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1. Lighter, simpler, faster: could this thrust device give Chinese drones an edge over F-35s?

   In a world first, Chinese researchers have flight-tested new streamlined thrust technology in a high-speed drone, capping nearly two decades of research in the area for the lead scientist. The lighter and simpler aerodynamic thrust vectoring system abandons the complex mechanical parts of elite fighter jets like the F-35B and Su-37 to redirect engine exhaust to make the aircraft more...

2. Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein fallout

   British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney ‍has quit, he said in a statement on Sunday, as pressure intensifies on Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Starmer is facing what is widely seen as the gravest crisis of his 18 months in power over his decision to ⁠send Mandelson to Washington in 2024, after files revealed the...

3. TikTok deal good for Chinese owners but terrible for users in the United States

   If American users of TikTok think its transition to majority US ownership would make it more secure and freer, they are sorely mistaken. Rather, they should expect the opposite. Some 170 million TikTokkers received a pop-up message telling them that if they wanted to continue with the service, they had to agree to new terms of service and privacy policy under new US majority ownership. Users...

4. New rail routes to mainland China nearly sold out ahead of Lunar New Year

   Tickets for most of the new high-speed rail destinations in mainland China from Hong Kong have sold out for the weekend preceding the Lunar New Year holiday, according to a check by the South China Morning Post on Sunday. The official 12306 train service app indicated that all classes of tickets from Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Station to 14 of the 16 new mainland stops were fully booked from...

5. Memorial for Swiss bar fire victims goes up in flames, adding to New Year’s tragedy fallout

   A memorial for the victims of a deadly New Year’s fire in Switzerland itself caught fire early on Sunday, likely sparked by candles left burning inside, police said. It was a makeshift tribute to the 41 people killed and the 115 injured in the January 1 fire that erupted at the Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, which was packed with mainly teenagers and young...

6. How Hong Kong can bring China and Britain closer: it’s not just finance

   British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently concluded his four-day visit to China, during which he met President Xi Jinping. He was accompanied by a sizeable delegation of prominent British business leaders across finance, pharmaceuticals, clean energy and aviation. Starmer met Chery chairman Yin Tongyue, who announced his intention to open the carmaker’s European headquarters in Liverpool....

7. A very Chinese time? How memes are paving the way for a soft power shift

   Drinking hot water, eating warm congee and dressing in red to pray for good luck are daily rituals shared by social media users across the globe who have embraced a new lifestyle trend, declaring: “You met me at a very Chinese time in my life.” The phrase has been popularised over the past year by influencers on TikTok and Instagram who post themselves performing stereotypically Chinese...

8. Japan bear intrusions driven by fruit, not hunger, study finds

   Bears entered areas near human dwellings despite being adequately nourished, even during years when acorns were scarce in their natural habitats, likely attracted by fruit trees left on abandoned farmland, a recent study in western Japan showed. Japanese black bears are encroaching on human settlements not necessarily out of desperation, but because they are lured by the easy meals found on...

9. Hong Kong woman arrested at airport over knuckleduster in carry-on luggage

   A traveller bound for Singapore has been arrested at the Hong Kong airport for allegedly carrying a knuckleduster in her luggage, according to police. The force said on Sunday that airport security staff found the weapon, which is worn over the knuckles, in the local woman’s carry-on luggage during regular screening the day before. Police arrested the 19-year-old on suspicion of violating the...

10. Hong Kong reserves 4,000 homes for tenants hit by subdivided flats overhaul

    Hong Kong authorities have pledged to reserve nearly a fifth of the city’s 21,000 transitional homes for tenants displaced by a new law regulating subdivided flats, with the housing chief downplaying concerns about a potential wave of evictions under the policy. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin offered the assurance on Sunday after more than 100 households at Yee Wa Building on Un Chau...