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WORLDOct 6Public outcry as China nurse dies after on-duty brain bleed, but death ruled not work-relatedThe death of a 30-year-old nurse in southwestern China from a brain haemorrhage while on duty sparked outrage after authorities refused to classify her death as work-related. Chen Jiajia, a supervising nurse in the medical imaging department at Guizhou Maotai Hospital in Zunyi, experienced a severe headache and began vomiting while working on August 4, according to Dafeng News. Her colleagues swiftly rushed her for emergency treatment, and she subsequently underwent a craniotomy after being...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6Japan holds first ‘competitive sleeping’ contestSleep deprivation is seen these days as a major health issue - not least of all in Japan where people sleep less on average than in any other OECD country. Now, a new contest for "competitive sleepers" is hoping to encourage people to snooze for longer. The Tokyo competition, dubbed "Matt Race", saw dozens of participants fitted with sleep tracking devices sprawl on comfy mattresses to slumber for up to 90 minutes Monday, competing for the top prize of over two million yen ($14,000).France 24 [en]
BUSINESSOct 6China's Moonshot AI targets Q1 2027 IPO at $50B valuation - reportA report indicates that China's Moonshot AI plans for an initial public offering in early 2027, aiming for a $50 billion valuation. This signifies a major development for an AI company in the tech and finance sectors.Seeking Alpha Tech
MILITARYOct 6EXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show - ReutersEXCLUSIVE: Attack aircraft, military vehicles visible at new China-Laos base, satellite images show ReutersReuters World
POLITICSOct 6Germany faces a triple threat from Russia, China and domestic far-right extremistsDW News [en]
BUSINESSOct 6Hong Kong remains world’s freest economy as Switzerland overtakes SingaporeHong Kong has retained its status as the world’s freest economy in the latest annual ranking by a top Canadian think tank, although its score has declined in recent years. Switzerland overtook Singapore to claim second place, pushing the city state down to third in the rankings released on Tuesday by the Fraser Institute. The 2026 Economic Freedom of the World report, compiled by the Vancouver-based public policy research organisation using data from 2024, ranked Hong Kong first among 165...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 6Germany joins France in call for China trade defencesGermany and France, the European Union’s two largest economies, jointly called for tougher EU trade defences, as European and Chinese negotiators prepare for crunch talks this week under the shadow of a potential trade war. “The open and rules-based trade system is massively affected by weaponisation of trade, systemic market-distorting practices, and global macroeconomic imbalances,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron said in an open letter. “We need urgent...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 68 public officers in Singapore referred to police after property reviewEight public service officers have been referred to Singapore police after a review of 191 officers’ property transactions, Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing has told parliament. The review followed a working paper by the US-based National Bureau of Economic Research, which identified 2007 to 2011 as the period of concern. The Public Service Division (PSD) extended the scope to 2014 as a matter of prudence, Chan said on Tuesday, because many new MRT station locations...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6Coco Gauff decries "insane" amount of online racism after China match disputeCoco Gauff said she received an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against home player Sun Xinran.CBS News
CONFLICTOct 6South Korea considers steps to force North Korea apology for DMZ mine blastAl Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSOct 6Moonshot AI eyes Hong Kong IPO after $50 billion valuation as DeepSeek raises capitalChinese AI start-up Moonshot AI is targeting for a Hong Kong listing in early 2027 after its valuation hit $50 billion (€44.6bn), while rival DeepSeek is raising between ¥80 billion (€10.6bn) and ¥100 billion (€13.3bn) in a round led by Tencent and CATL, fuelling bets on its own market debut.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6Malaysia’s Anwar to host Myanmar leader as repatriations near 10,000Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to visit Kuala Lumpur 'in the next few days', Anwar Ibrahim says.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSOct 6Short trade truce can’t paper over realities of US-China relationshipThe recent US-China summit yielded a narrow, caution-filled outcome for bilateral trade: a two-month extension of the Kuala Lumpur trade truce, which now expires on January 10 next year. This reprieve eases fears of immediate tariff escalation and shows that head-of-state diplomacy can still curb spiralling confrontation. Yet the short timeline exposes the wide gulf separating the two sides’ priorities. China’s position has been unambiguous: removal of all punitive tariffs and restrictive...