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Did Keir Starmer's visit to China help improve bilateral relations - and how much did President Trump have to do with it?
"Let's deal with each other as adults and respect our differences and move on to a better, more constructive outcome for the Chinese and British people"
Markets Jolt as AI Spending, US Policy Shifts, and Global Security Moves Drive New Volatility
Microsoft and Tesla face investor pressure while Washington signals major central bank, energy, and military decisions.
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China’s $28 Billion Canal That Could Bypass the U.S. Navy
Kier Scammer in China: "It is in our national interest to engage with China."
China Executes 11 Members of the Ming Clan in Cross-Border Scam Case Linked to Myanmar’s Lawkai
The convictions covered crimes including murder, kidnapping, fraud, and illegal gambling, while more than 20 other relatives received prison terms of up to life.
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The AI Hiring Doom Loop — Algorithmic Recruiting Filters Out Top Talent and Rewards Average or Fake Candidates
AI has reduced the cost of producing “perfect” applications to near-zero. That has triggered a volume shock in recruiting, a surge in fabricated credentials, and an arms race in automated screening. In the newest failure mode, employers ...
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UK Prime Minister Traveled to China Using Temporary Phones and Laptops to Limit Espionage Risks
British officials adopted heightened digital security measures during the visit, reflecting growing mistrust in high-level diplomacy
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Japan Bids Farewell to Its Last Pandas Amid Rising Tensions with China
As diplomatic strains escalate over Taiwan, Japan returns its final two pandas to China, ending a symbolic era that began in 1972
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The casino floor buzzed with disbelief as the woman collected her winnings again calm, precise, almost bored
Dealers exchanged glances. Players whispered. Her streak was too perfect, her timing too exact. Security finally stepped in, replaying footage frame by frame, until the truth surfaced: hidden behind her composed gaze were highly advanced...
China is so safe that billionaires can walk around in public. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, is shopping for fruit in Shanghai
No way he can do this in USA...
PLA opens CMC probe of Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli over Xi authority and discipline violations
The case is framed as a breach of the “chairman responsibility system” governing Party control of the armed forces.
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Apple and OpenAI Chase Screenless AI Wearables as the Post-iPhone Interface Battle Heats Up
After Humane’s AI Pin collapse and Rabbit R1’s rough launch, major platforms are still pushing pins, earbuds, and smart glasses—testing whether voice-first AI can beat the smartphone on cost, privacy, and daily usefulness.
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OpenAI’s Money Problem: Explosive Growth, Even Faster Costs, and a Race to Stay Ahead
OpenAI’s financial runway is being tested by compute costs, talent spend, and fierce competition—while investors bet the company can scale into profitability by 2029.
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Greenland, Gaza, and Global Leverage: Today’s 10 Power Stories Shaping Markets and Security
From Arctic basing to Ukraine diplomacy and sanctions enforcement, the day’s biggest moves reveal who’s gaining leverage—and who’s losing it.
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Asia’s 10 Biggest Moves Today: Energy Finds, Trade Deals, Power Shifts, and a Tourism Reality Check
A fast, human, fact-focused roundup of the developments shaping security, markets, and politics across the region.
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America’s Venezuela Oil Grip Meets China’s Demand: Market Power, Legal Shockwaves, and the New Rules of Energy Leverage
Washington says it will manage Venezuela’s oil sales and pricing while still allowing Chinese purchases—turning crude into a geopolitical control panel with global consequences.
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TikTok’s U.S. Escape Plan: National Security Firewall or Political Theater With a Price Tag?
A new U.S.-majority venture promises control and safety, but critics say the algorithm leash and profit ties keep Beijing in the room—just with better lighting.
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ChatGPT to Begin Showing Ads Inside Conversations as OpenAI Seeks New Revenue
OpenAI will test advertising in ChatGPT for free and low-cost users, marking a major shift in how the AI platform is funded and experienced
Canadian PM Carney pre-election (2025): "Our biggest security threat is China" PM Carney post-election (2026): "Our partnership with China sets us up well for the New World Order"
China is generating electricity in the sky
The S2000, the world's first megawatt-scale airborne wind power system, rose 2000 meters above Yibin, Sichuan, generating electricity and connecting to the power grid for the first time.
Tokyo is testing hydrogen-powered autonomous vehicles at Takanawa Gateway City, Japan
The low-speed self-driving vehicles carry passengers short distances and are powered by hydrogen fuel cells, producing only water as emissions
Cybercrime, Inc.: When Crime Becomes an Economy. How the World Accidentally Built a Twenty-Trillion-Dollar Criminal Economy
For most of modern history, crime scaled slowly. You needed proximity, muscle, risk tolerance, and—above all—competence. Ten years ago, cybercrime still required technical skill. You had to understand systems, code exploits, or at least ...
