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China’s top 10 powerhouse provinces propel economy towards GDP target

Following the fifth plenum, Beijing is banking on robust output from 10 provinces to offset laggards and secure national growth.

Workers check on machines at a 3D printing factory in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua

Diplomacy

Beijing drills water cannons and drones near disputed South China Sea shoals

CCTV says China Coast Guard carried out an exercise featuring water cannons and drones near two disputed reefs at the centre of its tension with the Philippines, although did not say when the drill took place. Photo: CCTV

Military

Developing | China launches GJ-21 drone from first Type 076 warship Sichuan: state media

State media says a GJ-21 has taken off and landed from China’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan. Photo: Xinhua

Law and Crime

Security chief vows his task force will root out bid-rigging in Hong Kong

Task force will combine intelligence and enforcement powers from police, Independent Commission Against Corruption and Competition Commission.

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Authorities hope to pass new legislation criminalising bid-rigging by April next year. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Australian PM to visit Beijing after China-hosted Apec summit as tensions simmer

Despite efforts to stabilise relations, Canberra’s ties with Beijing continue to be tested by a range of issues.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of their July 2025 talks in Beijing. Photo: AP

Global Economy

France telecoms outage fuels questions as EU moves to phase out Chinese gear

A failure involving one of Europe’s two main telecoms equipment suppliers feeds into debate over network resilience and vendor diversity.

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At the core of the outage was a software bug in Nokia’s code, according to Orange, France’s largest telecoms provider. Photo: Reuters

Economics

Will diversifying fuel imports be enough to fix Indonesia’s energy shortfall?

Analysts say Indonesia will need to close its production gaps by stepping up refinery modernisation and investment in alternative fuels.

Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a state-owned Pertamina petrol station amid a fuel supply shortage in Bali, Indonesia, on October 15. Photo: Reuters

Business

Why Hong Kong’s extensive I&T ecosystem and global connectivity appeal to top-tier talent

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German Silke Schmickl, Chanel senior curator and head of moving image at Hong Kong’s M+ museum, has been fascinated by the city since her childhood.

Transport

8 companies apply for Hong Kong ride-hailing licences ahead of deadline

Uber, Tada, Amap and Didi confirm applications before Friday’s deadline, with the first approvals expected in late November or early December.

Uber, Tada, Amap and Didi have confirmed they have applied for Hong Kong ride-hailing licences ahead of Friday’s deadline. Photo: Jelly Tse

Tech War

Beijing rejects spy claims involving Nvidia CEO amid rising US-China tech tensions

Megaspeed has previously come under US scrutiny over suspicions that the company was helping China circumvent US export controls on chips.

Jensen Huang speaks during his keynote at Nvidia’s GTC conference in Berlin, Germany, on October 21. Photo: Reuters

Big Tech

After brutal sell-off, what comes next for the titans of Big Tech?

Following disappointing quarterly earnings, tech giants face wide-ranging challenges, even as AI revenue builds.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. US stocks closed lower following a slate of corporate earnings reports. Photo: EPA

China EVs

Xpeng says Chinese flying cars trump Tesla’s Roadster for practical use

The Roadster’s flight time is limited to a few seconds whereas an Xpeng flying car can stay in the air for about 20 minutes, says co-founder.

A view of the Land Aircraft Carrier on the assembly line at Aridge’s factory in Guangzhou on August 10, 2026. Photo: Xinhua

China

Hyrox Beijing athlete who soiled herself ‘super excited’ about returning to race

Joanna Wietrzyk says the past several weeks gave her an opportunity to re-examine the incident and learn from it ahead of competing in Hamburg.

Joanna Wietrzyk of Australia announces she is now in Hamburg to compete in the Elite 15 field at the opening race of the 2026–27 Hyrox Elite Series. Photo: Getty Images

Transport

Cathay Pacific says data from 53,000 bookings compromised in Amadeus cyberattack

Carrier says most cases involved exposed passenger names and flight details, with no evidence financial data was accessed.

Cathay Pacific’s counter at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay said that the unauthorised access took place between August 2023 and September 2026. Photo: Eugene Lee

Military

16 generals expelled from party in China’s expanding PLA anti-corruption drive

Crackdown ensnares China’s former nuclear, aerospace and shipbuilding chiefs alongside former PLA theatre command leaders.

Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign continues to target China’s military and defence industry, with the fifth plenum confirming 33 full and alternate Central Committee members have been expelled. Photo: Handout

People

Killer fandoms: the toxic online subcultures fuelling Asia’s school attacks

Security experts urge vigilance as teenagers across Southeast Asia turn to radical online networks that celebrate notorious mass murderers.

Evidence, including a toy firearm, shown during a Jakarta police news conference following an explosion at a school mosque in November 2025. Counterterrorism investigators found the teenage attacker was influenced by the online “True Crime Community”. Photo: Reuters

Markets

From ‘national team’ purchases to Yulan bonds: 5 figures investors are watching

State-backed Chinese investors stepped up buying after CSI 300 Index fell into bear market territory and Star Market 50 Index plunged further.

China’s ChiNext Index closed down 1.71 per cent at 2,638.23 on Monday. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Diplomacy

Leading economist warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’

Speaking at an event in New York, he says the relationship is in ‘a more stable place’ but the deep-rooted problems haven’t been solved.

Stephen Roach is a veteran China-watcher and the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Politics

‘Unwritten rules’ become newest target in Communist Party’s war on corruption

Senior officials say the recent plenum underscores the drive to eliminate the informal practices that undermine formal rules.

A viewfinder finds senior Communist Party officials at a press conference to explain the results of the Central Committee’s Fifth Plenum in Beijing on October 10. Photo: Reuters
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Asian scientists are looking to South Korea as it becomes harder to stay in the US

Seoul university says it’s luring researchers in energy, quantum materials and biomedicine while still working with US and Chinese partners.

Yoo Ji-beom, president of Sungkyunkwan University, says tech rivalry and global talent mobility are “reshaping the knowledge ecosystem”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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