Significant casualties in China shoe factory fire, Xi signals

    Firefighters worked to reach people trapped in a burning shoe factory in southeastern China on Thursday as state media reported an unknown number of casualties and President Xi Jinping suggested the blaze may have caused heavy loss of life. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The…

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      Mongolia Teams Up with Canada, United States, Australia, and United Kingdom as Updated Travel Advisory Highlights Safe Travel, Interprovincial Entry Rules, Crime Awareness, and Rural Road Challenges for International Visitors

      Home » ASIA » Mongolia Teams Up with Canada, United States, Australia, and United Kingdom as Updated Travel Advisory Highlights Safe Travel, Interprovincial Entry Rules, Crime Awareness, and Rural Road Challenges for International Visitors Published on July 9, 2026 Image generated with Ai Mongolia has renewed attention among international travelers following the latest update to…

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        KYB : Notice Concerning Disposal of Treasury Shares as Restricted Stock Compensation for Executive Officers

        Market Closed – Japan Exchange 02:30:00 2026-07-09 am EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change 4,080.00 JPY -1.45% +5.84% -8.62% Published on 07/09/2026 at 03:08 am EDT Publicnow July 9, 2026 KYB Corporation Masahiro Kawase, Representative Director, President Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Code number: 7242 (Tokyo Stock Exchange) Contact Person: Norimichi Fukuda, General Manager, Public Relations…

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        China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon — projected 2028 timeline could run into limits of local chip production

          While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance

          When German Gref, chief executive of Sberbank, told Russian state broadcaster Channel One in May that he hoped to run the country’s flagship GigaChat AI model on Chinese-made processors, it highlighted how difficult getting access to the global supply chain was for countries like Russia. Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender and the driving force behind Russia’s…

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