The United States “very much” understands Taiwan’s defence needs and the severe military threat it faces from China, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Sunday, following a summit between US President Donald
The United States has introduced a ban on the import of new humanoid and four-legged robots, citing national security concerns linked to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and supply chain resilience. The measure, announced
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Elon Musk has lost his status as the world’s first trillionaire after a sharp decline in the value of his technology holdings erased around US$130 billion in paper wealth over five trading
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Chinese artificial intelligence developers are likely to reconsider their open-source business strategies by introducing commercial licensing fees for companies that host their AI models, as they seek to generate greater revenue from
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A symposium in Shanghai has revisited the celebrated eight-hour meeting between Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw and Chinese literary pioneer Lu Xun in 1933, using historical reenactments, scholarly discussion and cultural exchange
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Sri Lankan investigators say the killing of a Chinese national allegedly linked to an international cybercrime network was orchestrated by a criminal syndicate following a dispute over the distribution of illicit proceeds.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an expansive new vision for international artificial intelligence co-operation, presenting Beijing’s most comprehensive proposal yet to position itself as a global leader in AI development while
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China’s leading memory chip manufacturers, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), are emerging as increasingly influential players in the global semiconductor industry, using strong demand for memory chips
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has moved decisively to remove one of the most senior figures within his own political circle as his administration seeks to draw a line under a corruption scandal
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Chinese artificial intelligence developers have drawn renewed attention after the release of two advanced open-source AI models, Kimi K3 and Qwen 3.8, prompting fresh debate over whether lower-cost alternatives can challenge the
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After weeks of uncertainty, Indian traders have received approval to resume cross-border commerce with Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass from 1 August, ending a delay that disrupted this year’s trading season. Yet
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Nike is overhauling its online sales strategy in China by restricting wholesale distributors from selling its products through e-commerce platforms, as the world’s largest sportswear company seeks to regain ground lost to
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China has stepped up its scrutiny of offshore corporate structures, with two state media outlets warning against cross-border tax avoidance in a move that signals intensified enforcement of tax rules governing mainland
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The European Commission has imposed a €550 million fine on Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress after concluding that the company failed to adequately control the sale of illegal products on its online marketplace.
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China’s central bank has once again chosen calibration over shock therapy. Following the second-quarter meeting of its monetary policy committee, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on July 8 it will
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A diplomatic dispute between the Philippines and China has escalated after Manila strongly condemned an artificial intelligence-generated video shared by China’s state-run China Daily, describing its portrayal of Filipinos as monkeys as
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