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1. Celebrity ‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo

   A buffalo in Bangladesh nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its flowing blond hair has been spared from sacrifice after shooting to fame, and will instead be cared for at the national zoo. Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a South Asian nation of 170 million people, celebrates Eid al-Adha, the “feast of the sacrifice”, on Thursday. The 700kg (1,500-pound) bull, a rare albino buffalo with a flowing helmet of...

2. US ex-president Biden sues DOJ over release of interview audio

   Former Democratic US president Joe Biden sued ⁠the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his biographer in 2016 and 2017. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, DC, comes ahead of the department’s planned June 15 ‌release of the materials to the US House Judiciary Committee and the...

3. 3 scientists win Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing therapy for rare leukaemia

   Three life scientists from mainland China and France have won Hong Kong’s Shaw Prize for developing a therapy that has turned a rare form of leukaemia from deadly to widely curable. Professor Emerita Anne Dejean, Professor Hugues de The and Professor Chen Zhu have won in equal shares the life sciences and medicine prize of the Shaw Prize, which has been dubbed the “Nobel Prize of the East”. The...

4. Uganda closes border with DR Congo as cases of rare Ebola type surge

   Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo “with immediate effect” as suspected cases surge near 1,000 in its neighbour of a rare type of Ebola and as others emerge at home. The measure, which goes against World Health Organization guidance, underscored growing fears of contagion in this East African country that, like Congo, has experience responding to Ebola...

5. Stamp of approval sought on HK$4.6 billion lifeline for struggling Hongkong Post

   Hong Kong authorities are seeking to inject HK$4.6 billion (US$587 million) into the government-owned postal service provider to sustain its operations for the next three years, following eight years of losses and declining mail volume. A document submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau showed a bruising fiscal trajectory for the Post...

6. Peking University unveils 3D design tool to power Huawei’s chip ambitions

   Researchers at Peking University have claimed a breakthrough in microchip design software, purportedly offering critical support to Huawei Technologies as the tech giant attempts to build cutting-edge semiconductors despite US-led trade restrictions. The innovation, unveiled on Tuesday, comes in the form of a prototype tool for electronic design automation (EDA), according to an announcement by...

7. Chinese scientists use supercomputer to cut new drug screening time from years to seconds

   China has unveiled an artificial intelligence platform for drug discovery that can screen a vast library of chemical compounds, cutting the initial drug screening phase from months or years down to tens of seconds. Developers said they expected the system to provide a novel method for identifying lead molecules to treat tumours, neurodegenerative conditions, rare diseases and emerging infectious...

8. Blade concealed between Citybus double-decker seats sparks police probe

   Hong Kong police are investigating after a blade was discovered between two seats on a Citybus double-decker, the second such case reported in recent days. A male passenger alerted the driver of the route 37A bus, which travels from Pok Fu Lam’s Chi Fu Fa Yuen to Central, at about 5.20pm on Wednesday that the box cutter had been found on the upper deck. Police officers boarded the bus when it...

9. China unveils auto industry blueprint to set EV, AI vehicle and semiconductor standards

   China is seeking to expand its influence over the future of the global auto industry through a sweeping regulatory blueprint covering core technologies ranging from vehicle chips, AI and batteries to autonomous driving and low-carbon development. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday released its 2026 work plan on automotive standardisation, outlining measures to tighten...

10. Why there’s no point in signing a fourth China-US communique

    Despite recent signs that US-China ties are stabilising, veteran China watcher Li Cheng argues that the two superpowers should not rush to sign a new joint communique, suggesting this would add little value as Washington is not upholding its previous commitments. The recent summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump produced a “dramatic change” in the countries’...