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WORLD6d agoAncient Chinese families gave babies humble nicknames – ‘Dog’, ‘Pig’ – to ward off bad luckLike people elsewhere in the world, Chinese people often have nicknames in addition to their official names. Some of these may surprise people from other cultures because they sound humble or even unflattering. Chinese parents have traditionally given their children humble, sometimes vulgar, nicknames – occasionally using animal names such as “Dog” or “Pig.” The practice dates back to ancient times. Parents believed that the humbler a nickname sounded, the better, as it might help ensure their...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS6d agoMalaysian tycoon goes on Singapore property buying spree to ‘catch up with the rest’Malaysian property tycoon Lee Yeow Seng is making waves as one of the most aggressive buyers of commercial real estate in Singapore, and he is not done yet. His IOI Properties Group is in exclusive talks and due diligence to purchase two property assets – Chijmes, a retail venue inside a former Catholic convent in its civic district, and the nearby Capitol Kempinski hotel, CEO Lee said in an interview. He declined to disclose how much a final agreement will value the two assets at, citing...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH6d agoHong Kong teen makes cents of finance, taps AI to tackle economic inequalityAt 17, Hong Kong secondary school student Agastya Rekhi has been teaching finance and economics to younger children for nearly three years. Meeting families struggling to understand how prices, investments and economic news impacted their daily lives during voluntary work convinced him that access to information was only part of the problem. How that information was communicated was just as important. Rekhi, a finalist for the Spirit of Youth Award in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, has...South China Morning Post
WORLD6d agoSouth Korea’s offender tracking under scrutiny after stabbing spree exposes ‘serious gaps’A stabbing rampage by a repeat violent offender wearing an electronic ankle monitor has raised questions about whether South Korea’s system can adequately supervise those deemed high-risk and prevent attacks before they happen. The 59-year-old suspect told investigators he had become frustrated over what he perceived as mistreatment at a hospital, police said on Wednesday. Three criminal profilers were helping investigators establish the motive for Tuesday’s attack at a shopping centre in...South China Morning Post
WORLD6d agoYoung Chinese are choosing healthy relationships over toxic filial pietyAs the Chinese saying goes, “Even an upright judge finds it hard to settle family matters.” Whenever Chinese TV channels air reality shows that centre on couples or parent-child relationships, controversy is guaranteed. Heated debates ensue over who is right and who is wrong. Viewers examine every facial expression in microscopic detail and overanalyse every word before arriving at their verdict. Yet, that wasn’t the case with Zhang Jiaqi after the Olympic diving medallist and her mother, Xiao...South China Morning Post
DISASTER6d agoSingapore open to legal action against errant firms as haze crisis worsensSingapore will “keep its options open” on taking legal action against errant companies as air quality in the city state deteriorates to very unhealthy levels. Singapore is collecting data on the haze as it weighs possible action under its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday, citing Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu. The law, enacted in 2014, targets those responsible for causing or condoning fires if the resulting haze causes the...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH6d agoUS and China race to shape AI agenda ahead of Xi-Trump talks in Shenzhen, sources sayThe United States and China are in regular talks to iron out details of a framework announced last month for handling AI-related incidents and institutionalising bilateral dialogue, multiple sources told the South China Morning Post. The technical teams of the two countries aim to make AI cooperation a potential deliverable when presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Shenzhen next month – their third face-to-face...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d ago‘Not tailor-made for us’: Hongkong Post staff say transfer scheme too narrowHong Kong postal workers denied permanent contracts have criticised a special government transfer scheme as too narrow, calling for more pathways into roles that match their experience, such as workman and artisan positions. Several affected workers told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday that the concessions offered insufficient support and failed to reflect their skills or circumstances. One postal worker, who asked not to be named, said that while the government had offered priority...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING6d agoAs Indonesian Fires Continue, Singapore Records Highest Air Pollution Reading Since 2015The Diplomat
