insert_link World Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI ‘should be a wake-up call’ for American tech companies. U.S President Donald Trump said Monday that the sudden rise of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek "should be a wake-up call" for America's tech companies as the runaway popularity of yet another Chinese app presented new questions for the administration. Laura Westbrook reports. today28 January, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Perplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance, according to CNBC. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in the next 30 days. TikTok services were restored last week after Trump said he would revive the app's access in the country after […] today27 January, 2025
insert_link World Chinese state media plays down inauguration U.S President Donald Trump held off unveiling China-specific tariffs on his first day in office, and said he would be having "meetings and calls" with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Initial reaction to US President Donald Trump's inauguration speech was fairly muted in China. Laura Westbrook has more. today21 January, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics China’s 2024 growth meets official 5% target on stimulus bump China's economy hit the government's growth goal last year helped by a flurry of stimulus measures. However, the threat of a new trade war with the United States and weak domestic demand could hurt confidence in a broader recovery this year. Laura Westbrook has more. today17 January, 2025
insert_link World China’s Xi to send top-level envoy to Trump’s inauguration Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to the Financial Times newspaper. Trump had extended the invitation to Xi, but experts said it would have been unprecedented for a leader of China to attend a US presidential inauguration and called it political theater. Laura Westbrook reports. today10 January, 2025
World China Vows to Deepen Graft Fight in Areas Like Finance And Energy China's top anti-graft agency has vowed to double down on its efforts to battle corruption as it mapped out its focus in areas such as finance, state-owned enterprises, and energy and renewed its pledge to go after bribe payers in the new year. It's a signal that President Xi Jinping's campaign against dirty officials will roll on for the foreseeable future. Laura Westbrook is our reporter: today9 January, 2025
insert_link World Rescue efforts under way after earthquake in Tibet The search for survivors entered a second day on Wednesday after a strong earthquake killed at least 126 people and damaged more than 3,000 buildings in a remote part of the Chinese region of Tibet, near Everest. Another 188 people were injured after the earthquake hit the foothills of the Himalayas at around 9am local time on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. Laura Westbrook reports. today8 January, 2025
insert_link World Powerful earthquake hits holy city in China’s Tibet A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities of Shigatse on Tuesday morning, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. Powerful tremors were felt in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Laura Westbrook reports. today7 January, 2025
insert_link World South Korea’s Yoon given until Saturday to appear for questioning South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday told impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol that he has until Saturday to appear for questioning over his failed martial law bid or face possible arrest, according to Yonhap news agency. Yoon, suspended from office by parliament last Saturday, is being investigated over alleged insurrection. Laura Westbrook has more. today17 December, 2024
