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1. Could Greenland and Iran have been factors behind latest China-Russia talks?

   Donald Trump’s repeated threats against Greenland and rising tensions with Iran may have been a factor in the latest round of talks between China and Russia, according to Chinese observers. On Sunday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sergei Shoigu, the head of the Russian Security Council, met in Beijing, where according to the Chinese foreign ministry, Wang warned of the danger of the world...

2. Hong Kong crypto investors stay cautious but upbeat as bitcoin sell-off deepens

   Hong Kong’s cryptocurrency investors remain cautiously optimistic despite a sharp market sell-off over the weekend that pushed major digital assets to months-long lows. Bitcoin slid to US$74,541 on Monday morning, its lowest level in 10 months, extending a decline of about 40 per cent from its record high above US$126,000. That peak had been fuelled in part by expectations of a more...

3. China pushes to shore up government finances with tax rises on several sectors

   China has tightened tax incentives and raised preferential rates in several sectors as part of a broader push to generate more government funds, after experiencing a sharp drop in fiscal revenues amid an economic slowdown and persistent deflationary pressure. The Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration released a slew of detailed provisions for the country’s new value-added tax...

4. Hong Kong aims to enlist more private hospitals in free newborn screening scheme

   More private hospitals in Hong Kong are expected to join the government’s free newborn screening programme for rare genetic conditions this year, according to health authorities. The scheme tests newborns for inherited metabolic disorders, enabling early identification and treatment while easing the long-term burden on the public healthcare system. The programme, launched in 2020, already covers...

5. China’s first-of-a-kind ABF crystal creates most energised solid-state laser beam

   The shortest wavelength of a laser beam generated from a crystal has been realised in a laboratory at the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, according to a new paper. At 158.9 nanometres (nm), it leads to all-solid-state lasers with the highest output energy recorded. The all-solid-state solution offers a desktop-scale size, lower cost, easier...

6. Huawei woes, Canada-China EV deal, Europe on the menu? 7 global relations reads

   We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump’s freewheeling Davos speech stirs unease among global audience There was moderate relief after US President Donald Trump walked back his threat to take Greenland by force at the World...

7. Sarah Ferguson called Epstein ‘brother’ and ‘legend’, new emails reveal

   Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Britain’s former prince Andrew, called late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a “legend” and the “brother I have always wished for”, according to newly released documents. While the friendship between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – who was stripped of his royal titles last October – and Epstein has been in the spotlight for years, the latest emails released by US...

8. Hong Kong business confidence hits 2-year high, survey finds

   Business confidence in Hong Kong has reached its highest level in two years, with more than half the companies polled by the American Chamber of Commerce in the city expressing optimism about their outlook for 2026, noting that geopolitical tensions had largely stabilised. However, the chamber’s survey also found that 43 per cent of respondents ranked “overseas public perception” of Hong Kong...

9. As great powers bet on AI, what of the workforce holding it together?

   Artificial intelligence (AI) may look automated, but it runs on human labour. Behind every chatbot and image generator are thousands of people labelling images, tagging text, moderating content and training systems to understand language and culture. This invisible workforce has quietly become a critical layer of the global AI economy. India has emerged as a major hub for this work. Its large...

10. Thai police arrest 2 Russian men over ‘heinous’ dismemberment of fellow national

    Thai police have arrested two Russians on suspicion of murdering a fellow national after the victim’s dismembered body was found in scrubland near the resort town of Pattaya, a “heinous” crime detectives believe is linked to debts to criminals. Body parts of the 30-year-old victim, Mikhail Emelianov, were found on Sunday scattered across a section of abandoned land just outside the eastern...