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The Irish Times view on the EU and China: a fragile peace on trade
The European Union and China have averted a trade war with an agreement that saw Beijing agree to limit exports of hybrid cars, facilitate the supply of rare earths and cut tariffs on a range of European products.…
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Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation
Humankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully anticipated the end of the world ever since it began. The Bible’s Book of Revelation speaks of “end times”, a period of tribulation, war, famine, plague, floods and environmental catastrophe that may seem…
The 5 Best Free Apps To Watch Short Dramas
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Fans of drama should know that the internet is full of apps that can feed your cravings, and we’re not just talking about the comments section of a random soc…
A new space race asks the question: Can anyone own the Moon?
The 20th century ignited a space race between the US and USSR.
But in this century, a new race emerges between billionaires and major world powers to control the Moon.
SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to build a self-growing city on the Moon within…
Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that public money for the market has not grown alongside it.…
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Liberal democracies must embrace the concept of friendshoring
Chrystia Freeland is Canada’s former Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Finance. She is the author of numerous books, most recently Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider’s View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Oth…
Canada Stalls on Rejoining China-Led Bank Amid Diplomatic Tensions
The Canadian government is deliberating whether to reinstate its membership in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, over three years after suspending participation in a significant diplomatic rift with Beijing. The frozen membership, a n…
China’s P2P Stablecoin Wallets Surge 43x, Korea’s $450B Crypto Economy: Asia Express
China P2P stablecoin wallets grew 43x despite crypto restrictions: Chainalysis
The number of unique wallets sending peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transactions in China grew 43-fold between the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2026, acco…
Canada signs on to pledge to fight subsidized overproduction of EVs, batteries, and solar panels
Canada, the United States, the European Union and more than a dozen allies pledged in a joint statement Wednesday to tackle excess global production capacity of electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels, an issue Washington has blamed on China.…
Investment guru Stephen Jarislowsky was a crusader for ethical business practices
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Stephen Jarislowsky in Montreal in 2002. The investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist died on Thursday at the age of 101, his family said in a statement.Andre Forget
As a young counterintelligence officer with the Uni…