China calls for joint patrols on Afghan border and counterterror cooperation
China has called for greater counterterrorism cooperation with Afghanistan, including joint patrols along the narrow strip of land that forms their only shared border....
China Telecom unit says AI wave drives steady growth in digital services market
China Communication Services, the country’s leading telecommunications infrastructure contractor, said a wave of artificial intelligence projects is now driving digital transformation in thousands of...
Ukrainian arrested in Italy over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions
A Ukrainian citizen suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between...
First batch of 600 Hongkongers granted UK settlement under BN(O) scheme
Published: 7:31pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 7:43pm, 21 Aug 2025 The first batch of about 600 Hongkongers has been granted settlement in the United Kingdom...
China reveals past EV subsidies, from Tesla to state giants, showing funds shift
China has released a breakdown of the subsidy settlements for new-energy vehicle (NEV) companies from 2016 to 2020, along with the allocation plan for...
First security guarantees, then Putin summit, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine...
Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities arrest 42, foil people-smuggling ring
Published: 7:12pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 7:26pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law enforcement agencies have arrested 42 people in a crackdown...
DeepSeek’s upgraded AI model absorbs reasoning feature in agentic shift
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek said on Thursday that its newly released V3.1 model supported both “think” and “non-think” modes, marking the firm’s “first...
In Seoul, 73% of foreign home buyers are Chinese – but the rules just changed
South Korea has introduced new restrictions on foreign property purchases in the greater Seoul area, its latest effort to curb housing prices. Advertisement The...