US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that meetings with his Chinese counterparts this week “advanced our talks”, but stopped short of confirming that US President Donald Trump approved the consensus that Beijing claimed they had reached. “This week’s negotiations in Stockholm have advanced our talks with China, and I believe that we have…
A three-year-old boy in China has shocked the nation after he miraculously survived an 18-storey fall from his residential building, thanks to a tree that broke his fall. As a mark of gratitude, the boy’s father later adorned the tree with a large red flower. The incident unfolded on July 15 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province,…
Earthquakes have haunted humanity for millennia – their sudden violence leaving civilisations scrambling for early warning. Even today, when a Japanese manga implausibly predicted “The Big One” hitting the country on July 5, it sparked widespread panic. Scientists today rely on satellites, supercomputers and artificial intelligence to monitor seismic activity. But nearly 2,000 years ago,…
Renowned scientists and business leaders from the US and China are calling for greater collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns that humanity might lose control of the rapidly evolving technology. In his talk, Hinton acknowledged the challenges of international cooperation owing to divergent national interests on issues such as cyberattacks, lethal…
On a typical weekday in Hong Kong, as a typhoon loomed, customers braved the rain outside a Bakehouse branch in Causeway Bay, waiting to enter the social-media viral bakery, known for its sourdough egg tarts, artisanal breads and fresh pastries. It was a stark contrast to just weeks earlier in June, when Hong Kong’s four-decade-old,…
A student from northwestern China who was tricked into a scam in Myanmar was unexpectedly released after the gang learned he had a “bright future”. Peng Yuxuan, 19, from Hanzhong City in Shaanxi province, had just retaken China’s national college entrance exam known as the gaokao in June. His scores and intended university have not…
In November 2024, Australian newspaper The Age’s Good Food Guide 2025 – seen as the equivalent of the Michelin Guide in the country – named a dessert in its Top 20 Snacks list for Melbourne that looked just like a mango pudding you would see on a Hong Kong dim sum trolley, except it was…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Sweden next week to continue trade talks between the two countries, suggesting the current pause in sky-high tariffs aimed at each other could be extended. Bessent told Fox Business that he would speak with Chinese officials on Monday and…
A Chinese factory worker was left heartbroken and financially devastated after his fiancée, who claimed to be a military officer, vanished after allegedly fleecing him and his family out of 650,000 yuan (US$91,000). The 30-something man, surnamed Ji, who had only met the woman a handful of times over an eight-year period, had been under…
Victory Giant Technology (Huizhou) is considering a listing in Hong Kong that could raise about US$1 billion, according to people familiar with the situation. The maker of printed circuit boards was working with advisers on a potential second share sale that could take place as soon as this year, the people said, asking not to…