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1. Is China’s new K visa enough to win the global tech talent race?

   Computer science graduate Alain Saas is hoping a fourth time is the charm to make his China dream come true. As a young man growing up in the small town of Selestat in eastern France, the distant Asian country seemed magical. But the dream has been elusive and trying to land a job in China has been anything but enchanting. Over the past 15 years, Saas, who is now in his forties, has tried three...

2. Tech war: Huawei to open-source software tool to optimise AI chip use

   Huawei Technologies on Friday introduced open-source software that it claimed can significantly improve the utilisation rate of artificial intelligence chips, marking the latest effort by Chinese companies to achieve world-class AI training capabilities even without access to the latest Nvidia processors. Flex:ai, which pools and orchestrates processors to squeeze out more performance, came as...

3. Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to other countries over Taiwan?

   Beijing’s recent fury directed towards Japan is hammering home a point on Taiwan to the wider world, especially the United States and its allies, analysts in mainland China have suggested. Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a conflict in the Taiwan Strait might be a “survival-threatening situation” that would justify military intervention. The comments appeared to...

4. Why China Miao ethnic group shows love by biting each other; gentle bites mean unloving

   A bizarre ancient courtship ritual practised by some of China’s ethnic groups involved a test of love where only a deep and painful bite was seen as a true expression of affection. This practice, known as yao shou ding qing, or “biting the hand to seal the love,” is a traditional courtship ritual of the Miao ethnic group in Hainan province, located at the nation’s southernmost point. Officially...

5. Philippines’ Marcos orders arrest of Zaldy Co, 17 others in flood control scandal

   Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has confirmed that an arrest warrant has been issued for former lawmaker Zaldy Co and 17 others accused of involvement in anomalous infrastructure projects. The move marks the first major enforcement action since authorities began probing so-called “ghost” flood control projects, referring to substandard or non-existent works now at the centre of a...

6. Missile defence in focus as China, Russia generals pledge deeper cooperation

   The Chinese and Russian militaries have pledged to deepen cooperation in sensitive areas including missile defence, following high-level talks in Moscow involving China’s top general. General Zhang Youxia, the first-ranking vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, met with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov on Thursday, according to China’s defence ministry announcement. The...

7. Why Asean’s AI ambition may lead to widening economic and tech divide

   As countries and economies around the world scramble for a slice of the growing artificial intelligence pie, Southeast Asia is also aiming to usher in a new dawn of higher productivity, fuelled by more investment and research opportunities in the technology. But tech experts warn that a deepening economic and tech divide is looming as nations in the region adopt AI at a different pace. On...

8. 11 hurt as grizzly bear attacks students, teachers on Canadian walking trail

   A grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them critically. The attack happened on Thursday afternoon in Bella Coola, 700km (435 miles) northwest of Vancouver. The Nuxalk Nation said the “aggressive bear” remained on the loose on Thursday evening and police and conservation officers were on the...

9. US$44 million sale of Hong Kong luxury home linked to mainland Chinese investor

   A buyer bearing the same name as veteran investor Xu Liusheng is the latest owner of a luxury home in Hong Kong after acquiring a HK$342 million (US$43.9 million) unit in the affluent Southern district, with the transaction adding to a growing list of prime assets being snapped up following years of falling prices. The buyer shares the name of the owner of Shenzhen Kaifu Investment, who is known...

10. Multilateralism isn’t dead, despite a Trumpian year

    As South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa convenes the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, two things are likely to be on many minds: the empty chair and the spirit of ubuntu. Wikipedia defines the ubuntu philosophy as encompassing “the interdependence of humans on one another and the acknowledgement of one’s responsibility to their fellow humans and the world around them”. For the purposes of...