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Shenzhen too pricey? Cost-conscious Hongkongers dig deeper into mainland China — South China Morning Post
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Shenzhen too pricey? Cost-conscious Hongkongers dig deeper into mainland China

Seventy-something Hong Kong retiree Leung Ching says a meal for four in Shenzhen, the megacity in mainland China roughly an hour’s train ride away, that cost just over 300 yuan (US$45) a few years ago now runs to 500 to 600 yuan. It would cost around HK$1,000 (US$127.50) in Hong Kong, but only 300...

Kim Jong-un urges drone expansion as North Korea showcases new unmanned tech

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‘Zero-cost’ lifestyle: China cash-strapped youth embrace thrifty living for mental relief

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G20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacy

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Dark past of Japan’s Unit 731 buried under airport expansion — South China Morning Post
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Dark past of Japan’s Unit 731 buried under airport expansion

A village that sent hundreds of men to one of imperial Japan’s most notorious wartime units is being demolished to make way for a runway at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Unit 731 carried out lethal experiments on captives, many of them Chinese, to develop biological weapons during the...

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A group of entrepreneurs collaborating in a NYC coffee shop, discussing AI funding.
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OpenAI reportedly cuts fundraising and valuation targets amid AI jitters

In a bustling coffee shop in Manhattan, a group of entrepreneurs huddles around a table, their laptops open and coffee cups steaming. Among them is Sarah, a founder of a promising AI startup, who has been closely monitoring the shifting landscape of artificial intelligence funding. As she scrolls...

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OpenAI funding announcement with a backdrop of NYC skyline
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OpenAI slashes funding target by $10bn as tech anxieties mount

In a world increasingly captivated by artificial intelligence, the news of OpenAI's funding adjustments reverberates through the tech landscape. Just last week, CEO Sam Altman announced a significant shift in the company’s financial strategy, revealing that OpenAI is now seeking to raise $20...

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‘I’m terrified’: AI comes for Southeast Asia’s graduate jobs — South China Morning Post
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‘I’m terrified’: AI comes for Southeast Asia’s graduate jobs

Nafeesa Azman has applied for hundreds of jobs over the past two months, yet the 24-year-old Malaysian marketing graduate is yet to find a permanent role that pays what she needs or uses the skills she spent years, and a good deal of money, developing. Natthanicha Intawong, a final-year media arts...

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Poland deploys riot police, as court chief’s ousting sparks crisis — South China Morning Post
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Poland deploys riot police, as court chief’s ousting sparks crisis

Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki called off a visit to Africa in mid-flight, as riot police deployed around the country’s constitutional court on Friday following the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right. Dozens of police guarded the...

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Wall Street trading floor with traders reacting to market changes
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Has the tech bubble burst? Why the Nasdaq’s rough ride looks eerily like 2000.

As the sun set over New York City on Friday, Wall Street faced a stark reality check. The Nasdaq Composite Index plummeted, marking one of its most significant declines in recent memory, and sending shockwaves through the tech sector. Traders and investors alike watched in disbelief as the index...

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UK minister discusses tech collaboration in Greater Bay Area during Hong Kong visit — South China Morning Post
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UK minister discusses tech collaboration in Greater Bay Area during Hong Kong visit

UK Indo-Pacific minister Rosie Winterton has visited Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub to discuss plans to expand technological collaboration in the Greater Bay Area, while aiming to strengthen business, education and people-to-people partnerships with the city. During her visit, Winterton also raised...

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China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia — South China Morning Post
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China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia

China has broken up a major transnational drug trafficking network in cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia, seizing around 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation was carried out on October 21 by Indonesia’s National Narcotics...

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Kim Jong-un urges drone expansion as North Korea showcases new unmanned tech — South China Morning Post
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Kim Jong-un urges drone expansion as North Korea showcases new unmanned tech

A group of entrepreneurs collaborating in a NYC coffee shop, discussing AI funding.
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OpenAI reportedly cuts fundraising and valuation targets amid AI jitters

OpenAI funding announcement with a backdrop of NYC skyline
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OpenAI slashes funding target by $10bn as tech anxieties mount

‘I’m terrified’: AI comes for Southeast Asia’s graduate jobs — South China Morning Post
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‘I’m terrified’: AI comes for Southeast Asia’s graduate jobs

Caregivers are now spending more than $11,000 a year out of pocket—up 60% in five years — MarketWatch
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Caregivers are now spending more than $11,000 a year out of pocket—up 60% in five years

$6.3bn in 30 minutes: how the world’s biggest heist unfolded — Financial Times
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$6.3bn in 30 minutes: how the world’s biggest heist unfolded

Carney expects to conclude talks on making Canada EU’s first associate member in June — South China Morning Post
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Carney expects to conclude talks on making Canada EU’s first associate member in June

Microsoft is winning the cloud wars and becoming Wall Street’s new golden child — MarketWatch
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Microsoft is winning the cloud wars and becoming Wall Street’s new golden child

American workers are finding their take-home pay isn’t keeping up with inflation, with their wallets ‘stretched thinner and thinner’ — MarketWatch
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American workers are finding their take-home pay isn’t keeping up with inflation, with their wallets ‘stretched thinner and thinner’

Social Security’s fate — and your benefits — are in the hands of the candidates elected this year — MarketWatch
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Social Security’s fate — and your benefits — are in the hands of the candidates elected this year

The big winners of the tech wreck are biopharma stocks — MarketWatch
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The big winners of the tech wreck are biopharma stocks

The effects of a midterm ‘blue wave’ will be felt for years — Financial Times
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The effects of a midterm ‘blue wave’ will be felt for years

Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says — Financial Times
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Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says

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