Chinese AI chip start-up Biren teams with compute start-up for performance gains

Flying cars, drones to take off in Shenzhen with US$1.7 billion investment

Chinese navy to show off its warplanes for first time at country’s main air show

IT is the first time the J-15T carrier-based fighter has appeared at the event, where China’s second stealth fighter will also be unveiled.

Opinion | As Chinese citizens in Pakistan face terror threats, Beijing can do more to help

As terror attacks persist, Pakistan and China must work together with other countries in the region on a holistic solution to the violence.

Philippines buys 40 fast patrol craft worth US$450 million for its coastguard

The approval for new patrol craft comes as the Philippines faces rising maritime threats in the South China Sea.

Malaysia’s Mahathir slams Europe as ‘hypocrites’ for backing Israel’s ‘genocide’

Malaysia’s former prime minister says Europe is complicit in the humanitarian crisis, calling their human rights claims hypocritical.

Hong Kong should open up routes, not worry about airport overcapacity: experts

Heads of Airport Authority committee and logistics association say current figures for air traffic less important than city’s longer term goals.

US lawmaker urges investigation into China’s chipmaker SMIC

Republican Michael McCaul calls on the US Commerce Department to check whether SMIC is illegally producing chips for Huawei.

China and Russia close deal to ramp up low-altitude defences, state media says

Deal signed between Chinese firm and Russian aviation engineering institution comes as Beijing and Moscow step up military cooperation.

Musk’s SpaceX asks Taiwanese suppliers to move production abroad

The US company has requested multiple satellite component manufacturers to produce outside Taiwan, sources say.

Malaysia’s ‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years’ jail for US Navy corruption scandal

The former fugitive provided prostitutes, first-class travel, luxury hotel stays and cash bribes to US naval officers, court documents show.

Meet Martha Stewart’s ex Charles Simonyi, the Hungarian-born billionaire

Bill Gates hired Simonyi as his 40th employee while Microsoft was a start-up; Simonyi dated Stewart for 15 years, including through her incarceration, then broke up with her to marry someone else.

Israel’s Netanyahu fires defence minister in shock move, sparking protests

The PM cited a ‘crisis of trust’, as he made his surprise announcement while the country faces war on the Gaza and Lebanon fronts.

Opinion | How do Central Asian countries see China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

As Central Asian nations diversify away from Russia, it’s not a given that China or the EU will become dominant powers in the region.

Israeli strike kills 20 in Gaza, mostly women and children: Palestinian officials

The strike targeted a home sheltering displaced families in Beit Lahiya, raising concerns about Israel’s tactics in the ongoing conflict.

Why no US release for lauded Palestinian-Israeli documentary?

Team behind film depicting Palestinian life in Israeli-occupied West Bank yet to find a US distributor. They blame politics and US election.

Opinion | How the US is rewriting the 21st century economic story

The US bipartisan backlash against free trade has hurt globalisation. But the country is enjoying an economic and industrial resurgence.

Israel sees unprecedented surge in citizens spying for Iran

More than 20 suspects, mostly from Israel’s Jewish majority, have been indicted.

Hong Kong’s 3-runway system to start operating on November 28

Acting finance chief Michael Wong calls on aviation stakeholders to capitalise on project, promises authorities will help.

Russia suspected of plotting to send US incendiary devices through air cargo

Poland flags alleged sabotage effort without naming Russia, as officials cite attempt to send incendiary devices via DHL.