1 hour ago If We Fear China Militarily, Then Open The U.S. To Chinese Exports

If We Fear China Militarily, Then Open The U.S. To Chinese Exports  Forbes

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10 h. ago Intel chip architect Su Fei returns to China after 20 years in the US

After nearly two decades shaping Intel’s chip designs, one of its leading semiconductor architects has left the United States to join Tsinghua University as a full-time professor. Su Fei, a veteran engineer in chip testing and semiconductor reliability, is now the Xing-Hua endowed chair professor at his alma mater’s school of integrated circuits, according to the faculty webpage. At Intel, Su’s work spanned the entire chip life cycle – from early concept to mass production – with a focus on...

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12 h. ago ‘Suffering, brutal repression, more fear’: life in North Korea, says UN

The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated, the UN warned on Friday in a report describing a decade of “suffering, repression, and increased fear”. The UN first published a scathing report against North Korea in 2014 detailing a wide array of crimes against humanity, likened by the inquiry chairman to those of Germany’s Nazis, South Africa’s apartheid and Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. Information gathered since then by the UN human rights commissioner’s office shows that the situation...

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15 h. ago Authorities investigate fatal electrocution of worker at Hong Kong school

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident involving a 45-year-old technician who is suspected of being electrocuted to death at a primary school in Sheung Shui. Police were alerted at 10.53am on Friday to the incident at the campus on Wo Muk Road in Fanling. The worker, 45, was believed to have been electrocuted before losing consciousness. He was sent to the North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at around noon, police said. The Labour...

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15 h. ago Authorities probe suspected fatal electrocution of worker at Hong Kong school

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident involving a 45-year-old technician suspected of being electrocuted at a primary school in Sheung Shui. Police were alerted at 10.53am on Friday to the incident at the campus on Wo Muk Road in Fanling. The worker, 45, was believed to have been electrocuted before losing consciousness. He was sent to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at around noon, the force said. The Labour Department said it...

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21 h. ago Chinese man honours late grandma by creating video game based on their life together

A simple pixel game about taking care of a grandma that was developed by a man in China has touched the hearts of many people online. His creation has evoked a feeling of nostalgia among netizens about their own experiences interacting with the elderly in their families. In the five-minute game called Grandma, which has been released on a game distribution platform for free, players need to finish tasks involved in looking after a grandmother who injured herself in a fall, reported the Xinmin...

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23 h. ago A Key BMW Dealer in China Expects to ‘Suffer’ Before Rebound

A Key BMW Dealer in China Expects to ‘Suffer’ Before Rebound  Bloomberg.com

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25 h. ago China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape

China, India, and North Korea back Russia as changing global order takes shape  Atlantic Council

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30 h. ago Economy&Life | A glimpse of night in Shougang Park where the 2025 CIFTIS is held

Economy&Life | A glimpse of night in Shougang Park where the 2025 CIFTIS is held  Xinhua

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31 h. ago Philippines’ Duterte suffers from deteriorating cognitive condition: lawyers

Lawyers for detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte say he suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory and daily functioning, according to documents made public by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte, 80, was arrested and taken to The Hague in March on an arrest warrant that linked him to murders committed during his “war on drugs” where thousands of alleged narcotics peddlers and users were killed. His lawyers have since then argued he is...

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32 h. ago N. Korea races to prepare for massive Russian grain aid following Beijing summit

N. Korea races to prepare for massive Russian grain aid following Beijing summit  DailyNK

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32 h. ago Trump, a trail of diplomacy and a possible trip to China to resolve the trade war

Calls this week between top American and Chinese officials are believed to have laid some of the groundwork for a visit to China by US President Donald Trump, possibly in early November. The trip could take place either before or after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, which gets under way late next month. Trade negotiations are expected to be a key part of the summit, which could take place shortly before a temporary tariff war truce expires on November 10. The White...

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34 h. ago For EU and China, Beijing parade was a missed chance to build bridges

The recent military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of victory against the Japanese invasion was a stunning display of precision and power. Rows of soldiers moved with robotic synchrony and new weapons systems – hypersonic missiles, stealth aircraft and autonomous drones – rolled past Tiananmen Square, signalling China’s arrival as a military peer to the United States. The presence of leaders from across the Global South, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean...

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35 h. ago North Korean herb smugglers struggle as China tightens quality controls

North Korean herb smugglers struggle as China tightens quality controls  DailyNK

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35 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Mexico lifts China tariffs to 50% as South Korea say US raids may hurt trade deal

Trump tariffs live updates: Mexico lifts China tariffs to 50% as South Korea say US raids may hurt trade deal  Yahoo Finance

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38 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Mexico raises tariffs on China to 50% as South Korea warns US raid may hurt investment

Trump tariffs live updates: Mexico raises tariffs on China to 50% as South Korea warns US raid may hurt investment  au.finance.yahoo.com

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39 h. ago Charlie Kirk killing a watershed moment as US political violence rises

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest. “This event is horrifying, alarming, but not necessarily surprising,” said Mike Jensen, a researcher at the University of Maryland, which has tracked such violence in a terrorism database since 1970. In the first six months of the year, the US experienced about 150 politically-motivated...

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40 h. ago Charlie Kirk boasted about Trump’s win in Seoul, told Japan to fight globalism

In the week before his fatal shooting, right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk cheered the boom of conservative young men in South Korea and warned about a “globalist menace” in Tokyo on his first speaking tour of Asia. Kirk, 31, who helped amplify Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda to young voters with often inflammatory rhetoric focused on issues such as gender and immigration, was shot in the neck on Wednesday at a speaking event at a Utah university. In Seoul on Friday, he...

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41 h. ago Speckled rocks ‘clearest sign’ yet of ancient life on Mars, Nasa says

Colorful, speckled rocks found on the surface of Mars have offered among the most encouraging evidence yet of ancient life on our neighbouring planet, scientists at Nasa announced Wednesday. The Perseverance Mars rover collected the “Sapphire Canyon” rock samples in July 2024 from what’s thought to be an ancient lake bed, and its poppyseed and leopard-esque spots pointed to potential chemical reactions that piqued the interest of researchers. If the features resulted from microbial activity that...

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44 h. ago South Korea’s Lee calls US raid ‘bewildering’, says saga could hit investment

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Thursday that a massive US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory site could have a “significant impact” on future direct investment. The raid, which saw hundreds of South Korean workers chained and handcuffed, was “bewildering” he said, adding it “could have a significant impact on future investment decisions, particularly when evaluating the feasibility of direct operations in the US”. Last week’s raid at a Hyundai Motor project site in...

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