Restaurants in US, China digest impact of tariffs on food supply chains
With soaring tariffs bringing trade between the world’s two largest economies to an effective standstill, many restaurant owners on both sides of the Pacific...
US vs China: who can endure a trade war longer?
As the US-China trade war escalated – with US President Donald Trump reportedly pressuring other countries to curb trade with China in exchange for...
The Irish man who turned dog days on Koh Samui into a rescue story to reduce Thailand’s strays
Published: 8:13pm, 30 Apr 2025Updated: 8:16pm, 30 Apr 2025 His daily efforts to rescue ill and injured street dogs on Thailand’s Koh Samui have...
Judge Bars Border Patrol From Making Warrantless Arrests of Illegal Immigrants in Parts of California
The injunction against Border Patrol comes after sweeps allegedly targeted Latino communities without sufficient legal grounds. A federal judge in California has barred U.S....
Florida Set to Become 2nd State to Ban Fluoride in Drinking Water
Lawmakers approved legislation that is widely expected to be signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida is poised to become the second state...
China is ready to help ease India-Pakistan tensions but has a fine line to walk
China may have only a “limited” role to play amid the escalating India-Pakistan stand-off, as it faces the challenge of balancing itself between the...
Alibaba gives Taobao on-demand delivery an upgrade in Meituan, JD.com competition
Alibaba Group Holding has promised faster delivery service and more subsidies to consumers in China as it moves to take on JD.com and Meituan...
Naked man’s deadly rampage in Japan leaves public demanding answers from police
Japanese authorities are investigating a naked man’s violent 90-minute rampage across Saitama Prefecture that left one person dead, nearly a dozen injured and the...
DeepSeek quietly updates open-source model that handles maths proofs
Chinese start-up DeepSeek quietly open-sourced a new specialist artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday, just a day after Alibaba unveiled the third generation of...