French City Defies Beijing’s Demand to Cancel Taiwan-Themed Play
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Communist China, which has long sought to internationally isolate Taiwan and eventually take over the island, has now taken issue with a Taiwan-themed...
Hong Kong to expand scheme cutting stroke patient transfer time by 80 minutes
Hong Kong authorities plan to expand a pilot programme to cut the transfer time by 80 minutes for patients suffering from serious strokes to...
China warns US against granting AI ability to ‘determine life and death’ on battlefield
China’s military on Wednesday warned the United States against allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to “determine life and death” in warfare, as a dispute between...
Iran’s data centre attacks in the Gulf are strikes on confidence
For decades, geopolitical risk in the Gulf was largely synonymous with oil. Pipelines, export terminals and processing facilities were viewed as the obvious tender...
Germany, Japan to unblock oil reserves as G7 stands ‘ready’ to act
Japan and Germany said on Wednesday they would tap into their oil reserves to tackle the rise in crude prices due to the Middle...
Only 1 Hong Kong landlord seeks subdivided flat approval as new law takes effect
Only one landlord in Hong Kong has sought certification approval for subdivided flats since a new law on minimum housing standards took effect about...
Japan to release oil reserves as early as Monday
Japan will release strategic oil reserves as early as Monday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said, a unilateral move by the import-dependent Asian economy to...
Chinese firm claims it intercepted B-2 radio signal during US strike on Iran
A private company in China providing intelligence-gathering services to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claims to have intercepted radio signals from American stealth bombers...
Demand for AI talent in China outpaces job postings in other ‘new-economy’ sectors
China’s spring hiring season is revealing a sharp surge in demand for artificial intelligence talent as companies speed up the deployment of related technologies,...