Chinaβs shaping the future of openβsource technology includingΒ AI
As you read this article on your computer or smartphone, you are almost certainly using open-source technology in some way. It forms the foundation of…
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Trumpβs βforeverβ tariffs gain a foothold at consumersβ expense
President Donald Trumpβs tariff announcements no longer cause the market gyrations that they did in 2025. But their sticker shock for American consumers is becoming…
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Taiwanβs leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
Taiwanβs government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure from China.…
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Hong Kong patriotic groups stage anti-Japan demonstrations on anniversary of Japanβs World War II surrender
Groups of patriotic Hongkongers have staged anti-Japan demonstrations in front of the countryβs consulate on the 81st anniversary of Japanβs World War II surrender. Around…
Read full article βPakistan has won the diplomacy, now comes the harder test
The Financial Times has run a striking assessment: Pakistan, it argues, has become an emerging βhinge powerβ β a state whose simultaneous ties to Washington,…
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Subdivided flat residents swelter in heat that feels like 52Β°C, climate NGO finds
Residents living in βshoeboxβ flats and other inadequate housing have experienced temperatures that feel like 52 degrees Celsius this summer, a climate NGO has found.…
Read full article βChinaβs qualms with long Trumpism
Beijing may believe that Donald Trumpβs 2016 election and his return to office eight years later are not accidents but part of a deeper American…
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How an escalating crackdown on Hong Kongβs independent bookstores put Taiwan publishers in the spotlight
Additional reporting: Irene Chan. After climbing four flights of stairs in the August summer heat, Helen was met with a locked metal gate and a…
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Hong Kong police launch internal probe into officer over viral dog-ear dancing clip
The police force has launched an internal investigation into an officer who appeared in a viral video dancing in uniform with a dog-ear filter. The…
Read full article βRussiaβs allies are more helpful than Ukraineβs
This update focuses on the role of allies in the Russo-Ukraine War (which was the fascinating and distressing story of the last week). Ukraineβs allies…
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Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time
A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in…
Read full article βUS House speaker gave Netanyahu an βIsrael killed Jesusβ pamphlet
This article was originally published on Jonathan Larsenβs Substack. It is republished with permission. Less than a month after the June 2025 strikes on Iranβs…
Read full article βZhu Rongji left Asia a blueprint β and it still works
When Zhu Rongji died in Beijing on August 12 at the age of 97, Asia lost one of the finest public servants of its modern…
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Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations
By Arnold WELIANTO and Dessy SAGITA in Jakarta Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern…
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Hong Kong logs over 2,100 investment scams in first half of 2026, losses totalling HK$1.6 billion
Hong Kong has logged over 2,100 investment scam cases in the first half of 2026, with losses totalling HK$1.6 billion, the police have said. Police…
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Chinaβs viral latiao βspicy stripsβ take a bite of global snack market
At a gleaming new factory in Chinaβs central hinterland, masked workers in white uniform season and sift through mounds of latiao, a longtime popular snack…
▶️ Watch →Trump vows to declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory
In yet another remark that triggered alarm around the world, PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ said Friday that he planned to declare the Strait of Hormuz β which Iran…
Read full article βFive years on, Taliban has territory but not sovereignty
Kabulβs dispute with Islamabad over Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan sanctuaries is not a border quarrel. It is the clearest evidence yet that five years after seizing power,…
Read full article βThe West studies Chinaβs power β but not its civilization
At their Beijing summit on May 14, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping asked US President Donald Trump whether China and the United States could avoid…
Read full article βUS anti-satellite push revs up space arms race with China, Russia
US Space Command is putting offensive satellite-killing weapons at the top of its future requirements as China and Russia expand their ability to threaten satellites…
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