Europe sanctioned crypto exchange HTX. Experts say the firm is deploying tactics that could blunt the impact. 
China Leapfrogs into Global Biotech 
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Five years after graduating from a vocational school in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, Chen Hao found himself working as a salesman for…
Samantha Johnson
Syria’s US$216 billion rebuild offers a Hormuz alternative
For years, Syria was a wound the world watched fester: a country carved up by war, sanctioned into isolation and reduced to a byword for…
Ukraine insists Japan’s pacifist rules permit Patriot missile help
Ukraine hopes to gain support from Japan as it looks to produce Patriot air defence systems under US licence, citing the expertise of Mitsubishi Heavy…
Shenzhen rail and air services cancelled as southern China braces for Typhoon Noul
Trains were stopped, schools were halted and residents were evacuated in southern China as Typhoon Noul headed towards the coast.
The National Meteorological Centre issued an…
Japan courts India, Malaysia to escape US-China AI duopoly
Japan has been establishing dialogue frameworks for artificial intelligence with like-minded countries and Global South partners to reduce reliance on top US and Chinese firms…
More than 30 restaurants pull out of dog-friendly scheme, 70 warnings issued
More than 30 restaurants have pulled out of Hong Kong’s new dog-friendly dining scheme, and officers have issued 70 warnings during inspections since its launch,…