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1. Chinese AI goes next level in geometry at a top US maths Olympiad

   A Chinese AI system has outperformed its US competitors in solving geometry problems at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) level, taking less than half the time and using simpler computational resources, according to its developers. Unlike existing models confined to problem-solving, the Chinese system can also generate mathematical problems – three of which appeared in a Chinese...

2. China boy, 8, wakes from 55-day coma, responding to classmates’ voices in uplifting video

   An eight-year-old boy in central China who spent 55 days in a coma was brought back to consciousness by the heartfelt calls of his classmates in their videos. Liu Chuxi, a pupil from Yueyang, Hunan province, fell into a coma after a car accident in November last year, according to a report by the mainland media outlet The Paper. He suffered severe brain damage and lung injuries in the...

3. Ras Al Khaimah seeks Hong Kong, mainland Chinese investors in landmark casino

   A trade delegation from Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is seeking Hong Kong and mainland Chinese investors for its first integrated resort, describing the city as a key gateway to Asia and China. The high-level, three-day mission in Hong Kong this week aimed to raise RAK’s profile and attract regional investment. During the visit, the...

4. Tale of 2 megacities: how did Beijing and Shanghai’s GDPs surpass 5 trillion yuan?

   As China’s two largest cities by economic output, Beijing and Shanghai are widely seen as barometers for the country’s broader economic performance. In 2025, Beijing’s gross domestic product reached 5.2 trillion yuan (US$748 billion), making it the second Chinese city to cross the 5-trillion-yuan mark after Shanghai, which breached the threshold in 2024 and did so again in 2025 with a GDP of...

5. Chinese national Guan Heng, who filmed Xinjiang facilities, granted US asylum

   An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a “well-founded fear” of persecution if sent back to China after exposing human rights abuses there. Guan Heng, 38, applied for asylum after arriving in the US illegally in 2021. He has been in custody since being swept up in an immigration enforcement operation in August as part of a mass deportation campaign...

6. Will North Korea compensate Japanese citizens lured into ‘paradise on Earth’?

   Just days after a court in Tokyo ordered the North Korean government to compensate Japanese citizens who it had lured with the promise of “paradise on Earth”, the victorious plaintiffs are drawing up a strategy to force Pyongyang to pay up. The Tokyo District Court ruled on Monday that three plaintiffs and the family of another claimant who died before the case was concluded should each receive...

7. Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including politician

   A plane crash in ‍northeast Colombia on Wednesday killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, state-run airline Satena said. The Beechcraft 1900 twin-engined turboprop ⁠plane took off before noon from Cucuta, on the border with Venezuela, for a short flight to the town of Ocana, Satena said. Air traffic control lost contact ‍with the plane 12 minutes into the flight, the carrier...

8. HKMA follows the Federal Reserve to keep interest rate unchanged

   Hong Kong’s de facto central bank left its base rate unchanged after a similar move overnight by the US Federal Reserve, leaving borrowers in the city with a longer wait for funding costs to fall. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced its decision on Thursday morning to keep the city’s base rate at 4 per cent. Hours earlier, the Fed also kept its target rate in the range of 3.5 per...

9. Rise in Republicans wary of China as bipartisan agreement lessens, new survey says

   Republicans in the United States increasingly oppose friendly cooperation with China, according to a new survey released on Wednesday, marking a major break with past decades. The report titled “The Growing Partisan Divide on US Foreign Policy”, published by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and drawing on 50 years of comparative data, found that respondents in the increasingly partisan US...

10. Trump warns Iran to make nuclear deal or next attack will be ‘far worse’

    US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table ‍and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next US attack would be far worse. Tehran responded with a threat to strike back against the United States, Israel and those who support them. “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS – one that is good ⁠for all...