HKU partners with tech giants to offer AI labs at expanded Shanghai campus
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is partnering with tech giants to offer on-site artificial intelligence (AI) laboratories at its expanded Shanghai campus, which...
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Enflame’s US$900m IPO tests appetite for China’s ‘little dragon’ AI chipmakers
As Enflame Technology gears up for a 6.12 billion yuan (US$910.3 million) initial public offering on Shanghai’s Star Market, the Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker...
North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say
North Korea has never named her, confirmed her age or acknowledged her as Kim Jong-un’s heir. Yet South Korea’s spy agency says the evidence...
Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says
A senior Russian aide suggested on Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could hold a...
Trump puts pressure on squeezed US oil refiners to ease pump prices
President Donald Trump pressed US oil refiners to boost domestic production of petrol and diesel during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, as he contends...
US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls
Published: 6:30am, 2 Sep 2026Updated: 6:35am, 2 Sep 2026 US lawmakers are trying to identify which foreign countries are the biggest sources of unlawful...
AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn, now valued at $3.2B
AI model-training startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion, just five months after announcing its $30 million Series...
Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned that the People’s Liberation Army is stepping up its preparations for a blockade of the island, adding that it...
US Journalist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Acting as Chinese Agent
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—An American who worked with Chinese intelligence for years and worked for Chinese state media has been sentenced to two years in prison...