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MILITARYOct 7The Strategic Implications of China’s Military Facility in LaosBan Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval forces.The Diplomat
WORLDOct 7China's evolving funeral practices: From traditional burials to cremationThis year, China released new rules for funeral practices. The government is putting an emphasis on affordable and environmentally friendly funeral services. It's part of a decades-long reform to promote cremation. But in a country where burials are deeply rooted in local traditions, how are these attempts to modernise funerals being perceived? FRANCE 24's Yena Lee reports.France 24 [en]
MILITARYOct 7South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian GamesSouth Korea signals cuts to military exemptions for gold medallists after backlash over athletes' Asian Games comments.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYOct 7Okinawa governor urges Japan action after US Marine arrested over killingGrowing anger after US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7Can ‘neutral’ Malaysia stay above the fray in the US-China tech rivalry?Despite Malaysia’s insistence that its long-standing non-alignment policy extends to cyberspace, analysts say the country’s reliance on American and Chinese technology could make such a stance difficult to sustain amid the rivalry between the two superpowers. Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on Monday that Malaysia would “always remain neutral” in cyberspace, arguing that cyber threats could come from non-state actors and should not be viewed solely through the lens of geopolitical...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 7China's Golden Week reveals cautious consumer spending despite travel surgeChinese visitors are returning from trips after the 13-day Golden Week holiday. Their subdued spending has raised fresh questions about domestic demand in the world's second-largest economy.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 7Lapu-Lapu City tightens project monitoring after COA glas P379.6M backlogLAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City officials said they have started tightening project monitoring and procurement preparations after the Commission on Audit (COA) found that projects with P379.59 million in appropriations remained unimplemented. The city government said it began taking steps to address the backlog even before the official audit report was released, including holding monthly meetings of its project monitoring committee and hiring additional engineers and draftsmen. COA reported that only 29 of the 61 projects programmed under the city’s current appropriations were implemented during the year, whether completed or ongoing as of December 31, 2025. The resulting implementation rate […]... Keep on reading: Lapu-Lapu City tightens project monitoring after COA glas P379.6M backloginquirer · philippines
BUSINESSOct 7Salutica eyes RM16.2m placement to fund property expansionKUALA LUMPUR: Salutica Bhd has proposed a private placement of up to 30 per cent of its issued shares to raise up to RM16.18 million to fund its expansion into property development and construction.nst · malaysia
WORLDOct 7Inside Kazakhstan’s historic rock-hewn mosques now recognised by UNESCOFive rock-hewn mosques and associated sacred sites dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries make up Kazakhstan’s newest UNESCO World Heritage property. The complexes preserve centuries of Sufi tradition alongside much older beliefs.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7India-born US citizen drives research into light at sanctioned Chinese school“Science has no borders,” Arup Neogi, an India-born scientist who works at a US-sanctioned university, told Chinese state media. Neogi’s speciality is photonics, the study of generating, controlling and detecting light. At the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in the southwestern city of Chengdu, he leads a team exploring the interconnection between light and sound. This university has one of China’s top electronics and communication programmes and has been on the...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 7Poland’s President in the Philippines: Black Hawks, ASEAN, and US Defense InterestsCould Nawrocki’s visit to Manila serve to promote further Black Hawk sales across ASEAN, potentially benefiting U.S. industrial interests?The Diplomat
WORLDOct 7Coco Gauff says online racist abuse was ‘draining’ after China Open exitCoco Gauff admits the racism she suffered during China Open exhausted her after US tennis star missed out on quarters.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSOct 7Hong Kong and Indonesia can deepen green finance ties, Jakarta envoy saysHong Kong and Indonesia can deepen cooperation in green finance as their ties strengthen, the country’s special envoy for international trade has said, adding that the city’s common law expertise can support the nation’s efforts to attract family offices. Hong Kong also played a vital role as a conduit channelling mainland China investments to Asean, Mari Elka Pangestu told reporters before delivering a lecture at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday. Pangestu is the Indonesian president’s...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 7US and China must set rules before autonomous fighters cross pathsIn December 2022, a Chinese J-11 fighter came within metres of a US RC-135 surveillance plane over the South China Sea, according to the US military, which criticised it as an unsafe manoeuvre. China, however, held the American crew responsible and claimed the RC-135 had suddenly veered towards the Chinese jet despite repeated warnings. Both sides released video footage, yet neither accepted the other’s account of the incident. This and other such close encounters involved human pilots. The next...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 7Curfew and booze ban imposed on US soldiers in Okinawa after killing of Japanese womanCurfew will run from midnight until 5am local time and be in place for a monthThe Independent World
SCI & TECHOct 7Franco-Japanese duo Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistryThe Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to French scientist Henri B. Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai for unravelling the mystery of why only one of two forms of certain molecules occurs in nature.RFI [en]
SCI & TECHOct 7Laws, pledges or an iron grip? How the EU, US and China are reining in AIThe US, China and the EU are taking sharply different approaches to regulating artificial intelligence. Here is how the world's biggest economies are tackling the technology, and what is at stake.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 7South Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletesSouth Korea’s military service exemption could be cut for athletes after backlashAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7Why do Hong Kong’s Election Committee polls matter as nominations open?The nomination period opened on Wednesday for elections to the 1,500-member body responsible for choosing Hong Kong’s next chief executive and 40 lawmakers. Hopefuls from at least four subsectors submitted their nomination forms on the first day. The South China Morning Post explains the significance of the Election Committee polls, who signed up on the first day and what to watch for. What is the Election Committee and why is it important? Wednesday marked the start of a two-week nomination...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 7Hong Kong police arrest 17 more over HK$137 million ‘crash-for-cash’ scamHong Kong police have arrested 17 more people linked to a suspected “crash-for-cash” scam syndicate as authorities investigate 669 suspicious claims totalling more than HK$137 million (US$17.4 million). Among those arrested was an insurance claimant accused of filing 12 compensation claims worth more than HK$3 million. Officers from the commercial crime bureau arrested the 17 claimants aged 27 to 49 between September 9 and October 7 on suspicion of fraud, bringing the total number of people...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 7How a Shadow Economy in Asia Is Keeping Iranian Oil FlowingCompanies continue to service a “dark fleet” of Iranian tankers in waters off Malaysia in spite of Washington’s threat to target them.NYT World
POLITICSOct 7Case of U.S. Marine Accused of Murder in Japan Draws OutcryPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a close Trump ally, is under pressure to strengthen oversight of the U.S. military in Japan.NYT World
WORLDOct 7Abby Choi gave HK$2m for waffle shop to ‘bootlicker’ ex-brother-in-law, trial toldThe mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has told a court that her daughter’s former brother-in-law was a “bootlicker” who coaxed her into funding an egg waffle shop and hiring him as a driver months before her death. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, said on Wednesday that Anthony Kwong Kong-kit had frequently sought financial support from her daughter before he allegedly joined his father and younger brother in a plot to murder her in February 2023. “It is during the time when we...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on ChinaThe European Parliament voted for a significantly tougher China position on Wednesday, despite strong and long-standing lobbying from Beijing to tone down its official stance. The chamber backed stronger actions against Beijing, stating it is a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calling for a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait, and urging swift action to counter Beijing’s industrial policy, which it described as an “existential threat to the...South China Morning Post
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