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China is pulling ahead in the growing tech war with the US, despite an American ban on exporting tech manufacturing products that have traditionally given them the edge. As competition heats up, the stakes for global technological dominance have never been higher, writes 1News US Correspondent Logan Church. About an hour north of New York…
Nearly 30 wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring six others, officials said on Sunday. Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters were sent out to fight 29 fires that burned through at least 4,700 acres and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people, according to the…
A Beijing-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider is preparing to list in Hong Kong and set up its international headquarters in the city, a minister has said, while vowing to attract more creative enterprises that have adopted innovation and technology-based strategies. The announcement from Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday confirmed an earlier Post…
A 31-year-old man in China has spent nearly a year hiking for 3,300km from his hometown in central Hubei province to Lhasa in Tibet. However, the journey has taken its toll, transforming him to look like he is in his 50s. The man, who uses the alias Liqi on a leading social media platform, embarked…
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is offering its residents a novel medical option: Expose yourself to art and get a doctor’s note to do it for free. Under a…
Every few weeks, fireworks light up the night sky in Cambodia, set off by scammers to salute their biggest swindles. By the time the shells pop and crackle, somebody’s life savings are probably gone. Maybe the victim fell for an online romance scam or bought into a fake cryptocurrency exchange. Whatever the scheme, the money…
For nearly a decade, a Hong Kong-style cafe has provided shelter for almost 300 stray cats, but the cha chaan teng is set to close its doors later this month as business can no longer cover the cost of rent. Siu Lam-lam, who opened Dundas Cafe in Mong Kok in 2016, said the shutters would…
A massive acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia, which has caused severe environmental damage along a major river, could also cause severe diplomatic damage between the two countries, according to observers. On February 18, a tailings dam containing acid waste from the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine – which is majority-owned by…
With a staccato burst, a horn sounded in the control room of the H.M.S. Vanguard, sending the crew of the nuclear-armed Royal Navy submarine to battle stations. The voice of the commanding officer crackled over the intercom. “Set condition 1SQ,” he said, ordering its battery of ballistic missiles to be readied for launch. It was…
DETROIT – Demonstrators in Detroit and Windsor joined forces in a cross-border protest against President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Saturday. The protests occurred just as Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on Canada and Mexico are set to take effect on April 2. From both sides of the border, protesters expressed their concerns about the tariffs….