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Chinese researchers use microbubbles to shrink aggressive liver tumours: paper

Cancer patients who received the experimental treatment in combination with standard therapies saw improvement, study finds.

Research has indicated that the movement of microbubbles in the bloodstream can enhance conventional treatments of advanced liver cancer. Photo: Shutterstock

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What is delaying Chinese AI giants switching from Nvidia to local chips?

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40% of flights grounded in Shanghai as long-lived Typhoon Dolphin moves north

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Hong Kong heatwave to persist before showers bring relief later this week

Very hot weather warning remains in force as Typhoon Dolphin brings extreme heat, with thundery showers forecast later this week.

People seek shade from Hong Kong’s extreme heat, as authorities urge the public to avoid strenuous outdoor activity. Photo: Elson Li

Science

China enables free access to DNA-screening AI tool to help fight rare diseases

The team hopes the open-source AI framework will help decode rare diseases and provide equitable access to precision medicine.

A technician works at a genetic testing laboratory of BGI, formerly known as Beijing Genomics Institute, in Kunming, Yunnan province. Photo: China Out/Reuters

China Business

How CXMT’s MSCI China index entry may lure fund inflows, cement its top ranking

Chipmaker’s inclusion in main global index system set to spur passive demand and spotlight China’s growing semiconductor clout: analysts.

CXMT, China’s biggest maker of DRAM chips, joined the MSCI China All Shares Index on Monday. Photo: dpa

Health & Environment

‘Out of our control’: haze returns to Malaysia as Indonesian wildfires rage

Residents in Malaysia have been urged to stay indoors as the air pollution index hits unhealthy levels in parts of Sarawak and Selangor.

A residential area in Kuala Lumpur is affected by the haze on September 29, 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

Business

How UOB is turning regional scale into customer relevance

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UOB aims to become the primary bank for all of its customers by providing a single point of contact for financial needs ranging from everyday transactions to wealth planning. Photo: UOB

Banking & Finance

In Focus | Beijing hits super-rich with 20% offshore tax. What does it mean for Hong Kong?

For decades, Hong Kong has prospered by managing the wealth of Asia’s elite. Will that change as China introduces tougher offshore tax policies?

Illustration: Dennis Yip

China Economy

How China’s Zhangjiajie aims to revive a US$296 million loss-making tourist site

A 150,000-visitor opening offers an early signal, but analysts warn that lasting cash flow will require stronger products, local culture and tighter operations.

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People await entry into Dayong Ancient City during its reopening last month. Photo: Handout

World

Beijing urged to win Indian hearts, Hong Kong’s hottest day: 5 weekend reads

From Beijing’s struggles to win Indian hearts to the hottest day on record in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Protesters destroy Chinese goods in Kolkata, India, on June 18, 2020, soon after the countries’ militaries clashed on their border. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Can Europe stay united in China trade battle? Ceuta crisis offers a warning

The recent row over migration and Spain’s border policy suggests it may be hard for the bloc to stand together under pressure from Beijing.

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Some EU members were swift to blame Spain after thousands crossed the border in Ceuta. Photo: AFP

Science

China using AI facial recognition to track fish in Tibet’s largest river

Round-the-clock tracking system helps to identify and monitor species travelling through a dam fishway on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.

China is using AI to identify and track fish populations travelling through a fishway at Zangmu Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. Photo: China Out/AFP

Diplomacy

China waits in wings as Mecca pact signals Gulf move beyond US security umbrella

The Nato-style deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey highlights the growing doubts in the region about over-reliance on Washington.

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The defence pact fuelled talk of an “Islamic Nato”. Photo: EPA

Health & Wellness

How well does your country support people with Alzheimer’s? New tool reveals

Alzheimer’s Disease International’s new AD Atlas highlights how countries diagnose, treat and support people with dementia.

Launched by Alzheimer’s Disease International, the the AD Atlas maps how prepared 80 countries really are for dementia, highlighting how they diagnose, treat and support people living with the disease. Photo: ad-atlas.org

Economics

Indonesia’s strong GDP data prompts ‘resilient but uneven’ growth forecasts

While manufacturing and household spending rose in Q2, growth expectations are tempered by a decline in the mining and trade sectors.

Containers being stacked at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta. Photo: AP
Labourers work at a construction site in Jakarta. Photo: EPA
Tankers and cargo ships at the oil depot and container terminal of Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Trump says US ‘low-keying it’ with Iran, playing down urgency over Hormuz

US president calls dealings with Tehran a ‘chess game’ as a diplomatic breakthrough fails to materialise.

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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photo: AP

China Business

China retail is ‘hardest’ market to crack due to online price wars, DFI CEO says

DFI plans to increase the number of mainland Chinese 7-Eleven outlets to 3,000 in ‘the next few years’, up from 2,000 now.

A 7-Eleven convenience store in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Trail Running

Put on your running shoes: Asia’s top trail runs from Hong Kong to Mount Fuji

No longer just for elite athletes, trail running is booming in popularity among amateurs looking for something that is scenic and challenging.

The Lantau 2 Peaks is considered one of the toughest trail races in Hong Kong. Photo: Action Asia Events
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Historian Wang Gungwu on why Xi thinks ‘only the party can save China’

The 95-year-old sinologist gives his take on the superpower rivalry, the US advantage and Taiwan, and explains why the past is so important.

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Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform.

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Open Questions | ‘Surprising’ how fast China’s military is closing US gap: analyst Lyle Goldstein

Beijing’s challenge is to resist temptation to build the PLA into a ‘hammer looking for a nail’, former US Naval War College professor says.

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Slapped with reality: why Huawei’s top chip scientist embraces war-hero mindset

In viral interview, Liao Heng talks navigating US curbs to make Ascend processors, placing innovation over nanometres for chip self-reliance.

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Indonesia holds military-style boot camps for minimarket workers as part of job training
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