Is the end of US sanctions on some Hong Kong officials an olive branch?
Washington’s decision to end sanctions on nine Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials, including Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and two national security...
Chinese State-Owned Firms Ordered to Replace Claude Code With Domestic AI Tools
A Chinese state-owned enterprise in eastern Shandong Province has ordered employees to report their use of Anthropic’s AI coding assistant, Claude Code, and replace...
US Says Expiration of Hong Kong’s Special Status ‘Remains in Effect’
The United States has allowed the national emergency declaration related to Hong Kong to expire, but has retained an executive order issued by President...
State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Alert for Americans as War With Iran Heightens
The U.S. State Department on July 18 issued a worldwide travel caution notice for Americans over heightening tensions with the Iranian regime, citing a...
Fewer opportunities, less passion, no clue? How the US’ China expertise is fading
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In...
Online photo of overloaded motorcycle carrying child and 2 riders leads to arrest
Hong Kong police have arrested a 37-year-old man after a photo circulating online showed him riding a motorcycle with a young child and another...
Alibaba says newest Qwen AI model is second only to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5
Alibaba Group Holding has previewed its next-generation artificial intelligence model Qwen3.8, which the company says is “second only” to Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5. Qwen3.8-Max-Preview,...
China’s AI weather warning system Mazu expanding across Global South
Seven developing countries are now using a Chinese AI-powered weather warning system on the ground to help them better prepare for natural disasters such...
Kyiv pounded in Russian missile barrage as air defences run low
Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding...