The UAE economy has remained resilient despite the Iran conflict and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but the cooling real estate market warrants attention, the International Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Superstitions make some homes hard to sell or rent
Many Japanese people are reluctant to buy or rent homes where a sudden or violent death has occurred. To reassure prospective buyers and tenants, property owners are calling in "ghost investigators." ... ( read original story ...)
UN questions Pakistan’s pre-poll crackdown in PoK, calls for impartial probe into protest deaths
UN rights chief Volker Turk has urged Pakistan to probe reported killings and exercise restraint in PoK before the Assembly elections. The UN also expressed concern over arrests, internet curbs and ...
Landslide buries residents in southwest China’s Chongqing
BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) - An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing multiple residential buildings ...
China’s Leader Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape A.I.’s Future
Xi Jinping said that the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.” ...
3 reasons China’s Kimi K3 has Silicon Valley and Washington quaking
Moonshot AI's latest model is impressing developers with its coding skills, low API costs, and open-weight strategy.
China’s Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China’s tech access
American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between ...
China posts slowest quarterly growth since 2022 as investment slumps, fanning stimulus calls
That second-quarter growth came below Beijing's full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades.
China’s Moonshot AI Releases Model to Challenge Top U.S. Systems
The company says its model outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, the latest sign that Chinese labs can rival American counterparts in critical technology frontiers.
Shein Wins Hong Kong IPO Nod; Eyes Listing as Early as August
Fast-fashion retailer Shein has secured approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange's listing committee for its planned initial public offering (IPO), moving a step closer to its long-awaited stock ...