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POLITICSOct 6Alleged Chinese agent arrested in Los Angeles after allegedly surveilling son of Taiwanese presidentA suspected Chinese agent appeared in court Monday after allegedly surveilling the son of the Taiwanese president. The FBI arrested Wanying "Heather" Zhang on Sunday as she was preparing to board a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Shanghai. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.CBS News
BUSINESSOct 6Hong Kong quizzes HSBC over Singapore AI hub decisionMonetary authority strives to bolster Chinese territory’s status as international financial capitalFinancial Times
WORLDOct 6Medvedev disqualified in Beijing: from Djokovic to Nalbandian, the most remembered tennis precedentsEl tenista ruso fue eliminado del torneo chino tras impactar involuntariamente a un espectador durante el segundo set de la semifinal frente a Novak Djokovic. Además del costo deportivo, la sanción le impidió sumar los puntos acordados para esa instancia y cobrar los 219.295 dólares estadounidenses de premio.Clarín
POLITICSOct 6Beijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governedSouth China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 6Hong Kong’s bridge of gold completes China’s yuan ambitionBeijing’s push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China’s path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong’s key role in safeguarding the nation’s financial security. In 2013, one-third of the world’s traded gold passed through Hong Kong. That year, the city imported 1,158 tonnes of bullion, overtaking India, the traditional top buyer. For all our love of the glittering metal, little of it stayed in our...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6Hong Kong temperatures drop to 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning, lowest this autumnTemperatures in Hong Kong dropped to about 23 degrees Celsius (73 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday morning, the lowest so far this autumn. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the cooler weather was caused by a dry northeast monsoon. “A dry northeast monsoon will bring mainly fine weather to the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. It will be windier and slightly cooler in the morning over the region,” the forecaster said. “The monsoon is expected to moderate slightly in the latter part of...South China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 6Experts urge wider One Stanley checks, tighter paperwork after steel bar shortfallHong Kong’s building authorities should consider inspecting the remaining properties in a luxury residential development and tightening work process documentation after one house was found to have used insufficient steel bars during construction, experts have said. Their suggestions followed the Buildings Department revealing at the weekend that it had launched an investigation into work quality issues at One Stanley in Stanley, one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in Southern district, and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 6China’s AI Governance Push and the Race to Shape Global AI RulesIn contrast to Washington's fragmented approach, Beijing is showing an impressive ability to enact and coordinate regulations, policies, technical standards, and enforcement.The Diplomat
MILITARYOct 6Marine’s arrest for murder in Japan fuels anger over US military presenceThe alleged murder of an Okinawan woman by a US marine has put newly elected Governor Genta Koja under intense pressure, raising questions about whether the incident could deepen opposition against the American military presence just as Okinawa assumes greater importance in Japan’s regional security strategy. Koja only took office on September 30 after campaigning on economic issues rather than the dispute over American troops based in the prefecture, which has dominated local politics for...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 5CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Starbucks enters Xinjiang in calculated geopolitical riskStarbucks struck one of Asia's most closely watched deals last year. Now it is getting headaches over choices made by a partner that leans toward Beijing.CNBC
BUSINESSOct 5Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion tradeThe surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.CNBC
BUSINESSOct 5How a Hong Kong property investor still made US$30 million – after a 40% price cutAmid concerns over rising interest rates and a weak retail property market, a long-time investor has sold a portfolio of prime street shops in Tsim Sha Tsui – held for more than four decades – and locked in a profit of nearly HK$237 million (US$30.2 million) despite accepting a deal more than 40 per cent below his original asking price. The portfolio of retail shops in Cheung Lee Commercial Building and the podium of Wing Lee Building, both on Kimberley Road, changed hands for HK$256.8 million,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5US seeks to revoke citizenship of two China-born men convicted in Beijing-linked casesThe US Justice Department (DOJ) is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former Navy sailor convicted of spying for China and a Florida man convicted of conspiring to act as an agent of Beijing, it announced on Monday. Jinchao Wei and Ping Li are among 40 people facing denaturalisation actions in what the department described as the largest batch of such filings under the Trump administration. The civil proceedings remain pending, with no determination of liability, the DOJ said. The case...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 5US accuses mainland China of targeting Taiwan leader’s family in surveillance caseSouth China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 5Reflection AI releases first open model to rival ChinaThe open-source startup Reflection AI released its first open-weight model Monday, stating it rivals leading open technologies made in the U.S. and China. Reflection AI, which has the backing of tech giant Nvidia, said in a blog post Monday its Beam model is on par with some leading open-source models made in China, including Chinese…The Hill
WORLDOct 5Kirin Cup winJapan's Ritsu Doan, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Kirin Cup soccer final between Japan and New Zealand in Tokyo on Monday.…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 5Hong Kong must scrap housing plan and preserve golf courseThe hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling that held its approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the project to be unlawful. This is better than pursuing a further attempt to persuade the courts to uphold a fatally flawed process. Now, a broader review of the plans can be undertaken in light of the Court of Appeal’s...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats: surveyMainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan, and their opinion of the US remains low, although they favour engaging with Washington on trade and security. These are the results from the latest survey of mainland citizens, conducted between April 16 and June 26. This straddled the first summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing but came before the second one in Washington last month. “The...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 5Beijing wanted more from Xi’s Washington state visitXi Jinping’s state visit to Washington in September was steeped in pageantry. The Chinese president received two 21-gun salutes in three days, watched a flyover by the powerful B-2 stealth bomber, and viewed the founding documents of American democracy at the National Archives. US President Donald Trump called his summit with Xi a “great meeting” and rated it a “12 out of 10”. Xi was also positive, saying “everything is done to the highest order of perfection, and there is thought in every...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 5La China Ansa and the memory of her hard childhood: "With my mom we slept on the street"The journalist and current "MasterChef Celebrity" participant recalled the most difficult moment of her life. "I admire my mom, she is my weakness," she admitted.Clarín
WORLDOct 5McLaren from World Champs to Chumps at disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix in MalaysiaMcLaren arrived at Sepang armed with upgrades and insisting the MCL40 was developing as expected. Was it?grandprix247 · germany
BUSINESSOct 5PH landlords trim capex, S&P saysMANILA, Philippines — Philippine landlords have weathered the property market’s twin challenges of excess vacant homes and weaker sales, as disciplined spending and a shift in investment portfolios help strengthen their finances, S&P Global Ratings said. In a report released on Monday, S&P said the oversupply of residential properties had eased in 2025, although inventories […]... Keep on reading: PH landlords trim capex, S&P saysinquirer · philippines
BUSINESSOct 5Malaysia is invested in the industries of the future. Now it needs them to power productivity.Malaysia has become a major destination for investment in semiconductors, data centers, AI, and advanced manufacturing. Its next challenge is to turn that investment into stronger domestic capabilities, higher productivity, and more value captured at home. The post Malaysia is invested in the industries of the future. Now it needs them to power productivity. appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
CONFLICTOct 5US Marine arrested, suspected of robbing, murdering woman in OkinawaLCpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, assigned to the III MEF, was arrested by local authorities after allegedly murdering and robbing Okinawa resident Anna Yagi.Military Times
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