May 7, 2026 – Page 10 – From Inside Asia

Tech billionaire Chen Tianqiao’s MiroMind halts China services after Meta and Manus saga

Chinese technology billionaire Chen Tianqiao’s artificial intelligence start-up MiroMind is suspending its services in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in the latest sign...

by Ben Jiang May 7, 2026

World

China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher Wang Ping for misconduct

A top Chinese university has taken disciplinary action against its leading cancer researcher after finding academic misconduct in a 2025 Nature study. The study,...

by Ling Xin May 7, 2026

News

Beijing’s Bid to Block US Sanctions on Chinese Refineries Will Have Limited Impact, Analysts Say

Following the U.S. sanctions against China’s “teapot” oil refineries for buying sanctioned Iranian oil, the Chinese communist regime’s Ministry of Commerce issued a blocking...

by Alex Wu May 7, 2026

US Politics

Johnson, Turner Speak at National Day of Prayer Event

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, and others speak at a National Day of Prayer event at 8...

by FIA Staff May 7, 2026

US Politics

South Carolina House Committee Advances Bid for Congressional Redistricting

South Carolina House Republicans voted on May 6 to open the door to redrawing the state’s congressional map in a Southern push for mid-decade...

by FIA Staff May 7, 2026

US Politics

Transportation Secretary Duffy Unveils Amtrak’s Freedom 250 Acela Train

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveils Amtrak’s Freedom 250 Acela Train at 7 a.m. ET on May 7. …

by FIA Staff May 7, 2026

World

Iran war threatens next harvest, UN official says. Which countries are most at risk?

Conflict in the Middle East is threatening the coming planting season, a UN official has warned, as countries already reeling from fertiliser shortages and...

by Victoria Bela May 7, 2026

World

Private firms can help stop Western sanctions from ‘strangling’ China’s military: general

The Chinese military must increase the private sector’s role in research to prevent Western sanctions from “strangling” the country’s efforts at defence innovation, a...

by Liu Zhen May 7, 2026

World

Rubio meets Pope Leo at Vatican to defuse tensions with Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left the Vatican on Thursday after seeing Pope Leo in what was expected to have been a fraught...

by Reuters May 7, 2026