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1. BYD’s sales surge in Europe, Tesla’s robotaxi debut in China: 7 EV reads

   We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese EV maker BYD’s sales surge in Europe, narrowing gap with Tesla Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD recorded surging sales in Europe last month after it launched more models...

2. Nvidia and Apple supplier Foxconn posts 17% rise in third-quarter profit

   Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer, posted a 17 per cent rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating market forecasts, on sustained strength in demand for artificial intelligence servers. Net profit for the July-September period for Nvidia’s biggest server maker and Apple’s top iPhone assembler was T$57.67 billion (US$1.89 billion), higher than...

3. How one university uses AI to prepare students for their future careers

   The growing use of data and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) – computer systems that can copy intelligent human behaviour – has enabled companies to offer their customers more individualised products and services, which have transformed many different parts of people’s everyday lives. Personalised learning – a student-focused educational approach that tailors the instruction...

4. China solid investment option despite global rifts: Beijing official in Hong Kong

   China remains a secure investment destination despite recent geopolitical tensions, Beijing’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong has told diplomats and business chambers at a high-profile meeting, while underscoring the city’s strategic role in building international ties. Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong, on Wednesday met about 60 envoys, commerce chamber...

5. Malaysian Tiong Hiew King, owner of Hong Kong media conglomerate, dead at 91

   Malaysian media and timber tycoon Tiong Hiew King, who built a newspaper empire spanning Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, has died aged 91. Media Chinese International, which owns the Chinese-language daily Ming Pao in Hong Kong, issued a notice on Tuesday announcing the death of its honorary chairman. “The board of directors of Media Chinese International Limited announces with deepest sadness...

6. Tomson Group’s Charles Tong buys US$14.4 million Hong Kong home

   Charles Tong Chi-kar, the vice-chairman and executive director of Tomson Group, has bought a HK$112 million (US$14.4 million) home in Mid-Levels West, joining a growing number of affluent buyers who are increasingly confident in Hong Kong’s residential market. Sold for HK$48,060 per square foot, the 2,335 sq ft four-bedroom unit at The Legacy, developed by Henderson Land, was handed over to Tong...

7. Malaysia’s Anwar faces a tough fight as bellwether state Sabah closes ranks

   Malaysia’s election season kicks into full gear this weekend, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration forced to juggle national interests and aspirations of autonomy in make-or-break state Sabah as sentiments of “Sabah for Sabahans” quickly gain ground. The November 29 election in Sabah, one of two states on Malaysian Borneo, is widely seen as a gauge of Anwar’s popularity beyond his...

8. Rising star mathematician Wu Meng returns to China from Finland

   In the 1960s, mathematician Hillel Furstenberg proposed a conjecture: that a number cannot appear “simple and highly regular” under two “independent” rulers simultaneously. Put simply, if a number is written in a binary system – using only two digits or elements to represent a quantity – its sequence is relatively regular and simple. In contrast, when rewriting that number in ternary – using...

9. ‘Our neighbour will help us’: Australia, Indonesia finalise new defence deal

   Australia and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to sign a new security treaty, which includes closer military cooperation, the two countries’ leaders said following talks in Sydney. Canberra has drawn ever nearer to long-time ally Washington, bolstering its military in an attempt to deter the might of a rising China in the Asia-Pacific region. Jakarta has walked a more neutral path, wary of drawing...

10. Elderly China woman tearfully hugs pet duck killed by car, mourns loss of companion

    An elderly woman in eastern China was seen in tears, mourning her pet duck on the street after it was killed in a road accident. A video of the woman crying over her deceased duck on the street in Jiangsu province, posted by a neighbour on November 4, went viral. According to the neighbour, surnamed Chen, the elderly woman had kept the duck as her beloved pet for the past four years after her...