SHENZHEN, April 30 (Reuters) – An American scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments from China while he was at Harvard University has rebuilt his research lab in Shenzhen to pursue technology the Chinese government has identified as a national priority: embedding electronics into the human brain. Charles Lieber, 67, is among the…
April 29 (UPI) — Ecuador signed an agreement with Chinese mining giant CMOC Group Limited to develop the Cangrejos project, set to become the country’s first large-scale open-pit gold mine and its biggest gold and copper operation. Through its subsidiary Odin Mining Ecuador, the Chinese company will invest more than $1.7 billion with plans to…
April 23 (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday accused China of stealing U.S. artificial intelligence labs’ intellectual property on an industrial scale in a memo that threatens to raise tensions ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders next month. “The US government has information indicating that foreign entities, principally based in China,…
March 27 (UPI) — Brent crude oil reached $111.41 per barrel Friday morning after two Chinese ships were blocked from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have steadily climbed since Monday despite President Donald Trump backing off his plan to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure. Friday’s price hike follows a 5.7% jump on Thursday….
Taiwan on Sunday reported a sudden surge in Chinese military aircraft flying near the island and crossing its air defense alert zones after a two week period of relatively few of the flights. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry noted, however, the China’s Navy — its Shandong aircraft carrier can be seen during a Chinese military exercise…
Italian officials on Saturday announced the arrests of nine people who are accused of using charities to raise $8.2 million, most of which funded Hamas. File Photo by Mohammed Saber/EPA Dec. 27 (UPI) — Nine people who are accused of raising more than $8 million in Italy to help fund Hamas have been arrested by…
Dec. 20 (UPI) — Officials for the European Union have agreed to loan $105 billon to Ukraine to help it stay financially solvent over the next two years amid Russian attacks in the Odesa region. The money is in lieu of an allocation to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets equal to nearly $246 billion and…
1 of 2 | A Japanese shopper is pictured September 2023 at a fish store in Tokyo According to Japanese media, China’s rationale to suspend the imports was to enable Chinese authorities to monitor wastewater via Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. File Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA Nov. 19 (UPI) — China will suspend importing…
Nov. 15 (UPI) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments about Taiwan have prompted the Chinese government on Friday to advise its citizens against traveling to Japan. While the advisory does not prohibit China’s citizens from going to Japan, the warning is the most serious rebuke of the Japanese prime minister’s comments so far,…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to assert a more independent global rolem a Latin American expert says. Photo by Antonio Lacerda/EPA Nov. 13 (UPI) — Brazil is deepening political and economic ties with China and Russia to reduce its dependence on the United States — a strategy driven by new U.S. tariffs…