Xi Seeks Trade and Technology Concessions From Trump Ahead of Summit
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seeking concessions from President Donald Trump on trade and technology as U.S. and Chinese officials continue negotiating the agenda...
AI trade outlook brightens on falling oil and Meta’s Muse agent ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Published: 1:02pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 2:24pm, 23 Sep 2026 The global artificial intelligence trade is staging a comeback, as a confluence of falling oil...
Chinese maker of robot-vacuum sensors launches Hong Kong IPO, undeterred by US ban
Published: 1:00pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 1:50pm, 23 Sep 2026 Shenzhen Camsense Technologies, a maker of spatial sensors for robotic vacuum cleaners, launched a Hong...
Did North Korea’s missile launches target the Xi-Trump summit agenda?
North Korea could be using missile tests to take its denuclearisation off the US-China summit agenda and drive home its demands for recognition as...
‘We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle’: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted...
Exiled opposition leader tries to enter Venezuela as Rodriguez meets Trump in US
Published: 12:45pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 3:41pm, 23 Sep 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three attempts over a 24-hour span to return...
President Xi encourages China-US youth ties after exchange
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Nearly 100 students from 10 US universities who travelled through China under...
Beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence: women endure torture in Myanmar prisons
Female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence and life-threatening medical neglect, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, underlining the chronic...
Hong Kong rejects EU report’s claims on freedoms as ‘unfounded and biased’
Published: 12:23pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 12:46pm, 23 Sep 2026 The Hong Kong government has rejected an annual European Union report alleging that the administration...