There were no birds onstage at the University of Hong Kong last weekend, but the sounds – trills, hoots, warbles – suggested otherwise. In the city’s first-ever bird call competition, participants took turns mimicking the songs of local species, from the chestnut-winged cuckoo to the Asian barred owlet. Some wore feathered costumes, others brought props….
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eric Trump said Friday he is certain bitcoin will eventually hit a $1 million valuation as he spoke at a Hong Kong conference, marking the first of a…
Rising geopolitical tensions and global security threats continue to put authorities around the world to the test. While the Hong Kong government has rightly sought to enhance readiness and responses to emergencies by conducting counterterrorism exercises over the years, Thursday’s drill marks another milestone in the city’s strategy to defend internal and national security. What…
Cambricon, a China-based semiconductor firm, posted record profit in the first half of the year, along with revenue that surged roughly 4,300%. The earnings, released late Tuesday, serve as an example of Nvidia’s growing local competition in China, as the government and market seek alternative chipmakers to gain traction in the region. Nvidia’s business in…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Nvincible? The results are in: Nvidia reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations last night. The chipmaker also provided better revenue guidance than analysts…
The warming of ties between India and China appears to be accelerating. Both burned by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on their exports, the world’s most populous nations took a major step last week to move beyond a deadly 2020 border clash by agreeing to redouble efforts to settle such disputes, which date back to…
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“Long queues lined up at the Government health centres to receive anti-cholera inoculations yesterday when two suspected cases of cholera – a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl – were reported,” the South China Morning Post stated on August 17, 1961. “A Government spokesman said bacteriological tests for the two cases – which were classified…
(Bloomberg/Carmen Reinicke) — Nvidia Corp.’s China sales have taken on new levels of complexity, and investors will be hoping for a clearer read when the chipmaker reports earnings Wednesday afternoon. The firm’s on-again, off-again sales in the word’s largest market for semiconductors have been a source of confusion for Wall Street. Third-quarter revenue projections for…
WASHINGTON — Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are signaling they may move to have the U.S. government take stakes in more companies, even as its decision to take one in chipmaker Intel is drawing criticism and warnings from some Republicans. What You Need To Know Top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are signaling…