War, fear of war spur global military spending to new record: SIPRI report
New high of $2.4 trillion is the ninth straight annual increase, suggesting the trend will continue, research institute says.
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Japan, Europe to link industrial data platforms for EV battery materials
FRANKFURT -- Japan and Europe will cooperate in recycling EV batteries by establishing a system to share information on the extraction sites and suppliers of minerals used to make them, Nikkei has learned.
China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show
Chinese universities and research institutes recently obtained high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence chips through resellers, despite the U.S. widening a ban last year on the sale of such technology to China.
San Francisco Mayor Gives Panda Diplomacy a Try
Facing a tough re-election fight in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed has already proposed building a soccer stadium in place of an underused mall, adding a college to the hollowed-out downtown and filling the city’s quiet streets with lively night markets.
Global military spending hit all-time high in 2023 after 7% jump, report finds
Global military spending reached a record high of $2.4 trillion in 2023 amid a "global deterioration in peace and security," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday.
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months.
U.K. police charge 2 men with spying for China
LONDON (Reuters) -- British police on Monday charged two men alleged to have spied for China, in breach of the Official Secrets Act.
Bank of Thailand could adjust rates if outlook shifts: deputy governor
WASHINGTON/BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand's central bank, under pressure from the government to cut interest rates, could adjust monetary policy if the outlook for the economy changes and structural challenges clearly reduce its long-term potential growth, a deputy governor said.