Police in China arrest twin sisters who used each other’s passports more than 30 times to travel the world
Police in northern China arrested twin sisters under suspicion of swapping passports to visit various countries to skirt visa rules. ⌘ Read more

Singapore’s US$40 billion mega-port aims to solve shipping chaos
The world’s largest automated port, to be completed by 2040, will double the existing space and feature drones as well as driverless vehicles. ⌘ Read more

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US ‘smart city’ tech highlights contrasts with China over privacy and control
American communities try to balance the benefits of new technology with the threats of a surveillance state. ⌘ Read more

US seeks China pressure on Russia to end Ukraine war as it weighs economic options against Beijing
‘China cannot evade responsibility, given its relationship with Russia, for speaking more clearly to them,’ says US national security adviser ahead of Nato summit. ⌘ Read more

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Chinese breakthrough lets human brains beam radio waves
Researchers say new technology could be used for mind-controlled military radar and other devices. ⌘ Read more

China, Nato and how the Ukraine war is spilling over into the Asia-Pacific
Indo-Pacific partners are joining the bloc’s summit for the first time as the US seeks to counter China’s influence. ⌘ Read more

Africa would welcome G7’s US$600 billion infrastructure push – if it happens
Mega spending plan Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment aims to counter influence of China’s belt and road strategy. ⌘ Read more

China pledges aid for Afghanistan after deadly quake but also seeks action from Taliban on terrorism
During call between foreign ministers, Wang Yi describes China as a ‘true friend’ to its neighbour and promises tents and beds among US$7.4 million aid package. ⌘ Read more

Evergrande crisis: embattled developer could face liquidation as creditor files winding-up petition in Hong Kong
The embattled developer received a winding-up petition from a creditor reportedly owned by a member of Hong Kong’s leadership election committee, for failing to pay US$109.91 million. ⌘ Read more

Australia-China relations: Canberra to set up Pacific defence school as Beijing seeks rival regional meeting
Canberra also plans to double funding for aerial surveillance in the Pacific region to recoup US$150 million lost each year to illegal fishing, a government minister said. ⌘ Read more

Tragedy in Texas as 46 migrants found dead in truck trailer, likely victims of heat
It may be the deadliest incident of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border in recent decades. ⌘ Read more

How an expanded BRICS could lead the world instead of the waning West
Adding new members to BRICS would fragment the world on a scale not seen since the Cold War and amplify the new era of ‘vertical globalisation’. The US would not be at the centre of geopolitics for the first time since World War II, and even France may switch sides. ⌘ Read more

China’s yuan liquidity reserve pool highlights efforts to loosen US dollar hegemony
China’s plan to establish a yuan liquidity reserve pool with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) could help boost international use of the currency, while highlighting attempts to loosen US dollar hegemony. ⌘ Read more

Convincing a Linux guy to use FreeBSD
Watch now (76 min) | The Director of the FreeBSD Foundation tried to convince Lunduke to switch to FreeBSD. ⌘ Read more

US urged to plan minelaying campaign to halt mainland Chinese attack on Taiwan
A US navy commander suggests that laying mines in the Yellow Sea and Pearl River Delta could help bring Beijing to the negotiating table. ⌘ Read more

Joe Biden swipes at China, signing pledge to combat illegal fishing
The US president’s new national security memorandum comes as Washington seeks to counter Beijing’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. ⌘ Read more

US-led rare earths pact satisfies South Korea’s ‘definite need’ to cut China dependency
South Korea joined the US-led Minerals Security Partnership earlier this month alongside the likes of Germany, France, Britain, Australia and Japan in a move designed to reduce its dependency on China for key resources, including rare earths. ⌘ Read more

US man shoots Subway worker dead over ‘too much mayo on sandwich’
The gunman argued with two female staff before opening fire, killing one and injuring the other; the wounded woman’s 5-year-old son was at the restaurant at the time. ⌘ Read more

G7 summit statement will take aim at ‘challenge China poses’, US national security adviser says
Beijing’s non-market economic practices, approach to debt and human rights actions set to be addressed in communique issued from meeting in Germany. ⌘ Read more

A thaw in China-US diplomatic relations? We can only hope
Recent overtures by Chinese diplomats in Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney, as well as displays of America’s friendlier side by its new ambassador to China, can’t help but inspire some optimism. ⌘ Read more

