Bessentβs big talk runs into bigger market realities
Scott Bessent may have imagined a triumphant return to hedge fund row after his stint as US Treasury secretary. Right now, that homecoming looks like…
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Trump laughing all the way to the bank⦠at the end of the world
Honestly, I donβt think we really get it yet. Letβs face it. Itβs going to be hot, hot, hot. Or do I mean hotter, hotter,…
Read full article β2 men arrested at airport hours after allegedly breaking in to MTR depot to graffiti trains
Two men who allegedly broke into an MTR depot and spray-painted graffiti on a parked train have been arrested at the airport while waiting to…
Read full article βAnthropic blocked possible use of AI model to build bioweapons
As industry insiders issueΒ louder warningsΒ about the catastrophic danger of uncheckedΒ artificial intelligence, Anthropic has revealed in a report out Thursday that it had to βdisruptβ several…
Read full article βRemembering 9/11 from the still-screaming streets of New York
NEW YORK β Ten days after 9/11, a clown finally appeared at Ground Zero, fully costumed with red-nosed regalia, trying to cheer gas-masked disaster crews…
Read full article βWhat we forget when we rememberΒ 9/11
For much of the past 25 years, each anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has arrived with signs and stickers reminding people to βnever forget.β…
Read full article βUS calls for AI poisoning to sabotage Chinaβs model distillation
Beijing has threatened to retaliate if Washington moves to curb Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms over accusations that they used a technique called distillation to…
Read full article βHong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists jailed for up to 7 years, 3 months for inciting subversion, group fined HK$1.5 million
Three activists who once organised annual vigils to mark the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown crackdown have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months…
Read full article βSuicide rate among children under 15 tripled last year, as researchers urge schools and media to do better
A university research centre has urged schools to strengthen mental health awareness among students after statistics revealed a rise in the suicide rate for children…
Read full article βNearly 40% of Hong Kongβs elderly face medium to extreme heat risk β Greenpeace
Nearly 40 per cent of Hong Kongβs elderly live in districts with medium to high or high-extreme heat risk, a new study has found. NGO…
Read full article βThe questions China wonβt answer about the Tibet-Nepal flood disaster
For years, analysts and observers have warned about the dangers of Chinaβs relentless infrastructure push in Tibet, particularly its dam-building ambitions on the Brahmaputra River,…
Read full article βIndonesiaβs bold bid to set the worldβs critical mineral prices
In the global supply chain, Indonesia sits at the epicenter of the market for nickel and other critical minerals. Yet the value of that natural…
Read full article βAustralia jails marketing executive who compiled reports for China
An Australian man convicted of reckless foreign interference for compiling reports for Chinese intelligence was sentenced to more than three years in jail by a…
Read full article βChina says US accusations of AI theft are βgroundlessβ
China said on Wednesday that US accusations of Chinese labs stealing the capabilities of American models were βgroundlessβ, as the two countries race for tech…
Read full article β2 men with autism jailed for 3 years over joining a Taiwan group that advocated independence for Hong Kong
Two young men have been jailed for 36 months and 38 months over their participation in a Taiwan-based group which called for Hong Kong independence…
Read full article βBREAKING: Wall St Journal publisher guilty of preventing ex-reporter Selina Cheng from running for press union chair
A Hong Kong court has convicted the Wall Street Journalβs publisher of attempting to prevent a former reporter from taking up leadership of an embattled…
Read full article β25 years of war was the exact wrong response to 9/11
The lesson ofΒ 9/11Β should be that war is not the answer to any of the problems facing theΒ United States. After inflicting violence and chaos on country…
Read full article βThereβs a history to what Trumpβs up to regarding troops in Korea
US President Donald Trumpβs decision to reduce US participation in military exercises with South Korea raised eyebrows in the face of North Koreaβs ongoing belligerence,…
Read full article βWill β and can β the Iranian people revolt over the costs of war?
Asia Times editorsβ note: Context for the following article is provided by new reporting from investigative reporter Seymour Hersh saying that the US Operation Economic…
Read full article βHong Kong political leaders and grandees pay tribute to βvisionaryβ leader Tung Chee-hwa
Hong Kong leader John Lee has joined a chorus of senior politicians and local grandees paying tribute to Tung Chee-hwa, the cityβs first leader after…
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