As federal funding cuts put the US at risk of losing its long-held scientific leadership, China launched an all-out innovation offensive – turbocharging its R&D budget to unprecedented levels, attracting top-tier global talent, and executing a systematic strategy to dominate the technologies of the future. These disruptive technologies include AI, humanoid robotics, and 6G-enabled communication…
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has admitted trying to win a court’s permission for him to travel to the United States five years ago by withholding “politically sensitive” information about his plan to meet the nation’s vice-president. Lai, 77, made the remarks on Wednesday when his legal team re-examined their client’s evidence…
China is producing twice as many research papers as the US on chip design and fabrication, laying the foundation for a possible leadership role in next-generation semiconductor technology, according to a US think tank. While China is behind in advanced semiconductors and is restricted from buying high-end chipmaking tools such as the extreme ultraviolet lithography…
Technological innovation in fields such as artificial intelligence should not be just for “rich countries and the wealthy” but open to all, the spokesman for China’s top legislature said on Tuesday. Asked by foreign media how AI could help stabilise the economy, Lou pointed to the new Chinese chatbot DeepSeek, saying it showcased the country’s…
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,…
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…