The US and China renewed a longstanding agreement allowing limited government cooperation in science and technology, sustaining a lane of collaboration amid broader tensions over issues from national security to trade. US negotiators on the accord signed Friday sought to protect American interests by adding mechanisms to improve transparency and to hold China accountable for…
The United States has revised its longstanding science and technology agreement with China, reflecting intensified competition over technological dominance. The updated agreement, signed on Friday, introduces stricter safeguards to protect national security. Covering only basic research, the agreement sidesteps critical technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, crucial for economic and military influence. It…
A new free-trade deal between Hong Kong and Peru will help local firms and investors tap into Latin America in areas such as innovation and technology, finance, transport and research and development while also promoting the city, business leaders have said. Industry figures said on Saturday they welcomed the signing of the deal after Hong…
With the recent whirlwind of advances in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), it is natural for businesses and investors to want to leverage its power for future growth. It is also natural to have concerns about misuse and abuse by scammers. As such, the new government policy for “responsible” use of AI at the…
The rapid global development of the sports industry has brought economic, social and cultural benefits. But it has also, inevitably, led to a growing number and variety of sports-related disputes, often concerning alleged breaches of rules relating to competitions, such as doping allegations. But with the increasing commercialisation of sport, disputes also arise in relation…
Lauren Sánchez’s picture-book debut, “The Fly Who Flew to Space,” published last week, promises to teach early readers about “reaching for the stars.” But the “Good Day L.A.” alum’s former yoga instructor claims her ex-student is more interested in reaching for other people’s intellectual property. In a complaint filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior…
In 2022, despite harsh covid-19 lockdowns, 25 new foreign R&D centres opened in Shanghai. Last year, when overall foreign direct investments in China shrivelled by 80%, those in R&D rose by 4%. In the process, Western R&D centres in China have been re-engineered, from places to learn about the domestic market into hotbeds of innovation…