MMusic Read More China criticizes Dalai Lama’s Grammy awardFebruary 2, 2026 BEIJING (AP) — Beijing on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama ’s first Grammy win, describing the music industry…
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SSpace Read More China launches AlSat-3B for Algeria, further launches delayed ahead of key human spaceflight testFebruary 2, 2026 HELSINKI — China launched a satellite for Algeria late Friday, as signs mount that multiple missions have been…
EEconomy Read More Open Questions | Lawrence Lau on why China must ‘work smarter’ and how it can invent from scratchFebruary 2, 2026 Lawrence J. Lau is a Hong Kong economist specialising in economic development and East Asian economies. He was…
EEconomy Read More Saudi Arabia set to redraw economic road map as megaprojects scale downFebruary 1, 2026 Almost a decade after launching the Vision 2030 programme to diversify its oil-dependent economy, Saudi Arabia is redirecting…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Nvidia’s Jensen Huang urges TSMC to expand capacity amid AI chip crunchFebruary 1, 2026 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) needs to “work very hard” to meet growing demand from leading US chip…
EEconomy Read More New rules of expansion: Chinese firms urged to ‘go local’ as they chase sales abroadFebruary 1, 2026 As dwindling domestic profits push more Chinese firms onto the global stage, industry titans – forerunners who know…
EEconomy Read More China’s plan to internationalise yuan quietly takes a step forward as Zambia gets on boardFebruary 1, 2026 As of January, Zambia has begun collecting taxes and royalties from Chinese mining firms in yuan, and will…
MMedication Read More Tension over countries’ drug stockpiles looms over Critical Medicines Act talks – POLITICOFebruary 1, 2026 “There are differing positions between different member states on that,” he said. “I think probably smaller member states…
EEntertainment Read More A rumble of gun-carriage, yells from sergeant-majors… I saw the last departing traces of actual greatness: PETER HITCHENSFebruary 1, 2026 It is just over 61 years since they brought a tiny TV set into the school dining hall, and…
EEconomy Read More Xi calls for breakthroughs in developing industries of the futureFebruary 1, 2026 BEIJING – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has urged efforts…
EEconomy Read More Hong Kong must keep cash buffer amid complicated geopolitics: Paul ChanFebruary 1, 2026 Hong Kong must maintain cash reserves to cope with geopolitical shocks and support long-term growth, even with a…