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1. Artificial intelligence’s practical uses, not race to AGI, is what counts, Jeffrey Ding says

   Jeffrey Ding is an assistant professor of political science at George Washington University. He is the author of Technology and the Rise of Great Powers, an award-winning book exploring the impact of technology on geopolitical competition, as well as the founder of the ChinAI newsletter, which tracks developments in China’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry. In this interview, Ding explains...

2. Hong Kong tests student housing land sales as office market slowdown curbs tenders

   Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses that can still attract investor interest. The Development Bureau on Tuesday invited expressions of interest (EOI) for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin, and Tung Chung East,...

3. Asthma has no cure. For some, the risk is in this gene, Chinese team finds

   People carrying a specific gene mutation could have a significantly higher risk of developing the respiratory condition asthma, according to Chinese scientists who have created a detailed immune cell atlas. The team has mapped how genetic variations influence immune cell function and disease development, creating a tool to help researchers understand how particular gene variations make people...

4. Nearly all residents in historic China village act in local TV miniseries; even livestock are hired

   A Chinese village with 600 years of history has become a miniseries filming hub, with nearly all its villagers and livestock taking part. The “cast” even includes a donkey which is paid 500 yuan (US$70) a day. Yuanqiao village, which is administered by Dengfeng in Henan province, central China, shot to fame on social media because many television miniseries have been made there, the Dahe News...

5. China doubling down on consumption as route out of export reliance: ex-PBOC official

   China is pushing consumption to grow faster than overall economic expansion as the nation accelerates a shift to domestic demand-driven growth amid external criticism over trade imbalances, a former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China said at the World Economic Forum. “The policy says consumption growth [should be] stronger than GDP growth … [and] income growth will be higher than GDP...

6. Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil activist admits subversion, 2 deny national security charges

   A former vice-chairman of the group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil is facing up to 10 years in jail after he admitted advocating an end to Communist Party rule in mainland China in breach of the national security law. Former opposition lawmaker Albert Ho Chun-yan, 74, on Thursday pleaded guilty to inciting subversion for promoting an end to “one-party dictatorship”, one of the...

7. Several people feared buried in landslide-hit New Zealand campsite

   Rescuers in New Zealand searched on Thursday for several people missing, including children, following a landslide at a campsite ‍as heavy rains caused widespread damage and left thousands without power. Homes were evacuated and roads closed as the heavy rain hit almost the entire eastern seaboard of the North Island. The landslide happened at 9.30am local time, sending rubble barrelling down on...

8. US says Venezuela’s interim president to visit as relations shift post-Maduro

   Venezuela’s interim president will soon visit the United States, a senior US official said Wednesday, further signalling US President Donald Trump’s willingness to embrace the oil-rich country’s new leader. Delcy Rodriguez would be the first sitting Venezuelan president to visit the United States in more than a quarter of a century – aside from presidents attending United Nations meetings in New...

9. Malaysian ex-army chief, wife deny laundering US$544,000 in military procurement scandal

   Malaysia’s former army chief and one of his wives claimed trial on Thursday to money-laundering charges involving about 2.2 million ringgit (US$544,000) amid a widening investigation into alleged bribery and abuse of power linked to military procurement. Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan, 58, and Salwani Anuar, 27, were charged with four counts each under Malaysia’s anti-money-laundering law in...

10. Past nuclear weapon tests linked to 4 million premature deaths globally, report says

    Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy. More than 2,400 nuclear devices were detonated in tests conducted worldwide between 1945 and 2017. Of the nine countries known to possess nuclear weapons - Russia, the United States,...