Japan and the Netherlands are poised to join the US in limiting China’s access to advanced semiconductor machinery, forging a powerful alliance that will undercut Beijing’s ambitions to build its own domestic chip capabilities, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Japan, Netherlands to join US in chip controls on China. US, Dutch and Japanese […]
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Trump suggested offering tanks to Ukraine can lead to use of nuclear weapons
Former President Donald Trump, whose first impeachment was linked to his dealings with Ukraine, on Thursday appeared to criticize the US and Germany over their recent decisions to provide battle tanks to Kyiv at a time when Russia is expected to launch another major offensive. Trump suggested offering tanks to Ukraine would lead to the use […]
Biden extends program allowing some Hong Kong residents to stay in US
President Biden has extended a program that allows certain residents of Hong Kong to stay in the United States as China has taken steps to limit the sovereignty of the city. The White House said in a statement that it will extend Deferred Enforced Departure, which protects individuals from certain countries who are living in […]
Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in US prison for spying
Chinese engineer sentenced to 8 years in U.S. prison for spying. A former Chicago graduate student in electrical engineering was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for spying for the Chinese government. Ji Chaoqun, 31, a Chinese national, was convicted last year of acting as an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security and […]
Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA insists it will be a near miss with no chance of the asteroid hitting Earth. Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss. NASA said Wednesday that this newly discovered […]
China’s Xi says ties with Australia moving in “right direction”
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday relations with Australia were moving in the right direction in the latest sign of an improvement in ties between the major trading partners. Xi made his comments in a congratulatory message for Australia Day to Australian Governor-General David Hurley, the Xinhua state-run news agency reported. China’s Xi says […]
Bill Gates says ‘the rise of China is a huge win for the world’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that the rise of China is a “huge win for the world” during an interview in Australia on Monday. Gates made the comment during an interview with the Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Sydney, Australia. “I tend to see China’s rise as a huge win for the world,” […]
Strong U.S. economic growth expected in fourth quarter
The U.S. economy likely maintained a strong pace of growth in the fourth quarter as consumers boosted spending on goods, but momentum appears to have slowed considerably towards the end of the year, with higher interest rates eroding demand. Strong U.S. economic growth expected in fourth quarter. The Commerce Department’s advance fourth-quarter gross domestic product […]