FirstFT: China’s military builds massive new wartime command centre
Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI’s massive new funding round, and India’s Narendra Modi faces tough budget challenge ...
China to help spur innovation of NEVs
China is expected to push the high-quality development of its leading new energy vehicle (NEV) sector with a slew of policies ...
Trump Considers Pardon for Pras Michel, Fugee Convicted of Conspiracy and Corruption (Exclusive)
Both the president and the rapper-producer had been investigated in recent years by the same Justice Department public ...
Bangkok Post2hOpinion
Myanmar's civil war after four years
As a harbinger of US foreign policy directions, President Trump's sudden suspension of US$45 million (4.9 billion baht) for ...
Italy blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek, opens investigation into data use
The country’s data watchdog says the firm gave it ‘completely insufficient’ answers to questions about what it does with user ...
Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users’ data
Italy’s data protection authority has blocked use of Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s AI application to protect Italians’ data ...
DeepSeek’s AI Restricted by ‘Hundreds’ of Companies in Days
Companies and government agencies around the world are moving to restrict their employees’ access to the tools recently ...
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China Becomes Russia’s Lifeline for Critical War Minerals
With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons ...
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Colombia seeks a way to break its commercial dependence on the United States
Analysts say that to diversify exports, the Petro government must modernize outdated customs processes and combat the lack of ...
Chinese influence operation urged Spaniards to 'overthrow the government', intelligence firm claims
Intelligence firm Graphika said a Beijing-linked campaign known as "Spamouflage" spread disinformation about Spain's deadly floods last year. #EuropeNews ...
Without access to rare earths, Europe’s security would be at major risk
With no easing of geopolitical tensions in sight, the EU and its members need to fight for themselves by prioritising ...