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1. Indonesia telco chief warns of ‘digital colonisation’, backs China’s open-source AI

   The biggest threat to middle powers in the artificial intelligence era is “digital colonisation” from expensive and proprietary AI stacks, an Indonesian telecoms executive has said, adding that China’s open-source sales pitch offers better protection for local sovereignty. The emphasis on localisation and digital sovereignty comes as major Chinese AI cloud providers look to compete with US...

2. Scam cases fall for first time since 2019 in Hong Kong, annual figures show

   Scam cases in Hong Kong fell by 2.9 per cent last year over the figure for 2024 after rising annually since 2019, while overall recorded crimes decreased by 5.9 per cent, according to police. In revealing the annual figures on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming also told lawmakers that fewer traditional street crimes were recorded, but homicide cases jumped 10-fold to 194 from 19,...

3. Hollywood stars to headline Hong Kong Comic Con

   Hollywood stars Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Lloyd will headline Hong Kong’s first “comic con” this May, the organisers have said, as the city joins major destinations worldwide by hosting its own take on these popular fan conventions celebrating pop culture. Hong Kong Comic Con 2026 will be held from May 29 to 31 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the...

4. Starmer claims UK government ‘united’ amid calls to quit over Epstein fallout

   British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to move on Tuesday from speculation about his future after fending off serious calls to resign over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Following a day of drama on Monday, the Labour leader told a meeting of government ministers that they were “strong and united” after he vowed not to walk away from office just 19 months into a five-year term. Starmer’s...

5. Indonesia on track for 10% growth by 2029, energy envoy Hashim says

   Indonesia is on track for 10 per cent economic growth by 2029, beyond the 8 per cent target set by President Prabowo Subianto, his climate and energy envoy Hashim Djojohadikusumo has insisted. Hailing multiple projects in the works such as social housing and the development of boarding schools for low-income families, Hashim told a forum in Jakarta on Tuesday that his elder brother Prabowo had...

6. Trump’s ‘vacillating’ China policy causing allies’ crisis of confidence: security report

   The United States has appeared “more threatening” over the past year, while perceptions of China have improved markedly in parts of the Western world, according to a global risk survey released on Monday. The same report, released in the lead-up to the Munich Security Conference (MSC) this week, also accused Beijing of “increasingly threatening regional stability” in the Indo-Pacific, while...

7. China’s ByteDance, Alibaba unveil AI image tools to rival Google’s popular Nano Banana

   TikTok parent ByteDance has unveiled its latest generative artificial intelligence image model that it says undercuts the popular Nano Banana image editor from Alphabet’s Google, a fresh development that comes as China and the US intensify their AI competition. ByteDance’s new image model faced immediate competition from Alibaba Cloud, which also released its latest image-generation model,...

8. ‘Brilliant’ retail and dining revenue gives Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 boost

   Hong Kong cable car attraction Ngong Ping 360 maintained steady revenue over the past year with a 20 per cent retail and dining surge helping to offset stagnant ticket sales for rides. The operator also said on Tuesday that it would introduce night rides for the first time to headline its 20th anniversary celebrations. Ngong Ping 360 managing director James Tung Pui-chuen pointed to ticket...

9. India tightens social media grip as X, YouTube, Meta face 3-hour takedown rules

   India’s government said on Tuesday ‍social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified, tightening an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be ⁠a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X. The changes amend India’s 2021 IT rules, which have already been a flashpoint between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and global technology...

10. Hong Kong’s Mandarin hotel removes seafood items amid food poisoning cases

    Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel has removed certain seafood items, including raw oysters, from its restaurants’ menus after eight people reportedly fell ill after consuming them. The luxury five-star hotel in Central said it was closely monitoring the situation and was working in full cooperation with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in their...