Germany’s response to the July 2026 attack in Berlin illustrates a gap between identifying a terrorism threat and taking effective preventive action, according to an analysis published in the latest issue of
Diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East appeared to falter on Monday as a planned meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states was postponed, while attacks around the region’s two
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Apple should ultimately bear responsibility for losses arising from more than 700 unauthorised credit card transactions in Hong Kong, Election Committee sector legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong has said, as questions mount over
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China’s top intelligence official has warned that artificial intelligence is creating new national security risks and becoming a major arena of strategic competition between global powers, calling for stronger safeguards and international
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Hong Kong’s first-ever five-year plan will not alter the city’s capitalist system but will seek to make full use of its advantages in shaping the territory’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on Sri Lankans to accept sacrifice and hard work for the sake of rebuilding the country, invoking China’s experience as an
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders and other delegates attending the Summit in New Delhi
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on BRICS countries and the wider Global South to take a greater role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence, urging governments to develop the technology
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Chinese scientists have developed a new oil-refining technique that they say can reduce energy consumption by roughly 90 per cent, potentially lowering production costs and emissions while enabling refineries to extract greater
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Bangladesh is moving towards a more diversified foreign policy as its ties with China deepen, signalling Dhaka’s ambition to emerge as a more independent strategic actor in South Asia while reducing its
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South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major Asian markets as it seeks to attract sustained participation from global investors and move towards
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Artificial intelligence agents are increasingly being deployed to design China’s next-generation semiconductors as Beijing and domestic technology companies accelerate efforts to integrate AI into chip design software and strengthen national self-sufficiency. Empyrean
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Chubu Electric Power Co.’s top two executives are set to step down over the falsification of safety data used in regulatory reviews for the proposed restart of some of its nuclear reactors,
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Saudi Arabia could run out of oil stocks available for export if it does not restart its major east-west pipeline to the Red Sea within days, potentially removing up to 4% of
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Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called on artificial intelligence companies to slow the pace at which they develop increasingly capable models, arguing that the additional time is needed to address mounting
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Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially consequential front in the Middle East war as fighting around
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