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1. How Trump’s China visit may hint the ‘2 eyes of the world’ are learning to live together

   It is hard not to be impressed by the sheer energy Donald Trump displayed during his whirlwind visit to Beijing. Within just 43 hours, the 79-year-old president held two meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, inspected troops, attended a state banquet and walked around the Temple of Heaven in sweltering heat – not to mention making his characteristic social media postings in the wee hours...

2. Singapore minister reveals why human touch still important in AI era

   Even as Singapore positions itself at the frontier of AI technology, human intelligence still remains critical, according to the city state’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan. “We should beware of just trying to throw every problem, and every step in a solution, at a large-language model (LLM),” he said on Saturday at the AI Engineer conference, referring to deep-learning technology behind...

3. Tech features at Hong Kong’s Terminal 2 to enable efficient departures: transport chief

   Hong Kong is counting down to the “milestone” launch of the reconfigured second terminal at the international airport on May 27, which will feature technology-led services to ease existing bottlenecks, the city’s transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that the new Terminal 2 was ready to serve travellers, highlighting new technologies from...

4. 2 Hong Kong tourists killed, 2 injured in New Zealand car crash

   Two Hong Kong tourists have been killed and two others injured in a car crash in New Zealand. The Chinese consulate in Christchurch revealed the fatal crash on Saturday, saying it occurred a day earlier. “According to a New Zealand police report, a serious traffic accident occurred on the afternoon of May 15 near the intersection of North Rakaia Road and State Highway 1 in the Selwyn District on...

5. Bangladesh tests its India ties by seeking China’s aid for Teesta River

   Every dry season, the Teesta River shrinks a little more – and with it, the livelihoods of millions of Bangladeshis who depend on its waters to survive. Dhaka has been asking India to help for years. Now, it is asking Beijing instead. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who took office in February, formally asked China earlier this month to help with its Teesta River restoration project,...

6. Hong Kong parents warned of choking, injury risks from catapult and tangram toys

   A catapult toy and a tangram set could pose injury and suffocation risks to children, Hong Kong customs has warned, urging retailers to pull the products from shelves. The Customs and Excise Department said on Saturday that it had seized 700 units of the toys during an operation and issued a prohibition notice banning their sale. The action followed an earlier safety test on various toys bought...

7. Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal ‘eliminated from battlefield’

   US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ‌Isis globally, had been eliminated in an operation conducted by US and Nigerian forces. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a ⁠meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the ‌most active terrorist in the world from the...

8. Malaysian police probe claims that Jho Low returned to Kuala Lumpur for secret 1MDB talks

   Malaysian police will investigate claims that fugitive financier Jho Low returned to the country for secret meetings. Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail said the claims that Low, whose full name is Low Taek Jho, had come to Malaysia for meetings had not been verified. “We have not verified whether the claims are true or otherwise,” he told reporters on Saturday. “We will take...

9. Japan’s ‘ibasho’ sense of belonging helps disaster survivors heal, study finds

   As the ground shook beneath her feet and the powerful tsunami rolled in from the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011, Masako Saito feared for her coastal community. Saito’s entire family escaped from Soma City in Japan, where massive waves caused utter devastation, and she could not return to witness the chaos for herself until the following month. It was “beyond recognition”, according to Saito....

10. Residents of historic Hong Kong village run out of options as evictions loom

    The picturesque old village of Tin Sam Tsuen in Hong Kong, marked by small houses built with bricks in a traditional colour and an ancestral hall with green and white walls, has been home to generations of residents for hundreds of years. From traditional rituals to celebrate newborns to flowing banquets during festive occasions, the historic village of about 50 households in far-flung Hung Shui...