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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
DISASTEROct 7‘Nothing is left’: deadly floods slam Thai economy and strain Bangkok ahead of IMF meetingSouth China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 7Hong Kong tech index to harness fast-growth companies in bid for better performanceHong Kong’s stock index compiler will add 10 fast-growing companies with at least HK$500 million (US$64 million) in annual sales into the city’s technology-focused benchmark in a bid to revitalise an index that has missed out on artificial intelligence-driven gains. The threshold is among a set of new measures Hang Seng Indexes Company will use to reform the Hang Seng Tech Index, which is referred to as Hong Kong’s answer to the Nasdaq but has lost its shine relative to global peers, falling 23...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 7Tokyo sleep competition offers 2 million yen prize to best sleeperA Tokyo sleep competition organised by Koala offered ¥2 million to the best sleeper, highlighting Japan’s long-hours work culture and sleep deprivation.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 7Gauff says online abuse was ‘draining’ after China Open exitCoco Gauff said online racist abuse had left her feeling exhausted after she went out of the China Open with her loss to Elise Mertens on Wednesday. The post Gauff says online abuse was ‘draining’ after China Open exit appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
SCI & TECHOct 7China’s AI Rollout Has No Off SwitchBeijing may talk about safety, but its model of AI diffusion is made to go rogue.Foreign Policy
BUSINESSOct 7Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival to feature extended hours, 10% more boothsThe annual Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival in late October will extend its opening hours until 1am on two nights and feature 10 per cent more booths, with the Tourism Board rolling out a gourmet month throughout November to boost visitor spending and encourage longer stays. Organised by the board under the theme “Taste the World’s Best”, the festival will be held from October 29 to November 1 at the Central Harbourfront, opening at 7.30pm on the first day and 1pm on the following days. The...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 7Sylvia Sanchez, Nour Hooshmand grace 2026 Busan Int’l Film Festival red carpetSylvia Sanchez and Nour Hooshmand raised the Philippine flag anew as they walked the crimson carpet of the thirty first Busan Worldwide Movie Competition (BIFF) in South Korea for his or her movie “Ria.” Nathan Studios took to social media on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to share pictures of Sanchez, who donned a black gown with […] The post Sylvia Sanchez, Nour Hooshmand grace 2026 Busan Int’l Film Festival red carpet appeared first on Asia Today .asiatoday_co · south korea
BUSINESSOct 7Micron Tech chipmaker union in Taiwan gets OK to strike - ReutersMicron Tech chipmaker union in Taiwan gets OK to strike ReutersReuters World
HEALTHOct 760% of Hong Kong’s suspected student suicides involved children aged 15 or belowHong Kong education authorities have revealed that at least 60 per cent of suspected student suicide cases in the last three academic years involved children aged 15 or below, urging schools to avoid giving excessive homework so pupils can lead a balanced lifestyle. The Education Bureau also told lawmakers on Wednesday that school principals had directly referred 547 students at high risk of suicide to the public health system over the past 2½ years. On average, principals had referred about 17...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 7How will new longer-range aircraft boost Manila’s South China Sea surveillance?The Philippine Coast Guard will receive three longer-range aircraft from the US, two of them modified for improved surveillance, giving Manila greater reach and endurance to monitor Chinese coastguard, naval and research vessels across the South China Sea. Under a US$39.6 million contract awarded by the United States Navy on September 28, the three second-hand, extended-range King Air 350-series aircraft will be fitted with extended-range fuel systems, upgraded Garmin avionics and high-frequency...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 7Trading platform Webull's China ties create national security risk, congressional panel findsA congressional committee says trading platform Webull is not the ordinary U.S. company it claims, but exposes customer data to Chinese surveillance risk.CNBC
CONFLICTOct 7Woman’s killing stirs a long-simmering rage over U.S. military in OkinawaWashington Post World
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