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1. With China visit, Starmer makes clear he’s putting Britain first

   “I’m often invited to simply choose between countries. I don’t do that,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday ahead of his China trip. The visit – after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Beijing trip drew US tariff threats – is an attempt to drag British foreign policy into alignment with 21st century realities: a world of strategic rivalry but deep economic...

2. Hong Kong logs US$37 million Admiralty office deal amid tentative market recovery

   A Hong Kong office unit at Admiralty Centre has changed hands for HK$292.17 million (US$37.46 million), making it the most expensive commercial property transaction registered on Tuesday, according to official records, in a deal that adds to tentative signs of stabilisation in the city’s battered real estate market. The office space, located in Tower 1 of the Admiralty Centre within the city’s...

3. China will step in if Australia moves to regain control of Darwin Port, envoy says

   Beijing has pledged to step in if Canberra commits to regaining control of a strategic port in northern Australia that is leased to a Chinese firm. Chinese ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said on Wednesday that Beijing “has the obligation to take measures” to protect the legitimate rights of Chinese companies overseas if the port of Darwin were taken back through a forced sale, according to...

4. Beijing clears Nvidia’s H200 imports, ending chip uncertainty for China tech giants

   Beijing has begun approving imports of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs), according to two sources familiar with the matter, ending regulatory uncertainty over the US tech giant’s second most powerful artificial intelligence chip. The first batch was expected to go to Big Tech companies, which were in urgent need of the GPU, a source said. However, access for state-backed companies,...

5. As World Cup boosts merch demand, China’s small-goods capital Yiwu stays wary

   With less than five months to go before the opening match of the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, a wave of World Cup-driven orders is already rippling through China’s manufacturing heartlands. In Yiwu, the eastern Chinese city long known as the world’s largest hub for small commodities, exporters of fan merchandise and sporting accessories are reporting an early...

6. Who are ‘we’? Why some Singaporeans bristle at ‘we first’ inclusive society call

   Recent comments by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong about an inclusive “we first” society potentially involving foreigners have drawn the ire of some locals, with experts noting that a cultural shift and greater cooperation are necessary to attain the goal. The “we first” society call was first raised by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his National Day Rally last year, when he...

7. Hong Kong police arrest 7 over bogus HK$10 million bankruptcy loan scheme

   Hong Kong police have arrested seven members of a fraud syndicate accused of swindling nearly 100 victims out of HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) by luring them into taking out loans under a bogus bankruptcy scheme and then charging hefty handling fees that left them even further out of pocket. The case first surfaced last year after four victims reported receiving cold calls offering help in...

8. Bank Indonesia’s autonomy under scrutiny as Prabowo’s nephew joins leadership

   The appointment of President Prabowo Subianto’s nephew to the leadership of Bank Indonesia (BI) has reignited debate over whether Southeast Asia’s largest economy can preserve the central bank’s independence – a question closely watched by foreign investors and currency markets. While some analysts warned that any perception the central bank could become more responsive to government financing...

9. Communist Party and KMT revive forum stalled by decade of cross-strait tensions

   The Communist Party and the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s main opposition party, will revive a long-stalled dialogue channel next week to navigate cross-strait tensions and discuss plans to promote industrial cooperation. Beijing confirmed on Wednesday that the think tank forum would be held in the Chinese capital on February 3, according to an announcement by Zhang Han, a spokeswoman for the...

10. ‘Teach our children well’: Jack Ma urges changes to China’s rural education in AI era

    Education in China’s countryside should shift away from rote-based learning to focus on nurturing curiosity and creativity in the artificial intelligence era, Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma said in a meeting with rural teachers on Monday. In remarks published by the Jack Ma Foundation on Tuesday, former English teacher Ma said the dawn of the AI era posed a challenge for rural education,...