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 6China’s Transsion, Africa’s top phone maker, targets US$500 million Hong Kong listingShenzhen Transsion Holdings, the maker of Africa’s bestselling phones, aims to kick off its Hong Kong share offering on Wednesday to raise up to US$500 million ahead of a targeted October 15 listing, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, which already trades in Shanghai and has a market capitalisation of 62 billion yuan (US$9.24 billion), could offer up to 132 million offshore ordinary shares, according to approval documents from the China Securities Regulatory Commission...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 6West Kowloon arts hub deficit widens to HK$998 million as operating costs riseThe authority managing Hong Kong’s arts hub in West Kowloon recorded a wider deficit in the 2025-26 financial year but expects to generate more income next year by putting a residential development project out to tender. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s deficit ballooned to HK$998 million (U$127 million) in the year to March 30, from HK$769 million in the same period a year earlier. The increase was mainly due to higher operating costs as it prepared to open the new WestK...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 6South Korea Warns Of Possible AI Use In Banking HacksMore than seven financial institutions, including some of South Korea's biggest banks, have reported customer data breaches in the past week. The post South Korea Warns Of Possible AI Use In Banking Hacks appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
BUSINESSOct 6Mox, BOCHK, ZA Bank and Citibank apps land among Asia-Pacific’s 10 best, study saysBanking apps from Mox Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), ZA Bank and Citibank Hong Kong are among the top 10 in Asia-Pacific, according to a Sia Partners study exclusively previewed by the South China Morning Post. Sia, an international consulting firm, assessed 145 banking apps in 20 markets in Europe, Asia and Australia using 100 criteria, including functionality, user experience and feedback, with each receiving a score from 0 to 100. The app from digital lender Mox Bank – backed by...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 6How Singapore’s local cafes compete with Chinese coffee giant LuckinWhen Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee moved into the unit next to his neighbourhood cafe in Singapore, Folk Yard owner Chew Yit Shan grew nervous. Luckin launched with an aggressive promotional deal of S$1 (78 US cents) per cup, served in just two minutes. In the first few months following its arrival, Chew saw sales at his independent cafe drop by 15 per cent. But once the initial hype had died down and the promotions ended, Chew said regular patrons returned and coffee sales bounced...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6Court hears in-laws tried to turn children against Abby Choi over HK$72m flatHong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung accused her former in-laws of turning her children against her after she tried to push through the sale of a HK$72 million flat at the centre of a bitter dispute between the two families, a court has heard. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, on Tuesday said her daughter had become hostile towards her former parents-in-law, Kwong Kau and Jenny Li Sui-heung, in the months before the influencer’s killing in February 2023. Cheung wept in the witness box as she...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 6Southeast Asia urged to step up war against AI-powered scams through data sharingGovernments and financial institutions in Southeast Asia urgently need to find a way to safely and quickly share data if they hope to contain a surge in scams, cybersecurity experts warn, as artificial intelligence enables criminal operations in the region to expand their reach rapidly. Criminal enterprises stole as much as US$114 billion from victims across the Asia-Pacific in 2025, according to a United Nations report released in July, more than triple the amount from two years earlier, aided...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6From cabin crew to cockpit: Malaysian woman’s AirAsia pilot dreams take offShe spent some of her teenage years helping her mother at a sundry shop in Malaysia after school, and throughout that period kept a dream of achieving something higher alive. Now, 36-year-old Suriati Sukardi is a pilot, flying AirAsia’s commercial A320 and A321 Airbus aircraft. Before that, she had landed a job as the airline’s flight attendant and served the company for eight years since 2017 while continuing to eye and seek an opportunity to climb further in her career. In 2019, her prayers...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6Man arrested for abandoning girlfriend's body near lake in Miyagi Prefecture; claims he has no memory of itA 36-year-old man living in Tokyo has been arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of his girlfriend near Lake Hanayama in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, in September.…Japan Today
CYBEROct 6GMO internet service unit, retailer Mr Max both report massive customer data leaksMore Japanese companies, including the maker of Citizen watches, reported Tuesday unauthorized access to servers and possible leaks of personal information, with the Japanese government describing the situation…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 6Japan says it told China survey ship to leave Tokyo's economic watersThe Japanese coast guard said on Tuesday a Chinese survey ship had left Tokyo's exclusive economic zone after being ordered repeatedly to stop research operations that Japan said…Japan Today
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