CHINA JUST STOPPED exporting its rare earths to the US—in a bizarre reflection of the US halt on stopping exports of high-end chips to China.
On April 4, the Chinese leadership placed export restrictions on two categories of rare earth products. One listed six specific heavy rare earth metals, and the other dealt with the…
A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL in the Philippines sprang into action after academics revealed the truth about the recent spate of conflicts in the South China Seas.
Senior Philippines coast guard Jay Tarriela this week rushed to criticize "Filipino bloggers" of making "baseless" allegations and being part of a "disinformation network".
He was angered after several people…
SOME PEOPLE READ an article that changes how they boil an egg or make a salad. Allison Heiliczer read an article that changed the direction of her life.
She was a 16-year-old New Yorker who had just moved to California, when she picked up a magazine and started reading a profile of a Japanese-American family…
THERE IS NO RACE between China and the US to be top player in AI development, says a new report from Nature, the world's top science journal.
The two countries are on different tracks with different endpoints. The US has been leading the pack in making big, headline-grabbing projects like ChatGPT, while China's focus has…
Writers at The New York Times, the Guardian, and other mainstream press are this week working really hard to mislead their readers into thinking USAID was purely an aid organization, nothing more. But Elon Musk says it is a "criminal organization" which was "beyond repair".
What’s the real story? A study of its accounts reveals…
Hong Kong comic book artists flew to a global graphic story convention in Europe last week—and drew their images live in front of audiences to get attention.
The city's comic book artists have got their buzz back, with a series of community support programs keeping them afloat in their home town, and active attendance at…
Quiz: Which of the following stores you find on high streets all over the UK are American and which are British?
1. Boots (chemist)
2. Waterstones (bookshop)
3. McDonalds (fast food)
4. Morrisons (supermarket)
5. Gail's (bakery)
6. Majestic Wine (alcoholic drinks)
7. KFC (fast food)
8. Costa (coffee)
Did you find that difficult or…
THE ONLY JOB a Hong Kong teacher who moved to the UK on the BNO scheme could find was as an assistant in a nursing home—at one tenth of her usual pay.
And she's not alone. Three years later, most Hong Kongers who went to UK are still looking for jobs—they are also struggling with…
Chinese officials used taxpayers' money to have roadside grass, weeds and flowers trimmed to a height of exactly 10 centimeters.
But the ridiculous policy irritated members of that county's public, who tipped off agents specializing in wrongful spending and corruption, it was revealed this week. They halted the operation and punished the county officials.
At…
MEMBERS OF THE UYGHUR minorities in China are treated shockingly badly, attendees at an international gathering this week agreed.
The products, rights, jobs, of Uyghur people were being hit hard - by deeply unfair sanctions and policies from the United States and their allies. While the regional authorities provided training and funding for new industries…
