China’s tech self-sufficiency powers stock boom and helps it shake off economic malaise
Nearly a year after DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough rattled global markets, mainland China is entering 2026 with a fresh…
Why the world has started stockpiling food again – The Irish Times
In the early 18th century, Finland was familiar with the fear of hunger. A famine fuelled by an…
Hong Kong fitness charity founder lost 13kg in 4 months. Now she helps others get in shape
As a professional counsellor and founder of The Alice House, a Hong Kong practice specialising in grief and…
US blows past another deadline to field its first hypersonic missile
The army has once again missed its own deadline for fielding the first US hypersonic weapon, in a…
Fighting back: Beijing builds its own ‘small yard, high fence’ to shut out US tech
“Small yard, high fence” was how Jake Sullivan, national security adviser under President Joe Biden, described US tech…
As Trump urges cap on credit card rates, could China follow suit for online loans?
US President Donald Trump’s call for American credit card interest rates to be capped at 10 per cent…
Carney reaches ‘landmark’ tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and “enormous progress” on trade irritants…
Hot New App Makes Single People Check in Constantly in Case They Die Alone
You know the third episode of “30 Rock,” where Tina Fey becomes disturbed by her singledom after almost…
China dumps more US debt, buys other assets as Trump targets Powell
China trimmed its holdings of US Treasuries in November to the lowest level since 2008, diverging from a…
Chinese EVs are coming to North America. What does this mean for US automakers?
DETROIT (AP) — Chinese automakers have been making inroads around the world with growing sales of their high-tech,…
7’3 Chinese Basketball Phenom Bullies WNBA Star At 18 Years Old
Getty Image Zhang Ziyu is the tallest player in women’s basketball history at 7-foot-3. She is only 18…
China’s $1.2 Trillion Windfall Quietly Seeps Into Global Markets
(Bloomberg) — A record trade surplus racked up by China is washing up around the world, as export…