China-based Brics bank set for lead role in hunger alliance this year, Brazil says
The Brics-founded New Development Bank could help launch a fund by the end of the year to guarantee cheap loans for poor families in...
I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it
After obtaining an interactive avatar and training it to discuss venture fraud, I have mixed feelings about making AI clones of ourselves.Read More
Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Pakistan kills at least 11
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding...
Trade truce extension aside, was AI the real Xi-Trump summit breakthrough?
Published: 8:39pm, 26 Sep 2026Updated: 8:42pm, 26 Sep 2026 The Xi-Trump summit may prove more significant for stabilising relations and opening space for further...
Why Xi’s flight from China to the US was hours faster than Trump’s in May
Published: 8:00pm, 26 Sep 2026Updated: 10:41pm, 26 Sep 2026 Over private tea in the White House Red Room to mark the end of Xi...
China’s Crisis Deadline: Xi Rushes To Trump Begging For A Lifeline As Economy And Tariffs Explode
As Xi Jinping’s plane landed in Washington, Chinese state media launched a new round of “great power diplomacy” publicity. The dictator who once fantasized...
Why US deal on Greenland could narrow China’s Arctic engagement
The new US-Denmark-Greenland security agreement could narrow China’s room to engage in the Arctic – particularly in resource-rich Greenland – and potentially push Beijing...
District councillor Peggy Wong resigns amid proxy-vote claims after Tai Po blaze
Published: 7:19pm, 26 Sep 2026Updated: 11:27pm, 26 Sep 2026 Hong Kong district councillor Peggy Wong Pik-kiu has resigned from office and several other community...