Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister. What do experts say?...
Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote...
Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou Technology is pitching its debut offshore bond sale to professional investors, joining a wave of domestic tech companies raising funds in the global debt market. ...
Surging mainland Chinese investment in Hong Kongâs commercial real estate sector has helped set the stage for a âmeasured recoveryâ in 2026, according to Colliers. Investment from the mainland rose to...
UBS Group conveyed a sanguine outlook on Chinese stocks in 2026, as the worldâs second-largest economy proved to be an important alternative for global investors seeking to diversify away from US equi...
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielson said the Arctic territory was facing a "geopolitical crisis" as Trump threatens to take it over. Denmark's Mette Frederiksen condemned "unacceptable pr...
Pakistanâs Ministry of Finance has signed an MOU with an affiliate of the Trump-backed DeFi project to target cross-border payments....
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
While markets appeared barely fazed by the fate of Venezuela's oil industry, they are considerably more nervous about the potential impact of internal unrest and foreign escalation when it comes to Ir...
Chinaâs electric vehicle (EV) exports doubled in 2025 amid rising overseas demand for affordable cars and Beijingâs anti-involution campaign. The country â the worldâs leading EV manufacturer â sold m...
Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu AI said its new image generation model was trained on chips from Huawei Technologies, making it the first powerful open-source model to be developed on an en...
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release â the much-anticipated updates to its V3 and R1 models â will be launched, according t...
China and the Philippines have again exchanged barbs over confrontations in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of provocation and escalating tensions. The Chinese embassy in th...
China and the European Union began 2026 with another trade clash. As the EUâs Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase, Brussels tightened compliance and Beijing warned of count...
Prime minister hoping to consolidate grip on power by winning majority for ruling party...
Taiwan has begun co-producing 155mm (6.1-inch) artillery shells with the US, as the island moves to strengthen wartime ammunition resilience amid Beijingâs escalating military pressure and concern ove...
A Chinese national suspected of running a Cambodia-based scam operation linked to the killing of a South Korean university student has been arrested during a raid on a luxury house in Thailand, author...
A Chinese phone application called âdead or aliveâ that helps users check in daily has become a top-ranked app, reflecting the trend of solo living among the countryâs young people. The Sileme app, or...
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict the image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over âOrwellianâ surveillance fears....