We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues.

“Great trip to China seeing President Xi ... Pic w China team in state garden,” the tweet reads, which was later deleted from Elon’s profile. Maye’s retweet, however, was still accessible ...

The Government of Canada has updated its China travel advisory due to the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws, often with severe punishments. Global Affairs Canada announced changes to the ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus' visit to China laid a strong foundation to ... investments and production units here. That will be great for our economy," he says. In his high-level meetings ...

[BEIJING/HONG KONG] China has narrowed the AI development gap with the US to just three months in some areas, because firms such as DeepSeek have worked out how to use chips and apply algorithms more ...

The defense chief visit comes as the Trump administration has signaled their aim to prioritize “deterring war with China.” Hegseth warned US allies in Europe earlier this year that Washington ...

US Vice-President JD Vance has just finished speaking to troops stationed in Greenland, and reporters who are accompanying him on his trip there ... coming from China or Russia.

Here’s the latest traffic and travel news from around Northern Ireland. DfI Roads said just before 1.30pm: "The M1 motorway has now been closed in both directions following an earlier collision ...

Screening and conversation: Oscar-winning filmmaker James Ivory ("Howards End", "Call Me By Your Name") uncovers film shot during a life-changing trip to Afghanistan in the 1960s. The Night of Ideas ...