China’s Kling AI nears US$3 billion round at US$18 billion valuation: sources
Published: 8:27pm, 1 Jul 2026Updated: 8:32pm, 1 Jul 2026 Kuaishou-backed Kling AI is close to completing a US$3 billion fundraising round that would value...
Why is Hong Kong holding Communist Party anniversary events? One word: stability
Published: 8:04pm, 1 Jul 2026Updated: 10:01pm, 1 Jul 2026 Greater social and political stability in Hong Kong will allow the city to hold high-profile...
CCP Expanding International Repression Through New ‘Ethnic Unity Law,’ Warns House Resolution
WASHINGTON—House lawmakers on June 30 introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning China’s new ethnic unity law, saying the law will expand the regime’s efforts to...
7.5 Million Chinese Programmers Cry as AI Bloodbaths Internet Giants, Even 22-Year Veterans Laid Off
Recently, when faced with the “optimization” notice, both sides had no disagreement on compensation. She accepted the company’s N+1 severance package and chose a...
Can China’s ‘CO2 rocket’ launch cold on the same gas that carbonates Coca-Cola?
A Chinese aerospace start-up plans to launch a rocket using carbon dioxide, the same compound that gives Coca-Cola its fizz and bite. Hunan-based commercial...
US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat
Published: 7:55pm, 1 Jul 2026Updated: 11:55pm, 1 Jul 2026 Indirect talks in Doha, Qatar, between officials from the United States and Iran aimed at...
US Pressure on Iran Leaves China as the Only Buyer of Iranian Oil
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that China is effectively the only remaining major buyer of Iranian oil, as other countries avoid the trade...
‘YMCA’ Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit Y.M.C.A. became a fixture at rallies for US President Donald Trump, has...
‘Upside potential’: World Gold Council counts on Asian buyers to curb price plunge
Asian markets are a growing force in gold price discovery as the metal remains sensitive to heightened geopolitical concerns and abrupt shifts in investor...