Category: World

As the war in Iran disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, China’s coal-heavy energy sector is seizing an unprecedented opportunity. Dannie Peng visited the...

Dr Andy Xie is a Shanghai-based independent economist specialising in China and Asia, and writes, speaks and consults on global economics and financial markets....

Published: 5:24am, 22 May 2026Updated: 5:46am, 22 May 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope on Thursday of progress on ending the...

Published: 5:16am, 22 May 2026Updated: 5:28am, 22 May 2026 One day after the United States brought criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro...

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast has warned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “Chinese malign influence” in a bid for...

Published: 4:08am, 22 May 2026Updated: 4:15am, 22 May 2026 Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had postponed the signing of a planned executive order on regulating artificial intelligence (AI), out...

Published: 3:45am, 22 May 2026Updated: 4:08am, 22 May 2026 The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s...

Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan has been named music director designate of the San Francisco Symphony, capping months of intense industry speculation over her...