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1. Philippines ramps up protection of undersea cables amid growing ‘grey-zone’ threats

   The Philippines is stepping up efforts to protect undersea cables – the unseen backbone of digital communications – as a string of regional and global incidents has sharpened concerns that seabed infrastructure could be targeted for sabotage or espionage. Officials and analysts say the moves signal that so-called grey-zone activities – coercive actions that fall short of open conflict – beneath...

2. MiniMax and Zhipu’s stellar Hong Kong IPOs supercharge China’s AI ambitions

   The red-hot Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) of Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group, two of China’s hopefuls to take on US giants like OpenAI and Anthropic, have given a boost to Beijing’s ambitions in the artificial intelligence sector, according to executives and industry watchers. While Zhipu’s valuation of about US$9 billion and MiniMax’s market cap of US$14 billion remain tiny compared with...

3. Russia says fired new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in strike against Ukraine

   The Russian military said it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine in response to what it described as an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, something Kyiv has called a lie. It was the second time that Russia has ⁠used the intermediate-range Oreshnik, a missile which President Vladimir Putin has boasted is impossible to...

4. To root out corruption, Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire investigation must go beyond scapegoats

   Alongside death and taxes, there are few things more universally certain than corruption in public procurement. That is a reality worth keeping front of mind in Hong Kong as we home in on those we want to blame for the tragic Wang Fuk Court fire that in November killed at least 161 people and left thousands homeless. The maintenance contracts may not have been public procurement contracts, but...

5. Protests sweep Iran amid internet blackout and state TV warning of casualties

   Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls. Short online videos shared by activists purported to show protesters chanting against Iran’s government around bonfires as debris littered the...

6. Parents ‘should be allowed access’ to minors’ devices in Hong Kong to protect them

   Parents and other supervising adults should be allowed access to children’s electronic devices to protect their interests and ensure safety, according to recommendations from Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission for proposed anti-cybercrime legislation. But the wide-ranging recommendations, published by the commission on Friday and set to be submitted to the government for consideration, stopped...

7. Hong Kong rugby player charged with indecent assault and criminal damage

   A Hong Kong professional rugby player has been accused of molesting a patron at a bar and damaging a door bolt inside a police station while he was held in custody. Faizal Solomona Penesa, 33, on Friday appeared at Eastern Court for the first time over a count of indecent assault and another of criminal damage. Prosecutors accused the Samoan national of indecently assaulting an individual at...

8. Domestic helper gets 5 months’ jail in Hong Kong for abusing 11-month-old baby

   A domestic helper has been sentenced to five months in jail for abusing an 11‑month‑old baby in her employer’s home in Hong Kong. Eastern Court on Friday heard the guilty plea of the 41-year-old helper, who admitted to ill-treating the baby at a flat in Happy Valley on November 11 last year. The defendant’s full name was concealed, and she was identified only as “AJB” in court proceedings. In...

9. Southeast Asia reels in buyers stung by Seoul’s housing crisis

   Southeast Asian real estate firms are seeking to attract South Koreans to buy property, as soaring flat prices in Seoul make premium homes abroad comparatively more affordable, industry officials said on Friday. PropEasy, a Malaysian developer, recently invited Seoul-based real estate brokers to Kuala Lumpur as part of a promotional campaign for residential projects currently under...

10. Love, tears and turbulence: Philippine Airlines’ soap opera safety video becomes viral hit

    Philippine Airlines has drawn widespread praise online for a new in-flight safety video that turns routine cabin instructions into a full-blown Filipino soap opera. Titled Care that Comes from the Heart, the six-minute video borrows heavily from the tropes of a teleserye – the melodramatic television dramas that dominate Philippine prime time – weaving safety procedures into a story of doomed...