
Technology & AI · Sep 26, 2026
During Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington, China and the United States committed to a formal AI dialogue and a notification mechanism for AI incidents. For Beijing the move is both a diplomatic opening and a lever to protect Chinese AI industrial ambitions and regulatory priorities.

Technology & AI · Sep 26, 2026
At the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, Chinese officials and companies framed artificial intelligence as a commercial engine for cross border services, releasing a major digital trade report and staging demonstrations meant to move AI from labs into paying markets.

Technology & AI · Sep 26, 2026
A government-backed festival in Beijing showcased hundreds of AI terminal devices, new L3 classification products and a drive to set industry standards, signaling China’s push to commercialize on-device AI and build a domestic hardware ecosystem.

World News · Sep 25, 2026
Weeks of heavy monsoon rain have pushed the Brahmaputra and its tributaries into unprecedented overflow across Assam, killing at least 100 people, destroying villages and exposing longstanding gaps in mitigation and rescue capacity.

Technology & AI · Sep 25, 2026
Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration published a 25-article draft on September 18, 2026 that would bar platforms from offering AI-powered “virtual relatives or companions” to people under 18 and require stricter age assurance and minors mode functions across games, social apps and generative AI services.

World News · Sep 24, 2026
Following a weeklong visit to New Delhi, IMF deputy managing director Nigel Clarke hailed India as a central engine of global expansion but called on New Delhi to strengthen statistical methods and raise productivity to sustain growth for all.

World News · Sep 24, 2026
The Islamabad High Court has placed legal limits on political demonstrations while police detain relatives and activists linked to Imran Khan, sharpening tensions ahead of a planned PTI long march on Sept. 27.

World News · Sep 24, 2026
South Africa begin their three-match ODI series against world champions Australia at Kingsmead with a depleted pace attack, as both teams use the contest to build towards the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

Technology & AI · Sep 17, 2026
An AI weather system called WeatherNext Cyclones can predict tropical cyclone tracks, intensity and size up to 15 days ahead, potentially giving forecasters more time to understand dangerous storms.