China hits back at US over G7 ‘zero-sum’ belt and road alternative
Washington’s revived partnership is an effort to ‘smear Beijing’ and its infrastructure initiative, foreign ministry says. ⌘ Read more

JD.com founder Richard Liu cashes out nearly US$1 billion from e-commerce giant after retreat from top job
Liu has sold Nasdaq-listed JD.com stock and Hong Kong-listed JD Health shares worth a combined US$988 million since April, according to filings. ⌘ Read more

Russia to spend US$14.5 billion on aircraft amid sanctions
The aviation industry has been in crisis since the West imposed sanctions banning airlines from countries such as Europe and the US, while foreign plane makers have stopped delivering new aircraft and spare parts. ⌘ Read more

Taiwan, US to hold first trade talks under new initiative
Taiwan’s top trade negotiator John Deng and deputy US trade representative Sarah Bianchi will meet virtually after Deng tested positive for Covid-19. ⌘ Read more

China to extend yuan trading hours in bid to boost global use of its currency
Regulators led by the People’s Bank of China have told some banks to prepare for an extension of onshore yuan trading hours, according to sources, a move analysts say will help meet increasing demand for yuan transactions. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong star Jackie Chan attracts 5.4 million on Kuaishou as Chinese platforms deploy celebrity live-streams to lure users
In a fierce battle for viewers, Kuaishou, Douyin and WeChat’s Channels platform are making use of star power including Chan, Backstreet Boys, Jay Chou and Andy Lau. ⌘ Read more

Is the US setting up an ‘Asia-style Nato’? North Korea thinks so
Pyongyang also blamed US hostility for forcing North Korea to develop stronger defences, following recent joint exercises with South Korea and Japan. ⌘ Read more

Australia hosts ‘historic’ Nasa launch – first from commercial site outside US
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the launch as the start of a ‘new era’ for the country’s space industry. ⌘ Read more

Cannabis use has risen with legalisation and Covid-19 lockdowns, according to UN report
In its annual World Drug Report, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said legalisation appears to have accelerated the upwards trends in reported daily use of the drug. ⌘ Read more

Moderna seeking Hong Kong regulatory approval for Omicron-targeted Covid-19 booster vaccine
Patrick Bergstedt, US company’s senior vice-president of commercial vaccines, says discussions with city government at advanced stage, but no green light given yet. ⌘ Read more

Biden unveils US$600 billion global infrastructure plan at G7 summit to counter China’s Belt and Road
Clean energy, secure communications technology and health systems among focus areas for programme funded by grants, federal financing and private sector. ⌘ Read more

Prince Charles’ US$3 million bags-of-cash claim, denies any wrongdoing
British royal’s office said the money, from a former prime minister of Qatar, was for the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund – it was handed over in a suitcase and in shopping bags from London’s Fortnum & Mason store. ⌘ Read more

This 1.63 million-year-old fossil may have been the first human (hominin) to inhabit China
Scientists used teeth analysis to show that a Homo erectus fossil nicknamed, Lantian Man, likely lived in northwest China and may represent the first known hominin to live there. ⌘ Read more

With Roe vs Wade overturned, fears grow online data could be weaponised against abortion seekers in US
Privacy groups worried that social media posts or information on apps could be used by authorities to build cases. ⌘ Read more

In reply to: Oatmeal - That one time when Buffy the Vampire Slayer maybe saved my life?

After giving my brain bleed time to heal the neurosurgeon called me back in to hospital; the plan was to reassess, attempt to fix it using the minimally invasive technique that they tried once before, and if that didn’t work, do something a bit more squidgy dir … ⌘ Read more

Ukraine spy chief says Russia won’t run out of troops, military force needed to retake cities
Kyrylo Budanov said Moscow using reservists in a covert mobilisation to replenish its ranks in eastern Ukraine. ⌘ Read more

‘I will never forget the kindness’: Chinese man accidentally raises US$15,000 from self-service watermelon stall for granddaughter’s cancer treatment
A man who left his watermelon stall unmanned with a QR-code for self-service received 100,000 yuan (US$15,000) from strangers to help pay for his three-year-old granddaughter’s treatment. ⌘ Read more

