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Elite company: the listed firms that were China’s most valuable before CXMT

After soaring 466 per cent in its Shanghai trading debut on Monday, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) became the most valuable company on mainland China’s stock market – the first semiconductor firm to hold the top spot in the market’s…

ICEBOX revisits OPM roots with emotional new single 'SAAKIN'

Following the breakthrough of his chart-topping hit, “ikaw ikaw ikaw,” which has amassed more than 30 million streams on Spotify alone and introduced him to a rapidly growing Filipino audience, Singapore-based singer-songwriter and…

World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 feared missing after avalanche on Pakistan mountain

Expedition on Broad Peak includes mountaineers from Nepal, the US, Pakistan, Oman and China The world-renowned climber Nirmal Purja – a former British Special Forces member – is among 10 climbers feared missing after an avalanche struck…

WITH neither of the belligerents willing to back down, and the theatre of conflict expanding geographically , the…

WITH neither of the belligerents willing to back down, and the theatre of conflict expanding geographically , the US-Iran war is in an extremely dangerous phase. There was some hope that last week’s lull in violence could lead to a…

Katy Perry condemns White House's use of her song 'Firework' in military strike video

American singer-songwriter Katy Perry has condemned the White House for using her song ‘Firework’ as the background music in a TikTok video showing US military strikes on Iranian targets. In a post on X, the pop star said she condemned the…

Energy facility and warehouses in Russia’s Volgograd region on fire after Ukrainian drone strike

Tim Cook warns of slow Siri AI roll-out in China, worsening memory crisis

Apple is taking its first concrete steps to roll out initial artificial intelligence (AI) features in China, but CEO Tim Cook warned that a full integration of a revamped Siri AI there would take longer. Mainland Chinese consumers would…

Drone attack ignites blaze at energy plant in Russia's Volgograd, governor says

July 31 - A drone attack touched off a fire at an energy facility and warehouses in Russia's Volgograd region on Friday, injuring five, the regional governor, Andrei Bocharov, said, but stopped short of giving details of the facility.

Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer

Across the country, workers are fearful about the impact of AI on their livelihoods in an increasingly fragile labour market On the tree-lined streets of Wuhan, where cars jostle for space with mopeds and cargo trucks, the malfunctioning…

Jimin’s World Cup shirt sells for US$110,000 as BTS dominates charity auction

The outfits worn by all seven BTS members during their World Cup performance raised US$300,300, accounting for 46 per cent of the proceeds from Christie's One Goal: An Auction to Benefit the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.

Riyadh unveils maritime alliance as war spreads

QESHM ISLAND (Iran): A plume of smoke rises after a residential area was hit by US missile strikes. Iranian media reported on Thursday that three civilians were killed and two children wounded in the attack.—Reuters • 14 countries…

Can a VPN Replace a Browser Ad Blocker?

You open your VPN app and see " Ad blocking: ON. " You also have uBlock Origin pinned in your browser. And you're not entirely sure what either of them is actually doing. So you leave both running, just in case. That's the right instinct…