CYBER6d agoAI-armed hackers tear through corporate Japan’s neglected defencesSouth China Morning Post
MILITARY6d agoNorth Korea says it tested cruise missiles to be launched from subNorth Korean state media said the military test-fired cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines. Pyongyang has ramped up weapons launches in recent weeks.DW News [en]
MILITARY6d agoNorth Korea test-fires submarine-launched cruise missiles amid rising tensionsFrance 24 [en]
BUSINESS6d agoHow Jardine Matheson’s street-shop sale reflects Hong Kong retail property’s strugglesAmid Hong Kong’s commercial property downturn, British conglomerate Jardine Matheson has sold a street shop in Causeway Bay for HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) after holding it for more than 50 years, accepting a price HK$10 million below its earlier valuation. The property, a ground-floor shop in H&S Building at 36 Leighton Road, with a gross floor area of about 11,727 square feet, was acquired by Uni Investment Development, according to Land Registry records. Jardine Matheson appointed an...South China Morning Post
CYBER6d agoTech workers aligned with North Korea using laptop farms to infiltrate U.S. companies, FBI saysCBS News
BUSINESS6d ago‘China shock 3.0’ to be driven by AI, biotech and robot exports, economist saysThe world is on the cusp of a “China shock 3.0” driven by exports of artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and robots, which could hit harder than the current wave, a leading economist on China has said. “We are already at the starting point of the China shock 3.0,” Alicia Garcia-Herrero, a senior fellow at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and chief economist for Asia-Pacific at investment bank Natixis, told the South China Morning Post from Taipei after a virtual panel hosted by the...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d agoSusan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisisSusan Thornton is a former American diplomat who for decades worked on US policy in Eurasia in the State Department before becoming acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs during the first Trump presidency. She is the director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Centre, Yale Law School. She spoke to Orange Wang about keeping the lines of China-US communication...South China Morning Post
MILITARY6d agoHegseth calls US$1.5 trillion defence budget ‘critical’ to counter ChinaUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a nearly US$1.5 trillion defence budget request “absolutely critical”, warning that whoever falls behind in autonomy, robotics and AI will fall “even further behind” as Washington eyes China’s rapid military modernisation. Speaking at a panel discussion during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition on Wednesday, Hegseth said that Project Agincourt, the Pentagon’s initiative to accelerate drone and autonomous...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS6d agoGlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from JapanComputer chip company GlobalFoundries Inc said Wednesday it plans to open two factories in Malta, New York, financed by an investment of up to $21 billion from Japan.…Japan Today
BUSINESS6d agoCan China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?Be warned. The global economy is likely to experience a recession next year. War across the Middle East is set to escalate, wrecking energy supplies for many years, even as the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble is ripe to burst. This, however, would also create an energy leadership opportunity for China. High energy prices already fuel demand for Chinese renewable energy products and electric vehicles. But as a leader in building coal-fired power plants, China can also offer the global market...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS6d agoIndonesia: Bali fuel supply delays spark panic buying and hours-long queuesIndonesia's resort island of Bali faced long queues at petrol stations on Wednesday, 14 October, as disrupted fuel deliveries left motorists waiting for hours.Africanews [en]
DISASTER6d agoIndonesia: Bali fuel supply delays spark panic buying and hours-long queuesIndonesia's resort island of Bali faced long queues at petrol stations on Wednesday, 14 October, as disrupted fuel deliveries left motorists waiting for hours.EuroNews [en]
WORLD6d agoMagazine aims its venom at cell phone addiction, palace joggersLast month Shukan Shincho released a polemic of a bunch of things it didn't like, demanding an answer to the question, "Who turned Japan into this mess?" The…Japan Today
DISASTER6d agoSky turns orange as wildfires rage across IndonesiaAn orange haze is blanketing Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan as wildfires rage across the province.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESS6d agoBrewing in Japan: Price-Fixing Probes Test Consumer ConfidenceThe Japan Fair Trade Commission’s secretary general issued an unusual public warning against cartel-like activity amid rising prices.The Diplomat
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