French government supports bill enshrining abortion rights in constitution
France was one of several US allies to condemn America’s decision to revoke the country’s recent nationwide legal protection for abortion. ⌘ Read more

US prepares for second day of protests against Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
America woke up to a new level of division: between states that will now or soon deny the right to abortion, enshrined for 50 years, and those that still allow it. ⌘ Read more

How’s the China-India economic relationship changed 2 years on from the deadly Galwan Valley border clash?
China’s exports to India grew to US$27.1 billion in the first quarter of 2022, but India is concerned by its ballooning trade deficit with its neighbour amid strained ties two years after the deadly Galwan Valley clash. ⌘ Read more

Roe vs Wade: protesters condemn ‘tragedy’ as several states impose new abortion bans
‘Women died getting abortions……we were trying to protect women’s rights, women’s lives, and now they’ve taken all that away from us’. ⌘ Read more

Chinese military says US plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
Chinese firmly oppose the US actions and troops remain on high alert, PLA Eastern Theatre Command spokesman says. ⌘ Read more

US, Japan and allies form new Pacific group to blunt China’s influence
Australia, New Zealand and the UK are also part of the Partners in the Blue Pacific forum that will help Pacific island nations tackle challenges like climate change. ⌘ Read more

Roe vs Wade: How betting on Trump paid off for US anti-abortion supporters
The former president’s judiciary nominations have led the Christian right to its holy grail – the Supreme Court ending the nationwide right to abortion. ⌘ Read more

Philippines’ Duterte leaves brutal legacy in presidency marked by drug war, US-China policy flip-flops
The extrajudicial killings of some 8,000 people has ‘opened the floodgates for a type of governance that disregards the rule of law, due process and human rights’, activists say. ⌘ Read more

Roe vs Wade: Judge in US abortion ruling signals gay marriage, contraception next in firing line
Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should ‘reconsider’ other landmark rulings, including same-sex marriage and contraception. ⌘ Read more

US passes first major gun control bill in decades
The legislation comes after two massacres last month that saw 10 black shoppers gunned down in New York and 21 people, mostly children, slain in Texas. ⌘ Read more

China ‘no-limits’ vow with Russia raises Pentagon urgency to prepare for Guam attack: US commander
‘Extremely dangerous’ if Beijing and Moscow were to make good on recent doubling down of partnership, says US Indo-Pacific Commander John Aquilino. ⌘ Read more

Chinese satellites evade US surveillance probe, then stare back, according to report
The close encounter in orbit prompts experts to call for new rules and norms for the use of outer space. ⌘ Read more

Chinese-hosted BRICS summit swerves controversy over Ukraine and Taiwan
Analysts said India’s refusal to sign up to Russia and China’s anti-US agenda had derailed Beijing’s efforts to establish a common front on contentious matters. ⌘ Read more

Chinese firm aiming to break US dominance in chip design software gets IPO approval at home
Empyrean Technology aims to become a global leader in EDA software by 2030, in a market currently led by US firms Cadence, Synopsis and Mentor Graphics. ⌘ Read more

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as the internet are often thought to have removed the boundaries among countries and brought us to a boundless world. But is that really the case? To investigate this question, research authored by Dr Jun ZHANG, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of Asian and International Studies, takes as e … ⌘ Read more

Why do Some Minorities Support the US Republican Party?
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Global Discussions on Sustainable Solutions for the Future of Food
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Birthday giveaway: Richest Asian Gautam Adani pledges US$7.7 billion for social causes
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, who turns 60 on Friday, joins the ranks of global billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett who have committed large parts of their wealth for philanthropy. ⌘ Read more

Pink Floyd seeking US$500 million for music catalogue
Should that deal come to fruition, it would be one of the largest sales in music history. ⌘ Read more

Business groups urge Biden to return trade to heart of Asia policies
US-led chambers among 15 international associations in combined push for regional trade agreements, but China group silent. ⌘ Read more

UAE sells US$3 billion in high-quality debt amid recession fears
The oil-rich Persian Gulf nation on Thursday sold US$1.75 billion in 10-year bonds and US$1.25 billion in notes due in 2052. ⌘ Read more

US sending Ukraine US$450 million more in arms, including rocket systems, says White House
‘This package contains weapons and equipment, including new High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems,’ said White House spokesman John Kirby. ⌘ Read more

