China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund, and others also participated.Read...
House Panel Accuses Webull of Misrepresenting China Operations
A bipartisan House panel on Oct. 7 accused online brokerage Webull of misrepresenting where key employees worked and said its China-based operations put American...
South Korea test-flies its first home-grown hypersonic weapon
South Korea flight-tested on Thursday its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade...
Is the Philippines using new anti-spying laws to silence critics?
Published: 9:00pm, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 9:07pm, 8 Oct 2026 A Philippine bill expanding the country’s espionage law to cover peacetime activities is raising concerns...
Did a US warship lose power while chasing a Chinese destroyer in the South China Sea?
The Chinese navy says it had a rare South China Sea encounter involving a foreign warship that lost power, propulsion and radar while following...
It’s time for China to offer more than statements on Hormuz
Two summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but not an open Strait of...
Why the traditional Chinese practice of nominal age makes people up to 2 years older
Age calculation in China is probably one of the most confusing aspects of Chinese culture, even for Chinese people themselves, because two systems are...
20,000 Factories Vanish! Chinese Bosses Flee Over National Day Break, Workers Return to Empty Firms
China’s economy has fallen into a deep slump in 2026, with factory closures and owners disappearing across the country. On October 6, one user...