Trump’s climate jibes at China and EU just make him look out of date

US President Donald Trump enjoys a light moment during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington on January 9. Photo: AP

Bernard Chan, born in 1965, is a Hong Kong businessman.

US President Donald Trump’s negative portrayal of China’s achievements in renewable energy began at a White House meeting with oil executives on January 9 and was amplified at the World Economic Forum later that month.

The story he told was shaped more by domestic politics than fact – a narrative that has lingered through subsequent debates over China’s alleged clean-energy

USDA lowers reported beef export sales by 90% amid growing doubts over data

The US Department of Agriculture dramatically lowered its reported beef export sales for late June on Thursday, sparking fresh concerns about the quality of the agency’s data after staffing losses as part of the Trump administration’s reshaping of the federal government.

USDA said exporters in late June sold a net 12,064 tonnes of US beef to foreign buyers, 90 per cent lower than the volume it originally reported ‌a week ago.

Traders had largely dismissed USDA’s initial report as inaccurate. Trust in

A US Department of Agriculture podium plaque is seen in Washington in March. Photo: Reuters

Meet Biomni: the free powerful biomed AI agent turning data into hypotheses

Stanford team that includes two Chinese among its main developers says system can turn a plain-language request into an entire research workflow

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The Stanford University-led researchers say they built the first general-purpose biomedical AI agent capable of working alongside human scientists. Photo: EPA-EFE

A Stanford University -led team including two Chinese researchers said they built the first general-purpose biomedical AI agent capable of working alongside human scientists, taking on complex tasks that once required groups of specialists.

Jure Leskovec, a Stanford computer science professor who supervised the work, said the


Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die in DR Congo

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the “fastest growing” ever, African health authorities said on Thursday, as the World Health Organization said the disease had killed 600 people.

Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.

“This is the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks, but all the different viruses


Turkish president’s ‘unusual’ gift to Nato leaders: 1 revolver, 6 bullets

Bring it home? Leave it in Turkey? Their delegations puzzled over what to do with the gun and live ammunition from Erdogan

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A revolver given to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, with the president’s name engraved on it, is displayed during a press presentation in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Office of the Lithuanian President via AFP

What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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Florida airport renamed ‘Trump’ in latest push to expand his brand

A sign welcomes visitors to the renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

A Florida airport was renamed after Donald Trump on Thursday, accelerating a push by the US president and supporters to plaster his name and image on everything from national landmarks to banknotes.

The Republican leader’s son Eric celebrated by landing in the private family Boeing 757 – the so-called “Trump Force One” – at what had been known as

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A World of Opportunity Begins at Canadian International School of Hong Kong

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Choosing the right school is about more than achieving outstanding examination results. It is about preparing young people with the confidence, resilience and global perspective to succeed wherever life takes them. In an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing world, families are looking for more than academic excellence - they want an education that equips their children with the curiosity, resilience and adaptability to thrive
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Irish man gets 14 years’ jail for killing US tourist in Hungary

A court in Hungary on Thursday sentenced an Irish citizen to 14 years in prison for strangling an American tourist to death in the country’s capital in 2024.

The victim, 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski from Portland, Oregon, was in Hungary on holiday and reported missing on November 5, 2024, after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest.

Police launched a missing person investigation and reviewed security footage from local nightclubs where they observed Michalski, who went


Why China is finally letting AI firms buy the Nvidia H200

Beijing is reportedly set to allow limited purchases of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing unit. Photo: Nvidia

Coco Feng in Guangdong , Ben Jiang in Beijing and Wency Chen in Shanghai

For months, the United States and China have been locked in an unusual stand-off over cutting-edge chips – the building blocks of the artificial intelligence industry.

In early 2026, Washington took the rare step of approving Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing unit

Up to 100 gigawatts: China unveils its high-power microwave weapon arsenal

Defence scientists say the technology could threaten low Earth orbit satellite networks such as Starlink at an extremely low cost

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China displays a high-power microwave weapon system during the Victory Day parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

China’s high-power microwave (HPM) weapons can deliver an output of up to 100 gigawatts (GW), according to defence scientists – a milestone that could transform the future of warfare and stimulate advancements in civilian research and industry.
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