By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a
By W.G. Dunlop US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence […]
In a 1-6 vote, the city council voted not to adopt a resolution to change how write-in votes are counted.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Beijing this week in the latest round of high-level diplomacy between the U.S. and China. Since the U.S.–China relationship hit new lows in late 2022 and early 2023 — thanks to incidents like then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and a Chinese spy balloon’s visit to U.S. airspace — both sides have made a welcome effort to slow the slide toward crisis and conflict.This effort has focused on top leaders exchanging views through in-person...
China Unicom continued to add 5G users at a brisk pace in the opening quarter and registered another quarter of profit and revenue growth.
Got a traffic ticket or misdemeanor fine in Duson? There may be a chance to pay it off at $10 per hour, that is if you’re willing to cleanup liter, dig a ditch or clean a cop car.
"We want to attract global unicorns to enter Malaysia, so that high-skilled and high-value jobs are created, besides developing a pipeline of future entrepreneurs and senior leaders in tech," Minister Rafizi Ramli said at the KL20 Summit, aimed at launching new policies to support Malaysian start-ups.
In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) — recent chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party — and former deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger argue that the United States “shouldn’t manage the competition with China; it should win it.” To do so, the authors say Washington should suspend dialogue with Beijing, declare a “new cold war,” and establish “primacy in Asia.”Not only does the article fail to adequately describe what “winning” a...
If you're lucky enough to have a patio, it's time to open things up—and upgrade your old stuff. This year, all my new additions are going to be smart ones, because the market is flooding with smart tech specifically for the outdoors.
Israel's government has launched a new fund to encourage institutional investors to boost investments in high-tech companies, the Israel Innovation Authority said on Sunday. The tech sector is a key driver of Israel's economy, accounting for close to 20% of output, 12% of jobs, more than 50% of exports and 25% of tax income. The high-tech sector is a central and significant pillar of the Israeli economy, and we must ensure diversity in its sources of funding, said Finance Minister Bezalel...
China on Friday published measures aimed at promoting overseas investment in the country's technology sector, in a latest bid to attract foreign investors amid signs some are considering shifting away from the world's second-largest economy. China will support overseas institutions to issue yuan bonds in the country, and also encourage tech companies, including foreign-invested ones, to raise money via bond issuance, the commerce ministry said in a statement. The government will also facilitate...
This week’s UK tech funding deals include flying taxi company Skyports, Scottish rocket manufacturer Orbex, generative AI legal assistant Lawhive and more. UKTN tracked £176.6m worth of tech funding deals this week (15 April to 19 April), a whopping 316.5% week-on-week increase. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding. Skyports – £88m Sector: Mobility […]