Since US President Donald Trump launched a tariff war against China during his first term in office, Washington has steadily expanded restrictions on Chinese access to advanced technologies, targeting semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, aerospace systems, supercomputers and a broad range of dual-use technologies. These export controls are aimed at slowing China’s rise in…
Hong Kong police have arrested a driver who crashed his car into a parked vehicle in Tai Kok Tsui and tested positive for ketamine, marking at least the fourth suspected drug-driving case in less than a week. The accident occurred at around noon on Sunday on Hoi Fai Road outside the Olympian City 3 shopping…
Peacock‘s lineup this week brings six fresh premieres, one season finale, and more new releases to watch. The binge marathon kicks off with the Purina’s Incredible Dog Challenge 2026 premiere on June 8. The annual multi-sport canine competition brings elite dogs together to compete in agility courses, dock diving, flying disc, weave pole racing, and…
S&P Dow Jones Indices dropped a bombshell on June 4, rejecting its earlier proposal to fast-track the inclusion of megacap companies in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). Here’s how the news will directly impact high-profile initial public offerings (IPOs) like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI, and what you can do about it if you want exposure…
Hackers are excited. Surveillance advertising corporations are elated. Political thought-police are enraptured. China has just approved the world’s first brain-computer chip. And they’ve beaten billionaire tech-bro and MAGA evangelist Elon Musk to market. The coin-sized device, called NEO, is the first surgical implant to pass clinical trials for commercial sale. Version one is optimised to…
Iran reacts to Trump’s ‘ready for meeting’ remark (Image source: AP) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between Iran’s supreme leader and US President Donald Trump, describing such speculation as unrealistic amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.His remarks came after US President Donald Trump suggested that a meeting…
One of the defining stories of Atlético Madrid’s 2025/26 season has to be the weight carried by its attackers, a group asked to compensate for a midfield ravaged by injury, to navigate a winter transfer window that brought as much upheaval as reinforcement and to deliver in a Champions League semi-final while still processing a…
Shortly after taking office for the second time, Donald Trump created the White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday, naming himself—“the man who some say is the Greatest President in History”—as its chair. The celebrations start this month, but the party planners seem to have faltered. Musical performers largely pulled out of a…
In the second of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines the rise of lung cancer among women, the risk factors beyond smoking and growing calls for earlier detection. Rates of new lung cancer cases among Hong Kong women have risen by 20 per cent in the past…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran has not yet agreed to a deal with the United States to end the ongoing war because its leaders are “strong” and “proud”, though he maintained that Tehran would eventually have to come to the negotiating table. US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air…