Hong Kong real-estate sales fell to their lowest point in five months in February, reflecting caution among homebuyers and investors amid increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing, according to property agencies. Sales of homes, office units, shops, car parking spaces and industrial spaces declined by 13 per cent to 4,295 deals from a month earlier,…
North Hollywood shaken by earthquake, but no reports of damage made North Hollywood shaken by earthquake, but no reports of damage made 01:54 An earthquake struck the northwest part of Washington state near the U.S.-Canada border early Monday morning, officials said. A tsunami wasn’t expected following the earthquake. The preliminary magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck about…
State broadcaster CCTV quoted Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, as saying US President Donald Trump did not berate Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky enough in the altercation on Friday. The meeting at the White House was supposed to cap a deal between Kyiv and Washington for exploitation of Ukraine’s critical minerals – a…
The owner of a North Carolina-based electronics resale business has pleaded guilty to attempting to export sensitive technology with military applications to China without a licence, the US Justice Department said on Friday. David C. Bohmerwald, whose Components Cooper Inc. operates in Raleigh, admitted to violating the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) by trying to…
Multiple unexploded mortars were found and safely detonated at an airfield in Washington State, authorities said Thursday. The Vancouver Police Department said that the ordnance was found by an archaeologist at Pearson Field Airport shortly before noon Wednesday. Once police were made aware of the unexploded ordnance, the department’s Mobile Explosive Device Unit responded to…
The government-owned Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), which manages HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) of funds, plans to debut a conference for young emerging artificial intelligence (AI) scientists, as the city strives to become a bridge between China and the world amid growing Sino-US technology rivalry. HKIC on Wednesday said it was organising an International Young…
STORY: :: February 26, 2025 :: Washington, D.C. :: ‘There is no more important relationship’ for the UK than with the US: Starmer “There is no more important relationship for the United Kingdom – in defence, in security, in trade, in tech, in finance, and so much more. We have an incredible $1.5 trillion dollars…
US President Donald Trump’s pursuit of rare earth minerals in Greenland and Ukraine to counter China’s dominance over the critical metals might not match the reality of global reserves. But Russia’s offer to give the US access to the rare resources needed for hi-tech applications could save Trump’s plan, and undercut China’s tightening export controls…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday. The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals,…
“A very good friend of mine” was how US President Donald Trump described Chinese President Xi Jinping during his election campaign last year. Then, in the days after taking office in January, Trump said he “always liked” Xi, and that they “always had a very good relationship”. This month, Trump again hailed his “very good…