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The Return of the Hands: Why the AI Age Is Rewriting the Meaning of “Real Work”
For years, the future of work was sold as frictionless, virtual, and immaculate. Laptops replaced tools. Slides replaced skill. “Knowledge work” became a polite synonym for sitting still while information moved around you. The cloud, we ...
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U.S. Tankers Head Toward Venezuela as Oil Production Risks Sharp Decline
Chevron-chartered vessels prepare to lift stranded crude amid a blockade that threatens to cut Venezuelan output by roughly one-third within weeks
A man breaks down in tears after losing all his life savings at a casino
If China were to kidnap Taiwan’s president and take over Nvidia’s factories, who would wrap fish with yesterday’s newspaper?
China Hands Death Sentence to Senior Municipal Official in Major Corruption Case
The mayor of the Chinese city of Haikou, who amassed about 4.5 billion dollars during his "career", and in whose apartments 13.5 tons of gold and 23 tons of cash were found, was sentenced to death.
In Hong Kong cab drivers use up to ten smartphones simultaneously due to fierce competition
In this way they have all the different services open and can grab an order quickly.
Berkshire’s Buffett-to-Abel Transition Tests Whether a One-Man Trust Model Can Survive as a System
Greg Abel inherits an extraordinary balance sheet and an extraordinary expectation: proving Berkshire’s discipline was built into the institution, not just into Warren Buffett.
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Tesla Loses EV Crown to China’s BYD After Annual Deliveries Decline in 2025
In a decisive shift in the global electric vehicle market, China’s BYD delivered more fully electric cars than Tesla in 2025, ending Tesla’s long-held position as the world’s top EV maker.
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In Zhuzhou, China, the world's first railless tram operates on virtual tracks, eliminating the need for physical rails
This innovative streetcar can travel up to 70 km/h and carry as many as 500 passengers
Police have detained a 31-year-old man and his wife for attempted murder after they were seen ramming their car into a man at a Penang toll plaza
Both the husband and his 23-year-old wife tested positive for marijuana, with the husband having a prior criminal record.
Bruce Lee on The Pierre Berton Show (1971), calmly juggling a table tennis ball one-handed while seated
Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire and Begin Consolidation Following China-Facilitated Talks
Senior diplomats from Thailand, Cambodia and China confirm a ceasefire and mutual intent to rebuild trust after weeks of deadly border clashes.
Even vehicles in China now come equipped with dedicated U-turn indicators
The Chinese take their innovation and technological leadership very seriously, and they develop new technologies with a clear long-term vision in mind
Canada’s PM Mark Carney Frames U.S. Tariffs as Global Realignment in Trade
Carney says U.S. trade war with allies has reshaped Canada’s economic strategy as Ottawa pursues broader global deals
China’s LandSpace Moves Toward IPO as It Pursues Reusable Rocket Technology
The Beijing-based private rocket firm prepares for a public listing to fund future projects, drawing openly on lessons from SpaceX
Mixue Opens Its Second New York City Location on Thirty-Second Street in Koreatown
The Chinese ice cream and tea chain, now the world’s largest food-service brand by store count, expands in New York with a value-first model.
Record-Breaking Drone Show in China Makes Fireworks Look Stone Age
Nearly sixteen thousand drones, controlled from a single computer, set new world records in Liuyang, the historic birthplace of gunpowder.
8 CAMBODIAN SOLDIERS KILLED AFTER CHINESE ROCKET LAUNCHER BLOWS UP IN BORDER FIGHT
A Chinese-made MLRS Type 90B exploded during a launch near the Cambodia-Thailand border, killing at least 8 Cambodian troops.
Air India ‘Finds’ a Plane That Vanished 13 Years Ago
A Boeing seven three seven, two hundred was discovered abandoned at Kolkata airport, exposing serious record-keeping failures and prompting Air India to pay nearly ten million rupees in accumulated parking fees.
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Caviar and Foie Gras? China Is Becoming a Luxury Food Powerhouse
China is rapidly expanding production of high-end foods such as caviar, foie gras, cherries and truffles, reshaping global markets and satisfying growing domestic demand.
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South Korea Charges Ten Former Samsung Employees Over DRAM Technology Leak to China’s CXMT
Prosecutors allege former Samsung staff leaked advanced DRAM process information to Chinese memory maker, aiding its rapid entry into the market.
China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the European Union after concluding the first phase of an anti-subsidy probe widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs
Nvidia has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful AI chips to China before the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February
China accused the United States of a ‘serious violation’ of international law after the US intercepted an oil tanker bound for China off the Venezuelan coast
A White House spokesperson said the ‘falsely flagged vessel’ carried sanctioned oI’ll.
Nvidia CEO: “you cannot show me a task that is beneath me.”
