China’s pivot from GDP obsession sparks cadre confusion, testing local governance
Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the second entry in a series...
Breakthrough or hype? How WeRide aims to steer past rivals in crowded robotaxi field
WeRide, one of China’s big three robotaxi companies, has cut research and development (R&D) costs by “millions” of US dollars by using artificial intelligence...
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Cease All Use of Anthropic Tech
President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to cease using technology made by Anthropic, he said in a Truth Social post on Feb. 27....
Newmont to Invest $800 Million to Expand Cerro Negro Mine in Argentina
Newmont Corporation has committed $800 million to expand mining at Cerro Negro in Argentina, the Minister of Economy Luis Caputo announced on X, as...
US Designates Iran as State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention
Iran was designated as a state sponsor of wrongful detention on Feb. 27, according to a statement by the State Department. “For decades, Iran...
Central Asia’s plan to bypass Russia and Iran? Railways through Afghanistan and Pakistan
Central Asia has long been someone else’s crossroads. Squeezed between an overbearing Russia to the north and an increasingly unstable Iran to the west,...
Pentagon Will Cut Ties With Several Elite Universities, Hegseth Says
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced today that the Pentagon will discontinue academic programs with Princeton University, Yale, Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and...
Americans Lose Billions to Chinese Crypto Scams | China in Focus
Americans lose an estimated $10 billion a year to Chinese crypto fraud schemes. U.S. authorities say they are working to seize and return stolen...
After celebrating its surplus, Hong Kong must work on sustaining it
Following a challenging cycle, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has delivered a budget returning Hong Kong to the black. After consecutive operating deficits, the...