China’s world’s factory tag threatened by Vietnam, but ‘there’s nothing to worry about’, analysts say
Vietnam’s first quarter exports reached US$88.58 billion, up by 12.9 per cent from the previous year, with Chinese state media comparing the shipments in the first three months of the year to China’s main export hub of Shenzhen. ⌘ Read more

Bill Cosby to appeal civil ruling on US$500,000 teenage sex assault case
A civil trial heard how Cosby was said to have plied Judy Huth with alcohol and taken her to Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion where he molested Huth, who was 16 at the time, in the 1970s. ⌘ Read more

Google pulls plug on “Sentient A.I.” after it begins using Arch Linux
“BTW, I use Arch. Therefore I am.” ⌘ Read more

Why China should brace itself for a Pacific rebuff
Pacific island leaders have repeatedly expressed their reservations about being drawn into the power struggle between Beijing and Washington. With the US navy already having a foothold in the region, China needs much more than one base to gain military relevance in the South Pacific. ⌘ Read more

Americans have right to carry guns in public, says US Supreme Court in landmark decision
The decision was a stunning victory for the National Rifle Association gun lobby group, which brought the case along with two New York men who had been denied gun permits. ⌘ Read more

US$156million Russian superyacht in Dubai –test for US, UAE close ties amid sanctions
The 98-metre Madame Gu is moored next to US$200 million megayacht owned by the state’s ruler as Western pressure mounts for US Gulf Arab ally to apply sanctions. ⌘ Read more

China’s aircraft carrier No 4 will not catch up with US Navy’s nuclear-powered giants, analysts say
China’s naval nuclear reactor technology is not advanced enough to support an aircraft carrier, observers explained. ⌘ Read more

China ‘commends’ Nepal’s decision to reject US partnership programme
Beijing says it will continue to support Kathmandu’s ‘independent and non-aligned foreign policy’. ⌘ Read more

US-China tech war: top Chinese scientist envisions forked RISC-V chip design standard to cushion decoupling impact
Chinese Academy of Sciences expert Bao Yungang said the country could handle sanctions better than Russia by developing a ‘RISC-X’ chip architecture to be used by Belt and Road countries in the event of technological decoupling. ⌘ Read more

China floats BRICS free-trade deal, while Russia’s Putin calls for an alternative to US dollar
Vice-commerce minister Wang Shouwen says a free-trade deal will help tap the economic potential of the five emerging nations, which together account for about one-fifth of global trade. ⌘ Read more

Chinese video gaming revenue falls in May, a third month of decline amid slowing economy and less player spending
China’s video gaming revenue fell 6.7 per cent to US$3.4 billion in May, as the local economy struggles with less consumer spending amid Covid-19 controls. ⌘ Read more

Okinawa wants US troops out – 77 years after bloody battle
Governor calls for further reduction of US military base as fears grow over regional military tension. The Battle of Okinawa killed about 200,000 people, nearly half of them local. ⌘ Read more

Shenzhen tightens Covid-19 controls with 48-hour negative test result required to use public transport after three new cases found
Shenzhen residents will need to present negative nucleic acid test results issued within 48 hours to take the subway, or travel by taxi and other public transport, according to a government notice issued on Thursday. ⌘ Read more

Afghanistan earthquake: Rescuers race to save trapped survivors as UN, US and EU offer help
Desperate rescuers battled against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after a powerful quake struck a mountainous border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people. ⌘ Read more

Ghislaine Maxwell deserves 30-55 years in prison: US prosecutors
The 60-year-old British socialite was convicted in December of sex trafficking and other crimes after a month-long trial. ⌘ Read more

G7 pledges to counter ‘state-driven censorship’ and help protect journalists
‘Around the world, journalists face harassment and violence for their work, and press freedom is being restricted online and offline,’ say media ministers from the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Britain. ⌘ Read more

US Capitol riot hearings to take break as new evidence floods in
Lawmakers investing the January 6 attack have received a glut of new video footage of Trump and his family from a documentary filmmaker. ⌘ Read more

To keep up with China, Pentagon must cut red tape and embrace latest technology, top US official says
Beijing has recognised importance of producing ‘more of the high-technology goods they want in their own economy’, says Defence Innovation Unit chief Michael Brown. ⌘ Read more

