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BUSINESSOct 14Hong Kong bus operators seek fare hikes of up to 17.7% amid fuel price surgeFour Hong Kong franchised bus operators have applied to raise fares by up to 17.7 per cent, citing “significant financial pressure” from soaring fuel prices driven by the Middle East conflict. Citybus has sought the steepest increase, at 17.7 per cent, followed by the KMB Company at 16 per cent. Long Win Bus and New Lantao Bus have applied for rises of 8.1 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively, according to a paper the Transport and Logistics Bureau submitted to the Legislative Council on...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 14India’s trade deficit with China crosses $100 billion in 2026Two-way trade between January and September was up 25.4% to $144.45 billion, while India’s imports from China continued to rise, up 23.3% to $125.19 billionThe Hindu
WORLDOct 14Small acts, shared dreams: students find purpose in helping children in needAbout 300 Hong Kong students applied this year for roughly 30 places on an overseas programme to help children in need, up from about 50 applicants last year. Dream Compassioneers co-founder Chan Yik-yeung said the response also showed what students could achieve when trusted with responsibility. Founded in 2020, the organisation runs local and overseas service programmes and is a member of the International Association for Volunteer Effort. Its recent projects have taken volunteers to Cambodia,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 14Europe Today: Spanish FM on Euronews, Black Sea drone attacks, EU-China resetSpain is under pressure on multiple fronts: war in Ukraine, a housing crisis, snap elections, and tension with Morocco over Ceuta. In an exclusive interview, Foreign Minister Albares tells how Madrid is coping. Plus: Drone attacks in the Black Sea, an EU-China reset, and Ireland's EU budget plan.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 14China’s Dune-like sand crawler could turn the whole Taklamakan Desert into an iron mineChinese researchers have built a self-propelled crawler robot that harvests iron from sand and tested the device in the dunes of the vast Taklamakan Desert – an area the size of Germany – in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune, mobile factories traverse the sands of the fictional planet Arrakis to extract the drug melange, also known as “spice”. The real-world device similarly travels across the desert, extracting valuable...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 14Taiwan states it plans to invest up to $4.4 billion in the Alaska pipelineTaiwán proyecta invertir $4,400 millones en gas natural de Alaska, fortaleciendo lazos energéticos con EE.UU. tras intensas negociaciones. El acuerdo busca diversificar el suministro energético taiwanés, comenzando en 2032, y consolidar la cooperación bilateral en un marco de beneficio mutuo.Clarín
BUSINESSOct 14No rush to T+1: Hong Kong exchange won’t hurry settlement-time change, sources sayParticipants in Hong Kong’s stock market may need to wait longer for shorter transaction settlement times, as market participants want more time to prepare for the change, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in a consultation paper in April that it aimed to implement a so-called T+1 system – under which trades would be settled one day after transactions – in the fourth quarter of 2027, replacing the existing T+2...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 14Asia must guard against repeat of 1997 financial crisis: Philippine central bank chiefAsian countries must remind themselves about what happened during the region’s financial crisis in the late 1990s and guard against a recurrence of such shocks, the head of the Philippine central bank said ‌on Wednesday. Before the Asian financial crisis started in 1997, regional economies saw huge capital inflows that prompted the World Bank to describe it as the “East Asian miracle”, Eli Remolona, governor of the central bank, said in an International Monetary Fund panel on the outlook for the...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 14From Cairo to Tokyo: Can you guess these twin cities?As a London borough moves to cut ties with Haifa, test your knowledge of the world's twin cities.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSOct 14Asian equities stabilize following Wall Street tech selloff; oil nears $95, China trade data beatsAsian equities have stabilized after a tech selloff on Wall Street, with oil prices approaching $95 and China's trade data exceeding expectations. This indicates a mixed but generally stabilizing global economic landscape.Seeking Alpha Tech
WORLDOct 1413 years in prison for former care home warden who raped intellectually disabled womanA Hong Kong court has sentenced a former assistant warden at a care home for people with intellectual disabilities to 13 years in prison for raping a female resident five times, with the judge condemning the assaults as “extremely despicable”. High Court Judge Douglas Yau Tak-hong on Wednesday sentenced Chung Pui-kei, 38, who was found guilty of five counts of raping the 23-year-old resident at Hong Chi Pinehill Integrated Vocational Training Centre Kwong Fuk Hostel in Tai Po. “The defendant’s...South China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 14Submerged to save Bangkok: rural Thais bear brunt of capital’s flood defencesStilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital. Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 14China and India Want Much the Same Things From South AsiaThe two countries have reset bilaterally and internationally. Now it’s time to think regionally.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 14The Autumn Myanmar Turned PrettyIt’s been a week of diplomatic breakthroughs for the junta.Foreign Policy
BUSINESSOct 14BofA drops out of talks to arrange Moonshot AI's Hong Kong listing: reportBank of America has reportedly withdrawn from discussions to arrange Moonshot AI's public listing in Hong Kong. This development indicates a change in the financial plans for Moonshot AI's market entry.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSOct 14China's September CPI rises 0.9% Y/Y, PPI accelerates to 5.0% above expectationsChina's Consumer Price Index increased by 0.9% year-on-year in September, while the Producer Price Index accelerated to 5.0%, exceeding expectations. This indicates specific inflationary trends within the Chinese economy.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSOct 14Crypto bosses, CEOs and F1: Singapore's business events boom gathers paceSingapore's Formula 1 race week is a major business draw as a growing number of conferences coincide with the Grand Prix.CNBC
BUSINESSOct 14China's September trade surplus widens to $133.53B; exports up 36.3%, imports up 31.0%China's trade surplus widened in September to $133.53 billion, driven by significant increases in both exports and imports. This data provides insight into China's economic performance and global trade patterns.Seeking Alpha Tech
WORLDOct 14China and North Korea to open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reportsThe long-delayed bridge will formally open on Thursday, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSOct 14Singapore’s economy grows more than 5 percent amid AI boomCity-state's GDP expands 5.4 percent in July-September quarter, according to advance government estimates.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTEROct 14'Godzilla El Niño' is wreaking havoc with Philippine central bank's inflation forecastsThe Philippine central bank is running policy scenarios for a severe El Niño on top of the oil shock, with inflation at a three-year high.CNBC
POLITICSOct 14Trump claims Taiwan agreed to massive 20-year Alaska LNG dealFormer President Trump claims that Taiwan has agreed to a large 20-year liquified natural gas deal involving Alaska. This indicates a potential significant international energy agreement, albeit one reported by a political figure.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSOct 14Young Malaysians’ US$1.3bn short-term credit spree sparks warning over bad debtMalaysians aged 30 and below bought some 5.4 billion ringgit (US$1.32 billion) worth of goods and services on short-term credit in the first half of this year, the country’s Finance Ministry has revealed. The ministry said it had recorded 65.9 million “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) purchases among younger consumers in the first six months of 2026 – equivalent to more than one in three, or 37.9 per cent, of total purchases nationwide. As of June 30, the outstanding BNPL financing balance among this...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 14Unexpected path, lasting impact: hearing loss setback leads to decades of teachingHearing loss made it difficult for Ivan Fung Wing-hong to find work in Hong Kong’s construction industry after graduation. Nearly three decades later, that early setback has led to a teaching career spanning young children, postgraduate students and elderly people. Born with a hearing impairment, Fung struggled with language subjects at school because he could not always hear clearly. He was stronger in maths and art, which eventually led him to study building-related subjects at what was then...South China Morning Post
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