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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the case of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” WATCH: Son of jailed Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai rallies U.S. support in fight for his release…
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Flight bookings from Southeast Asia to Chongqing have surged, according to Fliggy. “In 2025 alone, we’ve captured a nearly 12-fold surge in demand for Chongqing, compared to demand for other cities,” Klook said. But the hype isn’t confined to Chongqing — travel demand is rising across cities in mainland China. A new trend is driving…
A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area, according to NASA. The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South Carolina at 12:25…
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Huawei noted that the new technology helps improve how fast and efficiently devices send data back to the network In sum – what to know: China Telecom, Huawei boost 5G-A uplink – New AI-powered uplink pooling tech improves speed, latency and coverage, supporting smarter AI services like connected cars, wearables and assistants. AI and 5G-A…
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sánchez are getting married in Italy this weekend, and a star-studded list of celebrities was seen arriving in Venice for the first planned events on Thursday. While the ceremony itself is set for Saturday at an undisclosed location, movie stars, TV personalities and business titans were…
In the second of a two-part series on the national security law, we look at how the city has had to battle a negative narrative over the past five years. Read part 1 here. Soon after Hong Kong reopened in early 2023 as harsh pandemic restrictions were finally lifted, veteran lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee…
Utah-borne online education company Pluralsight on Thursday announced it is laying off 17% of its global workforce and moving its corporate headquarters from Utah to Westlake, Texas. “Over the past year, we have been transforming our business to position the company for sustained growth and to enhance the value we provide for our customers,” Pluralsight…
Eacon Group Co. Ltd., the Chinese autonomous driving company, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The move marks a rare public debut in the commercial driverless tech space. Founded in May 2018, Eacon specializes in autonomous solutions for mining operations — one of the few segments…