China’s drills involved rockets, warships, and aircraft near Taiwan Taiwan condemned drills as threat to regional security China’s exercises follow US arms package announcement for Taiwan Ambassadors from Quad nations meet in Beijing on Tuesday TAIPEI/BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the…
China carrying out 10 hours of live-firing drills around Taiwan Chinese military rehearsing blockade of island’s north and south Taiwan watching if China fires missile over island, source says Taiwan says China is simulating strikes on U.S.-made weapons system TAIPEI/BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) – China fired rockets toward Taiwan on Tuesday and deployed new amphibious…
Item 1 of 2 A woman works in a noodle store near a television screen showing a news report on China’s “Justice Mission 2025” military drills around Taiwan, in Taipei, Taiwan, December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Tsai Hsin-Han [1/2]A woman works in a noodle store near a television screen showing a news report on China’s “Justice Mission…
USTR says will impose new tariffs on Chinese chips in June 2027 Biden launched ‘Section 301’ probe into Chinese legacy chips a year ago Trump administration delay of chips tariffs aims to preserve China trade truce Dec 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday said it will slap tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports…
US seizes vessel amid military build-up near Venezuela Venezuelan crude exports fall sharply after US tanker seizure Maduro claims US aims to overthrow him and control Venezuela’s oil reserves Dec 20 (Reuters) – The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three U.S. officials told Reuters…
Nvidia shares rise 2% in after-hours trading after Trump’s announcement US has concerns over AI chips aiding China’s military Trump says same approach will apply to AMD, Intel WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The United States will allow Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), opens new tab H200 processors, its second-best artificial intelligence chips, to be exported to China…
Prestige Construction had history of safety violations before winning renovation contract, documents show Wang Fuk Court residents wrongly told by consultant that Prestige had clean safety record Homeowners repeatedly complained about costs and fire safety after Prestige won contract, tried to revoke agreement Prestige and consultant Will Power now subjects of manslaughter and anti-corruption probes…
Item 1 of 7 Firefighters gather next to bamboo scaffolding debris at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov [1/7]Firefighters gather next to bamboo scaffolding debris at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong…
Visa processing halted after Afgan national accused of National Guard shooting Advocacy group sees long-term effort to keep Afghans out of U.S. USCIS had already stopped processing Afghan immigration requests WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its diplomats worldwide to stop processing visas for Afghan nationals, according to a…
Item 1 of 2 A sign of Huawei is displayed at the company’s booth at the expo of the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Tongxiang city, Zhejiang province, China November 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang [1/2]A sign of Huawei is displayed at the company’s booth at the expo of the World Internet Conference in…