China’s High-Rise Apartments Have Turned Into Dangerous Slums
As China’s real estate market continues to collapse, high-rise apartments—once a symbol of prestige—have fallen from grace. More and more residents are moving out,...
China’s Tianjin city adopts DeepSeek as part of rush to embrace domestic AI industry
China’s northern port city of Tianjin has become the latest local government to adopt the Chinese artificial intelligence system DeepSeek. Advertisement Thursday’s announcement by...
Chinese footballer, brain-dead after accident, is flown home as family seeks answers
Football officials in Beijing are “delaying” the release of vital information about the incident that has left a young Chinese player fighting for his...
UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at...
Chinese spatial design firm Manycore Tech files for IPO in Hong Kong
Chinese start-up Manycore Tech, operator of the world’s largest spatial design platform, has applied for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, three...
Tequila hangover for Mexicans who bet the farm on growing agave as prices plunge amid glut
From George Clooney to LeBron James, American celebrities have cashed in on tequila’s soaring popularity. But in Mexico, producers of the agave plant used...
US interference in German election unacceptable, Scholz says
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected foreign interference in German elections after US Vice-President J.D. Vance told Europe to open the door to far-right...
US aid freeze presents an opportunity for China in Afghanistan. Will it take it?
US President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance programmes could leave a vacuum in Afghanistan for China to step into, but analysts say Beijing...
China potter crafts urn for late wife, plans reunion by blending ashes after he dies
In memory of his wife who passed away from cancer, a Chinese potter made a clay urn using her ashes so that he could...