A federal jury in San Francisco this week convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential information containing Google’s trade secrets related to artificial intelligence technology for the benefit…
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch China’s emergencies minister Wang Xiangxi is the latest to be investigated by president Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption watchdog, part of a growing purge of senior officials. The Chinese Communist Party’s…
The last British prime minister to visit China was Theresa May in 2018. Before the visit, she and her team were advised to get dressed under the covers because of the risk of hidden cameras having been placed in their hotel rooms to record compromising material. Keir Starmer, in Beijing this week, was more sanguine…
Gasgoo Munich- The decline of Japanese automakers in China was inevitable — and the signs were there early on. In 2018, Suzuki, once a “national brand” thanks to the Alto and Swift, sold its stake in Changan Suzuki for just 1 yuan, ending a 34-year run in the country. By 2023, Mitsubishi had dissolved its…
Gorodenkoff/Getty Images Scientists in China may have found a way to drastically improve the performance of thermal batteries, which would dramatically improve their military applications. Thermal batteries can function effectively in extreme temperatures that traditional batteries cannot, meant to withstand heat up to 660 to 1,020 degrees…
Published on January 31, 2026 Air travel between Kazakhstan and China is set to broaden in 2026 as Air Astana prepares to introduce a new scheduled service linking Almaty with Shanghai. The route is scheduled to begin operations toward the end of March 2026, adding another destination to the airline’s existing China network and creating…
Keir Starmer describes himself as a “British pragmatist” who takes a “common sense” approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn’t one to grandstand, he’d rather try to get things done. That has been the entire tenor of his three-day visit to China as the former human rights lawyer-turned prime…
TAIZHOU, China, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — China SXT Pharmaceutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SXTC) (the “Company” or “SXTC”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces (“TCMPs”), including Advanced TCMPs (Directly-Oral TCMP and After-Soaking-Oral TCMP), fine TCMPs, regular TCMPs, and TCM Homologous Supplements (“TCMHS”), today…
The UK government is making provisions for an emergency alert due to concerns about an out-of-control Chinese rocket falling from space. Officials are keeping an eye on the debris from the Zhuque-3 rocket, which has a small chance of landing in Britain. Zhuque-3 was launched on 3 December 2025 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center…
Chinese authorities have intensified efforts to block unofficial car export schemes to Russia, The Moscow Times reported, citing Russian media on January 30. In a recent incident, 500 new Nissan, Mazda, and Zeekr vehicles destined for Russian buyers were detained at customs in Suifenhe, China. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW The vehicles…