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"But while the visa-free experiment will not resolve strategic rivalry or erase disputes over trade, technology and security at a time when many countries are raising barriers, Beijing has chosen, in one important domain, to lower them. China is no longer simply trying to explain itself better. It is becoming more willing to be seen."

Since 1623, MPs have not been allowed simply to resign from the House of Commons. Instead, they must accept an office that legally disqualifies them from being an MP. Appointment to one of two historic “offices of profit under the Crown” – the Chiltern Hundreds or, alternatively, the Manor of Northstead – achieves this.

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“We should really revamp our public education system. Our next generation has to be much more connected to China in terms of language and culture,” said Hui Kuok, chair and group chief executive of the Shangri-La luxury hotel group.

Kuok is the daughter of Robert Kuok, founder of the hotel group and Malaysia’s richest man.

“One way to do this could be over time to make Putonghua [Standard Mandarin] the main medium of instruction in schools,” she said, speaking at HSBC’s Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong.

“Another way could be for Hong Kong to invite some of the best public schools in China to open campuses here, just like we have done for international schools for decades.”

While many journalists hit the phones and cultivate source relationships, when news breaks Lichtenberg often uploads press releases or analyst notes into AI tools and prompts them to spit out articles that he can edit and publish quickly. His work involves what some view as the third rail of journalism: AI playing a leading role not just in researching, but in writing stories.

WSJ editor wants everyone to use AI to produce slop stories that readers probably won't read and will devalue the point of subscribing to the Journal.

For tourists who breach the law but do not have sufficient cash, officers will issue electronic fixed penalty tickets that allow payment via e-channels such as the Faster Payment System, Alipay and WeChat Pay.

Mahfuz Anam holds up a copy of The Daily Star with the headline "Unbowed," produced after the attacks.

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Screenshot of a tweet from Mark Dreyer: Take a close look at the table for the upcoming 2026 Chinese Super League season. More than half the teams will start on negative points for a variety of corruption-related offenses dating as far back as 2012.

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Headline reading: Explainer | Hong Kong’s hottest Xiaoshu: what does it mean and how can you cope?

Screenshot of AP story with headline "Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk."

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