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Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (Picture Credit: AP) Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is facing serious allegations regarding a past affair with a Chinese woman and the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, during his teaching stint in Foshan, China, in 1989. Jenna Wang, now 59, revealed to The New […]
Treasury Department says curbs will ensure US investment does not advance technologies that threaten national security. The United States has finalised rules that limit investments in critical technology sectors in China such as artificial intelligence on national security grounds, the Treasury Department has announced. The restrictions will bar US citizens and permanent residents, as well […]
A car owner in China who was so shocked to find that a second-hand Tesla Model 3 – which he bought for 101,000 yuan (US$14,000) – would not charge, he staged a protest by towing it down the street pulled by an ox. Many netizens were left stunned by the response of the unidentified man […]
WASHINGTON — The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has urged the U.S. government to intercede for the American families and Chinese orphans caught in limbo by the end of China’s international adoption program. In an Oct. 24th letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood asked Blinken to […]
The previous blog looked at some studies of the relationship between China’s aid and its influence that posit a mediating role for domestic political institutions. Early empirical research suggests that this kind of analytic lens is relevant to the Pacific. This is a region that comprises countries with largely open — albeit in some cases […]
The US has pledged to deepen its cooperation with long-time ally the Philippines by committing US$8 million in funding to help modernise its coastguard as China’s rival maritime claims with the island nation press on. The funding would be used to support the Philippine coastguard’s “infrastructure enhancements, training programme development and resource acquisition and management […]
The HKMA is in talks with the People’s Bank of China over details of linkages, says Eddie Yue. SING TAO Themis Qi The instant cross-border payment between Hong Kong and mainland China via the Faster Payment System is expected to start trial in mid-2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said yesterday. At Hong Kong […]
Chiang Mai becomes Hong Kong Airlines’ third destination in Thailand, joining Bangkok and Phuket, with daily flights now available. The budget carrier’s new daily direct service offers travelers more options for exploring the popular destinations of Northern Thailand. The launch is in time for Thailand’s Loy Krathong – or Festival of Lights – […]
On its tenth anniversary, the Chairman and CEO of SenseTime, Xu Li, announced in an internal letter to all employees a new tripartite strategy, which is focused on “large devices, large models, and applications,” and involves substantial organizational and talent structure optimizations and adjustments. In a strategic move to alleviate financial pressures, SenseTime has discreetly […]
Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-backed hackers have been active throughout the 2024 United States campaign season, compromising digital accounts associated with political campaigns, spreading disinformation, and probing election systems. But in a report from early October, the threat-sharing and coordination group known as the Election Infrastructure ISAC warned that cybercriminals like ransomware attackers pose a […]