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BUSINESS14h agoJapanese banks and insurers return to domestic bonds as yields surgeInvestors are closely watching for signs that the country’s institutions may be starting to repatriate capital after decades hunting for returns overseasFinancial Times
BUSINESS15h agoIndonesia’s Bali hit by fuel crisis as huge queues form at petrol stationsMotorists have been left queuing for hours at petrol stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in recent days amid reports of a crippling fuel shortage. Long queues have been spotted all around the island, including in the capital Denpasar, Badung and Tabana, according to the Bali Post. On Tuesday, Bali Governor I Wayan Koster stressed that there was enough fuel to go around, suggesting that panic buying might have caused the shortages at the pumps. “People need to be patient because the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS15h agoChina’s exports surge 36% as AI-related shipments boomImports soar by a third as high oil prices from Middle East conflict push up energy billFinancial Times
BUSINESS15h agoTrump announces that Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska pipeline gas for twenty yearsTaiwan will invest 4.4 billion dollars in the Alaska LNG project, securing 30% of the gas for 20 years, according to the American president. Trump promotes Measure 2 in Alaska and supports Senator Sullivan in his re-election. He also pardons three workshop owners for violating the Clean Air Act.Clarín
WORLD15h agoHong Kong urged to better monitor, support carers after elderly woman’s deathThe arrest of a domestic helper over the suspected murder of an elderly woman in Hong Kong has prompted calls to include carers who look after isolated seniors in a government database to strengthen support and monitoring. While stressing that physical abuse was unacceptable, social welfare observers and a migrant workers’ group said domestic helpers often shouldered most of the caregiving burden and needed adequate rest and support, especially as the government promoted “ageing in place” amid a...South China Morning Post
HEALTH16h agoSpirit of Hong Kong Awards: mental health advocate who saved suicidal teenHongkongers can be struggling with severe mental health problems but still not be considered urgent cases, according to mental health advocate Minal Mahtani, who wants community groups to play a bigger role before individual cases reach crisis point. Mahtani, founder of OCD & Anxiety Support Hong Kong, said better referrals between hospitals, community mental health services and specialist charities could help people receive timely support while they wait for formal treatment. Her work has...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS16h agoTaiwan agrees to buy 30% of gas from Alaska LNG project, Trump saysU.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of the gas from a pipeline project in Alaska.CNBC
BUSINESS16h agoSouth Korean carmaker Hyundai plans 'strategic' investment of $15.5 billion in India by 2032Korean car company Hyundai says India is a strategic core marketCNBC
SCI & TECH16h agoChina ‘robot trainers’ fold clothes, wash dishes 200 times a day for up to US$900 a monthAcross China, a new breed of freelance “robot trainers” are wearing motion-capture gear to turn everyday household chores – picking up cups, opening bottle caps and washing dishes – into data that will teach tomorrow’s machines. The data is later converted into training sets to help robots work in settings ranging from kitchens and factories to supermarkets. Such roles are increasingly advertised on mainland social media and job platforms. They reportedly pay trainers between 4,000 yuan and...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS16h agoProducer prices in China rise at fastest pace since June 2022, beating expectationsThe increase was higher than the 4.5% expected by economists polled by Reuters, and higher than the 3.8% seen in the previous month.CNBC
CYBER16h agoU.S. accuses a network of North Korean workers of generating income for PyongyangEE.UU. desmantela una red que facilitaba empleos remotos a informáticos norcoreanos, generando millones para el régimen asiático.La operación incluyó arrestos y la incautación de dispositivos usados en fraudes laborales, afectando a más de setenta firmas.Clarín
DISASTER16h agoHong Kong MTR trains skip Lam Tin station after smoke reported on platformTrain services at Lam Tin station gradually resumed on Wednesday morning, about an hour after smoke from platform equipment forced the station to close. At around 10am, the MTR Corporation said the incident had been resolved and normal train services were gradually resuming. The rail operator had earlier announced that Kwun Tong line trains would skip Lam Tin station because equipment on the platform was emitting smoke. It temporarily closed the station and evacuated passengers. Photos...South China Morning Post
POLITICS16h agoTrump says Taiwan agreed to buy 30 percent of gas from Alaska pipelinePresident Trump announced Tuesday that Taiwan has agreed to purchase 30 percent of gas from the Alaska pipeline over the next 20 years. Speaking at a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, Trump said Taiwan will invest $4.4 billion into the project on top of $50 billion already committed by South Korea. The president was quick…The Hill
BUSINESS16h agoDoes Hong Kong’s economy serve the people or profit?China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of extreme poverty, arguably the greatest achievement in poverty reduction in human history. Even so, no mainland Chinese economist has won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Across the Pacific, the United States has produced about 75 per cent of Nobel economics laureates, even as its economy staggers under mounting public debt, chronic fiscal deficits, and recurring financial crises and government shutdowns. Of the 99 economics laureates ever...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS17h agoChina's exports likely grew by double-digits in SeptemberThe country's customs agency released September trade data on Wednesday.CNBC
MILITARY17h ago2 Taiwanese executives arrested over mainland components in military dronesTwo Taiwanese executives have been arrested for allegedly using mainland Chinese-made components in drones supplied to the island’s military. It is the second time in two months that a Taiwanese drone supplier has been investigated by the island’s authorities over the alleged use of prohibited mainland components. The case has intensified opposition scrutiny of the government’s efforts to build a “drone team” based on a “non-red” supply chain that excludes components and technology from mainland...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS17h agoWhy did Hong Kong’s 11 Skies fail and can the megaproject be rescued?The roar of plane engines and the hustle and bustle at Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 2 present a stark contrast to the pin-drop silence at the adjacent 11 Skies commercial complex. A South China Morning Post reporter who travelled between the two places in early October found minimal footfall at the shopping centre, with the bright and airy environment of the airport terminal replaced by dim, stuffy and boarded-up corridors, and poor air conditioning amid the simmering outdoor...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS17h agoSingapore third-quarter GDP growth softens from four-year high but beats estimatesThe GDP print beat expectations of a 5% growth from economists polled by Reuters.CNBC
POLITICS18h agoWhy younger Japanese now fear Trump’s US more than ChinaA growing number of Japanese regard the United States as the greatest threat to world peace ahead of traditional rival China, according to a new survey. The annual poll, released by the Japan Press Research Institute on Saturday, found 26.8 per cent of respondents named the US as the biggest threat to global peace. That was up 9.3 percentage points on last year and far above the 6.6 per cent recorded in 2024. Russia came top of the list in 2025 but slipped to third place this year, with 18.3 per...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH18h agoChina’s extraordinary rise in science and how it will change the worldNature News
SCI & TECH18h agoChina’s AI research is booming. Where is it headed?Nature News
POLITICSBREAKING20h agoRussia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying⁠Russia’s FSB security agency said on ⁠Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist ⁠for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying. In a statement on its website, the FSB said the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region on the day before he planned to leave Russia. It did ‌not specify when this was. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in a statement...South China Morning Post
CYBER20h agoThe Limits of China’s Surveillance StateToday’s Beijing shows marks of how costly total control can be.Foreign Policy
WORLD20h agoMauro Icardi and La China Suárez's trip to Disney sparked a new clash with Wanda NaraThe footballer and the actress left for a trip to the US and left Isabella Icardi, the media personality's daughter, at home with the nanny. 'They did everything in secret. The permit was going to arrive, but he didn't want to wait and brought the trip forward,' assured the media personality's mother.Clarín