Will the US hand space leadership to China by pulling Nasa out of Mars race?
White House moves to cancel Nasa’s flagship Mars sample return programme amid sweeping budget cuts would leave China’s Tianwen-3 mission – set to deliver...
Gazans resort to turtle meat amid famine, humanitarian crisis: UN
With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of...
Hong Kong police arrest 4, seize HK$38 million of cocaine in drug crackdown
Published: 7:08pm, 19 Apr 2025Updated: 7:13pm, 19 Apr 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested four people in connection with the discovery of a 2,000...
Mob in Pakistan beats to death man from persecuted minority
A mob beat to death a member of Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship...
U.S. Orders Drop Near Zero, Chinese Factories Face Mass Shutdowns, Canton Fair Exhibitors in Crisis
The tariff war not only has a significant impact on people’s livelihoods but also delivers a fatal blow to industries that rely heavily on...
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang meets Shanghai mayor in wake of new US export controls on chips
Published: 7:00pm, 19 Apr 2025Updated: 7:18pm, 19 Apr 2025 Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang met the mayor of Shanghai on Friday, a day after...
China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics
With its win in China’s first half marathon for humanoid robots, the state-backed Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre has entered the national spotlight as...
Myanmar’s earthquake recovery hindered by lack of resources, aftershocks
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers...
China’s Workers, Companies Fear Economic Crisis as Beijing Vows to ‘Fight to the End’ on US Tariffs
Chinese companies and workers face challenges due to rising U.S. tariffs, as Beijing is unwilling to budge. News Analysis People and businesses across China...