GOP Senator Opposes Todd Blanche for Attorney General, Putting Nomination in Jeopardy
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Aug. 7 she will not support Todd Blanche for attorney general, putting Blanche’s nomination in jeopardy. Murkowski said in...
Trump Says Iran War Could End Soon, Some US Munitions in Tighter Supply
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that he believed the war with Iran would be over soon and said the U.S. military...
US unexpectedly loses jobs in July, in blow to Trump’s economy claims
The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, government data showed, a blow to US President Donald Trump’s claims of leading an economic...
Chinese exam fraud ring helped candidates cheat their way to government-funded jobs
An organised ring that helped people in the central Chinese province of Henan cheat their way to government-sponsored jobs has been exposed. An official...
Chinese breakthrough paves way for production of graphene-based quantum chips
Graphite has long been a workhorse of industry – used in pencils since the 1500s, in steelmaking during the 1800s, and today in battery...
US universities report more Chinese applicants despite visa crackdown
With some US universities kicking off their academic year this month and Chinese students subject to increased scrutiny from Washington amid heated geopolitical rivalry,...
Cambricon posts 108% surge in first-half revenue amid China’s massive AI chip drive
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Cambricon Technologies reported a 108 per cent surge in first-half revenue on Friday, as the firm capitalises on...
The world that made Confucius – and the China he made
“Philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.” This famous 11th thesis from Karl Marx’s Theses...
One Storm Sinks China: Cities Become Seas, Tofu-Dreg Drainage Systems Collapse in Seconds
Video footage shows two women in Harbin’s Daoli District narrowly escaping a life-threatening situation on Anguo Street. At first, the water appeared to be...