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1. Canada plans for US invasion scenario as Trump posts ‘takeover’ map: report

   The Canadian military has developed a model response to a US invasion, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump again muses online about a takeover of Canada. Citing two unnamed senior government officials, the paper said the Canadian response model centres on insurgency-style tactics, like those used in Afghanistan by fighters who resisted Soviet and later US...

2. Hong Kong motor trade sees red over tightened vehicle inspection rules

   Hong Kong’s car trade has reacted with frustration to a sudden tightening of annual vehicle inspection rules, with leaders warning that owners of failed vehicles could face thousands of dollars in extra costs and significant delays. The backlash on Tuesday follows what they described as a “rushed” roll-out by the Transport Department, with the measures announced just days before they went into...

3. EU moves to force Huawei out of networks, opening door to wider Chinese tech bans

   The European Commission wants to force EU member states to remove Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE from its mobile networks, as part of a sweeping new cybersecurity act unveiled on Tuesday. While the bloc’s executive arm has recommended that capitals weed equipment from those providers from their 5G networks since 2020, citing cybersecurity risks, only 13 of 27 have so far acted on...

4. Hong Kong police arrest 2 women as child abuse allegation goes viral online

   Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of child abuse, as a father took to social media to accuse a domestic helper of shaking his four-month-old son, causing a brain haemorrhage and bodily harm. The force on Tuesday night confirmed that it had arrested two women, aged 28 and 45, suspected of ill-treating a baby boy at a flat in Sheung Shui on Sunday. The suspects were being held...

5. Bessent meets China’s He Lifeng in Davos, praises trade progress on soybeans, rare earths

   US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with his Chinese counterpart, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, on Monday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The two men have been the primary negotiators for the world’s two largest economies during a period of heightened trade tensions that saw tariff rates on each nation climb to well above 100 per cent. Their meeting in Geneva last...

6. China sends emergency food aid to Cuba as US sanctions worsen shortages

   A new Chinese emergency aid programme has delivered its first shipment of rice to Cuba, which faces worsening food and fuel shortages amid a tightened US blockade that has halted Venezuelan oil shipments. Under the programme, China will send 30,000 tonnes of rice to the island nation, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. The first shipment was handed over on Monday, while a second...

7. As Trump threatens more tariff rises, China uses low duties to secure resources

   As US President Donald Trump’s tariff increases have roiled global markets and strained America’s alliances in recent months, China has been pursuing the opposite strategy: keeping import duties low and pledging further cuts as a way to secure strategic resources and build ties across the developing world. China’s average effective tariff rate – calculated by dividing total duties raised by the...

8. Elderly Hongkongers facing eviction over subdivided flat revamp fear losing jobs

   Some elderly residents facing eviction from a block of subdivided flats in Hong Kong have expressed concerns that they could lose their jobs if forced to relocate to enable their landlords to upgrade the homes to comply with new regulations. Residents of Sham Shui Po’s Yee Wa Building were previously told they would need to leave sometime between March and December. The renovations were prompted...

9. China’s Xi pushes ‘holistic’ execution by local cadres for 5-year plan, warns of disparity

   President Xi Jinping has ordered a thorough implementation of central government strategies and policies at local levels, as the world’s second-largest economy rallies efforts to achieve a strong start to its five-year plan amid formidable external challenges and domestic headwinds. The instruction on Tuesday arrived at a delicate time, as Beijing enforces some overriding strategies, such as a...

10. China Telecom develops country’s first MoE models trained entirely on Huawei’s AI chips

    State-owned China Telecom has developed the country’s first artificial intelligence models with the innovative Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture that are trained entirely on advanced chips from Huawei Technologies. This marked the first time a Chinese developer publicly validated the feasibility of using only Huawei chips to train AI models with MoE architecture, which has become widely...