AI frenzy drives Chinese tech valuations to multiples of US peers
Support from Beijing has helped power 29% gain for Star 50 index this year
Finance
ft.com
14.08.2026
Taiwan’s ‘White Wolf’ leads lonely crusade to ‘reunify’ with China
Taipei is seeking to dissolve the China Unification Promotion Party over its alleged ties to Beijing.
World
aljazeera.com
14.08.2026
Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology
US to impose up to 100% levies on unmanned aircraft and their components
Finance
ft.com
14.08.2026
Former Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold plans to sign with Seahawks, still subject to suspension
The former Lions first-round pick is heading to the defending Super Bowl champions while still facing serious felony charges in Florida
Sport
cbssports.com
14.08.2026
CPS director apologises for failings in case of rapist-murderer Simon Levy
Stephen Parkinson says court should have been told that sex offender was being investigated for even more serious offencesThe director of the Crown Prosecution Service has apologised and vowed to incr
World
theguardian.com
14.08.2026
Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.
Politics
nytimes.com
13.08.2026
PSV winger Driouech at Ibrox before expected Rangers move
PSV Eindhoven winger Couhaib Driouech is at Ibrox to watch Rangers face Jagiellonia Bialystok pending a transfer to the Scottish Premiership club.
Sport
bbc.co.uk
13.08.2026
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
Politics
nytimes.com
13.08.2026
Siblings’ Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Michael Jackson Dismissed
A California state judge has sent the Cascio siblings’ suit to arbitration, citing a clause in their 2019 settlement with the Jackson estate
Culture
pitchfork.com
13.08.2026
Microsoft (MSFT) Is Pulling Back From China. Should Investors Worry?
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
13.08.2026
Man Arrested After Allegedly Urinating on Fans at Morgan Wallen Concert
Jayson Reed of North Carolina was charged with four counts of second-degree assault, public urination, and other related offenses stemming from the incident at July 18 show in Baltimore
Culture
rollingstone.com
13.08.2026
Four Canadian hockey stars remain suspended after sexual assault acquittal
A fifth has been reinstated, though an appeals board found that the whole group broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct.
World
bbc.co.uk
13.08.2026
Hungary unveils new 'clean up' plan as governemnt takes new steps to unlocking frozen EU funds
Budapest will keep a list of economic operators who are barred from public tenders due to prior economic offences, fulfilling an EU obligation to restoring its access to critical funding.
Azerbaijan
euronews.com
13.08.2026
Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.
World
npr.org
13.08.2026
Whose Babies Are These?
"A Chinese man hired a Florida surrogate, then didn’t pick up his kids, sparking a custody battle that could upend the industry."
Journal
longreads.com
13.08.2026
China’s SMIC Posts Earnings Beat as Mature-Node Orders Surge
Finance
wsj.com
13.08.2026
High Oil Prices Deliver a Windfall for China’s Coal-to-Chemicals Industry
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
13.08.2026
Exclusive-Microsoft retreats in China, but AI boom helps it keep a window open
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
13.08.2026
China's WeRide eyes Australia, Southeast Asia among potential new markets after strong Q2
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
13.08.2026
Is China’s debt-bomb squad about to blow up?
Firms tasked with defusing credit crises are getting into trouble
Finance
economist.com
13.08.2026