Ukraine, using his opening speech at the UN General Assembly to take thinly veiled aim at the United States over tariffs, military pressure and access to critical minerals. Speaking in New York just days before Brazilians vote in a tight presidential race, Lula described the war between Russia and Ukraine as a five-year humanitarian drama that “continues to...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 22India begins anti-dumping probes against imports of Glycine chemical from ChinaIf it is established that the dumping has caused material injury to domestic players, the DGTR would recommend the imposition of duties on the imports. The Finance Ministry takes the final decision to impose these dutiesThe Hindu
BUSINESSSep 22Philippines , EU eye FTA signing in 2027 - BusinessWorld OnlineThe Philippines and the European Union are aiming to finalize a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by 2027. This potential agreement signifies growing economic ties and trade liberalization between the regions.bworldonline.com · Philippines
WORLDSep 22CUHK economist apologises over talk that examined women ‘marrying for money’A prominent economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has apologised after he analysed women “marrying for money” in a talk on campus that led students to accuse him of making gender-biased remarks. The backlash erupted shortly after Terence Chong Tai-leung, an associate professor of economics, delivered his talk about how to invest in one’s life at the university’s bi-weekly assembly on Tuesday. According to posts on social media platform Threads, slides presented by Chong included one...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 22Trump promised to free Jimmy Lai. Xi’s visit is the time to do it.I’ve spent many hours over the last few years thinking about a man I’ve never met, Jimmy Lai. A newspaperman, media mogul and democracy advocate, Lai, 78, has been languishing in a Hong Kong prison since 2020. As the chief executive of Index on Censorship, I have spent my working life documenting how authoritarian regimes silence…The Hill
MILITARYSep 22South Korea faces no good choices in sending forces for Trump’s unpopular Iran missionExperts worry that U.S. requests for troop contributions to America's faraway campaigns could leave South Korea exposed when it matters most.Defense News
CYBERSep 22Re-arrested on suspicion of romance fraud; targeting 'matching app' users, IDs may have been resoldAsahi Shimbun
MILITARYSep 22Learning from Ukraine war, Chinese military doctors target injuries from dronesChina’s military medical experts are making progress in finding cures for common injuries seen in drone warfare, drawing on lessons from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Chen Juxiang, a senior Chinese military doctor, told CCTV on Monday that cranio-maxillofacial injuries – damage to the hard and soft tissues of the head – had become a particularly big problem in conflicts dominated by drones. Chen, director of neurosurgery at the First Affiliated...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 22Flooded streets and rescues as Typhoon Dujuan hits JapanEuroNews [en]
BUSINESSSep 22Hong Kong workforce to shrink by 20,000 yearly as key sectors face shortagesHong Kong’s workforce is forecast to shrink by around 20,000 a year until 2028 despite measures to import labour and talent, with shortages remaining most acute among skilled technical workers. A government report on manpower projections on Tuesday found that although the labour shortfall would narrow to 130,000 by 2028, down by nearly a third from the original estimate of 180,000, the city would continue to face critical manpower challenges across key sectors. “Due to economic transformation,...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 22China’s Hygon moves beyond data centres with embedded processors for robotics, edge AIChinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology on Tuesday launched a suite of central processing units (CPUs) for robotics and industrial edge devices, expanding beyond cloud computing and into the fast-growing market for physical artificial intelligence. The firm unveiled its Hygon 1000 series processors, designed to be embedded into physical devices in industrial automation systems such as robotics and factory controllers, enabling computing and graphics processing to be handled locally. Built...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 22US-China AI race: Does Trump want to regulate AI by forming a new task force and a special envoy for artificial intelligence in the US?Do Trump's task force and a special envoy for artificial intelligence in the US indicate a move toward regulating this disputed technology, particularly vis-a-vis China?DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 22Hong Kong appoints committee to investigate councillor’s sex crime convictionHong Kong authorities have appointed a five-member supervisory committee to investigate the conviction of a district councillor for having sex with a 13-year-old girl 15 years ago. Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 39, is the first elected officeholder to face possible imprisonment for a criminal offence since Beijing’s 2021 electoral overhaul, which restricted candidates to those vetted as “patriots”. The offence is punishable by up to five years in jail.. Secretary for Home and...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 22Zelensky to meet Trump and leaders of Denmark, Britain and Japan on TuesdayOn Tuesday morning, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York and paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks in the U.S. 25 years ago. Throughout the day, he will hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 22Why China’s frontier AI pioneers are expected to miss this week’s Xi-Trump summitAs President Xi Jinping prepares to travel to the United States to meet his American counterpart Donald Trump, attention is turning to the group of business leaders who could join him. The South China Morning Post previously reported that executives from electric vehicle maker BYD, smart manufacturing giant Xiaomi and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited were likely to accompany Xi on the trip – though Beijing has yet to officially confirm the delegation. What has raised...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 22Trump needs to be bold, direct with Xi over Taiwan disputeAs Trump’s prospects for electoral redemption seemingly sink into oblivion, his negotiating position confronting Xi on trade and Taiwan are at the vanishing point.The Hill
MILITARYSep 22North Korea's Kim lauds test of apparent new hypersonic missileCBS News
POLITICSSep 22Japan’s New CIA Could Be Takaichi’s Trump CardAfter decades of reticence, Tokyo is expanding its intelligence gathering abroad.Foreign Policy
BUSINESSSep 22Hong Kong urged to secure sustainable fuel supply to safeguard aviation hub statusHong Kong risks losing its status as an international aviation hub if it fails to secure a reliable, credibly certified supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the head of the government’s think tank has warned. Stephen Wong Yuen-shan, head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, made the remarks at the Sustainable Aviation Futures China Congress on Tuesday, days after the government set out its fuel strategy in the city’s first five-year plan and policy address amid mounting global...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 22‘Disgraceful’: Did India bully umpires to win Japan T20 cricket match?India survive a big scare against the hosts, beating them by two runs in a rain-hit T20 match in Sano, Japan.Al Jazeera [en]
HEALTHSep 22Indonesia breathing issues spike to over 170,000 cases amid wildfire hazeSouth China Morning Post