How China Lost Its Privileged Position in Post-Orbán Hungary

Hong Kong journalists will have to rely on judicial review if the government refuses to provide land records in future, with authorities pledging to simplify applications and deliver records in as little as one to two working days. Officials made the pledge on Tuesday as lawmakers raised concerns over possible restrictions on media access during the first meeting of a Legislative Council subcommittee examining eight pieces of subsidiary legislation for the proposed land record search arrangement

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will launch its first free, district-based dementia screening programme next year, using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered retinal imaging to detect early signs of cognitive decline in 2,700 older residents within two years. The programme will be implemented in Wong Tai Sin, which has the highest proportion of elderly residents among Hong Kong’s 18 districts. Participants identified as being at risk will be paired with volunteers to receive tailored.

From digital yuan to AI, China signals reach to Oman amid growing strategic ties South China Morning Post

Police on Tuesday dismantled a sprawling tent camp in Madrid which had spearheaded protests over Spain’s housing crisis for more than a month and prompted early elections, police and activists said. Officers closed off much of the Spanish capital’s emblematic Puerta del Sol square on Tuesday morning as municipal cleaning staff swept away remaining debris, tents and tarpaulin. The Madrid camp sprang up in September, after Spain’s chronic housing crisis burst into the centre of public debate...