Palantir bets big on Britain with US$2 billion investment and a new MoD deal
Data analytics giant Palantir Technologies is strengthening its UK ties, pledging to invest £1.5 billion (US$2 billion) in the country while winning a deal...
Huawei bypasses Nvidia AI chips in key breakthroughs for China
Published: 11:38am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 2:58pm, 18 Sep 2025 Huawei Technologies unveiled hardware that it said could deliver world-class computing power without using Nvidia’s...
Set against Indonesia’s complex history, a brief video by Prabowo sparks debate
A short video featuring Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto promoting his flagship social programmes has sparked debate after it was aired in cinemas across the...
After Fed cut, moderate easing expected by China’s central bank, supporting yuan
Published: 10:28am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 10:32am, 18 Sep 2025 After the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut of the year, analysts...
How Israeli ballistic missiles bypassed Gulf airspace and hit Qatar
Published: 10:25am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 10:29am, 18 Sep 2025 Israeli fighter jets over the Red Sea launched ballistic missiles to target Hamas leaders in...
Takeaways from Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun’s speech at Xiangshan Forum
Published: 9:51am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 11:52am, 18 Sep 2025 As China hosts its annual defence conference, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Defence Minister Dong Jun...
Russia suspected of supplying North Korea with key nuclear submarine technology
South Korea is investigating reports that Russia has supplied North Korea with nuclear submarine reactor modules, a move analysts see as highly plausible and...
Support young Chinese venturing off the usual gaokao path
When Gong Sheng was in high school, he made a bold decision. Despite scoring well and getting into a prestigious middle school in Sichuan,...
‘Evil cultivation’ – once a path to immortality, China youth use it for life hacks
From cooking barbecued pork with Yakult to trying Superman posture tricks, young people in China are embracing a lifestyle of xie xiu or “evil...