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Markets Rise After Trump AI Pledge But China Tariff Fears Return

Software investment giant SoftBank soared more than 10 percent -- leading Tokyo-listed chipmakers higher -- after the American president said it was included in a new $500-billion venture to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence in the United States.

Latin Times

Hong Kong activist living in UK fears kidnap from bounty hunters after £100,000 price put on her head

Chloe Cheung was charged under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law which cracks down on dissent

Evening Standard

Most Asian Markets Rise After Trump AI Pledge But China Tariff Woes Return

Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared.

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Panama Complains To UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit

Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.

International Business Times

Hong Kong chief justice claims overseas judges have left due to ‘orchestrated harassment’

Andrew Cheung defends city’s legal processes as ‘transparent, fair and independent’ despite mounting concerns from departing legal officers

The Guardian - AU

A Chinese actor's kidnapping ordeal raises fears over traveling to Southeast Asia

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

Fortune

Food and medicine that can change your skin colour – sometimes permanently

When an 84-year-old man in Hong Kong went to hospital with an enlarged prostate, doctors were startled to see that his skin – and even the whites of his eyes – had turned silver-grey. A deeper investigation revealed silver deposits permeating his tissues, turning him a hue more often reserved…

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Chinese property developer Country Garden plans deal with creditors, as industry languishes

A lawyer for embattled Chinese property developer Country Garden has told a Hong Kong court that it expects to reach a deal with creditors in February to restructure billions of dollars in debt

The Independent UK

A sprawling megacity of multi-level madness: why Chongqing in China is my wonder of the world

This megacity is like Hong Kong on steroids – a vertically sprawling, astonishing urban phenomenon that can only be understood in three dimensions

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong Mogul Jimmy Lai Grilled Over US, Taiwan Ties

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Thursday that he brokered meetings between former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and American establishment figures, with prosecutors alleging that he colluded with foreign forces.

International Business Times

Emmanuelle review – 70s odyssey of saucy self awakening gets a Hong Kong-set makeover

Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts and Will Sharpe languish in a luxurious hotel in Audrey Diwan’s self-conscious remake of the classic French softcore drama

The Guardian - UK

30 Years Later, The Most Iconic Action Classics Are Finally Getting The Upgrade They Deserve

John Woo's early Hong Kong action films were once lost media — but they'll soon be getting a major upgrade.

Inverse

What is Xiaohongshu, the Chinese app also known as RedNote that’s topping the charts ahead of a possible TikTok ban?

TikTok refugees flocked to Chinese platform Xiaohongshu on Monday, where users greeted them with offers of Mandarin lessons and jokes about spying.

Fortune

Please, Someone Buy This Brand-New 2005 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

For many riders, myself included, sportbikes were the reason we fell in love with motorcycling. I don’t know, there’s just something about the way they look, the way they sound, and of course, the way they feel that gets your heart racing even when you’re sitting in your driveway.We all…

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The Independent UK

Family of prominent Hong Kong activist who fled to UK taken for questioning by police

Chung Kim Wah is wanted for violating Chinese city’s national security law

The Guardian - UK

Alone No More review – touching shaggy dog tale about a stray mutt who rescues a lonely man

Newly retired Kai is a miserable grump who lives alone, until he adopts Piggy, in this honest Hong Kong take on family dynamics and suicide

Tom’s Hardware

Truck with $1.8M in smuggled electronics seized by Hong Kong Customs — 670,000 undeclared chips and 80,000 PC hardware components

Hong Kong Customs recently stopped a truck containing a mixed load of undeclared electronic components with an estimated market value of $1.8M.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves says better ties with China will boost UK growth as she arrives in Beijing

UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decade

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Dynamite News

ED uncovers Rs 10,000 crore remittance alleged scam involving dummy firms, shell entities

The accused allegedly funnelled over Rs 10,000 crore to entities in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand under the guise of freight charges. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Argument over baby crying ends in violent scuffle between two women on Cathay Pacific flight

Passengers threw cushion and water bottle at each other

Evening Standard

Minister: UK must balance national security concerns over China with trade aims

Catherine West made the remarks as she defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ trip to China.

Evening Standard

Minister defends Reeves’ China trip after warrants issued for UK-based activists

The UK ‘must sometimes be involved’ with countries whose values ‘may not completely align with ours’, Foreign Office minister Catherine West has said.

The Independent UK

How filmmakers and actors in Asia and the Asian diaspora are expanding representation

It’s vastly different to work as an Asian actor in North American hubs such as Toronto, Los Angeles and New York — than in those in Asia, including Hong Kong and Taipei

Latin Times

Asian Shares Rise, Defying Slow Wall Street Start To 2025

Hong Kong, Sydney and Taipei climbed, while Seoul surged nearly two percent higher despite deepening political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

The Guardian - AU

Doomed to fail? Hong Kong’s attempt to tackle ‘shoebox housing’ runs into trouble

Authorities are seeking to fix the city’s problem of tiny, overcrowded housing but critics say the new regulations fail to capture the worst offenders

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