China is still doing their best to grow and spread their influence across the globe, as close to the United States as possible. One way of doing this is by becoming more involved in ports across the globe, including ports in Latin America. According to a recent study done by the Center for Strategic and International Studies,…
HONG KONG — A girl was found alive and unharmed more than seven hours after heavy rain swept her into a sewer in China, rescuers said Tuesday. On her way home from school Monday, “rushing waters” pulled the 8-year-old into a drainage ditch while she attempted to pick up a lost shoe, firefighters in the…
OpenAI has raised concerns about Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu AI, calling it a major player in China’s bid to dominate the global AI market. In a blog post published Wednesday (June 25), the company said Zhipu AI has made “notable progress” and is on the “front line” of Beijing’s push to expand its AI…
HONG KONG — For fans of the red panda, it would have been the ultimate experience — a wake-up call from one of the furry creatures on your hotel bed. But that was until pictures and videos went viral on Chinese social media, prompting a crackdown by authorities in the country. In one video verified…
NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks due to a lack of consensus on referring to “terrorism”, the Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday. SCO is a 10-nation … Source link
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” At a reception for the U.S. Independence … Source link
European chip equipment giant ASML has launched a project designed to discover and foster key engineering talent in China, in the latest show of its commitment to the market despite intensified US restrictions on advanced chipmaking technologies. The Dutch lithography system maker has launched a science competition aimed at deepening public understanding of lithography –…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” At a reception for the U.S. Independence Day, U.S. Consul General Gregory May, who…
Despite a pledge made at the Geneva talks to lift export restrictions on rare earth materials, China has yet to follow through. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese authorities have recently instructed domestic rare earth companies to submit… Source link
Delhi University’s Standing Committee on Academic Matters (SCOM) on Wednesday directed the political science department to “drop” several postgraduate papers proposed to be introduced that focused on Pakistan and China, at least two committee members said. Among the proposed papers dropped were four discipline-specific electives . (SANCHIT KHANNA/HT PHOTO) Among the proposed papers dropped were…