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1. China expels defence industry officials from legislature amid corruption crackdown

   China has removed three senior defence industry executives, including a nuclear weapons expert, from the national legislature as part of a deepening anti-corruption campaign. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Wednesday said it had expelled Liu Cangli, former president of the China Academy of Engineering Physics, Luo Qi, chief engineer of the China National Nuclear...

2. China’s turbocharged EV market hits a speed bump amid falling sales and rising costs

   Electric vehicle deliveries in mainland China slumped by more than 40 per cent in January, darkening the outlook for a sector grappling with rising production costs and the gradual withdrawal of government support. The country’s roughly 50 electric carmakers sold about 900,000 vehicles last month, down 42.3 per cent from 1.56 million units in December, according to preliminary data released by...

3. Hours after call with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping talks to Donald Trump

   Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with US counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday, state media said. It came hours after a video conversation between Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. More to follow …

4. Norway crown princess’s son makes tearful admission of excesses, ‘need for recognition’

   The son of Norway’s crown princess, on trial accused of raping four women, admitted to a life of excess due to “an extreme need for recognition” when he took the stand Wednesday. Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, broke down in tears as he addressed the Oslo district court. He is accused of 38...

5. Ukrainian refugee and sumo star eyes top championship title in Japan

   Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki Arata is eyeing the grand title of yokozuna after winning his second-straight Japanese championship on January 25. The wrestler fled Ukraine for Japan in 2022, narrowly avoiding the military draft. He has since risen rapidly through the ranks in sumo wrestling, adopting the name Aonishiki, which means “blue brocade” in honour of Ukraine.

6. New brainer: China’s C929 widebody lands partner to power next-gen flight mind

   The maker of China’s expanding family of civilian aircraft has announced new orders for a regional jet and secured a crucial “brain” for its ambitious C929 widebody jet, coinciding with the Singapore Airshow. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) said on Tuesday that it signed a letter of intent for cooperation with Aviage Systems for the C929’s core avionics processing system,...

7. Beyond China, Asia will bear the brunt as US builds walls around tech capital

   The United States has been constructing a new dimension of its economic security policy: outbound investment rules. Since January last year, Washington has not only established its first outbound investment screening programme but codified it into law and explicitly provided for its expansion. These rules are gaining teeth, giving rise to a compliance architecture that conditions US foreign...

8. Iran formally allows women to ride motorcycles, in historic shift

   Women in Iran can now formally obtain a licence to ride a motorcycle, local media reported on Wednesday, ending years of legal ambiguity surrounding two-wheelers. Previously, the law did not explicitly prohibit women from riding motorbikes and scooters, but in practice authorities refused to issue licences. Due to the grey area, women have been held legally responsible for accidents even when...

9. China’s chip champion Moore Threads sees beyond silicon with push into AI coding

   Moore Threads – one of China’s domestic artificial intelligence chip champions – has entered the intensifying race for AI coding tools with the launch of a new service built on its latest graphics processing unit (GPU). The Beijing-based company on Tuesday unveiled its “AI Coding Plan”, a vertically integrated development suite that runs on a fully domestic hardware-to-model stack, marking a...

10. Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to increase profit-sharing bonus after strong recovery

    The chief executive of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has told staff that the airline expects to pay a higher profit-sharing bonus for 2025 than in the previous year, as the carrier posted stronger financial results and achieved a record customer satisfaction score. In a letter circulated to employees on Wednesday, CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por said the company anticipated keeping payouts under its...