China’s new AI-based capsule is making stomach exams quick and painless
You just swallow it, wait for 8 minutes, and it’s over. No tubes or anesthesia. Priced around $280
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Markets Jolt as AI Spending, US Policy Shifts, and Global Security Moves Drive New Volatility
China Executes 11 Members of the Ming Clan in Cross-Border Scam Case Linked to Myanmar’s Lawkai
The AI Hiring Doom Loop — Algorithmic Recruiting Filters Out Top Talent and Rewards Average or Fake Candidates
UK Prime Minister Traveled to China Using Temporary Phones and Laptops to Limit Espionage Risks
Japan Bids Farewell to Its Last Pandas Amid Rising Tensions with China
PLA opens CMC probe of Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli over Xi authority and discipline violations
Apple and OpenAI Chase Screenless AI Wearables as the Post-iPhone Interface Battle Heats Up
OpenAI’s Money Problem: Explosive Growth, Even Faster Costs, and a Race to Stay Ahead
Greenland, Gaza, and Global Leverage: Today’s 10 Power Stories Shaping Markets and Security
Asia’s 10 Biggest Moves Today: Energy Finds, Trade Deals, Power Shifts, and a Tourism Reality Check
America’s Venezuela Oil Grip Meets China’s Demand: Market Power, Legal Shockwaves, and the New Rules of Energy Leverage
TikTok’s U.S. Escape Plan: National Security Firewall or Political Theater With a Price Tag?
Cybercrime, Inc.: When Crime Becomes an Economy. How the World Accidentally Built a Twenty-Trillion-Dollar Criminal Economy
The Return of the Hands: Why the AI Age Is Rewriting the Meaning of “Real Work”
Berkshire’s Buffett-to-Abel Transition Tests Whether a One-Man Trust Model Can Survive as a System
Tesla Loses EV Crown to China’s BYD After Annual Deliveries Decline in 2025
Air India ‘Finds’ a Plane That Vanished 13 Years Ago
Caviar and Foie Gras? China Is Becoming a Luxury Food Powerhouse
Scambodia: The World Owes Thailand’s Military a Profound Debt of Gratitude
War on the Thailand–Cambodia Front
Hackers Are Hiding Malware in Open-Source Tools and IDE Extensions
U.S. Authorises Nvidia to Sell H200 AI Chips to China Under Security Controls
Nvidia CEO Says U.S. Data-Center Builds Take Years while China ‘Builds a Hospital in a Weekend’
India backs down on plan to mandate government “Sanchar Saathi” app on all smartphones
Southeast Asia Floods Push Death Toll Above Nine Hundred as Storm Cluster Devastates Region
250 Still Missing in the Massive Fire, 94 Killed. One Day After the Disaster: Survivor Rescued on the 16th Floor
Car Parts Leader Warns Europe Faces Heavy Job Losses in ‘Darwinian’ Auto Shake-Out
China’s Wedding Boom: Nightclubs, Mountains and a Demographic Reset
A Decade of Innovation Stagnation at Apple: The Cook Era Critique
U.S. Secures Key Southeast Asia Agreements to Reshape Rare Earth Supply Chains
US and China Agree One-Year Trade Truce After Trump-Xi Talks
BYD Profit Falls 33 % as Chinese EV Maker Doubles Down on Overseas Markets
U.S. and China Near Deal to Avert Rare-Earth Export Controls Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
United States and China Begin Constructive Trade Negotiations Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit
Singapore’s Prime Minister Warns of ‘Messy’ Transition to Post-American Global Order
China Presses Netherlands to “properly” Resolve the Nexperia Seizure as Supply Chain Risks Grow
Hong Kong and Singapore emerge as Asia’s dual hubs for family offices, says Julius Baer
Hong Kong set to co-host China’s Fifteenth National Games in historic multi-city edition
Shouting Match at the White House: 'Trump Cursed, Threw Maps, and Told Zelensky – "Putin Will Destroy You"'
Chinese Tech Giants Halt Stablecoin Launches After Beijing’s Regulatory Intervention
Soaring Usage of Doubao Underscores ByteDance’s AI Ambitions
Alibaba, Ant Acquire Hong Kong’s One Causeway Bay Offices in Landmark Deal
Shenzhen Expo Spotlights China’s Quantum Step in Semiconductor Self-Reliance
China Accelerates to the Forefront in Global Nuclear Fusion Race
China’s Implicit Beef Blockade Boosts Australian Cattle Exports
Dutch Government Seizes Chipmaker After U.S. Presses for Removal of Chinese CEO
Russia Positions ASEAN Partnership as Cornerstone of Multipolar Asia at Kuala Lumpur Summit
DJI Loses Appeal to Remove Pentagon’s ‘Chinese Military Company’ Label
Guangdong Motorists to Enjoy Three-Day Stays Under New Hong Kong Arrivals Plan
State Department Adviser Ashley Tellis Charged After FBI Finds Over 1,000 Classified Pages at His Home
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