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Hong Kong becomes world’s largest offshore wealth center
Hong Kong becomes world’s largest offshore wealth center

ZURICH/HONG KONG: Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland to become the world's largest center for cross-border wealth management, driven...

China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82
China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...

AI memory chip boom lifts SK Hynix past $1 trillion
AI memory chip boom lifts SK Hynix past $1 trillion

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix crossed the US$1 trillion market value mark for the first time on May 27, joining...

Huang says Nvidia still sees major China AI chip demand
Huang says Nvidia still sees major China AI chip demand

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said on May 23 that China remains part of the company's projected $200...

Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan
Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Hundreds of people gathered in central Taipei on May 23 to support the government's plan to increase defense spending....

Column: The "China Shock 2.0" narrative: time for clear-eyed scrutiny
Column: The "China Shock 2.0" narrative: time for clear-eyed scrutiny

Today, China's advances in new energy serve as a similar wake-up call for Western firms. Rising to the challenges is the surest way...

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Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing
Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested
Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested

BERLIN, Germany: A man suspected of helping a convicted attacker carry out a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was arrested in...

WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry
WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry

Washington's relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal
Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese police said on May 26 that they have broken up a criminal group that was illegally helping about 4,000...

China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82
China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...

Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says
Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Iran's state TV said that Tehran has received an early, unofficial draft of a possible agreement with the United States...