SAO PAULO (AP) — The long-awaited trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union took effect Friday, at least provisionally. The initiative creates a trans-Atlantic market estimated at $22 trillion with 720 million potential consumers, and some nations expect to boost their exports by more than 10% by 2038, once it is…
AI signage at the Robert Bosch booth at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing, China, on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Electric carmakers in China are layering on more of the same artificial intelligence features as they try to survive a prolonged price war in the world’s largest…
Growing concerns about Chinese automakers have prompted a bipartisan push to block their entry into the U.S., as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The details: Sens. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced legislation Wednesday that would ban Chinese vehicles and parts from being imported into the U.S.,…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to land on Thursday in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, seven years after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered an indefinite suspension, citing security concerns. Flight AA3599 operated by Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines, was scheduled…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national rial currency hit a record low Wednesday of 1.8 million to the dollar as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel holds. The rial had remained stable in the early weeks of the war that began Feb. 28, in part because there was little trading or imports. The…
Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung has pledged to be a companion rather than a mentor to youngsters arrested during the 2019 anti-government protests during an event organised as part of a youth rehabilitation programme. The sharing session, themed “New Opportunity, New Journey”, was held at the Hong Kong Museum of History on Tuesday night. More…
The Trump administration seemed unlikely Tuesday to accept Iran’s offer to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country. The proposal would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, something that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to rule out in a Fox…
Manus was hailed by Chinese state media as the “next DeepSeek” soon after its launch in March 2025, months before the startup relocated to Singapore. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s decision to block U.S. tech giant Meta‘s $2 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus is being seen…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday it intends to introduce to Parliament by July 2 that would create a financial incentive for the social media companies to strike deals with news…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and fractured international relations, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has launched a new School of Governance and Policy (SGP) that aims to foster dialogue and train a new generation of policymakers. The interdisciplinary school stands out by convening…