13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (197+ words) Chinese AI companies produce world-leading open-source AI models - whose underlying code is accessible for adaptation by users - while US developers have favoured closed-door approaches. The proposal, part of the Chinese leader's "initiative on open-source and inclusive AI", included a promise…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago   (616+ words) By Greg Torode and Mei Mei Chu HONG KONG, Sept 14 (Reuters) - China's military leadership is expected to outline its aims for global security when it hosts its annual defence forum this week amid churning tensions in its own neighbourhood over…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (539+ words) BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India concluded a second and final day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing "inclusive global growth", after reaching a rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (704+ words) Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining years in the row of small, blue-brick houses where he was born and raised, but the 71-year-old's Hong Kong village home will soon be bulldozed to make way for a vast tech hub....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (657+ words) A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists on Friday who organised annual vigils to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown on charges of "incitement to subversion". The closely watched national security case was seen as a bellwether for freedom of…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (426+ words) A Hong Kong court is expected to issue sentences on Friday against three activists who organised vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, after they were found guilty of inciting "subversion". Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74 have been behind…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (213+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump "in recent days" and Ottawa remains ready to reach a "fair" trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading partnership between…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (194+ words) At least 20 people were killed and five were missing after an international cargo ship docked in eastern China caught fire, state media reported on Thursday. A total of 42 people had been on the vessel, and 12 of them were safely evacuated,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (490+ words) The IAEA board of governors on Wednesday voted to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear "non-compliance" in a diplomatic move to pile pressure on the Islamic republic. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not had…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (570+ words) SINGAPORE – Singapore will continue to engage the US on lowering tariffs and help businesses and workers adapt, but will consider any steps carefully in response to the negotiations, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. About a third of Singapore's…...