Hong Kong has hit back at the European Commission’s annual report, which claimed the city’s autonomy and freedoms were in “continued erosion”, citing the enactment of domestic national security legislation and the high-profile trials of opposition activists. The Hong Kong government on Tuesday evening said it “strongly disapproved of and rejected the unfounded and biased…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday warned that Washington is willing to take firm action on Russia over its war on Ukraine. The Donald Trump aide’s comments come after talks with the EU sanctions envoy Monday. Over Monday and Tuesday, US officials and their European Union are holding meetings to step up the sanctions…
Hong Kong could struggle with enforcing regulations on labelling artificial intelligence-generated content on social media platforms, experts have said, after mainland China rolled out a new law this week to combat misinformation, deepfakes and copyright issues. Experts told the Post that Hong Kong’s market was too small to adopt an independent set of laws to…
Hong Kong could struggle with enforcing regulations on labelling artificial intelligence-generated content on social media platforms, experts have said, after mainland China rolled out a new law this week to combat misinformation, deepfakes and copyright issues. Experts told the Post that Hong Kong’s market was too small to adopt an independent set of laws to…
President Trump has threatened to initiate Section 301 proceedings against the European Union (EU), potentially leading to new tariffs, as the bloc fined Google $3.5 billion after concluding the tech giant had breached its competition rules with its advertising technology. Newsweek contacted Google and the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, for comment on Saturday…
The revival of techno-nationalism is reshaping strategies across continents. The European Union has embraced technological sovereignty with the EU Chips Act and investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technology. Japan and South Korea are diversifying supply chains and boosting domestic capacity. India is positioning itself as an alternative hub through the Make in India…
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday it was not possible to imagine giving back Russian assets frozen inside the bloc due to the war in Ukraine unless Moscow has paid reparations. “We can’t possibly imagine that … if … there is a ceasefire or peace deal that these assets…
KVIV: Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was Moscow’s answer to diplomatic efforts to end its war. At least 18 people, including four children, were killed in the capital, officials from the city administration said. As the sun rose, rescuers…
Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s La Liga have hit back at a European Union commissioner who branded their plans to stage domestic matches outside as a “betrayal” of the fans. Serie A is planning to stage a match between AC Milan and Como in Perth, Australia, next February, while La Liga hopes to move Villarreal’s…
Hong Kong needs to develop its “geopolitical instincts” to navigate the US-China rivalry amid the broader global shift in power from the West to the East, a former top diplomat from Singapore has said. Kishore Mahbubani, who previously served as Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council, also…