A devotee dressed as a townsperson takes part in a Way of the Cross reenactment in Arraijan, Panama, Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

China’s Top Diplomat Meets North Korea’s Kim, Calls for Closer Coordination

BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) – China and ⁠North ⁠Korea should further ⁠enhance communication and coordination in major ​international and regional affairs, China’s foreign minister said in ‌a meeting with North ‌Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday, ⁠a ⁠Chinese official statement showed. Minister Wang Yi is on a ​two-day visit to Pyongyang from Thursday that…

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    China’s chip challenge to Nvidia

    Plus: SK Hynix’s US IPO Image: China’s chip challenge to Nvidia Welcome to Computing’s weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at Nvidia’s plummeting market share in China, SK Hynix’s plans for an IPO in the USA, and Australia mulling punitive action against social media companies. Chinese semiconductor firms are rapidly…

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    A Kurdish woman in traditional dress holds a lit torch during Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on a hill overlooking the town of Akra in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

    North Korea, Belarus Sign Friendship Treaty, KCNA Says

    SEOUL, March 27 (Reuters) – North Korean ⁠leader ⁠Kim Jong Un ⁠and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held a ​summit in Pyongyang on Thursday, where the two leaders ‌signed a friendship treaty, ‌North Korea’s state media KCNA reported.  The ⁠two countries ⁠signed agreements on cooperation in various sectors, including ​diplomacy, agriculture, education and public health, KCNA…

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    The GBA has emerged as one of the country’s most important tech hubs. Photo: Edmond So

      Greater Bay Area trails peers in basic research despite strong tech potential: Deloitte

      The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) is lagging behind China’s national average in basic research, despite showing strong potential in sectors such as semiconductors and smart manufacturing, according to Deloitte. The cluster of cities in southern China, which included Shenzhen, spent about 28.9 billion yuan (US$4.2 billion) on basic research in 2024, accounting for…

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      Hong Kong projected to face 4 to 7 typhoons in 2026

        Hong Kong projected to face 4 to 7 typhoons in 2026

        Hong Kong will experience between four and seven typhoons from June to October this year, according to the city’s forecaster – a figure that is fewer than half of last year’s record-breaking 14 tropical typhoons. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Monday the city would be hotter than average this year under the influence of…

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