Brazil international Paulo Henrique joked that he is trying to help Vasco da Gama lure Tottenham and Newcastle stars to the Serie A from the Premier League. The 29-year-old winger made the light-hearted confession after Brazil’s embarrassing 3-2 defeat to Japan in Tokyo, a friendly that went from cruise control to complete calamity in the…
China is consolidating its dominance in the global industrial robotics market, accounting for 41% of the world’s operational robot stock and more than half of all new installations in 2024, according to new data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The country added 295,000 industrial robots in 2024 alone — more than the rest…
The U.S. dollar slipped on Thursday as the Sino-U.S. trade war sapped investor sentiment. Daniel Munoz | Photodisc | Getty Images The U.S. dollar slipped Thursday as the Sino-U.S. trade war sapped investor sentiment, while growing confidence of the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting its policy interest rate this year also weighed on the greenback. The…
Could China’s new K visa reshape the global competition for top talent? Beijing certainly aims to do just that. Officially rolled out this month, the visa is aimed at young foreign professionals in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. It targets graduates and professionals with at least a bachelor’s degree in STEM from…
A prominent US think tank has urged Washington to streamline bureaucracy, strengthen institutions and recalibrate its policies with allies to solidify cooperation and consolidate its foothold in the escalating rivalry with China. Intelligence sharing, coalition planning and arms sales are suffering from structural flaws which hinder multinational effective collaboration, risking “potentially catastrophic” results, according to…
SHANGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 14, 2025 – Tourists are visiting the Bund in Shanghai, China on August 14, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were higher Wednesday, breaking ranks with Wall Street’s declines after U.S. and China exchanged blows in a renewed trade feud. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday stateside…
The Premier League has used the international break to celebrate the incredible goalscoring exploits of Erling Haaland. Over the weekend, the league’s official website ran a feature asking fans to consider whether Haaland is the Premier League’s greatest ever goalscorer? This comes after the Norwegian’s blistering start to 2025-26 campaign which has seen him score…
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Aside from the steep monetary value, these shakedowns have also made media companies more adverse to reporting criticism of the president and his administration’s actions. Next came universities: Long the foundation of America’s scientific and technological supremacy, Trump cut off federal research funding for major universities in order to force them to…
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON (Reuters) -World markets found steadier ground on Monday after being whipsawed by broadsides in the U.S.-China trade war, while gold hit new record highs in a sign that uncertainty remained high. While U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened 100% tariffs on China from November 1 and Beijing threatened…
Shing-Tung Yau, one of the world’s most influential mathematicians, is chair of Tsinghua University’s Qiuzhen College, which is fast-tracking talented young students through a programme of his own design. Born in the southern province of Guangdong and educated in Hong Kong and the US, the 76-year-old shared his ideas on science and education, key to…