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Hong Kong proposes more homes, less office space at Hung Hom harbourfront scmp.com/news/hong-kong/soci…

Hong Kong proposes more homes, less office space at Hung Hom harbourfront

Development Bureau trims commercial space and shifts housing inland near station and university, making way for harbourfront public space.

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What are Chinese netizens saying about the French protests?

What are Chinese netizens saying about the French protests?

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China’s next-generation KJ-3000 radar planes may have quietly entered production scmp.com/news/china/military…

China’s next-generation KJ-3000 radar planes may have quietly entered production

Satellite imagery hints at KJ-3000 production, which could boost target detection and tracking in the western Pacific.

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Death of former PM Yasuo Fukuda leaves void in fraught China-Japan relations scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…

Death of former PM Yasuo Fukuda leaves void in fraught China-Japan relations

Beijing praises Fukuda as a leader whose words ‘carried great weight’ and suggests Tokyo’s current government ‘do serious soul-searching’.

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Climate damage to Philippine ports could cost US$70b a year by 2100 scmp.com/week-asia/economics…

Climate damage to Philippine ports could cost US$70b a year by 2100

Rising seas and fiercer typhoons threaten to paralyse trade lines, driving up food costs and devastating coastal communities.

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China’s airlines are adding 288 domestic routes. Can the sector’s recovery keep up? scmp.com/economy/global-econ…

China’s airlines are adding 288 domestic routes. Can the sector’s recovery keep up?

More flights to Canada, India and Kazakhstan are also planned as the sector navigates sluggish passenger growth and high fuel costs weigh on major carriers.

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Pentagon chief Hegseth to visit Philippines to meet US allies at Asean events scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…

Pentagon chief Hegseth to visit Philippines to meet US allies at Asean events

SCMP has previously reported that Quad and Squad meetings were being planned on the sidelines of Asean events.

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Indonesia defends Singapore gas cuts as within contractual limits scmp.com/week-asia/politics/…

Indonesia defends Singapore gas cuts as within contractual limits

The cuts come days after Indonesia’s energy minister warned that his country could stop exports to nations that ‘did not respect’ it.

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Why China’s new estimate on Greenland ice loss speed is 55% lower than America’s scmp.com/news/china/science/…

Why China’s new estimate on Greenland ice loss speed is 55% lower than America’s

Disclosure based on new model aims to refine elevation monitoring to provide a high-resolution map of exactly where the loss is happening.

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AI chip surge lifts South Korea to record surplus, behind only China scmp.com/week-asia/economics…

AI chip surge lifts South Korea to record surplus, behind only China

Soaring memory prices pushed quarterly earnings past Germany and Japan combined for the first time.

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China drafts rules to protect trade secrets from ‘foreign entities’ scmp.com/economy/policy/arti…

China drafts rules to protect trade secrets from ‘foreign entities’

Provisions on trade secrets opened for public feedback, designed to protect ‘national sovereignty’ and ‘development interests’ against foreign entities.

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‘Fed up’ Malaysian sultan rebukes scandal-hit pilgrimage fund scmp.com/week-asia/politics/…

‘Fed up’ Malaysian sultan rebukes scandal-hit pilgrimage fund

The Selangor sultan expressed disappointment over the fund in an interview, warning against politicians exploiting race and religion.

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Suspected murder of man at Malaysian underground gig raises safety concerns scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle…

Suspected murder of man at Malaysian underground gig raises safety concerns

Police have detained 10 people over an incident at the gig in Melaka after the victim died from head injuries.

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Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat scmp.com/week-asia/health-en…

Cooler than Tokyo: Sendai named Japan’s most comfortable city amid record heat

The city’s average maximum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius over this summer, the lowest since 2020.

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In South Korea, jail time awaits Halloween police impersonators scmp.com/week-asia/health-en…

In South Korea, jail time awaits Halloween police impersonators

Police crack down on fake uniforms as Seoul marks a fourth Halloween since the Itaewon crowd crush disaster.

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Man chased by 3 dogs and bitten while on his way to work in Yuen Long scmp.com/news/hong-kong/educ…

Man chased by 3 dogs and bitten while on his way to work in Yuen Long

Hong Kong police receive report on Monday morning, with victim sustaining minor wounds including bite in left calf.

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100 million views: why China’s viral AI rap track has struck a chord scmp.com/news/china/article/…

100 million views: why China’s viral AI rap track has struck a chord

Struggles of 10 historic icons in The OGs resonate with burnt-out modern listeners tackling job insecurity, bills and more.

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Chinese neighbours go viral over 200-year land dispute dating back to Qianlong era scmp.com/news/people-culture…

Chinese neighbours go viral over 200-year land dispute dating back to Qianlong era

One observer’s take: the land must have incredible feng shui for both families to survive centuries of upheaval and still have the energy to fight.

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In Focus | Weapon or armour? The contentious debate over China’s open-weight AI scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/ar…

In Focus | Weapon or armour? The contentious debate over China’s open-weight AI

The ability to remove safeguards in open-weight models does not necessarily translate into greater real-world harm, researchers caution.

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Singapore’s toxic haze probe expands to 10 palm oil, forestry firms scmp.com/news/asia/southeast…

Singapore’s toxic haze probe expands to 10 palm oil, forestry firms

Under the Transboundary Haze Act, Singapore can fine locally registered companies up to US$78,000 per day of pollution.

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