How the US can help end Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan faces a severe food and humanitarian crisis, with deaths expected to outstrip those during the 20-year war. If the US has concerns that aid funding will leak to the Taliban, it should work with UN agencies to carry out badly needed relief activities. ⌘ Read more

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are getting a divorce, US media report says
The split is unlikely to alter the ownership structure of businesses he holds stakes in, including the parent companies of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. ⌘ Read more

US-China relations: Beijing has own ‘trade weapons’ to counter Xinjiang ‘forced labour’ law
China has the power to take countermeasures against Washington’s ‘arbitrary’ forced labour law, including imposing its own trade bans and suing the US at the World Trade Organization, experts say. ⌘ Read more

Indonesia deports Japanese Covid fraud suspect – US$7.3 million in government funds stolen
Mitsuhiro Taniguchi is accused of taking part in a fraud scheme that netted several million dollars in government funds intended for small Japanese businesses affected by coronavirus. ⌘ Read more

Tech war: Shenzhen recruits Japanese semiconductor heavyweight as China moves to challenge US, Korean dominance in memory chips
A Shenzhen memory chip start-up has named Japanese industry veteran Yukio Sakamoto as its chief strategy officer, the latest sign of China’s ambitious efforts to challenge US, Korean dominance in DRAMs. ⌘ Read more

US$3 billion tax bill for Philippines’ Marcos family will be collected vows new chief – 30 years after dictator’s death
Lilia Guillermo says there is no doubt the controversial tax liability will be collected, but needs documents ascertaining amount. Marcos family have owed the tax for more than 30 years since the death of dictator Ferdinand Senior. ⌘ Read more

US bans use of anti-personnel landmines everywhere – except the Korean peninsula
The announcement comes after years of criticism by human rights groups that the US had refused to adopt an international treaty banning the deadly devices. Russia is among the countries that haven’t agreed to the ban on landmines. ⌘ Read more

US business group calls for ‘urgent’ talks on Taiwan free-trade deal
Aim should be to present completed text for passage in 2024, American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan says in annual policy paper. ⌘ Read more

Filipino lawyer shot dead in US was ‘a case of mistaken identity’, official says
Philadelphia’s mayor expressed shock and sorrow over the killing of John Albert Laylo at the weekend and is offering a US$20,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest of the shooter. ⌘ Read more

Why Asia wants more nuclear weapons – thanks to Russia’s war in Ukraine
Security experts say the daily example of Russia tearing apart non-nuclear Ukraine is pushing Asia’s non-nuclear states to consider getting their own weapons – or hosting US ones. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal Podcast - June 21, 2022
Listen now (19 min) | What are the minimum number of online services you could use? ⌘ Read more

Most significant US gun legislation in decades clears hurdle in Senate
The US Senate took an initial step towards passing the country’s first major gun-control legislation in decades, galvanised by two recent mass shootings. ⌘ Read more

Chinese child-trafficking victim, sold for US$150, posts wedding dress video in bid to find birth parents before her nuptials
A bride-to-be who was abducted and sold as a child poses in her wedding dress to make heartfelt plea for help in finding her birth parents. ⌘ Read more

China supercomputer achieves global first with ‘brain-scale’ AI model
Research team says latest Sunway machine is on a par with the US Frontier, named as the world’s most powerful just weeks earlier. ⌘ Read more

Donald Trump supporters threatened officials for not overturning election, victims tell Capitol riot hearing
At the fourth public Capitol riot hearing, investigators sought to tie the ex-US president directly to a pressure campaign on electors after his defeat by Joe Biden. ⌘ Read more

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China-US relations: Joe Biden’s Asia-Pacific trade framework to be handled with ‘caution’, Beijing advisers say
Former Chinese officials say Beijing must ‘consider’ neighbouring nations who have signed onto Washington’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, despite growing rivalry with the United States. ⌘ Read more

No more GitHub Copilot for me
I was an avid user of GitHub Copilot during the technical preview phase. Apparently, as many as 1.2 million developers used Copilot. But now Copilot is out of beta and suddenly costs money. ⌘ Read more

Ukraine says it hit Black Sea oil platform used by Russia’s troops
The attack was the first such strike against offshore energy infrastructure in Crimea since the start of Moscow’s invasion in February. ⌘ Read more