PBOC and HKMA Sign MOU on Cross-Boundary Payment System Linkage
The PBOC and HKMA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to link payment systems between Mainland China and Hong Kong....
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US must expand nuclear arsenal in face of Russia and China threat, warns top Obama defense adviser
Security officials are sounding the alarm that the U.S.’s post-Cold War approach to countering a nuclear Russia is no longer...
Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent...
Mastering ‘the art of brainwashing,’ China intensifies AI censorship
China has once again extended its policy of censorship and surveillance as it looks to keep artificial intelligence (AI) models...
Secret hospitals in Philippines offer criminals surgical makeover to evade police: ‘Entirely new person’
Authorities in the Philippines have uncovered secret hospitals that offer plastic surgery for fugitives and scammers seeking to evade arrest,...
AI accusations mar UK election as candidate forced to defend authenticity: ‘I am a real person’
A candidate for the populist Reform UK Party in Britain had to defend himself after allegations that he was not...
11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms
Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died and 30 are missing in the partial collapse of a highway...
Republicans divided on Russia’s security threat as Vance joins Trump presidential ticket
There is an increasing sense of division in the Republican Party when it comes to the U.S. posture abroad, particularly...
Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s top Communist Party leader, dead at 80
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong died on Friday after holding the country's most powerful position for 13...
New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help island defend itself, China responds with show of force
The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised Wednesday that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as...
This desert moss could help support Martian colonies, according to a study from China
Scientists have identified a super resilient desert moss species in China's western region of Xinjiang that could help sustain possible...
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban visits Washington after meeting with China’s Xi Jinping
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday he would go to Washington after discussing a Chinese peace plan for...
Indian PM Modi visits Russia visit for first time since start of Ukraine war
India’s prime minister begins a two-day visit to Russia on Monday, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine,...
Japan and Philippines sign defense agreement prompted by concerns over China
Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in...
China’s Xi urges world powers to facilitate direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a meeting Monday...
