Chinese authorities have launched an extensive investigation into a deadly coal mine explosion that killed at least 82 people in northern China, exposing alleged illegal practices designed to evade government inspections. The explosion occurred late Friday at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province, one of China’s main coal-producing......
China has introduced new restrictions on overseas travel for top artificial intelligence specialists working on advanced and strategically sensitive technologies, according to a report by Bloomberg News cited by Reuters. The measures reportedly affect leading experts at major Chinese technology companies such as Alibaba Group and AI firm......
China reiterated its position regarding the Quad alliance, stating that international cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region should support peace, stability, and economic development rather than create geopolitical divisions. The comments were made after foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States met in New Delhi......
North Korea launched several short range ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, according to South Korea’s military, marking Pyongyang’s first weapons test in more than five weeks and its eighth ballistic event of 2026. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the projectiles shortly after 1 p.m. local......
Nvidia’s chief executive has warned that separating the global artificial intelligence landscape into two rival systems, one led by the United States and the other by China, would be a strategic mistake. He argued that cooperation and competition between the two largest technology markets should continue, even as geopolitical tensions......
BTR New Material Group has reported significant progress on its industrial projects in Morocco, strengthening the country’s position as a regional center for green industries and electric mobility technologies. The company said the steady implementation of its projects reflects growing confidence in Morocco’s industrial ecosystem......
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday, with discussions focused on diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran. The meeting highlighted China’s support for Pakistan’s continued role as an intermediary in a war that has disrupted global......
Commercial maritime traffic carrying crude oil and liquefied natural gas has begun to move again through the Strait of Hormuz after months of severe disruption. The passage of several tankers marks the clearest sign yet of a partial recovery in one of the world’s most sensitive energy corridors following prolonged instability in the......
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday in Beijing with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to China’s official news agency Xinhua. The meeting comes as both countries continue to strengthen their strategic partnership and coordinate on regional and global diplomatic issues. Although official details of the......
France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Lithuania have jointly called for stronger European Union action against China’s trade practices, intensifying pressure on Brussels to adopt tougher tools to protect European industry. The coordinated stance adds momentum to a broader policy shift under discussion inside EU institutions aimed......
Rescue teams in China continued search operations on Sunday after a devastating gas explosion at a coal mine killed at least 82 miners, making it one of the country’s deadliest mining disasters in recent years. The explosion occurred at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province, a major coal-producing region located in northern China.......
A Chinese coast guard vessel withdrew from waters near the Pratas Islands after a 33-hour standoff with Taiwanese authorities, in an incident that underscored rising maritime tensions in the northern South China Sea. The confrontation involved repeated radio exchanges in which both sides asserted competing sovereignty claims over the strategically......
Huawei Technologies announced a new semiconductor scaling law and chip architecture that it claims could achieve performance equivalent to a 1.4 nanometer process node by 2031, marking one of China’s most ambitious attempts to develop an independent advanced chip ecosystem despite continuing US sanctions. The announcement was made by......
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